The aim was to adapt the Orofacial Esthetic Scale (OES) and to test psychometric properties of the Albanian language version in the cultural environment of the Republic of Kosovo. Methods: The OES questionnaire was translated from the original English version according to the accepted techniques. The reliability (internal consistency), and validity (construct, convergent and discriminative) were tested in 169 subjects, test-retest in 61 dental students (DS), and responsiveness in 51 prosthodontic patients with treatment needs (PPTN). Results: The corrected item correlation coefficients of OES-ALB ranged from 0.686 to 0.909. The inter-item correlation coefficient ranged between 0.572 and 0.919. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.961 and IIC 0.758. Test- retest was confirmed by good ICCs and by no…
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Psychometric properties of the Albanian version of the Orofacial Esthetic Scale: OES-ALB
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– August 27, 2015
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– August 27, 2015
Clearfield boy missing most of his teeth endures relentless teasing
Isaac Bryant has bright eyes and a playful personality, but he’s missing most of his permanent teeth because of a genetic condition called ectodermal dysplasia . “It feels weird without teeth on the bottom because you can’t chew food normally,” said 12-year-old Isaac, who lives in Clearfield.
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– August 26, 2015
Immediately provisionalized OsseoSpeed™ Profile implants inserted into extraction sockets: 3?year results
ConclusionsClinical and radiographic results provide evidence that sloped implants can preserve the marginal bone circumferentially and are able to maintain soft tissue esthetics when inserted and provisionalized immediately, even in the presence of facial bony wall defects. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– August 25, 2015
Orlando Family Dental Office Adds Dental Assistant to Growing Staff
Dr. Thomas Overmeyer, owner of Overmeyer Family Dental, recently hired the dental assistant Brittany Ogilvie. Dental assistants in Florida must be a graduate of a state-certified program or school and be certified by the state in dental radiography.
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– August 25, 2015
Why does going to the dentist feel like a trip back in time to the stone age?
In this era of hi-tech surgery and medical innovation, dentistry can feel a little left behind. But is this fair, or just an image problem?Who among us hasn’t had this thought, as a dentist industriously and cheerfully chisels and scrapes and drills away at your teeth: surely there is a better way?When anthropologists last month discovered evidence of dental handiwork in a 14,000-year-old tooth, the surprising thing about it wasn’t the fact that people in the stone age had cavities and tried to do something about them. It was the fact that the procedure seemed so … familiar. Continue reading… (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
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– August 24, 2015
Oral health of school children in Western Australia
ConclusionsThe study highlighted poor dental health associated with living in non?fluoridated areas, Aboriginal identity, poor oral hygiene, lower socio?economic level and having extended intervals between dental checkups. Timely assessments and preventive measures targeted at groups, including extending community water fluoridation, may assist in further improving the oral health of children in Western Australia.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Australian Dental Journal)
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– August 23, 2015
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– August 22, 2015
Mother’s Perception of General Family Functioning and Sugar Consumption of 3- and 4-Year-Old Children: The East London Family Study
This study analysed data from 3- and 4-year-old children (n = 698) and their mothers and included logistic regression, conceptual hierarchical modelling and mediation analysis. The results showed that 17% of the sample consumed sugary foods more than 4 times per day, and that effective general family functioning may help reducing frequent consumption of sugary foods. There was a 67% reduction in children’s frequent consumption of sugary foods with every unit increase in the general family functioning score. Mother’s higher education may also help reduce the frequent consumption of sugary foods by children. The negative impact of mother’s lower education was buffered by the effect of effective general family functioning. The study findings underscore the prospect of identifying factors that…
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– August 22, 2015
