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Oral hygiene in the prevention of periodontal diseases: the evidence.

Fridus van der Weijden, +1 more
- 01 Feb 2011 - 
- Vol. 55, Iss: 1, pp 104-123
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This article is published in Periodontology 2000.The article was published on 2011-02-01. It has received 219 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oral hygiene & Gingivitis.

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Chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an adjunctive treatment for gingival health.

TL;DR: Assessment of the effectiveness of chlorhexidine mouthrinse used as an adjunct to mechanical oral hygiene procedures for the control of gingivitis and plaque in children and adults finds that further research is very unlikely to change confidence in the estimate of effect.
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Review of Nanomaterials in Dentistry: Interactions with the Oral Microenvironment, Clinical Applications, Hazards, and Benefits

TL;DR: Overall, the clinical benefits generally outweigh the hazards of using ENMs in the oral cavity, and the latter should not prevent the responsible innovation of nanotechnology in dentistry.
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Efficacy of inter-dental mechanical plaque control in managing gingivitis--a meta-review.

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that inter-dental cleaning with IDBs is the most effective method for inter-Dental plaque removal, and the majority of available studies fail to demonstrate that flossing is generally effective in plaque removal.
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Motivational Interviewing in Improving Oral Health: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

TL;DR: Reviewed randomized controlled trials showed varied success of MI in improving oral health, especially on improving periodontal health, and additional studies with methodologic rigor are needed for a better understanding of the roles ofMI in dental practice.
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Periodontal Disease in Pregnancy II. Correlation Between Oral Hygiene and Periodontal Condition

TL;DR: In this paper, the correlation between oral hygiene and periodontal condition was investigated in the context of pregnant women with Periodontal Disease in Pregnancy II (PDI II).
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Periodontal disease in pregnancy. i. prevalence and severity.

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Problems and proposals for recording gingivitis and plaque.

Ainamo J, +1 more
TL;DR: The origin of indices for recording gingivitis and plaque is reviewed and the use of the site prevalence of a single finding is suggested, which could be used as a clinically relevant parameter for oral hygiene and gingival inflammation.
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A comparison of results of meta-analyses of randomized control trials and recommendations of clinical experts. Treatments for myocardial infarction.

TL;DR: Finding and analyzing all therapeutic trials in a given field has become such a difficult and specialized task that the clinical experts called on to summarize the evidence in a timely fashion need access to better databases and new statistical techniques to assist them.
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Comparative cleansing efficiency of manual and power brushing

TL;DR: The purpose of the studies described in this report was to evaluate the efficiency of a reciprocating motion toothbrush as an instrument for cleaning the teeth and the criterion of thoroughness of cleaning was adopted as the main measure of cleaning efficiency.
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