• Developing Automated Computer Algorithms to Track Periodontal Disease Change from Longitudinal Electronic Dental Records 

  Patel, Jay S.; Kumar, Krishna; Zai, Ahad; Shin, Daniel; Willis, Lisa; Thyvalikakath, Thankam P. (MDPI, 2023-03-08)

  Objective: To develop two automated computer algorithms to extract information from clinical notes, and to generate three cohorts of patients (disease improvement, disease progression, and no disease change) to track ...
• Evaluation of the Water Sorption and Solubility Behavior of Different Polymeric Luting Materials 

  Labban, Nawaf; AlSheikh, Rasha; Lund, Melvin; Matis, Bruce A.; Moore, B. Keith; Cochran, Michael A.; Platt, Jeffrey A. (MDPI, 2021-08-25)

  Objective: The study evaluated the water sorption (WSP) and water solubility (WSL) characteristics of different luting agents over a 180-day water storage period. Materials and Methods: Nine luting materials, i.e., ...
• Combined effects of soft drinks and nicotine on Streptococcus mutans metabolic activity and biofilm formation 

  Mokeem, Lamia S.; Willis, Lisa H.; Windsor, L. Jack; Cook, N. Blaine; Eckert, George; Gregory, Richard L. (J-STAGE, 2021-01)

  The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of nicotine on the activity of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) in soft drinks. Regular soft drinks contain large proportions of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which ...
• Detection and analyzing plane of non-cavitated approximal caries by cross-polarized optical coherence tomography (CP-OCT) 

  Xing, Haixia; Eckert, George J.; Ando, Masatoshi (Elsevier, 2021-07)

  Objective The objective was to assess the detection ability and the effect of analyzing plane of CP-OCT for non-cavitated approximal caries. Methods Thirty human extracted premolars were selected based on micro-computed ...
• Chlorhexidine-modified nanotubes and their effects on the polymerization and bonding performance of a dental adhesive 

  Kalagi, Sara; Feitosa, Sabrina A.; Münchow, Eliseu A.; Martins, Victor M.; Karczewski, Ashley E.; Cook, N. Blaine; Diefenderfer, Kim; Eckert, George J.; Geraldeli, Saulo; Bottino, Marco C. (Elsevier, 2020-05)

  Objectives: The purpose of this study was to synthesize chlorhexidine (CHX)-encapsulated aluminosilicate clay nanotubes (Halloysite®, HNTs) and to incorporate them into the primer/adhesive components of an etch-and-rinse ...
• Effect of dentifrice slurry abrasivity and erosive challenge on simulated non-carious cervical lesions development in vitro 

  Nassar, Hani M.; Hara, Anderson T. (J-STAGE, 2021-04)

  PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of slurry abrasive levels and acidic challenges on the development of non-carious cervical lesions. METHODS: Ninety-six extracted upper premolars were affixed in pairs to acrylic blocks ...
• Negligible therapeutic impact, false-positives, overdiagnosis and lead-time are the reasons why radiographs bring more harm than benefits in the caries diagnosis of preschool children 

  Pontes, Laura Regina A.; Lara, Juan Sebastian; Novaes, Tatiane Fernandes; Gomes Freitas, Julia; Gimenez, Thais; Moro, Bruna Lorena P.; Maia, Haline C. M.; Imparato, José Carlos P.; Braga, Mariana M.; Raggio, Daniela P.; Mendes, Fausto M. (BMC, 2021-03-31)

  Background: To evaluate the clinical course and interventions required during two years of follow-up of dental surfaces of deciduous molars diagnosed, and consequently treated, by two different strategies: diagnosis made ...
• Dietary Fluoride Intake Over the Course of Pregnancy in Mexican Women 

  Castiblanco-Rubio, Gina A.; Muñoz-Rocha, Teresa V.; Cantoral, Alejandra; Téllez-Rojo, Martha M.; Ettinger, Adrienne S.; Téllez-Rojo, Adriana; Peterson, Karen E.; Hu, Howard; Martínez-Mier, E. Angeles (Cambridge, 2021-06)

  Objective: To estimate dietary fluoride intake (F) over the course of pregnancy and the overall adjusted difference in dietary F intake by pregnancy stages and levels of compliance with dietary recommendations. Desig ...
• Artificial Caries Lesion Characteristics after Secondary Demineralization with Theobromine-Containing Protocol 

  Nassar, Hani M.; Lippert, Frank (MDPI, 2021-01-08)

  Developing artificial caries lesions with varying characteristics is needed to adequately study caries process in vitro. The objective of this study was to investigate artificial caries lesion characteristics after secondary ...
• Associations between Urinary, Dietary, and Water Fluoride Concentrations among Children in Mexico and Canada 

  Green, Rivka; Till, Christine; Cantoral, Alejandra; Lanphear, Bruce; Martinez-Mier, E. Angeles; Ayotte, Pierre; Wright, Robert O.; Tellez-Rojo, Martha M.; Malin, Ashley J. (MDPI, 2020-11-08)

  Fluoride, which may be toxic to the developing brain, is added to salt in Mexico and drinking water in Canada to prevent dental caries. We compared childhood urinary fluoride (CUF) concentrations in Mexico City and Canada ...
• In vitro Cariostatic effects of cinnamon water extract on nicotine-induced Streptococcus mutans biofilm 

  Alshahrani, Abdulaziz M.; Gregory, Richard L. (BMC, 2020-02-11)

