Early maladaptive schemas and intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Young's early maladaptive schemas represent a possible pathway between childhood adversity and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The aim of this review was to synthesize the evidence on early maladaptive schemas and IPV. PubMed, PsycInfo, and CINAHL databases were searched, in compliance with PRISMA, to identify peer reviewed studies that reported on the relationship between schema or schema domain scores and IPV victimization or perpetration.

Smoking and tooth discolouration: findings from a national cross-sectional study.

Background: Smoking is a risk factor of a number of oral diseases; the extent to which tobacco products influence dental aesthetics has not been widely investigated. The aim of this study was to determine satisfaction with own tooth colour of smokers and non-smokers and to investigate whether smokers have higher levels of self-assessed tooth discolouration compared to non-smokers

Methods: A cross sectional national study was conducted on sample of 6,000 UK adults. A total of 3,384 adults was interviewed.

Age and perception of dental appearance and tooth colour.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of satisfaction with dental appearance and own tooth colour in the UK and investigate the impact of ageing on these perceptions.

Methods: Data about ageing and satisfaction with dental appearance and tooth colour was gathered by means of a questionnaire completed at face-to-face interview. The questionnaire was first tested and then used by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in a stratified random sample of adults drawn from the UK.

Prevalence and patterns of caries, rampant caries, and oral health in two- to five-year-old children in Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, and pattern of dental caries, as well as the prevalence of rampant caries in preschool children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and to relate this to socioeconomic factors, diet, and oral hygiene practices.

Methods: A random sample of 987 children was drawn from 17 nursery schools.

Results: Caries were diagnosed in 720 (73%) of the children: 256 (26%) of the children had caries confined to posterior teeth, 54 (6%) had caries only in anterior teeth, and in 382 (39%) both tooth types were affected.

Erosion, caries and rampant caries in preschool children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental erosion in preschool children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and to relate this to caries and rampant caries in the same children.

Methods: A sample of 987 children (2-5 years) was drawn from 17 kindergartens. Clinical examinations were carried out under standardised conditions by a trained and calibrated examiner (M.