ORAL CARE AND DENTAL INTERVENTIONS SHOW MIXED AND UNCLEAR EFFECTS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION.

Article Title And Bibliographic Information: DO ORAL CARE AND REHABILITATION IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF CLINICAL STUDIES Inamochi Y, Ogino Y, Harada K, Fueki K, Ayukawa Y, Nishimura M, Maekawa K, Kang Y, Hirai T, Kuboki T. DO ORAL CARE AND REHABILITATION IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF CLINICAL STUDIES. J Evid Based Dent Pract.

Remoteness-attributable financial inequality in dental service utilization in Australian older adults: A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition.

Objective: Oral health is often overlooked in ageing health issues, despite its impact on overall health and quality of life. Older Australians, especially those in rural and remote areas, face difficulties accessing oral health services. The aim of the study was to investigate the factors that contribute to financial barriers to accessing dental services among the ageing population in Australia in relation to their residential location.

Inequalities in dental caries among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in Australia: A literature review.

Dental caries constitutes one of the most ubiquitous diseases in Australia, with Indigenous children presenting a notably higher prevalence than their non-Indigenous peers. This literature review aims to update the knowledge base developed by Christian and Blinkhorn in 2012, with a particular focus on the contemporary disparities in dental caries between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Our research strategy involved a thorough exploration of the Medline, PubMed, and Scopus databases to identify pertinent studies published between 2009 and 2022.

Evidence suggests a high prevalence of tooth grinding and clenching in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders requiring early identification and management.

Article Title And Bibliographic Information: Prevalence of tooth grinding in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Kammer PV, Moro JS, Soares JP, Massignan C, Phadraig CMG, Bolan M. J Oral Rehabil.