Abstract Objective: To assess the attitudes of health professionals towards Deafness and its association with sociodemographic and Deaf contact experience. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Concepcion, Chile. The sample size was estimated in 171 health professionals. The ...
Sordera,
Estudios Transversales,
Audición,
Personas con Deficiencia Auditiva,
Chile/epidemiología,
Personal de Salud,
Actitud del Personal de Salud,
Relaciones Profesional-Paciente,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Abstract Objective: To investigate the effect of deploying a "First Aid Management of Dental Avulsion" poster in a primary school setting to improve teachers' knowledge. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted at public primary schools in central Jakarta, with 54 teachers meeting the incl...
Abstract Objective: To assess the prevalence of soft tissue calcifications and their panoramic radiographic characteristics. Material and Methods: This descriptive retrospective study evaluated 2027 panoramic radiographs. The type and location of calcifications and the age and gender of patients were e...
Abstract Objective: To determine the in vitro antibacterial effect of different concentrations of the ethanol extract of Plantago major (plantain) on Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum. Material and Methods: Bacterial susceptibility tests were used in conjunction with the agar diffusi...
Plantago major,
Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana,
Técnicas In Vitro/métodos,
Agar,
Porphyromonas gingivalis,
Plantas Medicinales/microbiología,
Bacterias Gramnegativas/inmunología,
Preparaciones Farmacéuticas,
Fusobacterium nucleatum,
Análisis de Varianza,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Microbiología,
Perú/epidemiología
Abstract Objective: To evaluate, in vitro, the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) compared to laser therapy and the use of a photosensitizer alone. Material and Methods: The following therapies were used: PDT, laser therapy and photosensitizer alone. For PDT, methylene blue (MB) at different concentr...
Abstract Objective: To identify the occurrence of Veillonella spp. in children using real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and to determine its role as a risk factor for ECC in children aged 2-3 years. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted and samples from 87 children aged 2-3 years, who lived ...
Bacterias Gramnegativas/inmunología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Estudios Transversales,
Factores de Riesgo,
Caries Dental/prevención & control,
Veillonella,
Indonesia/epidemiología,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/métodos,
Prevalencia,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa/métodos,
Estudios Epidemiológicos
Abstract Objective: To evaluate in vitro the antimicrobial effect of Listerine-green tea mouthwash on Streptococcus mutans (SM) in comparison with 0.12% Chlorhexidine (CHX) and Listerine-Zero. Material and Methods: The sensitivity and growth inhibition of SM bacterial species were evaluated and compar...
Abstract Objective: To assess the antibacterial and smear layer removal ability of Trigonella foenum, Syzygium cumini, Terminalia chebula seed extracts against E. faecalis dentinal biofilm. Material and Methods: Agar well diffusion, micro broth dilution assay and time-kill curve assay were performed to...
Abstract Objective: To investigate the impact of inadequate prostheses on older adult's quality of life at the Integrated Health Center for Older Adults in the northeastern city of Brazil. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 147 older adults aged 60-90 years old in João Pessoa, Bra...
Estudios Transversales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Cuidado Dental para Ancianos/psicología,
Prótesis Dental/psicología,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Rehabilitación Bucal/psicología,
Razón de Prevalencias,
Anciano/psicología
Abstract Objective: To evaluate sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in undergraduate dentistry students. Material and Methods: This research is characterized as an observational study of transversal type, having analysed undergraduate students in dentistry from a public university in the Sta...
