47 research outputs found
Changes of the patient management in dentistry during the pandemic caused by the SARS-Coronavirus 2-initial perspectives of a clinic of operative dentistry in Europe
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Nutritional and Oral Hygiene Knowledge versus Reported Behavior of Children and Adolescents : A Cross-Sectional Interview-Based Study
Despite the fact that healthy, sugar-reduced nutrition has been propagated by the media
and in schools for years, dental caries in children remains a major health problem worldwide, caused
primarily by an unhealthy diet. The objective of this study is to compare statements on nutrition and
hygienic knowledge with those on childrenâs actual dietary and hygienic behavior. A random sample
of 554 children and adolescents aged 3â19 years was enrolled. Designed as a cross-sectional interviewbased community survey, this study was conducted consecutively during three one-day public
science-promoting events at the Saarland Universityâs Medical Faculty. Participantsâ oral hygiene
and nutritional knowledge was profound; however, the reported translation into practice showed
deficiencies. Boys and younger children (3â10 years) often showed better oral hygiene knowledge
than girls and older children (over 11 years) but had problems implementing it into their daily life
practice. In contrast, girls and older children often showed less oral hygiene knowledge but reported
more favorable behavior. Finally, children up to the mixed dentition phase preferred drinking sweets
more often than older children, posing a risk to the developing permanent dentition. Intensifying
well-known controlled motivation training approaches to encourage children and adolescents is
recommended to put their knowledge into practice
Apical periodontitis after intense bruxism
Background: Bruxism is known to cause masticatory muscle pain, temporomandibular joint pain, headaches,
mechanical tooth wear, prosthodontic complications and cracked teeth. Less known to the practitioner, and
described only experimentally in literature, is that bruxism can also damage the pulp. To our knowledge, this is the
frst known clinical case of a patient developing apical periodontitis due to bruxism.
Case presentation: This article presents the case and successful treatment of a 28-year-old healthy male patient
with apical periodontitis on teeth 36 and 46 requiring root canal treatment after an intense phase of bruxism. Due to
an unclear diagnosis, treatment had been delayed.
Conclusions: Incomprehensible tooth pain can be the result of bruxism. Practitioners need to be informed that
intense bruxism can possibly lead to apical periodontitis. It is important, therefore, that a thorough anamnesis is colâ
lected and taken into account during diagnostics
Extension of the composite quality score (cqs) as an appraisal tool for prospective, controlled clinical therapy trialsâA systematic review of meta-epidemiological evidence
To conduct a survey of current meta-epidemiological studies to identify additional trial
design characteristics that may be associated with significant over- or underestimation of
the treatment effect and to use such identified characteristics as a basis for the formulation
of new CQS appraisal criteria. We retrieved eligible studies from two systematic reviews on this topic (latest search May
2015) and searched the databases PubMed and Embase for further studies from June 2015
âMarch 2022. All data were extracted by one author and verified by another. Sufficiently
homogeneous estimates from single studies were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis.
Trial design characteristics associated with statistically significant estimates from single
datasets (which could not be pooled) and meta-analyses were used as a basis to formulate
new or amend existing CQS criteria
Oral hygiene knowledge versus behavior in children: A questionnaire-based, interview-style analysis and on-site assessment of toothbrushing practices
Objectives: Oral hygiene plays an important role in eliminating biofilms and
preventing dental caries. However, the implementation of oral health knowledge
that children learn from their parents and through school dental health programmes
remains poorly studied. This study aimed to investigate oral hygiene knowledge and
its practical utilization in children and young adolescents (CYAs) aged 2â15 years.
Material and methods: This was a questionnaireâbased, interviewâstyle community
survey and onâsite practical assessment of CYAs' toothbrushing skills conducted during
two 1âday public scienceâpromoting events held at a major German university hospital
in consecutive years. CYAs first answered questions on toothbrushing frequency, dental
aids used, and dental care. They subsequently underwent diagnostic staining and
demonstrated their brushing technique and method. CYAs' responses (percentages) to
questionnaire items addressing oral hygiene knowledge and practice, and onâsite
assessment of toothbrushing skills served as the main outcome measures.
Results: Of 244 participating CYAs, 178 (73%) CYAs had no caries experience, the
percentage increasing with age from 5% in 2â5âyearâolds to 40% in those aged > 10
years. Of 117/244 (48%) indicating that teeth should be brushed three times daily, 80/
117 (68%) selfâreported twiceâdaily brushing, 32/117 (27%) reported brushing three
times, and 4/117 (3%) stated doing so only once. Although 131/244 (54%) considered
that teeth should be brushed for 3 min, 77/131 (59%) selfâreported actually doing so
and 41/131 (31%) reported brushing for 2min. Seventeen of 42 (40%) participants
aged > 10 years showed no systematic brushing method, with 21/42 (50%) failing to
clean their teeth completely. Participants aged 6â10 years exhibited the highest
proportion (97/134, 72%) of complete cleaning. One hundred and fortyâsix of 244
(60%) of CYAs knew about floss; 63/134 (43%) reported using it. Good adherence to
oral health recommendations (i.e., brushing â„ 2/day for â„2min) was observed in 212/
244 (87%) CYAs, the remaining 32/244 (13%) exhibiting poor adherence.
