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Osteoporosis, the risk of vertebral fracture, and periodontal disease in an elderly group in Mexico CityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Periodontitis extent was associated with osteoporosis, and tooth loss with fracture risk. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - October 26, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Diana E. Moedano, Maria E. Irigoyen, Aida Borges-Yáñez, Ismael Flores-Sánchez, Ricardo C. Rotter Source Type: journals

Informing the debate on oral health care for older people: a qualitative study of older people's views on oral health and oral health careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The oral health life-course of older people is an important influence on their perceptions of oral health and dental attendance. They consider oral health of importance and place great emphasis on their citizenship and rights of access to state funded oral health care. This raises important issues for the funding and delivery of NHS oral health care for older people. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - October 8, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: E. Borreani, K. Jones, S. Scambler, J. E. Gallagher Source Type: journals

Experiments on in vivo biofilm formation and in vitro adhesion of Candida species on polysiloxane linersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results of the in vitro experiments suggest that salivary film influences early colonisation of different C. albicans strains. The film layer also minimises the differences among different strains. The Candida carriage of these patients was similar to denture-wearing patients without soft liners. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - October 4, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mustafa Murat Mutluay, Serra Oğuz, Dag Ørstavik, Finn Fløystrand, Arife Doğan, Eva Söderling, Timo Närhi, Ingar Olsen Source Type: journals

Implant-supported overdenture in an elderly patient with Huntington's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gerodontology 2009; doi:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00343.xImplant-supported overdenture in an elderly patient with Huntington's disease Huntington's disease is a hereditary, progressive, neuro-degenerative disorder characterised by increasingly severe motor impairment, cognitive decline and behavioural manifestations leading to functional disability. Dyskinesia and hyperkinesia of the tongue and the peri-oral musculature make it impossible for the patient to wear a conventional complete denture, despite an adequate alveolar ridge. The present paper reports on a patient with Huntington's disease who was rehabilitated with a m...
Source: Gerodontology - October 4, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ediz Deniz, Ali Murat Kokat, Adnan Noyan Source Type: journals

Oral health-related quality of life in patients receiving home-care nursing: associations with aspects of dental status and xerostomiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Community health services should focus upon oral health. Both patients and nurses should assess the need for regular brushing of teeth carried out by home-care nurses. Assessment and treatment of dry mouth problems should have higher priority. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - September 23, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tiril Willumsen, Brit Fjaera, Hilde Eide Source Type: journals

In vivo assessment of the effect of an adhesive for complete dentures on colonisation of Candida speciesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Within of the limitations of this study, the data suggested that the denture adhesive tested did not significantly alter the oral microbiota during the 14-day trial period. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - September 22, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mario C. S. Oliveira, Viviane M. B. Oliveira, Alex C. Vieira, Isabel Rambob Source Type: journals

Effect of a denture cleanser on the concentration of volatile sulphur compounds and denture biofilm in institutionalised elderlyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Within the limits of this study, it was concluded that the denture cleanser had no antimicrobial effect and VSC levels were not reduced. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - September 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Viviane Maia Barreto de Oliveira, Sílvia Carneiro de Lucena, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia, Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury Source Type: journals

Oral disease experience of older adults seeking oral health servicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: While access to and utilization of dental services may result in improved tooth retention, older adults who use dental services continue to have dental care needs, especially periodontal care needs. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - September 8, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kavita P. Ahluwalia, Bin Cheng, Philip K. Josephs, Evanthia Lalla, Ira B. Lamster Source Type: journals

Effect of antifungal gels incorporated into a tissue conditioning material on the growth of Candida albicansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Miconazole added in gel form to Visco-gel® had an inhibitory effect on the growth of C. albicans in vitro. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - September 2, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Marta Radnai, Rob Whiley, Tim Friel, Paul S Wright Source Type: journals

Factors associated with self-assessed oral health in the Japanese independent elderlyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Many factors affect self-assessed oral health status. Dental clinicians and researchers should attempt to understand these factors and incorporate them into effective personal and population-based oral health education and oral health promotion programmes. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Chisato Konishi, Chiyoko Hakuta, Masayuki Ueno, Kayoko Shinada, Fredrick A. C. Wright, Yoko Kawaguchi Source Type: journals

