ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00767.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00768.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00769.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The personality traits of introversion/extraversion and neuroticism were investigated as determinants of the utilization of restorative dental care, controlling for socioeconomic status and restorative need. The VA Dental Longitudinal Study (DLS) provided information on the restorative treatment received by 593 healthy adult males during a 10–year period. Utilization of restorative services was measured by calculating the percentage of surfaces that needed and received treatment, as identified by the DLS examiners by clinical and radiographic examination. Oral examinations were initiated in 1969 with subsequent examinations occurring at approximately 3–year intervals. Personality measures for these individuals were obtained using the EPI‐Q, a shortened form of the Eysenck Personality Inventory.A plot of neuroticism versus the utilization measure yielded a curvilinear relationship suggesting that participants seeking the most dental care scored moderately on the neuroticism scale while those scoring lowest and highest on this scale sought less treatment. In contrast, the introversion/extraversion scale showed no apparent relationship with dental care utilization. Results from the regression analysis suggest that dentition and socioeconomic status are strong determinants of utilization and that need for restorative treatment influences utiliz

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00770.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Sodium chloride and sucrose gustatory recognition thresholds, suprathreshold taste intensity function, and sucrose suprathreshold taste preference in healthy adult males with removable artificial dentition were compared with persons having natural dentition. In addition, several inorganic salivary constituents were evaluated for their possible relationship with these modalities.The 75 participants studied were divided into two age and two dentition groups: less than 65 years versus 65 years and older; and natural dentition only versus either removable partial dentures or complete artificial dentition. Recognition threshold and suprathreshold psychophysical functions were assessed using aqueous solutions of sodium chloride and sucrose. Suprathreshold hedonic judgments were also determined for sucrose. Samples of stimulated parotid saliva were analyzed for sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate.As age increased, a statistically significant decrease was noted in the exponent of the psychophysical function for sodium chloride. A similar, but nonsignificant, trend was observed for sucrose, which was complicated by an interaction between age and dentition status. For sodium chloride, recognition thresholds tended to be higher for older persons with removable partial and complete dentures. However, no statistically significant effect was observed on the sucrose threshold or hedonic response as a result of dentition status. Analysis of several parotid saliva constituents showed no statistically significant effect caused by age or dentition status and correlations noted among the psychophysical measures appeared to be fortuitous.

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00771.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

As part of a series of studies on oral health behaviors of older persons, 81 elderly Japanese Americans were interviewed regarding their dental service utilization patterns, oral health attitudes, and dental status. The sample consisted of 35 Issei (first generation) and 46 Nisei (second generation) Japanese Americans. Because of the significant age difference between the Issei and Nisei, it was difficult to examine generational differences between the two groups. When age differences were controlled, there was no difference between the two generations in interval since their last dental visit. However, reasons for dental visits differed between the two groups, with the Issei more likely to seek help with dentures or general restorative work while the Nisei were more likely to schedule appointments for dental check‐ups and cleaning. The best predictors of dental service utilization for the entire sample were the use of complete dentures, age, and education (R2= .38), but when the respondent's perceived importance of oral health was entered into the equation, this variable accounted for more variance than age or education. The combination of complete dentures, importance, and age accounted for 41% of the variance in recency of dental service utilization. Locus of control, the belief component of attitudes, and overall attitude scores did not add significantly to the prediction of dental utilizatio

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00772.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article reviews the therapeutic problems that arise in the dental management of hemophilia patients with inhibitor and suggests an anesthesia technique that may eliminate the need for factor replacement during restorative procedures. Intraligamentary anesthesia was used during restorative procedures that were performed throughout an 8–year period on a patient with factor VIII inhibitor. Multiple restorative procedures were accomplished without the use of replacement factor and with no postoperative bleeding. This technique, in consultation with the patient's physician, may be performed by most general practitioners in their private office

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00773.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper reports the results of a study of dentists' recommendations regarding the appropriate health action of elders in response to certain oral common symp toms and problems. Previous studies have found that elders most commonly respond to oral symptoms by using nonprofessional means. This study found that, without exception, the recommendation to consult a dentist was the primary mode of response favored by dentists, even in response to symptoms and problems that are most often trivial and rarely indicative of serious health problems. The results of this pilot study suggest that the need exists for dentists to reach a more realistic consensus regarding alternatives to professional consultation in response to some symptoms and problems.

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00774.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00775.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0275-1879    

DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb00776.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY