Modeling the theory of planned behavior for intention to improve oral health behaviors: the impact of attitudes, knowledge, and current behavior

AL Dumitrescu, M Wagle, BC Dogaru… - Journal of oral …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The aim of this study was to test the efficiency of an extended model of the theory of planned
behavior (TPB) in predicting intention to improve oral health behaviors. The participants in …

A model of periodontitis in the rat: effect of lipopolysaccharide on bone resorption, osteoclast activity, and local peptidergic innervation

AL Dumitrescu, S Abd El‐Aleem… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To establish and characterise a rat model of periodontitis that reiterates the features
of human disease. Methods: Periodontal inflammation was induced by a single injection …

Involvement of psychosocial factors in the association of obesity with periodontitis

AL Dumitrescu, M Kawamura - Journal of oral science, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The present case-control study of 79 subjects (19-69 yr) was designed to assess the relationship
of several psychological determinants to periodontal disease and obesity. Periodontal …

[HTML][HTML] Depression and inflammatory periodontal disease considerations—an interdisciplinary approach

AL Dumitrescu - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Periodontal disease, a bacterially mediated inflammatory disease of the gingival and adjacent
periodontal attachment apparatus, represents, after dental caries, the leading cause of …

[HTML][HTML] periodontal disease–a public health problem

AL Dumitrescu - Frontiers in public health, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In 2010, the World Health Organization published an important report entitled “Equity, Social
Determinants and Public Health Programmes”(1, 2) revealing that among priority public …

Bone grafts and bone graft substitutes in periodontal therapy

AL Dumitrescu - Chemicals in surgical periodontal therapy, 2011 - infona.pl
Bone replacement grafts are widely used to promote bone formation and periodontal
regeneration. Conventional surgical approaches, such as open flap debridement, provide critical …

Instability of self‐esteem, self‐confidence, self‐liking, self‐control, self‐competence and perfectionism: Associations with oral health status and oral health‐related …

AL Dumitrescu, L Zetu, S Teslaru - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
To cite this article: Int J Dent Hygiene 10, 2012; 22–29 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601‐5037.2011.00519.x
Dumitrescu AL, Zetu L, Teslaru S. Instability of self‐esteem, self‐confidence, self‐liking, …

Gender variations in the psychological factors as defined by the extended health belief model of oral hygiene behaviors

…, I Zetu, CB Dogaru, C Duţă, AL Dumitrescu - Procedia-Social and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Oral self-care practice is an effective preventive measure for maintaining good individual
oral health which is an integral part of one's general health. The aim of this analysis was to …

Self-control and self-confidence: their relationship to self-rated oral health status and behaviours.

AL Dumitrescu, BC Dogaru… - Oral health & preventive …, 2009 - search.ebscohost.com
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-control and self-confidence,
and students' self-rated oral health and oral-health-related behaviours. …

Testing five social-cognitive models to explain predictors of personal oral health behaviours and intention to improve them.

AL Dumitrescu, BC Dogaru, C Duta… - Oral health & …, 2014 - search.ebscohost.com
Purpose: To test the ability of several social-cognitive models to explain current behaviour
and to predict intentions to engage in three different health behaviours (toothbrushing, …