Effect of the physical properties of acrylic resin of overnight immersion in sodium hypochlorite solutionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: It was concluded that immersion in 1% sodium hypochlorite solutions for 8 h does influence the colour stability and flexural strength of microwave-polymerised acrylic resin, during the simulated period of 180 days. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Letícia Resende Davi, Amanda Peracini, Nathália de Queiroz Ribeiro, Rafael Bellini Soares, Cláudia Helena Lovato da Silva, Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos, Raphael Freitas de Souza Source Type: journals

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia of the lower lip: surgical approach and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The use of sclerotherapy followed by surgery in mixed type intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia can provide an acceptable aesthetic result with minimal intra-operative bleeding. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: A. Cohen, A. Maly, B. Azaz Source Type: journals

Prevalence of oral and dental disorders in institutionalised elderly people in Rasht, IranEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion: The findings revealed a high prevalence of dental and oral disorders in institutionalised elderly people in Rasht in comparison to similar studies. The mean of retained teeth was also much lower than in other reports. Therefore, the necessity for regular oral examination of these rapidly expanding age groups of people is essential. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 20, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Maryam Rabiei, Ehsan Kasemnezhad, Hossein Masoudi rad, Maryam Shakiba, Hossein Pourkay Source Type: journals

Exfoliative cytology of the oral mucosa in burning mouth syndrome: a cytomorphological and cytomorphometric analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study revealed that oral mucosa of BMS patients exhibited significant cytomorphometric changes in the oral epithelial cells. These changes probably are associated with epithelial atrophy and a deregulated maturation process that may contribute to the oral symptoms of pain and discomfort in BMS. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 20, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Talita Wandeur, Sérgio Adriane Bezerra de Moura, Ana Miryam Costa de Medeiros, Maria Ângela Naval Machado, Luciana Reis de Azevedo Alanis, Ana Maria Trindade Grégio, Paula Cristina Trevilatto, Antonio Adilson Soares de Lima Source Type: journals

Number of teeth and selected cardiovascular risk factors among elderly peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The study showed that, in the Finnish home-dwelling population aged 75 years or older, those with a large number of teeth were less likely to have cardiovascular risk factors such as a low serum HDL cholesterol level, a high triglyceride level and a high BMI than did subjects with a small number of teeth or who were edentulous. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 20, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Anna-Maija Hannele Syrjälä, Pekka Ylöstalo, Sirpa Hartikainen, Raimo Sulkava, Matti Knuuttila Source Type: journals

Correlates of dental visits among community-residing Latino elders: a public health alertEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Given that socio-demographic and level of functioning determinants appear to influence the frequency of dental visits, a multilevel approach to oral health promotion is imperative. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 17, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mildred Ramírez, Kavita P. Ahluwalia, Jeanne A. Teresi Source Type: journals

The comparison of marginal bone loss around mandibular overdenture-supporting implants with two different attachment types in a loading period of 36 monthsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, gender, age and diameter of the implants do not play a role in MBL. Length of the implant is an important factor in marginal bone level maintenance. The attachment type for OVD support seems not to influence MBL, but cantilevering of the bars increases bone loss significantly. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Hakan Bilhan, Emre Mumcu, Selda Arat Source Type: journals

A 5-year follow-up of older adults residing in long-term care facilities: utilisation of a comprehensive dental programmeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, residents who did consent and receive care showed an improvement in their oral health status after 5 years. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - August 12, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Chris C. L. Wyatt Source Type: journals

Effects of home and office care denture reliners on maxillary complete denturesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: When used correctly, home care denture therapy can be as effective as office applied temporary liner in improving satisfaction with problematic maxillary dentures. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 30, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Aiko Udo-Yamakawa, Yasuhiko Kawai Source Type: journals

Effect of flask closure method and post-pressing time on the upper denture base adaptationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Traditional clamp and immediate post-pressing time improved base adaptation for conventional heat-cure resin. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 27, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Andréa F. Lira, Rafael L. X. Consani, Marcelo F. Mesquita, Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho, Mario A. C. Sinhoreti, Guilherme E. P. Henriques Source Type: journals

