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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, 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.
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Research article
Oral health status of adults in Southern Vietnam - a cross-sectional epidemiological study Thoa C Nguyen, Dick J Witter, Ewald M Bronkhorst, Nhan B Truong, Nico HJ Creugers BMC Oral Health 2010, 10 :2 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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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 ] [Full text ] [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 ]
Research
Immunomodulatory properties of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth Takayoshi Yamaza, Akiyama Kentaro, Chider Chen, Yi Liu, Yufang Shi, Stan Gronthos, Songlin Wang, Songtao Shi Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2010, 1 :5 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Control of mandibular incisors with the combined Herbst and completely customized lingual appliance - a pilot study Dirk Wiechmann, Rainer Schwestka-Polly, Hans Pancherz, Ariane Hohoff Head & Face Medicine 2010, 6 :3 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlation between stress, stress-coping and current sleep bruxism Maria Giraki, Christine Schneider, Ralf Schafer, Preeti Singh, Matthias Franz, Wolfgang H.-M Raab, Michelle A Ommerborn Head & Face Medicine 2010, 6 :2 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Filifactor alocis - involvement in periodontal biofilms Sebastian Schlafer, Birgit Riep, Ann L Griffen, Annett Petrich, Julia Hubner, Moritz Berning, Anton Friedmann, Ulf B Gobel, Annette Moter BMC Microbiology 2010, 10 :66 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The VicGeneration study - a birth cohort to examine the environmental, behavioural and biological predictors of early childhood caries: background, aims and methods Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Hanny Calache, Mark Gussy, Stuart Daspher, Jane Gibson, Elizabeth Waters BMC Public Health 2010, 10 :97 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Analysis of primary risk factors for oral cancer from select US states with increasing rates Anthony Bunnell, Nathan Pettit, Nicole Reddout, Kanika Sharma, Susan O'Malley, Michelle Chino, Karl Kingsley Tobacco Induced Diseases 2010, 8 :5 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Dimensional structure of the oral health-related quality of life in healthy Spanish workers Javier Montero, Manuel Bravo, Mar Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8 :24 (21 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Destructive effects of smoking on molecular and genetic factors of periodontal disease Miki Ojima, Takashi Hanioka Tobacco Induced Diseases 2010, 8 :4 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The randomized shortened dental arch study (RaSDA): design and protocol Ralph G. Luthardt, Birgit Marre, Achim Heinecke, Joachim Gerss, Hans Aggstaller, Eckhard Busche, Paul Dressler, Ingrid Gitt, Wolfgang Hannak, Sinsa Hartmann, Guido Heydecke, Florentine Jahn, Matthias Kern, Torsten Mundt, Peter Pospiech, Helmut Stark, Bernd Wostmann, Michael H. Walter Trials 2010, 11 :15 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genetic adaptation of Streptococcus mutans during biofilm formation on different types of surfaces Moshe Shemesh, Avshalom Tam, Reuven Aharoni, Doron Steinberg BMC Microbiology 2010, 10 :51 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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