Oral cavity harbours more than 700 species of micro-organisms. Imbalance in acidogenic and aciduric bacterial causes initiation Dental caries whereas anaerobic bacteria lead to periodontal disease. Treatment these diseases use various chemicals which may have unpleasant taste, allergic reaction or toxicity even can cause financial burden. To overcome this, alternative therapeutical agents are s...

ABSTRACT Little is known about how Brazilian dentists’ treatment decisions for proximal carious lesions are compared to current evidence-based recommendations, so better understanding needed close any potential evidence-practice gap. Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed quantify the gap and identify dentist factors associated with this Methods: dentists (n=214) from Araraquara, São Paul...

Acute dental pain most often occurs in relation to inflammatory conditions in the dental pulp or in the periradicular tissues surrounding a tooth, but it is not always easy to reach a diagnose and determine what treatment to perform. The anamnesis and the clinical examination provide valuable information, and a systematic approach is necessary. This paper will focus on diagnosis and treatment o...

BACKGROUND The Transtheoretical Model suggests that individuals vary according to their readiness to change behavior. Previous work in smoking cessation and other health areas suggests that interventions are more successful when they are tailored to an individual's stage of change with regards to the specific behavior. We report on the performance of a single-item measure ("Ladder") to assess t...

Objective: We evaluated the use of dental health services within the past year among adults at risk of diabetes in the Alabama Black Belt. Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study was collected in 2005-2006 through the Flying Sparks project. In addition to descriptive statistics and univariate analysis (Chi-square), we used multiple logistic regression analysis to examine the association be...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Given the advanced stage of most oral cancer cases at diagnosis, it is hypothesised that a significant proportion of higher risk adults do not visit a dentist annually. The study objectives were to assess whether long term smokers were less likely to visit the dentist. DESIGN Data from the 1998 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a population-based, rando...

PURPOSE This study examined the predictive factors enabling access to children's oral health care at the level of financial barriers, beliefs, and the provider. METHODS In-depth interviews were conducted with 320 immigrant mothers of low-income families regarding their use of oral health services for children aged four to eight years old. Access to oral health care was measured with frequency...