Association between intensive periodontal treatment and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage-a nationwide, population-based cohort study.

Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammation of periodontium and has a high prevalence. Periodontal disease has been discovered to be a possible risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases. The available evidence are not enough to set up a causal relationship between periodontal disease and cerebrovascular diseases.

Bite-force difference among obese adolescents in central Taiwan.

Background/purpose: Maximal bite force of the jaw can cause thorough food chewing and result in good digestion. Bite force is related to the health of the masticatory muscles. Muscle force is frequently affected by obesity in adolescence, however, little is known about how obesity influences the maximum bite force and the difference between genders.

The use of fluoride varnish and its determining factors among children with disability in Taiwan.

The oral health of children with disability is often not as good as that of other children. In view of improving their oral health, this study aims to explore the utilization of fluoride varnish services among children with disability in Taiwan and its relevant influencing factors. With children under the age of 5 as subjects, this study is conducted based on the database of Ministry of the Interior, Executive Yuan, ROC in 2008, coupled with information gathered between 2006 and 2008 on preventive health care and health insurance from the Bureau of Health Promotion and the National Health Research Institute, respectively.

Treatment of large jaw bone cysts in children.

Odontogenic cysts are classified into 2 main types based on their formation mechanism: inflammatory and developmental. Radicular cysts are the most common inflammatory cysts, while dentigerous cysts are developmental cysts. We report 2 radicular cysts that developed at the apices of nonvital primary teeth and 2 dentigerous cysts.

Root contact during insertion of miniscrews for orthodontic anchorage increases the failure rate: an animal study.

Objectives: Miniscrews and miniplates are increasingly being used for absolute anchorage during orthodontic treatment. However, potential problems of damaging adjacent roots and their consequences during mini-implant placement in the alveolar process have not been clearly described.

Materials And Methods: Animal experiments were used to evaluate the stability of miniscrews placed with intentional root contact.

Changes and factors associated with dentists' willingness to treat patients with severe disabilities.

Objective: This study investigated changes in dentists' willingness to treat severely disabled patients and to understand dentists' opinions on reimbursements after the implementation of a dental care financial reward program in Taiwan.

Methods: Three hundred dentists from 29 teaching hospitals were randomly selected to answer a structured questionnaire, and 184 structured questionnaires were returned. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the factors associated with dentists' willingness to treat severely disabled patients.

Interradicular root proximity/fusion: a possible determining factor in regenerating molar furcations.

Both conventional and regenerative approaches have their limitations in correcting furcation defects. Cases of furcation that involve particular anatomical configurations, i.e.