Background : Volatile sulfur compounds (VSC), such as hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan and dimethyl sulfide, are toxic metabolites produced by periodontal pathogens. These VSC are also released from the tongue dorsum. Currently, limited data are available on how periodontal treatments may affect sulcular/ tongue sulfide level. The aim of this study was to determine effect of initial therapy i...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate long-term clinical and bacterial effects of using 6 g of xylitol per day for 3 months on patients with full fixed orthodontic appliances. METHODS The study was a pilot clinical trial that included 41 subjects who were undergoing orthodontic treatment. The subjects were randomly divided into three groups. Group A received xylitol chewing g...

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a preventive oral hygiene program in a group of 7-11-year-old children living in an orphanage in Brazil. The program was based on professional tooth cleaning, as well as dental health information and oral hygiene instruction during a 6-month period. A total of 80 children were examined and 42 who had all first molars erupted were selecte...

BACKGROUND Foodborne Salmonella enterica outbreaks constitute both a threat to public health and an economic burden worldwide. OBJECTIVES To characterize the pathogen(s) involved and possible source of infection of an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in a banqueting hall in Jerusalem. METHODS We conducted interviews of guests and employees of the banqueting hall, and analyzed food items, s...

BACKGROUND Preventive dentistry has traditionally emphasized improvement of oral hygiene. School-based programs, often delivered by dental hygienists or other health educators, are usually limited to dental knowledge provision. The present study focused on promotion of health behavior. The objectives were to evaluate the effect of a pragmatic educational program on tooth brushing skills of youn...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of oral hygiene habits and practices on the risk of developing oral leukoplakia. DESIGN Case control study. SETTING Githongo sublocation in Meru District. SUBJECTS Eighty five cases and 141 controls identified in a house-to-house screening. RESULTS The relative risk (RR) of oral leukoplakia increased gradually across the various brushing frequencies ...

1 Wan-I Lee, Shu-Te University, Department of Information Management, Yen-Chau, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, [email protected] 2 Bih-Yaw Shih, Cheng-Shiu Institute of Technology, Department of Business Management, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, [email protected] Abstract  In last decades, Motivation theory is mostly utilized on discussing the relationship between the satisfaction of instructor...

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the effects of oral hygiene care by oral professionals on periodontal health in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetic participants were recruited at a university hospital and matched at a 1:1 ratio by age and gender, and randomly allocated into intervention (40 people) and control groups (35 people). Tooth brushing instructio...

To redress gaps in injection drug users' (IDUs) knowledge about hepatitis risk and prevention, we developed a brief intervention to be delivered to IDUs at syringe exchange programs (SEPs) in three US cities. Following a month-long campaign in which intervention packets containing novel injection hygiene supplies and written materials were distributed to every client at each visit, intervention...

This study aimed to compare the periodontal condition between plaque and gingival indexes in 30 pairs of mother and child with mixed dentition, as well as to correlate the findings with some of their social and oral hygiene habits. Mother's and child's plaque and gingival indexes were recorded during clinical examination. Periapical and bitewing radiographs were taken in order to assess the pre...