Conclusion: CYAs knew about the importance of oral hygiene and cleaned their
teeth frequently. However, translation of their knowledge into practice showed
deficiencies. Repeated encouragement to put oral health knowledge into practice is
important
Cold atmospheric plasma does not affect the regenerative potential of the pulp in rats
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) treatment combined with adhesive filling therapy on rat dental pulps. Cavities were prepared in the first maxillary molars of 20 Sprague Dawley rats. The first molar and the unprepared second molar of one randomly selected maxillary quadrant were treated with CAP. The prepared cavities were filled with composite. After 24âh and 28 days, 10 rats each were killed. Teeth were demineralized and embedded in paraffin and histological sections were stained with hematoxylinâeosin and chloracetatesterase. None of the pulps displayed necrosis. Plasma treatment caused no additional alteration to the dental pulp in combination with adhesive filling therapy. These findings indicate that plasma treatment is compatible with the regenerative potential of the pulp
Effects of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Pre-Treatment of Titanium on the Biological Activity of Primary Human Gingival Fibroblasts
Cold atmospheric plasma treatment (CAP) enables the contactless modification of titanium.
This study aimed to investigate the attachment of primary human gingival fibroblasts on titanium.
Machined and microstructured titanium discs were exposed to cold atmospheric plasma, followed
by the application of primary human gingival fibroblasts onto the disc. The fibroblast cultures were
analyzed by fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy and cell-biological tests. The treated titanium
displayed a more homogeneous and denser fibroblast coverage, while its biological behavior was not
altered. This study demonstrated for the first time the beneficial effect of CAP treatment on the initial
attachment of primary human gingival fibroblasts on titanium. The results support the application of
CAP in the context of pre-implantation conditioning, as well as of peri-implant disease treatment
Contamination of surgical mask during aerosol-producing dental treatments
Objectives
Surgical masks are usually contaminated during dental treatment. So far it has not been investigated whether a surgical mask itself can be a source of microbial transmission. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the microbiological contamination of surgical masks during dental treatment and the transfer of microorganisms from the mask to the hands.
Materials and methods
Five dental treatment modalities were studied: carious cavity preparation (P-caries, nâ=â10), tooth substance preparation (P-tooth, nâ=â10), trepanation and root canal treatment (P-endo, nâ=â10), supragingival ultrasonic application (US-supra, nâ=â10), and subgingival periodontal ultrasonic instrumentation (US-sub, nâ=â10). Bacterial contamination of mask and gloves worn during treatment was tested by imprinting on agar plates. Additionally, before masks were tested, their outer surface was touched with a new sterile glove. This glove was also imprinted on agar. Bacteria were identified by MALDI TOF mass spectrometry. Colony-forming units (CFU) were scored: score 0: 0 CFU, score 1: â102 CFU, score 3: dense microbial growth.
Results
All masks and all gloves used during treatment displayed bacterial contamination (sample scores 0/1/2/3: masks 0/46/3/1 and gloves 0/31/10/9). After touching the masks with new sterile gloves, microorganisms were recovered with the following contamination scores: P-caries: 4/6/0/0, P-tooth: 2/8/0/0: P-endo: 7/3/0/0, US-supra: 0/9/1/0, US-sub: 2/8/0/0. No statistically significant differences were detected between the treatment modalities. Streptococci spp. and Staphylococci spp. representing the oral and cutaneous flora dominated.
Conclusions
Surgical masks are contaminated after aerosol-producing dental treatment procedures. Used masks have a potential to be a source of bacterial contamination of the hands.
Clinical relevance
Dental staff should avoid touching the outer surface of masks with their hands to prevent transmission of pathogens. It is recommendable to change the mask after each treated patient followed by hand disinfection
Modifying Adhesive Materials to Improve the Longevity of Resinous Restorations
Dental caries is a common disease on a global scale. Resin composites are the most popular materials to restore caries by bonding to tooth tissues via adhesives. However, multiple factors, such as microleakage and recurrent caries, impair the durability of resinous restorations. Various innovative methods have been applied to develop adhesives with particular functions to tackle these problems, such as incorporating matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, antibacterial or remineralizing agents into bonding systems, as well as improving the mechanical/chemical properties of adhesives, even combining these methods. This review will sum up the latest achievements in this field
The composite quality score for the appraisal of prospective controlled clinical therapy trials in systematic reviews and its limits
Systematic reviews of prospective controlled clinical therapy trials are one of the most important sources of information in modern medicine. Besides the systematic search for and statistical pooling of current clinical trial data for a particular type of therapy, systematic reviews also have the task of appraising the quality of trial results. The quality of trial results may be diminished by low internal trial validity, due to systematic error (bias). A high risk of bias may likely cause the reported trial results to be diverted from the actual true therapeutic effect and thus render it unsuitable for clinical guidance. According to the Cochrane Collaboration, the risk of bias in clinical therapy trials should be assessed using its Risk of Bias tool, Version 2 (RoB 2). However, the tool has been established to have poor inter-rater reliability, with a limited empirical evidence base and described as complex and demanding. Against this background, the composite quality score (CQS) has been developed as a possible alternative trial appraisal tool, characterised by high epistemic rigour, empirical evidence base, inter-rater reliability and ease of use. This article presents the current evidence of the CQS and its limitations