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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Timothy I. Shipley PhD
Welcome to BMC Oral Health published by BioMed Central
BMC Oral Health is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the mouth, teeth and gums, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Oral Health (ISSN 1472-6831) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, Cinahl and Google Scholar.
BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :30
Improvement of public knowledge of HIV transmission and dentists' competence in Sudan is essential to minimize avoidance of dental health care due to fear of HIV infection in the context of the epidemic.
BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :24
Around a quarter of Japanese children with developmental disabilities such as autism have species of bacteria in their dental plaque that put them at risk of periodontitis.
BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :21
An upstream allele of human beta-defensin 1, -44 G, increases constitutive expression of both hBD1 and hBD3 in keratinocytes, while the more common C allele is associated with interferon-gamma-induced expression of these genes.
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Research article
Risk indicators for severe impaired oral health among indigenous Australian young adults Lisa M. Jamieson, Kaye F. Roberts-Thomson, Susan M. Sayers BMC Oral Health 2010, 10 :1 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The emerging dental workforce: long-term career expectations and influences. A quantitative study of final year dental students' views on their long-term career from one London Dental School Jennifer E Gallagher, Resmi Patel, Nairn HF Wilson BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :35 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Factors associated with the desire for orthodontic treatment among Brazilian adolescents and their parents Leandro S Marques, Isabela A Pordeus, Maria L Ramos-Jorge, Cid A Filog BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :34 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Down-regulation of transforming growth factor beta-2 expression is associated with the reduction of cyclosporin induced gingival overgrowth in rats treated with roxithromycin: an experimental study Simone Aparecida Probst Cond BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :33 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Managing dental caries in children in Turkey - a discussion paper Asli Topaloglu-Ak, Ece Eden, Jo E Frencken BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :32 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulceration in Jordanian dental patients Rima Ahmad Safadi BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :31 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Utilization of dental health care services in context of the HIV epidemic- a cross-sectional study of dental patients in the Sudan Elwalid Fadul Nasir, Anne Nordrehaug BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :30 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Oral health and the impact of socio-behavioural factors in a cross sectional survey of 12-year old school children in Laos Nanna J BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :29 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improved ability of biological and previous caries multimarkers to predict caries disease as revealed by multivariate PLS modelling BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :28 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of oral self-care in patients with periodontitis: a pilot study in a dental school clinic in Japan Atsushi Saito, Momomi Kikuchi, Fumie Ueshima, Shinya Matsumoto, Hiroki Hayakawa, Hitomi Masuda, Takemi Makiishi BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :27 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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How information systems should support the information needs of general dentists in clinical settings: suggestions from a qualitative study Mei Song, Heiko Spallek, Deborah Polk, Titus Schleyer, Teena Wali BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2010, 10 :7 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the tongue base:
A case for the case-report and review of the literature
Peter Peters, Costa Repanos, James Earnshaw, Patrick Stark, Bryan Burmeister, Lloyd McGuire, Susanne Jeavons, William B Coman AM Head & Neck Oncology 2010, 2 :4 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short Report
Prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions in Vidisha
Ravi Mehrotra, Shaji Thomas, Preeti Nair, Shruti Pandya, Mamta Singh, Niraj S. Nigam, Pankaj Shukla BMC Research Notes 2010, 3 :23 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Buccal Alterations in Diabetes Mellitus Carlos ANTONIO Negrato, Olinda Tarzia Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2010, 2 :3 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible - an unusual case report and review of literature Rakesh S Ramesh, Suraj Manjunath, Tanveer H Ustad, Saira Pais, Shivakumar K Head & Neck Oncology 2010, 2 :1 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evaluating clinical periodontal measures as surrogates for bacterial exposure: The Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study (INVEST) Ryan T Demmer, Panos N Papapanou, David R Jacobs Jr, Moise Desvarieux BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :2 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology article
In vitro modeling of host-parasite interactions: the 'subgingival' biofilm challenge of primary human epithelial cells Bernhard Guggenheim, Rudolf Gmur, Johnah C Galicia, Panagiota G Stathopoulou, Manjunatha R Benakanakere, Andre Meier, Thomas Thurnheer, Denis F Kinane BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :280 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Odontogenic keratocysts in Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: a case report Nooshin Mohtasham, Somayyeh Nemati, Shokoofeh Jamshidi, Ataollah Habibi, Masume Johari Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9399 (24 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Factors associated with seroprevalence of hepatitis C among dentists at a large Brazilian city Vera L Virology Journal 2009, 6 :228 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Effectiveness of adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with oropharyngeal and floor of mouth squamous cell carcinoma and concomitant histological verification of singular ipsilateral cervical lymph node metastasis (pN1-state) - A prospective multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial using a comprehensive cohort design Maximilian Moergel, Antje Jahn-Eimermacher, Frank Krummenauer, Torsten E Reichert, Wilfried Wagner, Thomas G Wendt, Jochen A Werner, Bilal Al-Nawas Trials 2009, 10 :118 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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