This review of the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in primary teeth and factos associated with TDI includes 21 cross-sectional studies.
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Dental Fear in Adults
This review aiming to estimate the global prevalence of dental fear in adults included 31 observational studies the majority of which were at high risk of bias. The findings suggest an overal prevalence of 15.3 % (95%CI; 10.23 to 21.15%).
[read the full story...]Prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorders
This review was to evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) among the general population. 21 studies involving a total of 11,535 patients were included with the findings suggesting a prevalence of 29.3% (95%CI; 6.1–72.3%) in adults assessed using the RDC/TMD Criteria.
[read the full story...]Dementia and loneliness: prevalence and determinants for people living in the UK
Rosie Mansfield summarises recent findings from the IDEAL programme on the prevalence and determinants of loneliness in people living with dementia.
[read the full story...]Top Dental Elf Blogs: Apr – Jun 2020
Erosive tooth wear and gastro-oesophageal reflux, oral lichen planus and oro-facial manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus were popular blogs in April, May and June of 2020.
[read the full story...]One in four UK children exposed to maternal mental illness
Francesca Bentivegna reviews a national retrospective cohort study which explores the prevalence of maternal mental illness among children and adolescents in the UK during 2005-2017.
[read the full story...]Hyposalivation: Prevalence in the elderly
13 studies involving a total of 3885 patients were included in this review of the prevalence of hyposalivation in individuals aged ≥ 60 years. The findings suggest an overall prevalence of 33.4% (95%CI; 23.9- 43.6%).
[read the full story...]Dental Anxiety: Prevalence in children and adolescents
This review of the global prevalence of dental anxiety in children and adolescents included 50 studies reported in 57 papers. The findings showed that dental anxiety is a frequent problem in 3‐ to 18‐year‐olds worldwide being commoner in schoolchildren and preschool children than in adolescents.
[read the full story...]COVID-19 Dental Elf Blogs -3
This is the third compilation page of our dental blogs related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) or COVID-19 outbreak.
[read the full story...]FFP3 fit testing accuracy and Covid-19 prevalence update
In another of his series of blogs on Covid-19 Mark-Steven Howe looks at the latest data on prevalence from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and data on the fit testing of FFP3 masks.
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