Flexural properties of repaired heat-polymerising acrylic resin after wetting with monomer and acetoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In clinical use, wetting the repair surfaces may result in stronger repairs. The use of bonding agent in VLC resin repairs in combination with wetting agent results in improved flexural properties. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 16, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Canan Bural, Gülsen Bayraktar, Ismail Aydin, İbrahim Yusufoğlu, Natuk Uyumaz, Mete Hanzade Source Type: journals

Aesthetic demand of French seniors: a large-scale studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The high number of collected questionnaires confirms the strong interest shown by seniors for dental aesthetics, particularly from women. Baby-boomers seem more attentive to the appearance of their smile than their elders. However, the importance of appearance decreases with age, as it becomes less of a priority, with attention more focused on general health. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 13, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Claudine Wulfman, Sophie Tezenas du Montcel, Pierre Jonas, Jalal Fattouh, Christophe Rignon-Bret Source Type: journals

Ocular prosthesis for a geriatric patient with customised iris: a report of two casesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The custom-made ocular prosthesis allows infinite variations during the fabrication. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 4, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Satyabodh S. Guttal, Subhash M. Joshi, Lekha K. Pillai, Ramesh K. Nadiger Source Type: journals

Oral health and access to dental care: a qualitative investigation among older people in the communityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This investigation provided important perspectives regarding oral health and dental access for older people residing in the community and demonstrated the importance of understanding this group when considering provision and use of services. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Linda Slack-Smith, Andrea Lange, Glenys Paley, Martin O'Grady, Davina French, Leonie Short Source Type: journals

Assessment of changes in oral health-related quality of life among patients with complete denture before and 1 month post-insertion using Geriatric Oral Health Assessment IndexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Patients reported improvement in functional changes after placement of complete dentures. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kamal Shigli, Mamata Hebbal Source Type: journals

The influence of medication on salivary flow of the elderly: preliminary studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Drugs used in cardiovascular disease influence the flow of stimulated saliva. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Miriam F. Zaccaro Scelza, Danielle de Freitas Silva, Nutifafa Kwaku Ahiadzro, Licinio Esmeraldo da Silva, Pantaleo Scelza Source Type: journals

Oral care training in the basic education of care professionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results could not confirm that LTC professional's basic education concerning oral care was inadequate. There may therefore be other explanations for the poor oral hygiene in many LTC facilities. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Heidi Samson, Marjolein Memelink Iversen, Gunhild Vesterhus Strand Source Type: journals

A study on oral rehabilitation in stroke patients: analysis of a group of 33 patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The role of oral health providers is fundamental in order to maintain good oral health and to avoid oral diseases in stroke patients. They should, indeed, monitor these patients with a regular follow-up after 1 month and every 3[ndash]4 months. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - July 1, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Massimo Corsalini, Biagio Rapone, Felice Roberto Grassi, Daniela Di Venere Source Type: journals

Glass transition temperature of hard chairside reline materials after post-polymerisation treatmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Post-polymerisation treatments improved the glass transition of material Kooliner, with the effect being more pronounced for microwave irradiation. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 25, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Vanessa M. Urban, Ana L. Machado, Marinês O. Alves, Adeilton P. Maciel, Carlos E. Vergani, Edson R. Leite Source Type: journals

Factors associated with remaining teeth of elderly in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2002Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Most subjects presented one to 19 teeth and this fact was directly associated, among others factors, to the unsatisfactory perception that they reported in relation to their speech and to the too long period without visiting the dentist. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Débora Dias da Silva, Lilian Berta Rihs, Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa Source Type: journals

Home or away? Differences between home- and clinic-based dental examinations for older peopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: While clinic-based examinations will remain the preferred option, the potential loss of information associated with home-based examinations is unlikely to be great enough to preclude using them where required, although surveys with larger samples (and therefore more accurate estimates) should restrict their proportion of home-based examinations to no more than 10%. As they are less precise, surveys with samples of 300 or fewer can safely accommodate up to about one-third of their examinations being conducted in participants' homes. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Timothy J. Fairhall, Murray W. Thomson, Jules A. Kieser, John R. Broughton, Mary P. Cullinan, Gregory J. Seymour Source Type: journals

Evaluation of an oral function promotion programme for the independent elderly in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: An oral function promotion programme was effective in improving the oral health status and oral function of an independent elderly population. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Chiyoko Hakuta, Chisato Mori, Masayuki Ueno, Kayoko Shinada, Yoko Kawaguchi Source Type: journals

Oral health and oral implant status in edentulous patients with implant-supported dental prostheses who are receiving long-term nursing careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study indicates that oral implant therapy can be considered as a treatment of choice in elderly patients, even if oral hygiene is sub-optimal. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Rita Isaksson, Jonas P. Becktor, Andrew Brown, Christer Laurizohn, Sten Isaksson Source Type: journals

Assessment of mobile dental services in the State of Lower Austria, AustriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: A mobile dental service for patients of austrian geriatric nursing homes does exist. However, no mobile dental service was identified for austrian home bound patients. This scenario shows the need for a mobile dental care programme and politcs. This study was carried out to identify what the current situation is with mobile dentistry in the State of Lower Austria, Austria, using two approaches: the home-bound elders' perception and the dentistry services provided in nursery homes. The aim was to investigate the existence and the quality of mobile dental services available to the austrian elderly population of L...
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ana Cláudia Corrêa da Fonseca Source Type: journals

Interleukin-6 (G-174C) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (G-308A) gene polymorphisms in geriatric patients with chronic periodontitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results suggest that the IL-6 gene polymorphism may be associated with chronic periodontitis, and that TNF-[alpha] gene polymorphism may not be involved in the progression of chronic periodontitis in the population of elderly Brazilian women. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: A. M. Costa, M. C. M. Guimarães, Elias Rosa de Souza, O. T. Nóbrega, A. C. B. Bezerra Source Type: journals

Understanding the 'epidemic' of complete tooth loss among older New ZealandersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The combined effects of geography, economics, the dental care system and the professional culture of the day, in the context of contemporary (flawed) understandings of oral disease, appear to have been the key drivers. These were supported (in turn) by a widespread acceptance by the profession and society alike of the extraction/denture philosophy in dealing with oral disease. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Philip V. Sussex, W. Murray Thomson, Ruth P. Fitzgerald Source Type: journals

An overview of osteoporosis for the practising prosthodontistEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gerodontology 2009; doi:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00324.xAn overview of osteoporosis for the practising prosthodontist Osteoporosis is an insidious and common bone disorder of the modern age, as a result of the rapidly increasing number of older people in the total population. It has long been concluded that this disease has definite deleterious effects on the stomatognathic system and is therefore of major concern to a Prosthodontist. If features on a dental radiograph, which are the most commonly required radiographs, can be detected regularly and consistently, it would place a prosthodontist in a position to refer the pa...
Source: Gerodontology - June 24, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Saumyendra V. Singh, Arvind Tripathi Source Type: journals

Screening of edentulous patients in a dental school population using the prosthodontic diagnostic indexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our results showed that the majority of patients were categorised in Class III (partially edentulous) and IV (completely edentulous). This indicates the need to introduce a proper screening tool, such as the PDIs, during the initial examination, to achieve a successful treatment. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 22, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Polyxeni Chr. Ntala, Artemis P. Niarchou, Gregory L. Polyzois, Maria J. Frangou Source Type: journals

Trends in NHS primary dental care for older people in England: implications for the futureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The volume of primary dental care provided for older people has been increasing at a rate which exceeds population growth, but remains low. Planners and commissioners should urgently review the provision of dental care of older people to ensure that their oral health needs are being met particularly in relation to dentures and domiciliary care. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Eleanor R. Kleinman, Paul R. Harper, Jennifer E. Gallagher Source Type: journals

Relining of prosthesis with auto-polymerizing hard denture reline resins: effect of post-polymerization treatment on flexural strengthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Microwave PP (650 W for 5 min) proved to be an effective method of improving the flexural strength of K relined prosthesis. However, it did not seem to affect NT specimens. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jessica Mie Ferreira Koyama Takahashi, Fernanda Miranda Machado, Juliana Maria Costa Nuñez, Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani, Marcelo Ferraz Mesquita Source Type: journals

Non-surgical treatment of gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine: a case report on an elderly patientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gerodontology 2009; doi:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00273.xNon-surgical treatment of gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine: a case report on an elderly patient Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO) is a significant problem for periodontologists and this side effect is frequently associated with three particular drugs: phenytoin, cyclosporin A and nifedipine. A case report of gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine in an elderly patient treated with non-surgical periodontal therapy is described. A 75-year-old male with generalised gingival overgrowth reported the problem of oral malodour and significant gingival bleedi...
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Bruna de Carvalho Farias, Paula Aguiar Cabral, Estela Santos Gusmão, Sílvia Regina Jamelli, Renata Cimões Source Type: journals

