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J Evid Based Dent Pract
September 2020
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Department of Prosthodontics, University Dental Clinics, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Objective: The dimensions of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the major areas where patients are impacted by oral diseases and dental interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether dental patients' reasons to visit the dentist fit the 4 OHRQoL dimensions.
Methods: Dentists (N = 1580) from 32 countries participated in a web-based survey.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent
January 2014
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chadalawada Krishna Murthy Charities Teja Institute of Dental Sciences, Tirupati, India.
Background: Frail and functionally dependent elderly people, living in institutions, have difficulties in accessing dental care. Hence, the present study aims to determine the relationship between subjective need and the equivalent clinical findings in an attempt to understand the factors that contribute to individual's perception of the need for dental care among institutionalized adults in Vijayawada.
Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study is conducted in all old age homes in Vijayawada.
Angle Orthod
December 1998
UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.
The purpose of this study was to examine diagnosis and treatment planning categorizations used by experienced orthodontists. Thirty-nine clinicians were asked to evaluate six test cases and formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan for each. The information provided was categorized using a problem-oriented classification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Dent Assoc
November 1993
Department of Orthodontics at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham.
Successful orthodontic therapy in the growing patient involves the coordination of mechanotherapy, growth modification techniques, knowledge of hard and soft tissue growth patterns and patient motivational techniques. These cases represent differing types of Class II malocclusions in which the causes and treatment solutions were quite varied. The differing esthetic needs used treatment plans designed after a careful, problem-oriented assessment of the patient's needs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatric treatment planning is difficult for those doctors who observe their patients throughout the long period of childhood. Which changes are normal? Which will self-correct? How long should the therapy be? Which is the best, current modality of treatment? An understanding of cyclic patterns, a dentofacial orientation on an individual basis, problem-oriented treatment plans, and certain reasonably based protocols make this journey through the time of childhood and the current age of dentistry rather rewarding.
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