Modified dental anxiety scale: validation of the italian version.
CONCLUSIONS: The patients' selection (oral surgery only) may be a limit of the study, which might not provide an estimation of anxiety prevalence in the general dental population; however our result agree with those of studies performed in other Countries in the generic population, suggesting the absence of major differences with respect to the surgical setting and show the reliability and manageability of the Italian version of MDAS.
PMID: 26173721 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
Elderly patient's knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding care and maintenance of the removable prosthesis: a qualitative study.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that patients' knowledge, attitudes and behavior about the importance of the dental prosthesis need to be improved. Coordinated efforts by prosthodontists, community dentists and other health professionals are required to impart dental health education about oral prosthesis hygiene, care habits, importance of the regular recalls and to promote preventive dental programmes.
PMID: 26486201 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
Antibacterial efficacy of polymer containing nanoparticles in comparison with sodium hypochlorite in infected root canals.
CONCLUSION: Sodium hypochlorite solution was more effective than copolymer containing nanoparticles and of all the tested nanoparticles; ZnO/Ag nanoparticles exhibited the highest antibacterial activity.
PMID: 26486202 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
The pedicled buccal fat pad in oral reconstruction.
CONCLUSION: Although the BFP has long been recognized and despite the simplicity of preparing the flap itself, numerically significant reports concerning the use of this technique in reconstructive facial surgery have only recently been published. The pedicled buccal fat flap is convenient and reliably repairs oral defects up to 4.5 cm in diameter on the ipsilateral side of the soft and hard palate, posterior alveolar region of the maxilla and the retromolar mandibular area. The surgical procedure is simple and morbidity at the donor site in not significant.
PMID: 26486203 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
Modified Dental Anxiety Scale: validation of the Italian version.
CONCLUSIONS: The patients' selection (oral surgery only) may be a limit of the study, which might not provide an estimation of anxiety prevalence in the general dental population; however our result agree with those of studies performed in other Countries in the generic population, suggesting the absence of major differences with respect to the surgical setting and show the reliability and manageability of the Italian version of MDAS.
PMID: 26486204 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
Edentulous mandible: clinical results of reconstruction with fresh frozen bone.
CONCLUSION: Homologous bone grafting in patients with severe mandibular atrophy may be a viable therapeutic option in cases of prosthetic reconstruction in those symptomatic patients who cannot tolerate removable dentures, reducing intraoperative time, patient morbidity and the complications in common sites of autologous bone graft removal.
PMID: 26486205 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
Fiber reinforced composites orthodontic retainers.
CONCLUSION: An impregnation time of 6 seconds could considerably reduced voids, crazes and microcracks of the fibers, making them more resistant to the other oral and bacterial agents. A larger time of impregnation (6 minutes), with fluid resin before hardening, further enhances the morphological characteristics of the FRC.
PMID: 26486206 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
The adolescent patient: parental responsibility, the right to be informed and the right to be heard.
Authors: Delbon P, Dianiskova S, Laffranchi L, Conti A
Abstract
The increasing emphasis placed on patients' rights, in dentistry as well as in other areas, is also having repercussions on the structure of the relationship between health care staff, the under-age patient and his /her parents. The authors reflect about the decision-making process when the patient is a minor in the field of dentistry and underline the role of the parties involved (dentist, parents, under-age patient) in different circumstances (e.g. ordinary care or non-routine care; urgent situations; conflict between parents; refusal of the...
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - November 30, 2015 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research
