Complications post simple exodontia: A systematic review.

Exodontia procedures are not without complications, which are the dentist's responsibility to avoid by taking into account clinical, imaging, systemic, and operative factors, among others. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine and analyze the prevalence of complications post simple exodontia (CPES). The method used in this systematic review was adapted from the Cochrane Handbook and PRISMA statement.

Oral health practices and beliefs among caregivers of the dependent elderly.

Background: Caregivers deal with oral health care of the dependent elderly; however, this has a low priority among them, and their education in daily oral care is deficient. Therefore, studying the oral care practices as well as their oral health beliefs is important as these affect the quality of the oral care they perform.

Objective: To compare formal and informal caregivers' oral care practices and oral health beliefs when taking care of severely dependent elderly.

[Spanish translation and validation of the nursing dental coping beliefs scale].

Background: Caregivers of disable and dependent people, institutionalized elderly and hospitalized, must provided oral health care for the patients under their care, for that reason, it is necessary to have a valid instrument in Spanish to measure oral health beliefs among caregivers. The aim of the study was to translate to Spanish the Nursing Dental Coping Beliefs Scale (Nursing DCBS) and validate this questionnaire to be used on Hispanic caregivers.

Methods: The nursing DCBS was translated to Spanish and revised for linguistic adaptation.