Home
Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Rikki Graham
Welcome to BMC Oral Health published by BioMed Central
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, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl and Google Scholar.
BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :10
Atraumatic restorative treatment is highly utilized by trained oral health operators in South Africa, however, this increased utilization has not affected the restoration to extraction ratio for primary or permanent teeth.
BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :4
Hospital nursing staff have low awareness of common risk factors for oral cancer and under half perform oral health checks on admitted patients, indicating missed opportunities for effective early oral cancer detection and prevention
more info ]
Research article
Periodontal conditions, oral Candida albicans and salivary proteins in type 2 diabetic subjects with emphasis on gender. Fawad Javed, Lena Klingspor, Ulf Sundin, Mohammad Altamash, Bjorn Klinge, Per-Erik Engstrom BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :12 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Development of Danish version of child oral-health-related quality of life questionnaires (CPQ8 and CPQ11 ) Pia Wogelius, Hans Gj BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :11 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Utilization of the ART approach in a group of public oral health operators in South Africa: a 5-year longitudinal study Steffen Mickenautsch, Jo E Frencken BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :10 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Validating an alternate version of the chewing function questionnaire in partially dentate patients Kazuyoshi Baba, Mike T John, Mika Inukai, Kumiko Aridome, Yoshimasa Igarahsi BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :9 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
A randomised control trial of the effectiveness of personalised letters sent subsequent to school dental inspections in increasing registration in unregistered children Chris J Cunningham, Rob Elton, Gail VA Topping BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :8 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Toothache and associated factors in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional population-based study Mirian Kuhnen, Marco A Peres, Anelise V Masiero, Karen G Peres BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :7 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Postoperative complications of pediatric dental general anesthesia procedure provided in Jeddah hospitals, Saudi Arabia Najat Farsi, Rania Ba'akdah, Abdulaziz Boker, Abdullah Almushayt BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :6 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Pit and fissure sealants in dental public health Sari Kervanto-Sepp BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :5 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Oral cancer awareness amongst hospital nursing staff: a pilot study Lachlan M Carter, Andrew T Harris, Vikram P Kavi, Sarah Johnson, Anastasios Kanatas BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :4 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
The promotion of oral health within the Healthy School context in England: a qualitative research study Emma Stokes, Cynthia M Pine, Rebecca V Harris BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :3 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Team approach concept in management of oro-facial clefts: a survey of Nigerian practitioners.
Victor I Akinmoladun, Obitade S Obimakinde Head & Face Medicine 2009, 5 :11 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
A clinical evaluation of amlexanox oral adhesive pellicles in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and comparison with amlexanox oral tablets: a randomized, placebo controlled, blinded, multicenter clinical trial Wenxia Meng, Yi Dong, Jie Liu, Zhi Wang, Xiaobo Zhong, Ruiyang Chen, Hongmei Zhou, Mei Lin, Lu Jiang, Feng Gao, Tao Xu, Qianming Chen, Xin Zeng Trials 2009, 10 :30 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Correlation of histopathological diagnosis with habits and clinical findings in oral submucous fibrosis
Shruti Pandya, Ajay KUMAR Chaudhary, Mamta Singh, Mangal Singh, Ravi Mehrotra Head & Neck Oncology 2009, 1 :10 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Comparison of a high and a low intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dentistry setting in Sweden - a randomized trial Eva Nohlert, Ake Tegelberg, Per Tillgren, Pia Johansson, Andreas Rosenblad, Asgeir R Helgason BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :121 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics in the USA Erick Suarez, William A Calo, Eduardo Y Hernandez, Elba C Diaz, Nayda R Figueroa, Ana P Ortiz BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :129 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Number of teeth and myocardial infarction and stroke among elderly never smokers Anna-Maija H Syrj Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2009, 8 :6 (22 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Differential gene expression in the salivary gland during development and onset of xerostomia in SjAec1Aec2 mouse Cuong Q Nguyen, Ashok Sharma, Byung Ha Lee, Jin-Xiong She, Richard A McIndoe, Ammon B Peck Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R56 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
The effectiveness of the Uchida-Kraepelin test for psychological stress: an analysis of plasma and salivary stress substances Koreaki Sugimoto, Aya Kanai, Noriaki Shoji BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2009, 3 :5 (3 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Gene therapy: the end of the rainbow? Edward J Shillitoe Head & Neck Oncology 2009, 1 :7 (30 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Ageing exacerbates damage of systemic and salivary neutrophils from patients presenting Candida -related denture stomatitis Tha Immunity & Ageing 2009, 6 :3 (28 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Featured articles
10 and CPQ11
rup, Dorte Haubek, Rodrigo Lopez, Sven Poulsen
l
stalo, Sirpa Hartikainen, Raimo Sulkava, Matti L Knuuttila
s Helena Gasparoto, Narciso Almeida Vieira, Vinicius Carvalho Porto, Ana Paula Campanelli, Vanessa Soares Lara