Undergraduate teaching in gerodontology in Leipzig and Zürich – a comparison of different approachesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The lack of a dental service and Leipzig students' inability to offer treatment in the presence of disease was associated with frustrations. Practical training should go beyond dental examinations at a long-term care facility and include the opportunity for dental treatment. Personnel and equipment required for mobile treatment exceed resources available at most German dental schools. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ina Nitschke, Thomas Reiber, Bernhard A.J. Sobotta Source Type: journals

Oral health care in long-term care facilities for elderly people in southern Brazil: a conceptual frameworkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The core concept of 'Promotion of oral health care for elderly people based on the context of LTCI' is capable of explaining the variations in the structure and process of LTCI, as well as in helping to understand the meaning of the oral health care practices for the institutionalised elderly. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, Mario Brondani Source Type: journals

Evaluation of three indices for biofilm accumulation on complete denturesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Assessment of accuracy for the biofilm indices showed instrument bias that was similar among the tested methods. Weak inter-instrument reproducibility was found for the indices, except for the Budtz-Jørgensen Index. This should be the method of choice for clinical studies when more sophisticated approaches are not possible. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos, Claudia Helena Lovato da Silva, Raphael Freitas de Souza, Karina Matthes de Freitas Pontes Source Type: journals

Oral mucosal lesions in denture wearersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: No differences in the prevalence of DMLs in association with denture type were found. The prevalence of OMLs not related to denture wearing was higher in complete denture wearers than in partial denture wearers. This difference was affected by age, and the data were similar to the findings observed in the elderly. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Aree Jainkittivong, Vilaiwan Aneksuk, Robert P. Langlais Source Type: journals

Why do some people lose teeth across their lifespan whereas others retain a functional dentition into very old age?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: It is important to apply life-span and cohort perspectives to oral health and disease. In our sample of persons born before World War I, caries was the main reason for losing all teeth, with substantially increased prevalence by age. Lifestyle factors were significant for losing and for retaining teeth. Periodontal condition had a significant influence on the likelihood of retaining functional dentition, and also when taking psychosocial variables into account. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Helene Thorstensson, Boo Johansson Source Type: journals

Domestic use of a disclosing solution for denture hygiene: a randomised trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the home use of a disclosing agent for denture hygiene does not improve the removal of the biofilm, particularly for patients with adequate oral hygiene habits. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Raphael F. Souza, Rômulo R. Regis, Cássio Nascimento, Helena F. O. Paranhos, Claudia H. Lovato Silva Source Type: journals

Denture stomatitis and its risk indicators in south Brazilian older adultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The data presented here confirms the central role of denture biofilm accumulation in denture stomatitis. It also indicates that smoking may increase susceptibility to infection in its most severe form. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Camila Mello dos Santos, Juliana Balbinot Hilgert, Dalva Maria Pereira Padilha, Fernando Neves Hugo Source Type: journals

Colonisation of soft lining materials by micro-organismsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The surface roughness of the materials is not the only factor governing micro-organism adherence. (Source: Gerodontology)
Source: Gerodontology - June 21, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sabrina Pavan, Paulo Henrique dos Santos, João Neudenir Arioli Filho, Denise Madalena Palomare Spolidorio Source Type: journals

Usefulness of patient photograph as a marker for identifying denture-wearers in India*Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The major advantage of the photographic marker is that identity is easily ascertained by lay persons with the unassisted eye (bar codes require a hand-held reading device); photographic markers are also relevant in the Indian context where one-third of the population is illiterate and diverse scripts are used across the country, making interpretation of written data challenging at times. This allows for photographic markers' routine use in residential and hospital set-ups. Although the photographic marker has low fire resistance, it may be useful in forensic contexts since dentures retained in the mouth are we...
Source: Gerodontology - June 11, 2009 Category: Dentistry Authors: Gouri V. Anehosur, Ashith B. Acharya, Ramesh K. Nadiger Source Type: journals