Performance of a pre-administration infection screening questionnaire in patients with rheumatoid arthritis administered biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

Aim: Pre-administration screening of active infections is imperative for the safe use of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, a standardized screening method is lacking. We therefore implemented a novel systematic screening method with a simple predetermined questionnaire on infections and assessed its effectiveness.

Prevalence and risk factors of halitosis in Japanese school children.

Background: Little data are available regarding halitosis in Japanese children. The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors associated with halitosis in Japanese elementary and junior high school children.

Methods: The subjects consisted of 520 elementary (1st-6th grade: boys, n = 284; girls, n = 236) and 248 junior high (7th-9th grade: boys, n = 136; girls, n = 112) school children aged 6-15 years in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Evaluation of English Websites on Dental Caries by Using Consumer Evaluation Tools.

Purpose: To evaluate the quality of patient-oriented online information about dental caries using existing consumer evaluation tools and to judge the efficacy of these tools in quality assessment.

Materials And Methods: The websites for the evaluation were pooled by using two general search engines (Google and Yahoo!). The search terms were: 'dental caries', 'tooth decay' and 'tooth cavity'.

Factors associated with clinical and perceived oral malodor among dental students.

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with clinical and perceived oral malodor among dental students. Clinical oral malodor was measured in 163 Malaysian dental students using organoleptic method and Oral ChromaTM and they were asked about their perception of self-oral malodor. Oral examination was performed to assess oral health status.

Effectiveness of three oral hygiene regimens on oral malodor reduction: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Breath odor is a nuisance problem for many people around the world. Bad breath affects social interactions of people in daily life by causing personal discomfort and emotional stress. There are chemical and mechanical methods for controlling oral malodor.

Evaluation of a Russian version of the oral health literacy instrument (OHLI).

Background: Oral health literacy has become a popular research area in the last decade; however, to date no health literacy instruments in the Russian language exist. The objectives of this study were to develop a Russian version of the Oral Health Literacy Instrument (OHLI) and to examine its reliability and validity.

Methods: A convenience sample of patients who visited the dental division of the district hospital in Belarus was used in the study.

[Influence of tobacco on dental and oral diseases].

Oral cavity is an entrance of the human body and it is directly exposed by the smoke of tobacco. Thus oral cavity is the place where many disorders appear due to tobacco; such as periodontal disease, oral cancer, tooth loss, melanin pigmentation etc. Smoking also carries a poor prognosis of dental treatment.

Keratin Expression in Mammary Paget's Disease in situ with Intraductal Invasion.

We performed immunohistochemical studies of epithelial keratins in intraductal carcinoma in situ (IDCIS) in mammary Paget's disease (MPD). K7, K8 and K18 were expressed in IDCIS in MPD. However, K19 was not expressed in IDCIS in MPD.

Associations between oral health behavior and anxiety about water fluoridation and motivation to establish water fluoridation in Japanese residents.

Since 1972, community water fluoridation programs have not been practiced in Japan. Risk perception among the population plays an important role in the implementation of water fluoridation programs. The oral health behavior of Japanese children has changed, especially due to recent increases among children in the use of fluoridated products and fluoride applications by dentists.

[Health information on oral malodor in Japanese newspaper articles].

Objectives: Mass media is an important source for the general public to obtain health information. Newspapers especially have the advantages of providing a variety of information to a broad range of age groups, with wide regional coverage of both urban and rural areas. The purposes of this study were to review the oral malodor information in Japanese newspapers and to investigate peoples' knowledge on the causes of oral malodor.

[Dental students' smoking behavior and their attitude towards smoking].

This study investigated dental students' smoking behavior and their attitudes, in order to provide programs to patients for giving up smoking. A questionnaire survey was conducted on dental students from November 2003 to February 2004. The subjects were 69 third-grade and 80 fifth-grade students of Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

Coverage by Japanese newspapers of oral health messages on the prevention of dental caries.

The purpose of this study was to estimate the coverage and quality of information on dental caries prevention in Japanese newspapers. Newspaper articles were searched using database during 10 years from 1993 to 2002. From five major newspapers, 440 articles concerning dental caries prevention were selected and used for analysis.