Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kyra D. Zens, Vasiliki Baroutsou, Jan S. Fehr, Phung Lang
Summary: Pneumococcal vaccination coverage is low in Switzerland, especially among individuals with predisposing health risks. At-risk individuals are aware of their increased risk but feel they do not have enough information on the topic or have not been recommended a vaccination by their physician.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jiaxin Liu, Hao Xu, Guoyao Tang, Hongwei Liu, Zheng Sun, Gang Zhou, Bin Cheng, Wenmei Wang, Hong He, Bin Guo, Wenxia Meng, Qing Liu, Jiongke Wang, Xiaobo Luo, Yu Zhou, Lu Jiang, Xin Zeng, Hongxia Dan, Qianming Chen
Summary: This study investigated the clinical epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for erosive/ulcerative oral lichen planus (OLP) in the Chinese population. The average age of patients was 49.2 years and 61.4% were women. The prevalence of erosive/ulcerative OLP was 24.2%. Risk factor analysis identified age, disease duration, dental calculus, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and regions of habitation as factors associated with erosive/ulcerative OLP.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Valentina Luppieri, Alessandro Pecori, Beatrice Spedicati, Riccardo Schito, Lucia Pozzan, Aurora Santin, Giorgia Girotto, Milena Cadenaro, Maria Pina Concas
Summary: This study aims to investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of malocclusions and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in isolated villages in north-eastern Italy. The findings reveal that Angle class I malocclusion is the most common, followed by class II malocclusion. Temporomandibular joint click/noise is the most prevalent TMD. Risk factors such as ankyloglossia and bruxism are associated with phonetic issues and TMJ click/noise and pain, respectively.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lucas Kuehn, Philip Bachert, Claudia Hildebrand, Jule Kunkel, Joerg Reitermayer, Hagen Waesche, Alexander Woll
Summary: This systematic review provides an overview of cross-sectional studies on health literacy among university students and identifies possible determinants related to health literacy. The majority of studies included in the review show lower health literacy scores among university students compared to reference samples. Various factors such as age, gender, number of semesters, course of studies, parental education, and socioeconomic background influence the health literacy of students. Universities should aim to offer health literacy courses tailored to the specific needs and characteristics of different student subgroups.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Wen Yan, Min Li, Ling Luo, Xiangqun Ju, Lisa Jamieson, Fan Liu
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health literacy (OHL) of nurses and explore the factors affecting their OHL. The results showed that there is room for improvement in nurses' OHL, and it can be improved by enriching their oral health knowledge, promoting positive oral health attitudes, increasing household income, and helping them build correct oral health behaviors.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
D. A. J. M. Schoenaker, J. Stephenson, H. Smith, K. Thurland, H. Duncan, K. M. Godfrey, M. Barker, C. Singh, N. A. Alwan
Summary: This study presents the first national-level report on the state of women's preconception health in England. It found that certain preconception health issues, such as smoking, lack of folic acid supplementation, and previous pregnancy loss, have a high prevalence among women in England. Inequalities in these health issues were observed based on age, ethnicity, and area-based deprivation level. The study suggests the need for improved strategies to address women's preconception health and reduce socio-demographic inequalities.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Ran An, Zitong Wu, Meizi Liu, Yaqin Zhao, Wenfeng Chen
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the oral health behavior and oral health service utilization among different population groups of cancer patients in China. The results showed that cancer patients had poor oral health behaviors and limited oral health service utilization, with rural patients performing worse than their urban counterparts. It is suggested to provide oral health education to cancer patients to improve their oral health behaviors and oral health service utilization.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Nancy Carnide, Victoria Nadalin, Cameron Mustard, Colette N. Severin, Andrea D. Furlan, Peter M. Smith
Summary: This study investigated the use of cannabis among workers after a work-related injury/illness and whether they receive clinical guidance. It was found that workers using cannabis for their work-related condition were more likely to be off work, experience more pain interference, psychological distress, and sleep problems. Although cannabis users were more likely to receive healthcare provider guidance, two-thirds of this group did not receive guidance.
Article
Neurosciences
Patricia Lyra, Joao Botelho, Vanessa Machado, Silvia Rota, Ryan Walker, Juliet Staunton, Luis Proenca, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri, Jose Joao Mendes
Summary: Periodontitis has been found to be associated with elevated levels of hs-CRP in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients. This study compared hs-CRP levels between self-reported periodontitis cases and cases without periodontitis in PD patients. The results showed higher levels of circulating hs-CRP in the self-reported periodontitis group, while higher lymphocyte levels were observed in the self-reported without periodontitis group.
NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Zeinab A. Kasemy, Asmaa Fady Sharif, Nadia M. Bahgat, Shimaa Abdelsattar, Asmaa A. Abdel Latif
Summary: Emotional intelligence has a significant negative impact on job burn-out among critical care physicians. Workplace conflict management acts as a mediator between emotional intelligence and job burn-out. Age and years of experience are negatively correlated with burn-out and positively correlated with conflict management. CoQ10 levels are negatively correlated with burn-out, while positively correlated with emotional intelligence and conflict management.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yuni Mahriani, Ratna Indriyanti, Iwan Ahmad Musnamirwan, Arlette Suzy Setiawan
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between dietary assessment and oral health status of adolescent girls, the relationship between oral hygiene behavior and oral health status, and the simultaneous relationship between dietary assessment and oral hygiene behavior with oral health status. The results showed a significant association between oral hygiene behavior and oral health status, but no significant relationship between dietary assessment and oral health status.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bandna Dhaliwal, Sarah E. Neil-Sztramko, Nikita Boston-Fisher, David L. Buckeridge, Maureen Dobbins
Summary: The study aimed to understand the needs and preferences for an electronic evidence system among public health professionals in Canada. The results of the survey showed that the majority of respondents believed that an electronic evidence system would support their work, and they had high preferences for local contextual data, research and intervention evidence, and information about human and financial resources.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ayuba Issaka, Christopher Stevenson, Yin Paradies, Yessito Corine N. Houehanou, William K. Bosu, Jean Baptiste Kiwallo, Chea Sanford Wesseh, Dismand Stephan Houinato, Diarra J. P. Nazoum, Adrian J. Cameron
Summary: This study investigated the association between urban/rural location and type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in five West African countries. The results showed that the prevalence of both diseases was more than two times higher in urban areas compared with rural areas.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Thomas W. Gaither, John T. Sigalos, Raphael J. Landovitz, Jesse N. Mills, Mark S. Litwin, Sriram Eleswarapu
Summary: This study aimed to quantify the prevalence of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and COVID-19 vaccination disclosure among geosocial networking (GSN) app users, mostly men who have sex with men, in the United States. The study found that race was associated with PrEP disclosure, while geographic area was associated with COVID-19 vaccination disclosure. GSN users in rural areas were less likely to disclose PrEP use and COVID-19 vaccination.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Grace Wong, Tebbin (Fung) Koo, Judith Fethney, Rebecca Chen
Summary: This study assessed the oral health literacy level among undergraduate nursing students at the University of Sydney, Australia, showing overall good oral health knowledge but identified gaps in knowledge in the areas of periodontal disease and oral cancer. Students with English as their second language scored lower on average. The findings may help design an oral health education intervention for nursing students.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2021)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
R. K. Celeste, A. Darin-Mattsson, C. Lennartsson, S. Listl, M. A. Peres, J. Fritzell
Summary: This study reviewed the association between life course social mobility and tooth loss among middle-aged and older individuals. It found that lower social mobility was significantly associated with higher odds of tooth loss. The study also highlighted the importance of socioeconomic status in childhood and adulthood in relation to dental health.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Sarah Arangurem Karam, Francine dos Santos Costa, Karen G. Peres, Marco A. Peres, Fernando C. Barros, Andrea D. Bertoldi, Ina S. Santos, Luciana Tovo, Alicia Matijasevich, Ana M. Menezes, Helen Goncalves, Marcos Britto Correa, Flavio Fernando Demarco
Summary: This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic disparities in untreated dental caries in early childhood in three birth cohorts in Southern Brazil. The results showed that the prevalence of untreated dental caries was higher among socioeconomically deprived children, with family income and maternal education level being positively associated with the risk of untreated dental caries.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
N. G. Nery, L. M. R. Jordao, M. H. N. G. de Abreu, M. C. M. Freire
Summary: The quality of education in cities is associated with unhealthy oral health-related behaviors among adolescent students, particularly low toothbrushing frequency and high sweets consumption. Therefore, schools need to implement appropriate health promotion strategies and provide high-quality education.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Rafaela da Silveira Pinto, Mario Vianna Vettore, Mauro Henrique Guimaraes Nogueira de Abreu, Andrea Clemente Palmier, Rosa Nubia Vieira de Moura, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Summary: This study evaluates the reliability of examiners in reproducing dental indices using in-lux examination method. The results show that the in-lux examination method can replace the in vivo examination method and is more feasible when clinical calibration is unrealistic and involving a large number of examiners.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Lorrany Gabriela Rodrigues, Aline Araujo Sampaio, Carlos Antonio Gomes da Cruz, Mario Vianna Vettore, Raquel Conceicao Ferreira