  Background: Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic oral diseases worldwide. Dental caries is mainly associated with Streptococcus mutans and the Lactobacillus species. A specific relationship was found between ...
• CariesCare International adapted for the pandemic in children: Caries OUT multicentre single-group interventional study protocol 

  Martignon, Stefania; Cortes, Andrea; Douglas, Gail V. A.; Newton, J. Timothy; Pitts, Nigel B.; Avila, Viviana; Usuga-Vacca, Margarita; Gamboa, Luis F.; Deery, Christopher; Abreu-Placeres, Ninoska; Bonifacio, Clarisa; Braga, Mariana M.; Carletto-Körber, Fabiana; Castro, Patricia; Cerezo, María P.; Chavarría, Nathaly; Cifuentes, Olga L.; Echeverri, Beatriz; Jácome-Liévano, Sofía; Kuzmina, Irina; Lara, J. Sebastián; Manton, David; Martinez-Mier, E. Angeles; Melo, Paulo; Muller-Bolla, Michèle; Ochoa, Emilia; Osorio, Jesús R.; Ramos, Ketty; Sanabria, Angie F.; Sanjuán, Johanna; San-Martín, Magdalena; Squassi, Aldo; Velasco, A. Karina; Villena, Rita; Ferreira Zandona, Andrea; Beltrán, Edgar O. (BMC, 2021-12)

  Background Comprehensive caries care has shown effectiveness in controlling caries progression and improving health outcomes by controlling caries risk, preventing initial-caries lesions progression, and patient satisfaction. ...
• The effect of theobromine on the in vitro de- and remineralization of enamel carious lesions 

  Thorn, Anna K.; Lin, Wei-Shao; Levon, John A.; Morton, Dean; Eckert, George J.; Lippert, Frank (Elsevier, 2020)

  Objectives This in vitro study investigated the effect of theobromine on the de- and remineralization of enamel carious lesions under plaque fluid-like conditions. Methods Early carious lesions were created in 272 ...
• Redesign of an informed consent form to increase participation in a school-based dental program 

  Mantilla Rodriguez, Andres A.; Soto, Armando; Martinez Mier, E. Angeles (Wiley, 2021)

  Objectives The study aimed to determine if modifications to the design of a consent form and consenting process increased participation rates in the Indiana University School of Dentistry's Mobile School-Based Dental ...
• How to Intervene in the Caries Process in Older Adults: A Joint ORCA and EFCD Expert Delphi Consensus Statement 

  Paris, Sebastian; Banerjee, Avijit; Bottenberg, Peter; Breschi, Lorenzo; Campus, Guglielmo; Doméjean, Sophie; Ekstrand, Kim; Giacaman, Rodrigo A.; Haak, Rainer; Hannig, Matthias; Hickel, Reinhard; Juric, Hrvoje; Lussi, Adrian; Machiulskiene, Vita; Manton, David; Jablonski-Momeni, Anahita; Santamaria, Ruth; Schwendicke, Falk; Splieth, Christian H.; Tassery, Hervé; Zandona, Andrea; Zero, Domenick; Zimmer, Stefan; Opdam, Niek (Karger, 2020)

  Aim: To provide recommendations for dental clinicians for the management of dental caries in older adults with special emphasis on root caries lesions. Methods: A consensus workshop followed by a Delphi consensus process ...
• The effect of silver diamine fluoride in preventing in vitro primary coronal caries under pH-cycling conditions 

  Sorkhdini, Parand; Crystal, Yasmi O.; Tang, Qing; Lippert, Frank (Elsevier, 2021-01)

  Objectives This study investigated the ability of SDF, and its individual components, silver (Ag+) and fluoride (F−) ions, in preventing enamel demineralization under pH-cycling conditions in the presence or absence of ...
• Secondary caries: what is it, and how it can be controlled, detected, and managed? 

  Askar, Haitham; Krois, Joachim; Göstemeyer, Gerd; Bottenberg, Peter; Zero, Domenick; Banerjee, Avijit; Schwendicke, Falk (Springer, 2020-05)

  Objectives To assess how to control, detect, and treat secondary caries. This review serves to inform a joint ORCA/EFCD consensus process. Methods Systematic and non-systematic reviews were performed or consulted and ...
• Association of human papillomavirus vaccination with exposure to dental or medical visits 

  Shukla, Anubhuti; McKenna, Maria; Hayes, Catherine; Klevens, Ruth Monina (Wiley, 2020)

  Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with oropharyngeal cancers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that >15,000 new cases of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers are ...
• In vitro demineralization prevention by fluoride and silver nanoparticles when applied to sound enamel and enamel caries-like lesions of varying severities 

  Aldhaian, Bader A.; Balhaddad, Abdulrahman A.; Alfaifi, Areej A.; Levon, John A.; Eckert, George J.; Hara, Anderson T.; Lippert, Frank (Elsevier, 2021-01)

  Objectives To investigate the effect of fluoride and silver nanoparticles on the prevention of in vitro demineralization of sound enamel and enamel caries-like lesions of varying severities. Methods Caries-like lesions ...
• How to Intervene in the Caries Process: Dentin Caries in Primary Teeth 

  Santamaría, Ruth M.; Abudrya, Mohamed Hassan; Gül, Gülsün; Mourad, M. H. D. Said; Gomez, Grace Felix; Ferreira Zandona, Andrea G. (Karger, 2020)

  For an ORCA/EFCD consensus, this review systematically assessed available evidence regarding interventions performed and materials used to manage dentin carious lesions in primary teeth. A search for systematic reviews ...

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