Texas Dental Journal

INTRODUCTION: While significant progress has been made to decrease tobacco smoking among youth and young adults, e-cigarettes threaten to reverse the progress. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of the ReACH Assessment of Knowledge for E-Cigarettes (RAKE) e-cigarette cessation program targeting youth and young adults in Texas. METHODS: Seven dental practitioners and 12 patients participated in this pilot study. Patients aged 15 to 29 who reported current e-cigarette use were recruited by their dental practitioner...

Background: Dry mouth, also commonly known as "xerostomia", is a prominent symptom that is often overlooked by dental practitioners and patients. The purpose of this study was to pilot the development of a mobile application for assessing dry mouth symptoms. The application will allow patients to self-assess and enhance knowledge, awareness and communication with dental practitioners in their management of dry mouth. Method: The first phase of the study was to draw on common knowledge and awareness by conducting two focus groups of dental professionals and community members on content, practicality, functionality, design, and effectiveness...

Purpose: This study's purpose was to examine the processes and the potential for dental practitioners to address environmental health exposure risks to their patients through dental practice-based research participation. To explore this, the South Texas Oral Health Network (STOHN) initiated a collaboration with The Tooth Fairy National Study investigating toxicants stored in deciduous teeth as a potential neurodevelopmental risk factor. Background: Neurodevelopmental disorders (ND), like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), affect 1 in 68 live births...

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Personality Types of Pediatric Dentistry Residents and Residency Applicants PURPOSE: Dentists may possess unique personality traits that distinguish them from the general population. Within the profession, there may be personality traits that are more prevalent in one specialty than another. This project was designed to determine if personality profiling could be a predictor for success in a specialty field, i.e. pediatric dentistry. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed to make the theory of psychological types, described by Carl Jung, understandable and useful to people's everyday lives...

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The Soladey™ toothbrush has a moisture-permeable titanium dioxide (TiO2) resin core in the replacement brush end of a handle activated by light conversion power cells. Purported to have an antibacterial effect and remove more plaque than an ordinary toothbrush, this study was undertaken to establish output measurements of the dry and wet TiO₂ core of the toothbrush during typical illumination of the handle, then quantify lipid peroxidation in three distinct lipid-containing solutions, and bactericidal effects in a live bacterial suspension grown from suctioned oral secretions...

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BACKGROUND: This retrospective case series describes the outcomes of anterior teeth with complicated fractures treated using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in pulpotomy procedures. METHODS: 33 teeth were treated with MTA pulpotomy procedures in an endodontic private practice. All patients had been referred to the practice for diagnosis and treatment of a pulpal exposure due to complicated crown fractures. The teeth were either recalled directly or "indirectly" by the referring dentist...

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Background There has been increasing concern by the American Dental Association, state dental boards, regional legislators, and specialty groups about the current state of dental anesthesia. Specific interest has surrounded methods to improve patient safety during parental sedation and anesthesia. Many times in the history of dental anesthesia, monitoring advances begin in the hospital for general anesthesia, then downscale, become smaller, and find utility in outpatient anesthesia. Monitoring advances ultimately have been shown to improve patient safety and are subsequently universally adopted...

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BACKGROUND: A prospective cohort study that included dentists in The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network was conducted to quantify 12-month failures of restorations that were repaired or replaced at baseline. The study tested the hypothesis that no significant differences exist in failure percentages between repaired and replaced restorations after 12 months. It also tested the hypothesis that certain dentist, patient, and restoration characteristics are significantly associated with the incidence of restoration failure...