Summary: This study systematically reviewed instruments developed by nondental professionals to assess the oral health of older adults in LTCF and evaluated their measurement properties. The results showed that some instruments had acceptable validity and reliability, but with low quality of evidence.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Annette Lovheim Kleppang, Mario Vianna Vettore, Ingeborg Hartz, Siri Havas Haugland, Tonje Holte Stea
Summary: This study aimed to identify patterns of health-related behaviors in adolescence and their association with the subsequent diagnoses and/or drug treatment for anxiety and/or depression in adulthood. The findings suggest that patterns of unhealthy behaviors during adolescence are partially associated with an increased risk of anxiety and depression in adulthood.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Marco A. Peres, Karen G. Peres, Angelique Chan, Bei Wu, Murthy Mittinty
Summary: The study aimed to assess the effect of cognition on the loss of functional dentition. Data from the Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly study were analyzed over a 6-year period. The results showed that the proportion of participants with loss of functional dentition increased from 74.6% to 89.9%. However, the association between cognition and functional dentition among the elderly in Singapore remains uncertain after accounting for confounding factors.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Susilena Arouche Costa, Cecilia Claudia Costa Ribeiro, Fabio Renato Manzolli Leite, Marco A. Peres, Soraia de Fatima Carvalho Souza, Gustavo G. Nascimento
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between caries and periodontitis indicators among Americans across different age groups. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 14,421 participants, and the grouping of these indicators was explored. The results showed consistent grouping patterns across different age ranges.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Izabella Barbosa Fernandes, Joana Ramos-Jorge, Priscila Seixas Mourao, Angelica Beatriz Rodrigues, Valeria Silveira Coelho, Mario Vianna Vettore, Maria Leticia Ramos-Jorge
Summary: This study examined the factors influencing the deterioration and severe deterioration of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among preschoolers and their families. It found that extensive tooth decay and failure to undergo recommended dental treatment were associated with worsening OHRQoL over a three-year period. An increase in the number of children in the household was also linked to severe worsening of OHRQoL. These findings highlight the importance of early dental care and maintaining good oral health in preschool-aged children.
Editorial Material
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Sakura Kiuchi, Jun Aida, Upul Cooray, Ken Osaka, Angelique Chan, Rahul Malhotra, Marco A. Peres
Summary: This study compared education-related oral health inequalities in older adults in Singapore and Japan. The results showed that older adults in Singapore had higher rates of being edentate and having a minimal functional dentition, as well as greater education-related inequalities in oral health compared to those in Japan.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Dewi L. I. Nasution, Michiko Furuta, Huihua Li, Myrna Nurlatifah Zakaria, Toru Takeshita, Marco A. Peres, Yoshihisa Yamashita
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the bidirectional temporal relationship between periodontal condition and glycaemic status. The results showed that HbA1c at baseline had a significant effect on mean PPD at follow-up, while fasting glucose had a marginal effect on mean PPD. However, there was no effect of mean PPD or CAL at baseline on fasting glucose or HbA1c at follow-up.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Liliane Ramos Costa, Mario Vianna Vettore, Larissa Neves Quadros, Janete Maria Rebelo Vieira, Ana Paula Correa de Queiroz Herkrath, Adriana Correa de Querioz, Juliana Vianna Pereira, Fernando Jose Herkrath, Maria Augusta Bessa Rebelo
Summary: This study examines the relationships between socio-economic status, psychosocial factors, health-related behaviors and the incidence of dental caries among 12-year-old schoolchildren living in deprived communities in Manaus, Brazil. The findings suggest that sugar consumption and sedentary behavior directly predict the incidence of dental caries. Higher socio-economic status is associated with lower sugar consumption and higher sedentary behavior. Higher social support directly predicts lower sugar consumption. Lower socio-economic status and lower social support indirectly predict dental caries incidence through sugar consumption and sedentary behavior.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Leonardo Essado Rios, Maria do Carmo Matias Freire
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the association between tobacco use and SOC among Brazilian adolescent students. Results showed that higher SOC scores were associated with lower rates of smoking experimentation, current use, daily use, and experimentation with hookah and/or other tobacco products. These associations remained after controlling for sociodemographic and/or social-environmental factors.
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
J. B. S. Ferreira, D. C. A. Rigo, L. R. Costa, M. C. M. Freire
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of negative behavior in preschool children attending dental clinics and its association with sociodemographic, oral health-related, and parental psychosocial factors. The study found that regardless of sociodemographic, psychosocial, or other oral health factors, children who had teeth extracted due to caries had a higher prevalence of negative behavior.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
(2023)
