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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, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl and Google Scholar.
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
Improved ability of biological and previous caries multimarkers to predict caries disease as revealed by multivariate PLS modelling Ake Nordlund, Ingegerd Johansson, Carina Kallestal, Thorild Ericson, Michael Sjostrom, Nicklas Stromberg BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :28 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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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 ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Practices participating in a dental PBRN have substantial and advantageous diversity even though as a group they have much in common with dentists at large Sonia K Makhija, Gregg H Gilbert, D Brad Rindal, Paul Benjamin, Joshua S Richman, Daniel J Pihlstrom, Vibeke Qvist, the DPBRN Collaborative Group BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :26 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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In vitro effect of fluoride oral hygiene tablets on artificial caries lesion formation and remineralization in human enamelPeter G BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :25 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Distribution of periodontopathic bacterial species in Japanese children with developmental disabilities Shuhei Naka, Aki Yamana, Kazuhiko Nakano, Rena Okawa, Kazuyo Fujita, Ayuchi Kojima, Hirotoshi Nemoto, Ryota Nomura, Michiyo Matsumoto, Takashi Ooshima BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :24 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Presence of Helicobacter pylori in betel chewers and non betel chewers with and without oral cancers Neluka Fernando, Gnanapragasam Jayakumar, Naomal Perera, Indranee Amarasingha, Fahra Meedin, John Holton BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :23 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Oral health related behaviors among adult Tanzanians: a national pathfinder survey Joyce R Masalu, Emil N Kikwilu, Febronia K Kahabuka, Ahadieli R Senkoro, Irene A Kida BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :22 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of a genetic polymorphism (-44 C/G SNP) in the human DEFB1 gene with expression and inducibility of multiple Andrea A Kalus, L Page Fredericks, Beth M Hacker, Henrik Dommisch, Richard B Presland, Janet R Kimball, Beverly A Dale BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :21 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The modified dental anxiety scale: UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age Gerry M Humphris, Tom A Dyer, Peter G Robinson BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :20 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals Rupert Austin, Kate Jones, Desmond Wright, Nora Donaldson, Jennifer E Gallagher BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :19 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of angiogenesis by CD105 antigen in epithelial salivary gland neoplasms with diverse metastatic behavior Sergio V Cardoso, Kelen Christine N Souza, Paulo Rogerio Faria, Ana Lucia A Eisenberg, Fernando L Dias, Adriano M Loyola BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :391 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Rapidly progressing, fatal acute promyelocytic leukaemia that
initially manifested as a painful third molar: a case report
Juan A Suarez-Cuenca, Jose L Arellano-Sanchez, Aldo A Scherling-Ocampo, Gerardo Sanchez-Hernandez, David Perez-Guevara, Juan R Chalapud-Revelo Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :102 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Ulceration of the oral mucosa induced by antidepressant medication: a case report Fernanda Bertini, Nivea Cristina Sena Costa, Adriana AIGOTTI HABERBECK Brandao, Ana Sueli RODRIGUES Cavalcante, Janete DIAS Almeida Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :98 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Incidental detection of an occult oral malignancy with autofluorescence imaging: a case report Nadarajah Vigneswaran, Sheila Koh, Ann Gillenwater Head & Neck Oncology 2009, 1 :37 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Influences of naturally occurring agents in combination with fluoride on gene expression and structural organization of Streptococcus mutans in biofilms Jae-Gyu Jeon, Marlise I Klein, Jin Xiao, Stacy Gregoire, Pedro L Rosalen, Hyun Koo BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :228 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Dysaesthesia in the mental nerve distribution triggered by a foreign body: a case report Panagiotis Kafas, Tahwinder Upile, Nikolaos Angouridakis, Christos Stavrianos, Nikolaos Dabarakis, Waseem Jerjes Cases Journal 2009, 2 :169 (28 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Debate article
Third molar surgery: the patient's and the clinician's perspective Waseem Jerjes, Tahwinder Upile, Panagiotis Kafas, Syedda Abbas, Jubli Rob, Eileen McCarthy, Peter McCarthy, Colin Hopper International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :32 (24 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology
Panorametry: suggestion of a method for mandibular measurements on panoramic radiographs Edela Puricelli Head & Face Medicine 2009, 5 :19 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Diagnostic evaluation of food-related allergic diseases John Eckman, Sarbjit S Saini, Robert G Hamilton Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2009, 5 :2 (22 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Research article
The incidence and risk of developing a second primary esophageal cancer in patients with oral and pharyngeal carcinoma: a population-based study in Taiwan over a 25 year period Kuan-Der Lee, Chang-Hsien Lu, Ping-Tsung Chen, Chunghuang Hubert Chan, Jen-Tsun Lin, Cih-En Huang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Min-Chi Chen BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :373 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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