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Australian Dental Journal
December 2000 - Volume 45 Number 4REVIEWSDental amalgam and mercury in dentistry
Mercury in dentistry has re-emerged as a contentious issue in public health, predominantly because so many people are inadvertently exposed to mercury in order to obtain the benefits of dental amalgam fillings, and the risks remain difficult to interpret. This commentary aims to examine the issues involved in public policy assessment of the continued use of dental amalgam in dentistry.
| AJ Spencer | Dental caries is a preventable infectious disease
Dental caries is the most common infectious disease affecting humans. The principal causative agents are a group of streptococcal species collectively referred to as the mutans streptococci of which Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are the most important agents of human caries. This review outlines what is currently known about these ubiquitous pathogens and discusses novel methods for elimination of these bacteria from dental plaque.
| M Balakrishnan
RS Simmonds
JR Tagg | The environmental effects of dental amalgam
Dental amalgam is one of the most commonly used materials in restorative dentistry. However, one of its major components, mercury, is of particular concern due to its potential adverse effects on humans and the environment. In this review, the environmental impact of dental amalgam will be discussed, with particular reference to the effects attributed to its mercury component.
| G Chin
J Chong
A Kluczewska
A Lau
S Gorjy
M Tennant |
ADRF RESEARCH REPORTSCIENTIFIC ARTICLEAustralian dentists’ views on toothbrush wear and renewal
The purpose of this study was to survey the views of Australian dentists on toothbrush wear, toothbrush renewal periods and recommendations to patients and to investigate the relationship between dentists’ views on patients’ toothbrush renewal intervals and dentists’ own renewal habits.
| GC Daly
RI Marshall
R Lazarus |
CLINICAL REPORTCASE REPORTSAn interdisciplinary approach to the management of complex medical and dental conditions
Dental and medical practice often requires an interdisciplinary approach integrating the knowledge, skills and experience of all the disciplines of dentistry, medicine and its associated fields into comprehensive treatment to maximize results. Rapid and comprehensive scientific and technological advances have made it difficult for dental and medical practitioners to keep up to date in their fields; thus, to decrease practitioner frustration and increase patient benefits, an interdisciplinary approach has become essential. This report illustrates how therapy was coordinated for a young medically compromised patient with dental phobia and significant dental problems.
| JPH Rogers
PR Stewart
JV Stapleton
DL Hribar
P Adams
AE Gale | A late developing mandibular premolar supernumerary tooth
This paper presents a case of a patient who developed a mandibular premolar supernumerary tooth between the age of 11 and 20 years. Evidence for the late development of the supernumerary tooth comes from consecutive panoramic radiographs. A review of the international literature concerning late developing supernumerary teeth is included.
| N Gibson | Conservative management of lower second premolar impaction
A case is described in which removal of a deciduous second molar was followed by eruption of an unfavourably inclined premolar located deep within the alveolus.
| AR Collett | Quinine induced coagulopathy – a near fatal experience
Dentists need to be alert to the risk that patients may not reveal their true medical history. There are, however, obligations on the dentist to ensure the accuracy of information the patient gives and to ensure that patients whom they believe are at risk follow their advice.
| M Hawthorne
R Sim
CHC Acton |
CONTINUING EDUCATIONContinuing dental education in osseointegrated implants. A survey
A survey of participants in a continuing education course in osseointegrated implants was carried out to determine dentists’ attitudes toward such courses and how they were integrating implants into their everyday practice.
| RL Brandt
BJ Fitzpatrick
FB Moloney
PM Bartold |
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