Publications by authors named "Richard James Cook"
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- The study wanted to find out how much dental students in six European countries know about oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and how they feel about learning more.
- The researchers gave an online questionnaire to final-year dental students to assess their knowledge, clinical experience, and preferences for future education on OPMDs.
- Results showed that while many students learned about OPMDs in school, not all had hands-on experience with patients, and there were gaps in their knowledge that need to be filled with more educational resources.
We reviewed studies wherein the cutting of dental tissues, simulating interactions that would occur under clinical circumstances in the mouth, have been observed directly-first by real time, video rate, stereoscopic, three-dimensional scanning electron microscopy; and second and more conveniently, by video rate confocal optical microscopy. We have observed, directly, both the interactions of slow-moving cutting instruments emulating "chisels" and high-speed events, including the effects of rotary burs and air-propelled abrasive particles and soft powder slurries. The observational data contribute to our basic understanding of the functional behavior of dental tissues and formed a useful background for the practitioner of operative dentistry.
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