Short Version Dental Anxiety Inventory Score May Predict the Response in the Insular Cortex to Stimuli Mimicking Dental Treatment.

: Dental anxiety is a common reason for avoiding dental visits and is associated with poor dental status. The short version of Dental Anxiety Inventory (SDAxI) is an easy-to-use, multi-faceted questionnaire for assessing the level of trait dental anxiety. However, there was no neurophysiological data indicating if its score associates with the state anxiety when an individual is under real/mock dental environment.

Intracranial electroencephalogram to evaluate refractory temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy.

Objective: We undertook a collaborative study in a multidisciplinary team to channel refractory epilepsy patients to test a hypothesis about placement of intracranial electroencephalography arrays.

Design: This was a descriptive case series. Prospective non-invasive presurgical evaluations were based on clinical semiology, magnetic resonance imaging, video-electroencephalography findings and neuropsychological assessments.

Non-surgical periodontal therapy improves oral health-related quality of life.

Aim: The influence of non-surgical periodontal therapy on oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) was investigated.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-five Chinese adults (25 men, mean 47.4 years) with moderate-to-advanced chronic periodontitis were recruited.

Periodontal status of adults with systemic sclerosis: case-control study.

Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects connective tissue in the skin, blood vessels, and major organs of the body. This project aims to compare the periodontal status of dentate Hong Kong Chinese with and without SSc.

Methods: Thirty-six non-smoking adults with SSc (one male and 35 females: aged 50.

Periodontal Status of Adults With Systemic Sclerosis: Case-Control Study.

Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects connective tissue in the skin, blood vessels and major organs of the body. This project aimed to compare the periodontal status of dentate Hong Kong Chinese with and without SSc. Methods: Thirty-six non-smoking adults with SSc (35 women; 50.

A community study on the relationship of dental anxiety with oral health status and oral health-related quality of life.

Objective: To investigate the relationship of dental anxiety with oral health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) among dentate subjects living in Hong Kong.

Methods: One thousand Hong Kong residents who were aged 25-64 years and predominantly Chinese were asked to complete the Chinese short-forms of the Dental Anxiety Inventory (SDAxI) and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14S). Dental (DMFT index) and periodontal statuses [full-mouth clinical attachment level (CAL)] were also assessed.

A community study of periodontal attachment loss in smokers.

Objective: This study compared per-sextant periodontal attachment levels of smokers and non-smokers attending private dental practices.

Method: One thousand adults (51.5% female) aged 25 to 64 years underwent an oral clinical examination and questionnaire survey covering demographic characteristics, personal traits, coping and history of tobacco consumption.

A community study on the relationship between stress, coping, affective dispositions and periodontal attachment loss.

Background: Psychological factors may increase the risk for periodontal diseases. Contemporary conceptualization of the stress process supports the evaluation of stress at three levels: stressors, moderating and mediating factors, and stress reactions.

Objective: This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship of periodontal disease in terms of clinical attachment level (CAL) to psychosocial stress, making reference to the major components of stress process.

Oral health-related quality of life and periodontal status.

Background: As patient-centered approaches become more popular, increasing attention is being given to assess the effects of various human health situations on an individual's overall quality of life (QoL). Measures have been used in dentistry to study the effects of orthodontic treatment and oral surgery, but so far little has been reported about the effects of periodontal disease.

Objective: This study assessed the impact of periodontal health status on QoL.

Validation of a Chinese version of the dental anxiety inventory.

Objectives: To translate the English version of Dental Anxiety Inventory (DAxI) and its short-form (SDAxI) and to validate their use in Hong Kong Chinese.

Methods: The DAxI and SDAxI were translated into Chinese. A total of 500 adults (18-64 years) were interviewed, the Chinese DAxI, Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were completed.

The effect of pre-operative information in relieving anxiety in oral surgery patients.

Unlabelled: Appropriate stress management of patients is essential for smooth running of invasive or surgical dental procedures conducted under local anaesthesia.

Objective: The current study analysed the effectiveness of pre-operative information provision for anxiety reduction during dentoalveolar surgery in patients with high- or low-trait anxiety.

Methods: Patients scheduled for oral surgical procedures performed by six private dental practitioners were invited to participate in the study.