Dental disease prevalence among methamphetamine and heroin users in an urban setting: a pilot study.

Background: Researchers have reported rampant caries among methamphetamine users. The authors investigated the prevalence of dental disease and associated risk behaviors in methamphetamine users compared with those in heroin users.

Methods: This pilot project was a cross-sectional study of an ongoing cohort of young adult injection-drug users (IDUs) in San Francisco.

Reports of body pain in a dental student population.

Background: Dentists experience more neck, shoulder and lower back pain than do practitioners in other occupational groups. The authors examined the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in dental students, by sex.

Methods: The authors investigated the body distribution and severity of reported musculoskeletal pain in a population of dental students, considering increased exposure to clinical experience with years in dental school.