Objective: This matched cohort study used data from a large dental HMO in the Pacific
Northwest to evaluate the degree to which pulpal involvement and subsequent endodontic …

Background: Depression has been associated with periodontal disease; however, its
relationship to periodontal treatment outcome (PTO) has not been investigated. Methods: Data …

Aims: Little has been reported on the use of health care services and consequent costs
among persons with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This project compared the use and …

This study evaluated whether oral disorders were associated with chronic systemic diseases
in 532 Canadian adults who are old and very old and living in institutions. A brief oral …

Unlabelled Image Background The authors compiled information on the prevalence of
complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, use, as well as on reports of randomized …

This article provides estimates of dental caries experience and selected restorative and
tooth conditions among US adults, obtained from Phase 1 (1988-1991) of the Third National …

Objective: Standardized measures to assess clinical aspects of the performance of managed
dental care plans are not available. This project sought to develop and evaluate measures …

Objective: Although a set of clinical performance measures, ie, a report card for dental plans,
has been designed for use with administrative data, most plans do not have administrative …

Reading is a complex process that involves low-level visual processing, phonological
processing, and higher-level semantic processing. Given that skilled reading requires integrating …

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the oil to give a white crystalline precipitate, which was collected, washed with ice water and …