Impact of Oral Health Chatbot With and Without Toothbrushing Training on Childhood Caries.

Objectives: Standalone oral health chatbots targeting young children's oral health are rare. The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of a standalone chatbot and a combination chatbot with in-person toothbrushing training for caregivers in improving young children's oral health.

Methods: A randomised, parallel, 2-group pretest-posttest design was employed with 320 caregiver-child pairs (aged 6-42 months).

Clinical, Microbiological, and Microcomputed Tomography Evaluation of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Controlling Root Carious Lesions: An Study.

Background: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application without removing necrotic tissue is an applicable non-invasive measure to primary care practice and may reduce the burden of untreated root caries. This study aims to examine clinical feature change, root caries-related bacteria, and silver penetration of SDF in arresting root caries.

Material And Methods: Ten study participants with 16 root carious teeth were included in this study.

Accuracy of rapid lateral flow immunoassays for human leptospirosis diagnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: In the last two decades, several rapid lateral flow immunoassays (LFIs) for the diagnosis of human leptospirosis were developed and commercialized. However, the accuracy and reliability of these LFIs are not well understood. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of leptospirosis LFIs as well as the factors affecting the test efficiency using systematic review and meta-analysis.

In vitro efficacy of synthetic lawsone derivative disinfectant solution on removing dual-species biofilms and effect on acrylic denture surface properties.

Candida albicans (C. albicans) and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) biofilms involve in denture stomatitis.

Novel hydrolytic resistant antibacterial monomers for dental resin adhesive.

Objectives: To evaluate the properties of novel hydrolytic resistant antibacterial monomers and to determine the properties of resin adhesives containing these monomers.

Methods: Methacrylamide-based QAC (Quaternary Ammonium Compound) monomers, 1-(11-Methacryla-midoundecyl)pyridine-1-ium bromide (MAUPB) and 1-(12-Methacryl-amidododecyl)pyridine-1-ium bromide (MADPB), and their methacrylate-derivatives, N-(1-Methacryloylundecanyl)pyridinium bromide (MUPB) and N-(1-Methacryloyldodecanyl)pyridinium bromide (MDPB), were synthesized and characterized. The minimum inhibitory (MIC) and bactericidal (MBC) concentrations were determined against S.

"Enamel layering" using double-layered enamel-shade resin composites: The strategy to simulate the optical characteristics of human enamel.

Objective: To evaluate the optical match between enamel and resin composites fabricated using mono-layered and double-layered techniques.

Materials And Methods: Enamel slabs were prepared from human upper incisors and canines. Mono-layered composite replicas were prepared from seven Filtek Z350XT and Estelite Sigma shades using silicone molds prepared from the respective enamel surfaces.

Effect of alkynyloxy derivatives of lawsone as an antifungal spray for acrylic denture base: An study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to (i) synthesize and develop an alkynyloxy derivative of lawsone as an antifungal spray and (ii) assess the antifungal spray's effectiveness in reducing the viability of () on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) specimens.

Methods: Lawsone methyl ether (LME) and its derivative, 2-(prop-2-ynyloxy)naphthalene-1,4-dione (compound ) were synthesized and characterized. The synthetic compounds were screened for antimicrobial activities against using the microtiter broth dilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC).

Cleaning methods of contaminated zirconia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to systematically review the literature and statistically analyze the effectiveness of different cleaning methods on the bond strength of resin cement to zirconia in short- and long-term aging conditions.

Data/sources: The literature was electronically searched in PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, Wiley, Scopus, and Open Access Theses and Dissertations databases to select relevant articles that evaluated the bond strength between contaminated zirconia and resin cements. A manual search was performed by scanning the reference lists of included studies.

Using a Chatbot as an Alternative Approach for In-Person Toothbrushing Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparative Study.

Background: It is recommended that caregivers receive oral health education and in-person training to improve toothbrushing for young children. To strengthen oral health education before COVID-19, the 21-Day FunDee chatbot with in-person toothbrushing training for caregivers was used. During the pandemic, practical experience was difficult to implement.

Penetration of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Deep Carious Lesions of Human Permanent Teeth: An In Vitro Study.

Background: When silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is used in conjunction with conservative caries removal in deep carious lesions, the distribution depth of silver is critical for safety and effectiveness.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of selected caries removal on silver penetration when 38% SDF is applied to deep carious lesions in permanent teeth.

Methods: Extracted permanent teeth with caries extending to the inner third of the dentin were used ( = 18).

Effectiveness of Alcohol-free Mouth Rinse Containing Essential Oils and Fluoride as an Oral Hygiene Adjunct among Pregnant Thai Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Aim: This 3-month, double-blind, two-center, parallel, randomized controlled clinical trial compared the improvement of oral hygiene status from alcohol-free essential oils (EO) with 0.05% fluoride mouthwash to the control (0.05% fluoride mouthwash).

