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Primary Dental Journal Mar 2020The general assessment and extra oral examination of the dental patient can identify undiagnosed or undisclosed medical conditions, such as malignancies, endocrine... (Review)
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The general assessment and extra oral examination of the dental patient can identify undiagnosed or undisclosed medical conditions, such as malignancies, endocrine conditions and signs indicating raised cardiovascular or cerebral vascular risk. This knowledge may influence dental treatment, and could impact the morbidity and mortality of the patient. This article gives an overview of the general and extra oral examination of the dental patient.
Topics: Dental Care; Diagnosis, Oral; Humans
PubMed: 32519612
DOI: 10.1177/2050168420911016 -
American Journal of Orthodontics and... Jan 2023
Topics: Humans; Orthodontics; Dental Care
PubMed: 36549829
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2022.10.003 -
British Dental Journal Dec 2020
Topics: Anxiety; Dental Anxiety; Dental Care; Humans; Stroke
PubMed: 33311664
DOI: 10.1038/s41415-020-2468-8 -
Primary Dental Journal Dec 2023
Topics: Humans; General Practice, Dental; Dental Care; Tooth Injuries
PubMed: 38018676
DOI: 10.1177/20501684231215659 -
International Dental Journal Aug 2022Effective treatment produces improved outcomes from the patient and clinician perspectives. The focus of this article is effective dental care for ageing patients. This... (Review)
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BACKGROUND
Effective treatment produces improved outcomes from the patient and clinician perspectives. The focus of this article is effective dental care for ageing patients. This concept must be embraced through research, education and, finally, clinical care.
RESEARCH
Older adults often carry a higher burden of health and socioeconomic issues that limit their participation in clinical trials. This leaves providers to extrapolate care decisions from research in other age groups. However, electronic health records allow researchers to converge extensive medical, pharmacologic, and dental data, thereby including older patients in research questions.
EDUCATION
Dental and medical educators are tasked with teaching skills specific to ageing patients. This requires teaching and active use of concepts such as whole health and patient-centred outcomes.
PROVISION OF CARE
For ageing patients, effective care is precision care (the right care to the right patient at the right time). Clinicians must be trained and then actively participate in the interdisciplinary approach to assure good oral health for all older patients.
Topics: Aged; Aging; Dental Care; Geriatric Dentistry; Humans; Oral Health
PubMed: 36031324
DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2022.06.011 -
Primary Dental Journal Sep 2022
Topics: Dental Care; Humans; Oral Surgical Procedures; Surgery, Oral
PubMed: 36073052
DOI: 10.1177/20501684221118206 -
The Veterinary Clinics of North... Dec 2020Oral extraction has become the most popular extraction technique owing to its high rate of success with minimal major complication. Repulsion continues to produce... (Review)
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Oral extraction has become the most popular extraction technique owing to its high rate of success with minimal major complication. Repulsion continues to produce unacceptably high iatrogenic complication rates. To avoid tooth repulsion, veterinary dentists have introduced procedures to facilitate difficult intraoral extractions and surgical extraction techniques. Minimizing complications is best achieved preoperatively. A comprehensive preoperative evaluation and treatment plan allows the dentist to predict intraoperative complication and prepare for procedures to produce the best outcome. With proper case selection and adherence to extraction principles, the primary veterinarian and the veterinary dentist can perform equine tooth extractions with minimal complications.
Topics: Animals; Dental Care; Horse Diseases; Horses; Postoperative Complications; Tooth Diseases; Tooth Extraction
PubMed: 33189234
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2020.08.004 -
British Dental Journal Apr 2023
Topics: Humans; Amelogenesis Imperfecta; Dental Care; Artificial Intelligence
PubMed: 37117336
DOI: 10.1038/s41415-023-5813-x -
British Dental Journal Jan 2023
Topics: Humans; Health Services Accessibility; Dental Care; Mobile Health Units
PubMed: 36639460
DOI: 10.1038/s41415-023-5446-0 -
Disease-a-month : DM Sep 2020As a pathogen spread primarily by the respiratory route COVID-19 infection not only poses significant risks to health care workers, but to dentists and dental health... (Review)
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As a pathogen spread primarily by the respiratory route COVID-19 infection not only poses significant risks to health care workers, but to dentists and dental health care workers, owing to the potential prolonged exposure and proximity to patients. This holds true for non-dentist health care workers who often in the setting of emergency departments and urgent care centers are tasked with addressing oral symptoms including abscesses, damaged teeth, jaw injuries and other dental urgencies. Infection control practice guidelines were evaluated for COVID-19 infection prevention in a dental setting. In this brief review, protective measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection for dentists and non-dentist health care providers will be introduced. This includes patient evaluation, personal and patient protective equipment use, sterilization and disinfection protocols.
Topics: COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Dental Care; Dentists; Health Personnel; Humans; Infection Control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Personal Protective Equipment; SARS-CoV-2
PubMed: 32741545
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2020.101056