Objective: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) amongst adolescents and to contrast the prevalence of TMD according to the DC/TMD clinical examination protocol versus the prevalence of TMD pain according to two screening questions. <br>Material and methods: Two hundred and ten adolescents living in the county of Bergen, Norway, were offered an ...

<i>Objective</i>: To describe the prevalence of dental anxiety (DA) among adolescents in Tromsø and Balsfjord region in northern Norway and present a multivariate logistic regression model to predict high dental anxiety scores (DASs) among these adolescents.<p> <p><i>Materials and methods</i>: We used self-report questionnaires and clinical dental examination data from adolescents registered in ...

<i>Background</i>: The Tn<i>916</i>-Tn<i>1545</i> family of Integrative Conjugative Elements (ICE) are mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that play a role in the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. The Tn<i>916</i> harbors the tetracycline resistance gene <i>tet</i>(M) and it has been reported in various bacterial species. The increase in the levels of tetracycline resistance among oral streptococci ...

Prisoners’ oral health and general health are closely connected and generally poorer than that of the wider population. Moreover, knowledge of prisoners’ health literacy is scarce. This study aimed to explore prisoners’ perceived oral and general health and how they accessed, understood and assessed health information to gain insight into their health literacy. Twelve prisoners in a high-security ...

Integrons are genetic elements consisting of a functional platform for recombination and expression of gene cassettes (GCs). GCs usually carry promoter-less open reading frames (ORFs), encoding proteins with various functions including antibiotic resistance. The transcription of GCs relies mainly on a cassette promoter (P_C), located upstream of an array of GCs. Some integron GCs, called ...

<i>Objectives</i> - A health care reform will replace the health care and social services centred on public provision with a market-oriented system and enhanced competition between public and private sectors. The aim was to ascertain Public Dental Services (PDS) changes personnel anticipated and how dental services in the new “public” undertakings could be made more cost-efficient.<p> <p><i>Materials ...

<i>Objective</i>: To assess whether composite polymer resin delivered in compules include pores and the possible effect on the amount of porosity in dental restorations.<p> <p><i>Method and materials</i>: Original compules containing unpolymerised composite polymer resin (CPR) were scanned in a micro-CT. Four products were examined, which comprised universal composites (Herculite XRV Ultra, Ceram.X ...

Background - The concept of minimal intervention dentistry (MID) includes both delayed restorative treatment and conservative caries removal, and is now recognised as an evidence-based approach for dental caries management. In order to determine if dental professionals in Russia are incorporating this concept into their clinical practice, we investigated the restorative treatment decisions of Russian ...

Flere faktorer bidrar til å påvirke klinisk holdbarhet på sementerte tannrestaureringer. Fordi preparering av tannvev til en ekstrakoronal restaurering er irreversibel, er det utstrakt forskningsaktivitet for å finne metoder og teknikker for å minimere biologisk skade og utvikle nye biomaterialer som krever mindre avvirkning av tannvev. Derfor blir vi stadig bombardert med nye «bedre» eller «enklere» ...

Aerosolutveckling i samband med behandling i munhålan kan innebära risk för smittöverföring mellan patienter och tandvårdspersonal. Denna artikel beskriver vilka situationer och procedurer som orsakar mikrobiella aerosoler i tandvårdskliniken. Smittrisken för infektiös aerosol beskrivs med exempel från några bakteriella och virusöverförbara sjukdomar i tandvårdskliniken.