Journal of dentistry
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To determine, using eye-tracking technology, what children notice the most when they look at the dentist. ⋯ This research will provide an understanding of where children focus when they look at a dentist. This has not previously been known and will allow dentists to modify how they present themselves and interact with child patients.
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Journal of dentistry · Oct 2018
Association between bruxism and symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease: A case-control study.
To examine the relation between bruxism and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the contribution of depression, anxiety and impaired sleep quality to that association. ⋯ Because bruxism is strongly associated with symptomatic GERD and patients with frequent bruxism symptoms tend to suffer from GERD for extensive time-periods, dentists should consider evaluation of GERD status as an elemental part of the medical examination of bruxism, especially severe bruxism.
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Journal of dentistry · Mar 2018
Associations of types of pain with crack-level, tooth-level and patient-level characteristics in posterior teeth with visible cracks: Findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.
The objective of this study was to determine which patient traits, behaviors, external tooth and/or crack characteristics correlate with the types of symptoms that teeth with visible cracks exhibit, namely pain on biting, pain due to cold stimuli, or spontaneous pain. ⋯ Although often considered the most reliable diagnosis for a cracked tooth, pain on biting is not the most common symptom of a tooth with a visible crack, but rather pain to cold.
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Journal of dentistry · Feb 2018
Review Meta AnalysisNon-pharmacological interventions for reducing mental distress in patients undergoing dental procedures: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
This meta-analysis investigates the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in adults undergoing dental procedures under regional or general anesthesia compared to standard care alone or an attention control group on the reduction of mental distress, pain, and analgesic use. ⋯ This systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that non-pharmacological interventions may be beneficial for reducing mental distress in patients undergoing dental procedures and could thus be considered as valuable adjunct to standard care.
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Journal of dentistry · Dec 2017
The use of tailored subheadings was successful in enhancing compliance with CONSORT in a dental journal.
Efforts to enhance the reporting of clinical trials have intensified in recent years with automated strategies and editorial involvement showing promise in improving compliance with accepted guidelines. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a concerted approach to adherence to CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials) guidelines in a dental journal. ⋯ Enhanced compliance of submitted RCTs was found with use of a bespoke approach to trial presentation utilizing CONSORT item subheadings. The improvement in initial submissions is particularly encouraging as this arose without input either from peer reviewers or journal editors. This simple approach may have wider applicability.