Sugary Snack Consumption and Tooth Retention among Middle-aged Thai Adults.

Objectives: This study investigated whether the habit of consuming sugary snacks was independently associated with the loss of permanent teeth.

Materials And Methods: Eight hundred ninety-seven adults aged 35-65 from four communities in the lower regions of Southern Thailand completed a structured questionnaire interview and dental examinations. The independent variable was frequency of sweet snack consumption between meals in the previous week and coded as: never (0 days), occasionally (1-4 days), frequently (≥5 days).

Oral health trajectories in community-dwelling older adults in the last 3 years of life.

Background: Systemic health and physical, cognitive, and social function gradually decline at the end of life. How oral health change at the end of life in community-dwelling older adults remains unknown, increasing the difficulty in treatment planning for these individuals.

Methods: A total of 250 community-dwelling decedents of a longitudinal study were included in the analysis.

Esthetic Reconstruction of Diastema with Adhesive Tooth-Colored Restorations and Hyaluronic Acid Fillers.

. This report presents a comprehensive esthetic treatment with adhesive tooth-colored restorations in a combination with hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers of diastema in an orthodontic patient with relapse. .

Higher prevalence of oral human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive than HIV-negative Thai men and women.

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among HIV-positive and HIV-negative Thai men and women.

Methods: Participants including men who have sex with men (MSM) and heterosexual women were enrolled at the Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic in Bangkok. History taking and oral examination were performed by three independent dentists after calibration.

Telomere length attrition and chronic periodontitis: an ARIC Study nested case-control study.

Aim: This nested case-control study sought to determine whether an accelerated rate of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) shortening over 6 years was associated with chronic periodontitis.

Materials And Methods: We sampled cases (n = 178) with severe chronic periodontitis and controls (n = 178) with no/mild chronic periodontitis from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Controls were frequency-matched to cases by study site, age, sex and race.

Tooth loss, periodontal disease, and cognitive decline in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

Objective: The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate whether poor oral health predicted 8-year cognitive function change in predominantly late middle adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

Methods: Participants included a subset of ARIC participants aged 52-75 years at 1996-1998 from two study sites: Forsyth County NC and Jackson MS. All subjects completed cognitive function assessments both in 1996-1998 and 2004-2006, and the same subjects received a dental examination at the initial visit.

Cross-sectional associations of oral health measures with cognitive function in late middle-aged adults: a community-based study.

Background: It has not been established to what extent oral health is associated with cognitive function in late middle-aged adults. In this study, which is part of the national Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, the authors investigated whether tooth loss and periodontitis are associated with lower cognitive function.

Methods: The authors analyzed ARIC data measuring cognitive function in 11,097 participants from 1996 through 1998 according to tests of delayed word recall, digit-symbol substitution (DSS) and word fluency; 9,874 participants answered dental screening questions.

Oral health in older adults with dementia living in different environments: a propensity analysis.

This study was to compare oral health in dementia patients living in different environments. One hundred two dementia patients living in the community, assisted living facilities and nursing homes (NH) were retrospectively selected from a community-based dental clinic. Participants' sociodemographics, medical, dental, functional, and cognitive assessment were documented at arrival.

Dental caries in older adults in the last year of life.

Objectives: To examine dental caries severity (measured by number of carious teeth) in older adults in the last year of life.

Design: Cross-sectional study based on dental records.

Setting: Community-based geriatric dental clinic.

Cognitive impairment, oral self-care function and dental caries severity in community-dwelling older adults.

Objective: To investigate whether oral self-care function mediates the associations between cognitive impairment and caries severity in community-dwelling older adults.

Background: Cognitive impairment affects activities of daily living and compromises oral health, systemic health and quality of life in older adults. However, the associations among cognitive impairment, oral self-care capacity and caries severity remain unclear.

Self-reported oral health and oral health behaviors in older adults in the last year of life.

Background: The complex physiological, psychological, and functional changes at the end of life may dramatically affect oral health. However, evidence regarding oral health changes at the end of life is scarce. This study's objective was to examine self-rated oral health and oral health behaviors among community-dwelling elders in the last year of life.

Length of tooth survival in older adults with complex medical, functional and dental backgrounds.

Background: Tooth loss can be considered a failure of current oral health care strategies. Knowing how soon this failure will occur can help clinicians enhance preventive strategies for preventing tooth loss and minimizing its impact. The authors conducted a study to detail tooth survival patterns in an older cohort.

Oral health in nursing home residents with different cognitive statuses.

Objective: To compare oral health in nursing home (NH) residents with different cognitive statuses.

Background: Oral health is a significant issue for NH residents because of its relationships to quality of life, systemic health and well-being. It is known that oral health is poor in NH residents.