The Common Risk Factor Approach: a rational basis for promoting oral health Tập 28 Số 6 - Trang 399-406 - 2000
Aubrey Sheiham, Richard G. Watt
Abstract – Conventional oral health education is not effective nor efficient.
Many oral health programmes are developed and implemented in isolation from
other health programmes. This often leads, at best to a duplication of effort,
or worse, conflicting messages being delivered to the public. In addition, oral
health programmes tend to concentrate on individual behaviour change and largely
ignore... hiện toàn bộ
A meta‐analysis of the prevalence of dental agenesis of permanent teeth Tập 32 Số 3 - Trang 217-226 - 2004
Bart J. Polder, Martin A. van’t Hof, F.P.G.M. van der Linden, Anne Marie Kuijpers‐Jagtman
Abstract – Objective: To gain more insight into the prevalence of dental
agenesis. Methods: Data from Caucasian populations in North America, Australia
and Europe were included in a meta‐analysis. For the prevalence of African
American, Chinese and Arab groups only indications could be reported because of
a limited number of studies. Results: Agenesis differs by continent and gender:
the prevalen... hiện toàn bộ
What do measures of ‘oral health‐related quality of life’ measure? Tập 35 Số 6 - Trang 401-411 - 2007
David Locker, Patrick Allen
AbstractThe terms ‘health‐related quality of life’ and ‘quality of life’ are now
in common use to describe the outcomes of oral health conditions and therapy for
those conditions. In addition, there has been a proliferation of measures
designed to quantify those outcomes. These measures, which were initially
designated as socio‐dental indicators or subjective oral health indicators are
now more us... hiện toàn bộ
From victim blaming to upstream action: tackling the social determinants of oral health inequalities Tập 35 Số 1 - Trang 1-11 - 2007
Richard G. Watt
Abstract – The persistent and universal nature of oral health inequalities
presents a significant challenge to oral health policy makers. Inequalities in
oral health mirror those in general health. The universal social gradient in
both general and oral health highlights the underlying influence of
psychosocial, economic, environmental and political determinants. The dominant
preventive approach in... hiện toàn bộ
Incidence rates of oral cancer and natural history of oral precancerous lesions in a 10‐year follow‐up study of Indian villagers Tập 8 Số 6 - Trang 287-333 - 1980
Prakash C. Gupta, Fali S. Mehta, D. K. Daftary, J. J. Pindborg, R. B. Bhonsle, P. N. Jalnawalla, P. N. Sinor, V. K. Pitkar, P. R. Murti, R. R. Irani, Hamil Shah, Prasad Kadam, Krishna Iyer, H. M. Iyer, A. K. Hegde, Gowri Chandrashekar, Bhavna Shroff, B. E. Sahiar, Mihir Mehta
Family impact of child oral and oro‐facial conditions Tập 30 Số 6 - Trang 438-448 - 2002
David Locker, Aleksandra Jokovic, Marlene Stephens, David J. Kenny, Bryan Tompson, Gordon Guyatt
Abstract –Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the
Family Impact Scale, a measure of the family impact of child oral and oro‐facial
disorders. This formed one component of the Child Oral Health Quality of Life
Instrument©.Methods: The scale was developed using a process described by Guyatt
et al. (1987) and Juniper et al. (1996). An item pool was developed using a
review o... hiện toàn bộ
Theoretical explanations for social inequalities in oral health Tập 35 Số 2 - Trang 81-88 - 2007
Kelly Sisson
Abstract – Social inequalities in health and oral health continue to present a
major challenge to public health. Progress towards the development of
interventions to reduce health inequalities is currently being hampered by an
incomplete understanding of the causes of inequalities in health. This paper
aims to provide oral health researchers with an overview of four current
explanations for inequ... hiện toàn bộ
Are there differences in oral health and oral health behavior between individuals with high and low dental fear? Tập 31 Số 2 - Trang 116-121 - 2003
A.A. Schuller, Tiril Willumsen, Dorthe Holst
Abstract – Epidemiological studies of the relationship between dental fear, use
of dental services, and oral health in different age groups in a common
population are scarce. Dental fear and its relationships are usually described
in individuals with high dental fear only. The purposes of this study were to
describe the prevalence of dental fear in the Norwegian adult population
according to age,... hiện toàn bộ
Dental caries and its relationship to bacterial infection, hypoplasia, diet, and oral hygiene in 6‐ to 36‐month‐old children Tập 28 Số 4 - Trang 295-306 - 2000
Peter Milgrom, Chris Riedy, Philip Weinstein, A. C. R. Tanner, L. Manibusan, Jon Bruss
Abstract – Caufield et al. (1) have suggested that the acquisition of mutans
streptococci in young children most likely takes place during a “window of
infectivity” from 19 to 31 months of age. Objectives and Methods: This study
determined the prevalence of dental caries and bacterial infection in a randomly
selected sample of 199 children 6 to 36 months old from the island of Saipan in
the Common... hiện toàn bộ
Dental caries and childhood obesity: roles of diet and socioeconomic status Tập 35 Số 6 - Trang 449-458 - 2007
Teresa A. Marshall, Julie M. Eichenberger‐Gilmore, Barbara Broffitt, John J. Warren, Steven M. Levy
AbstractObjective: Our objective was to determine (a) if caries and obesity
were associated in a pediatric population and (b) if so, then to explore diet
and socioeconomic status as additional risk factors.Methods: Subjects were
recruited at birth and are members of the Iowa Fluoride Study. Data such as
parental age, parental education levels and family incomes were obtained by
questionnaire at ... hiện toàn bộ