Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2022Danz, Jan Christian / Scherer-Zehnder, Isabella / Pandis, NikolaosSeite 77 – 84Purpose: Fixed retainers have been advocated for the prevention of anterior mandibular crowding after orthodontic treatment. However, limited data is available to help clinicians choose a retention protocol that is acceptable in terms of stability, emergencies, and side effects …

A Comparative Assessment of Three Mandibular Retention Protocols: A Prospective Cohort Study Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2023Yin, Nan / Li, Wenhao / Zhou, Haoyun / Zhang, Yanyong / Zhang, Wei / Ding, Wei / Ge, Hui / Zhang, Shunhua / Liao, ShengkaiSeite 25 – 32Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between self-rated oral health, subjective oral conditions, oral health behaviours, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) …

Associations Among Self-rated Oral Health, Subjective Oral Conditions, Oral Health Behaviours, and Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2021Ramseier, Christoph A. / Fischer, Jean R. / Fischer, Gino / Schimmel, MartinSeite 43 – 50Purpose: To assess the effect of age on the mean percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) during supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) in patients enrolled in SPT for at least 5 years. Materials and Methods: This study …

Effect of Age on Bleeding on Probing (BOP) as an Indicator of Periodontal Inflammation in Patients Enrolled in Supportive Periodontal Therapy Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2022Thurnay, Susanne / Adam, Ralf / Meyners, MichaelSeite 1 – 10Purpose: To determine if an interactive electric toothbrush and smartphone application (app) can reduce self-reported gingival bleeding and promote better brushing behaviour based on global, in-market usage data. Materials and Methods: Anonymised data were collected worldwide between July 2020 and …

A Global, In-Market Evaluation of Toothbrushing Behaviour and Self-assessed Gingival Bleeding with Use of App Data from an Interactive Electric Toothbrush Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2023Fogh, Frederikke Maria / Jensen, Simon Storgård / Kofod, Thomas / Lauridsen, EvaSeite 33 – 40Purpose: To investigate the survival rate of dental implants in patients diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Materials and Methods: The study is a retrospective analysis of six individuals (2 males, 4 females) with OI (type …

Dental Implants in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta – Clinical and Radiographic Outcome in Six Patients Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2021Hartz, Julia J. / Procopio, Alessio / Attin, Thomas / Wegehaupt, Florian J.Seite 51 – 57Purpose: A previous clinical study showed that the prevalence of erosive toothwear in vegetarians is statistically significantly higher than in nonvegetarians, due to the consumption of vinegar and other acidic foodstuffs. To adequately inform patients, …

Erosive Potential of Bottled Salad Dressings Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2022Stähli, Alexandra / Lanzrein, Carla / Milia, Egle / Sculean, Anton / Eick, SigrunSeite 11 – 17Purpose: To evaluate the use of hydrogen peroxide as an adjunct to ultrasonication (US) in biofilm removal and whether it can limit the spread of viable microorganisms in the aerosol. Materials and Methods: Multi-species …

In Vitro Effect of Instrumentation Using Ultrasonication with and without Hydrogen Peroxide on the Removal of Biofilms and Spread of Viable Microorganisms in Aerosols Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2023Dobler, Liana / Hamza, Blend / Attin, Thomas / Wegehaupt, Florian J.Seite 41 – 48Purpose: To investigate the absolute wear caused by toothpastes with highly discrepant REA (Relative Enamel Abrasivity) and RDA (Relative Dentin Abrasivity) values on both enamel and dentin: Candida Peppermint (CP; REA: 1; RDA: 42), Colgate Total …

Abrasive Enamel and Dentin Wear Resulting from Brushing with Toothpastes with Highly Discrepant Relative Enamel Abrasivity (REA) and Relative Dentin Abrasivity (RDA) Values Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2021Kiesow, Andreas / Teuscher, Nico / Morawietz, Maria / Eick, SigrunSeite 59 – 65Purpose: The topical fluoride treatment of teeth can lead to a formation of CaF2-like material, which is considered to play a significant role in caries prevention. Different types of fluoride sources are applied. The aim of this …

In Vitro Surface Investigation of Calcium Fluoride-like Precipitation on Human Enamel after Topical Treatment with the Organic Fluoride Nicomethanol Hydrofluoride Read More »

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, 1/2022Al-Askar, Mansour / AlMubarak, Abdulrahman M / Alqutub, Montaser N. / Mokeem, Sameeer / Javed, Fawad / Vohra, Fahim / Abduljabbar, TariqSeite 19 – 26Purpose: To compare the analgesic efficacy of orally administered Curcuma longa (curcumin) and mefenamic acid (MA) after surgical periodontal therapy (SPT). Materials and Methods: Seventy-six periodontitis …

Analgesic Efficacy of Curcuma longa (Curcumin) after Surgical Periodontal Therapy Read More »