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Occurrence of signs of osteoarthritis/arthrosis in the temporomandibular joint on panoramic radiographs in Swedish women
ConclusionThe prevalence of signs of OA in the TMJ, including remodeling, evaluated on panoramic radiographs in representative cohorts of women, increases substantially with age. Around one in every five middle‐aged women and almost every second woman of older ages can be expected to have some radiographic alteration in the TMJ. The highest proportion with new findings of OA is to be found among older middle‐aged women. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - July 12, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Karin B äck, Margareta Ahlqwist, Magnus Hakeberg, Lars Dahlström Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Cost ‐effectiveness of caries‐preventive fluoride varnish applications in clinic settings among patients of low, moderate and high risk
ConclusionsApplication of fluoride varnish in the clinic setting is unlikely to be cost‐effective in low‐risk populations. There is the need to either target high‐risk groups or to provide fluoride varnish at lower costs, possibly in nonclinic settings. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - July 6, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Falk Schwendicke, Christian H. Splieth, William Murray Thomson, Seif Reda, Michael Stolpe, Lyndie Foster Page Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

How do foster carers manage the oral health of children in foster care? A qualitative study
ConclusionsThis is the first study to explore foster carers’ oral health perspectives and the foster family environment within the oral health context. It highlights the unrecognized and important role that foster carers have in improving the oral health of vulnerable children. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between foster carers and dentists and to support the development of health and social care interventions to improve foster children's oral health. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - July 6, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Vanessa Muirhead, Sri ‐Kavi Subramanian, Desmond Wright, Ferranti S. L. Wong Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The impact of education on dental health — Ways to measure causal effects
Abstract To our knowledge, there are no studies in which a possible causal effect of education on dental health has been examined. Such studies are needed to predict whether more schooling for people with poor dental health improves their dental health. Within social science, and in economics in particular, several methods have been developed to make causal inferences of the relationship between education and general health. These methods, which are based on observational data, are relevant to use for estimating a possible causal effect of education on dental health. This commentary provides an overview of the state of the...
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - July 6, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jostein Grytten Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research

Periodontitis and breast cancer: A case ‐control study
ConclusionsA significant association was observed between periodontitis and breast cancer. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 27, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Camila S. Sfreddo, Juliana Maier, Silvia C. De David, Cristiano Susin, Carlos Heitor C. Moreira Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Dental caries clusters among adolescents
ConclusionsThe use of a clustering algorithm and use of Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC) to determine the best representation of the data were useful means in presenting longitudinal caries data. Findings suggest that high caries incidence in adolescence is associated with lower maternal educational level, less frequent tooth brushing, lower 100% juice consumption and being female. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: John J. Warren, John M. Van Buren, Steven M. Levy, Teresa A. Marshall, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Alexandra M. Curtis, Justine L. Kolker, Karin Weber ‐Gasparoni Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in oral health among 15 ‐year‐old Danish adolescents during 1995–2013: A nationwide, register‐based, repeated cross‐sectional study
ConclusionConsiderable progress has been made in reducing dental caries rates among Danish adolescents; however, this progress has benefited the disadvantaged social groups less than the better‐off groups. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kaushik Sengupta, Lisa B øge Christensen, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Lene Theil Skovgaard, Ingelise Andersen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The cost ‐effectiveness of three interventions for providing preventive services to low‐income children
ConclusionsThe three interventions all improved met need for preventive dental care. Raising the reimbursement rate alone would marginally affect utilization of Medicaid services but would not substantially increase acceptance of Medicaid by providers. Both loan repayment programmes and amending supervision requirements are potentially cost‐saving interventions. Loan repayment programmes provide complete care to targeted areas, while amending supervision requirements of dental hygienists could provide preventive care across the state. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ben Johnson, Nicoleta Serban, Paul M. Griffin, Scott L. Tomar Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Assessing causal effects of early life ‐course factors on early childhood caries in 5‐year‐old Ugandan children using directed acyclic graphs (DAGs): A prospective cohort study
ConclusionsBoth plausible models indicated that being exclusively breastfed for 24 weeks had a protective causal effect against ECC. Further research, examining the unmeasured variables included in the DAGs is necessary to strengthen the present finding and allow stronger causal claims. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Nancy Birungi, Lars T. Fadnes, Arabat Kasangaki, Victoria Nankabirwa, Isaac Okullo, Stein A. Lie, James K. Tumwine, Anne N. Åstrøm, Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The effect of dental health education on pregnant women's adherence with toothbrushing and flossing — A randomized control trial
ConclusionsThe provision of information using a simple leaflet improved the adherence of Kuwaiti pregnant with toothbrushing and flossing advice, while the addition of DHE targeting social cognitions and planning conferred no additional benefits. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Suad Al Khamis, Koula Asimakopoulou, Tim Newton, Blanaid Daly Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Partial ‐mouth periodontal examination protocols for the determination of the prevalence and extent of gingival bleeding in adolescents
ConclusionSix‐site two‐diagonal quadrant (2‐4) and random half‐mouth assessments perform better in the evaluation of gingival bleeding in adolescents. However, when a faster protocol is needed, a two‐diagonal quadrant assessment using only MB, B and DL sites can be used with no important loss of information. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Michely Ediani Machado, Fernanda Tomazoni, Ma ísa Casarin, Thiago M. Ardenghi, Fabricio Batistin Zanatta Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Psychosocial factors and traumatic dental injuries among adolescents
ConclusionsPsychosocial factors appear to influence an adolescent's risk of TDI. High parental support, high own and maternal SoC and a higher socioeconomic status (SES) are typical of adolescents with low TDI experience. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - May 31, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Konstantinos Baxevanos, Vasiliki Topitsoglou, Georgios Menexes, Sotirios Kalfas Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Sociodemographic determinants of spatial disparities in early childhood caries: An ecological analysis in Braunschweig, Germany
ConclusionWe identified regional clusters for poor dental health in a German city and showed that these clusters can be explained by sociodemographic characteristics. The findings support the need of targeted interventions and prevention measures in regions with less favourable sociodemographic characteristics. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - May 26, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Frederic Meyer, Andr é Karch, Kristin Maria Schlinkmann, Johannes Dreesman, Johannes Horn, Nicole Rübsamen, Henny Sudradjat, Rainer Schubert, Rafael Mikolajczyk Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Efficacy of an oral health literacy intervention among Indigenous Australian adults
ConclusionsA context‐specific oral health literacy intervention was partially successful in improving oral health literacy and oral health literacy‐related outcomes in this vulnerable population, but only after MI. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - May 19, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Xiangqun Ju, David Brennan, Eleanor Parker, Helen Mills, Kostas Kapellas, Lisa Jamieson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

The magnitude of Indigenous and non ‐Indigenous oral health inequalities in Brazil, New Zealand and Australia
ConclusionIndigenous people had poorer oral health than their non‐Indigenous counterparts, regardless of setting. The magnitude of the relative inequalities was greatest among Indigenous Australians for untreated dental decay and poor SROH. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - May 16, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Helena S. Schuch, Dandara G. Haag, Kostas Kapellas, Rui Arantes, Marco A. Peres, W. M. Thomson, Lisa M. Jamieson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research