Publications by authors named "Julie Ann Barna"
Purpose: With growing rates of youth e-cigarette and hookah use, and the fact that use of these products is difficult to detect, surveillance and early detection efforts need to be reassessed. Physicians and pediatricians both report that their level of knowledge about these products is low. Given that over 80% of youth have had dental visits in the past year and that the effects of nicotine use are visible early in routine dental examinations, it is likely that dental professionals are well positioned to play a critical role in detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The objectives of this randomized comparative effectiveness study conducted by members of the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning (PEARL) Network were to determine whether using a resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGI) liner reduces postoperative hypersensitivity (POH) in dentin-bonded Class I and Class II resin-based composite (RBC) restorations, as well as to identify other factors (putative risk factors) associated with increased POH.
Methods: PEARL Network practitioner-investigators (P-Is) (n = 28) were trained to assess sensitivity determination, enamel and dentin caries activity rankings, evaluation for sleep bruxism, and materials and techniques used. The P-Is enrolled 341 participants who had hypersensitive posterior lesions.
Background: The Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning (PEARL) Network conducted a three-armed randomized clinical study to determine the comparative effectiveness of three treatments for hypersensitive noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs): use of a potassium nitrate dentifrice for treatment of hypersensitivity, placement of a resin-based composite restoration and placement of a sealant.
Methods: Seventeen trained practitioner-investigators (P-Is) in the PEARL Network enrolled participants (N = 304) with hypersensitive posterior NCCLs who met enrollment criteria. Participants were assigned to treatments randomly.