[Association of oral health literacy and behaviour with physical oral health. What role can dental education play?].

Background: Oral health is an essential component of a person's general health and well-being. It is influenced by many factors. These include individual aspects such as oral health literacy and oral health behaviour.

Impact of media entertainment on patient perceived burdens during dental treatment for fixed dental prostheses.

Objectives: Visiting a dentist can be an unpleasant experience for many people. Especially clinical procedures for provision of fixed dental prostheses (FDP) can be burdensome. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of media entertainment via flat screens on the ceiling on patient experiences during dental treatment for FDP.

Cross-sectional study on the association of periodontitis with arterial hypertension in the Hamburg City Health Study.

Aim: Aim of this study was to investigate the association between periodontitis and arterial hypertension, both of which show correlations with classical cardiovascular risk factors and inflammatory activity.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of data from a large population-based health survey (the Hamburg City Health Study, HCHS) including 5934 participants with complete periodontal examination and blood pressure data, of whom 5735 had medical records regarding anti-hypertensive medication, was performed. Probing depths, gingival recessions, bleeding on probing (BOP), dental plaque, and decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) indices were recorded as measures of oral health.

Cross-sectional analysis of the association of periodontitis with carotid intima media thickness and atherosclerotic plaque in the Hamburg City health study.

Background: Previous epidemiological studies regarding the association between chronic periodontitis (CP) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and subclinical atherosclerosis have been inconclusive.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether CP is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in a large population-based cohort study conducted in northern Germany (the Hamburg City Health study).

Methods: Baseline data from 5781 participants of the Hamburg City Health Study with complete oral health and carotid ultrasound data (50.

Association between periodontitis and metabolic syndrome in the Hamburg City Health Study.

Background: Previous studies demonstrated an association between severe chronic periodontitis (CP) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, these studies mostly used the outdated National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATP) III case definition of MetS. Additionally, CP was rarely diagnosed based on a full-mouth examination.

Periodontitis, dental plaque, and atrial fibrillation in the Hamburg City Health Study.

Background/aim: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major health problem and causes heart failure and stroke. Pathophysiological mechanisms indicate a link with oral health including periodontitis (PD), but supporting data are scarce. The aim was to investigate the link between features of oral health and the prevalence of AF.

Development of a one-item version of the Orofacial Esthetic Scale.

Objectives: Orofacial appearance is increasingly recognized as an important dental patient-reported outcome making instrument development and refinement efforts to measure the outcome better necessary. The aim of this study was to derive a one-item version of the Orofacial Esthetic Scale (OES).

Materials And Methods: OES data were collected from a consecutive sample of a total of 2113 adult English- or Spanish-speaking dental patients from HealthPartners dental clinic in Minnesota.

The Association of Periodontitis and Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in a Prospective Population-Based Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.

Objectives: Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) and periodontitis are common chronic diseases, which together affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. There is growing evidence suggesting a relationship between chronic inflammatory conditions such as periodontitis and PAOD. This study aims to determine an association between both entities using high quality research data and multiple phenotypes derived from an epidemiological cohort study.

Benefits of combined quantitative and qualitative evaluation of learning experience in a gerodontology course for dental students.

Objectives: The oral health status of long-term care (LTC) facility residents is often poor, and acceptance of dental services by the elderly is irregular and mostly problem-driven. The perceived knowledge gap due to insufficient under- or postgraduate education and training in gerodontology might present a barrier for dentists to provide domiciliary care. This study aimed to develop a high-quality student course in gerodontology.

Patients' criteria for choosing a dentist: Comparison between a university-based setting and private dental practices.

Most clinical studies in dentistry are conducted in university-based settings. However, whether findings can be generalised to private dental practices is not clear. Aims of this study were to determine patients' criteria for choosing a dentist, and to assess whether criteria differ between patients in university dental clinic and private dental practices.

Oral health-related quality of life in subjects with implant-supported prostheses: A systematic review.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to review the current literature relating to the impact of dental implants on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in edentulous or partially dentate patients.

Data/sources: Systematic literature searches were performed in the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases, using high level MeSH terms. The searches were limited to studies published in English from 1960 to June 11, 2017, reporting OHRQoL outcomes using validated instruments, and having enrolled at least 50 patients.