Oral Sciences
Recent Deposits
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Money Where Your Mouth Is: How do Dentists Manage Conflicts Between Commercial Pressures of Practice and Professional Obligations?
Background This research examinesthe phenomena of professionalism and commercialism and how these concepts interact with one another in the context of private dental practice. Dentists are the predominant member of the ... -
Biochemical and structural analysis of Candida albicans multidrug efflux pump Cdr1
Pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are abundant eukaryotic membrane proteins that pump a vast array of different compounds across organelle and cell membranes. Overexpression of the ... -
Wearable devices for jaw activity monitoring
The present work, which focuses on wearable devices for jaw activity monitoring is in a hybrid thesis format, whereby material published or sent for publication is inserted in the chapters of the thesis. The thesis is ... -
Factors affecting children’s oral care practices during the first 2 years of life
1. Background The main purpose of oral care practices for young children is to prevent dental caries. Oral care practices have 2 components: home care and professional dental care. Home oral care practice involves ... -
Factors associated with orthodontic pain
Introduction: The amount of pain experienced during orthodontic treatment varies largely over time and between individuals and can affect a patient’s compliance, ability to chew, well-being and sleep quality. The reasons ... -
Eating Fast and Body Mass Index in Young Adolescents. Is there a relationship?
Behavioural aspects of chewing may influence food intake, nutritional status, and, in turn body weight. Obesity is highly prevalent among New Zealand adolescents, it is also a concern globally, as it impacts negatively on ... -
Is parity associated with periodontal disease and other oral conditions? A longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND: Many believe women’s oral health deteriorates as a result of having children. OBJECTIVES: This research aimed to investigate whether social and behavioural risk factors common to both parity (number of times ... -
Long-Term Association of Occlusal Features with Temporomandibular Joint Sounds and the Incisor Relationship
Introduction: It has been suggested that certain features of occlusion that lay outside what is considered ‘normal’ have the potential to affect risk for temporomandibular joint disorders and incisor stability. This concept ... -
Novel therapeutic targets for Endodontic infections
Dental root canal treatment was first attempted in 1728 (Hasegawa 1983), and is routinely performed all over the world, despite a significant failure rate. The primary cause of failure is bacterial infection, and the most ... -
Dentists’ knowledge and experiences of treating patients with Head and Neck Cancer.
Background In Australasia, Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is more common and survivable than ever before. As a result, the population prevalence of HNC patients (including HNC survivors) in our communities is ever-increasing. ... -
The oral health of rest home residents with dementia
There are increasing numbers of dentate older people in New Zealand and a proportion of them have dementia. To date, there are no data describing the oral health of older people with dementia in a New Zealand setting, ... -
Development of an in vivo model to investigate the effects of three adhesive removal methods around orthodontic brackets: A pilot study
Background Orthodontic treatment has increased significantly over the last two decades, however the prevalence of biofilm related complications in the form of white spot lesions (WSLs) is still unquestionably prevalent. ... -
A longitudinal study of tooth formation and root resorption from birth to preadolescence
The findings of the present study provide information of considerable clinical value to the orthodontist and pedodontist. They also contain basic data for those interested in child growth and they contribute to the normative ... -
Oral Behaviours and Masseter Activity in Patients with Masticatory Muscle Pain
Background: Myogenous pain of the chewing muscles is a subgroup of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). It is a complex condition not fully understood at this time. One possible causal factor of myogenous TMD may be overloading ... -
Dental caries, tooth wear and dietary sugar intake in a sample of Northland Māori.
Background In New Zealand, there are well known disparities in oral health between different ethnicities and groups with different socioeconomic status. It has been recently shown that Māori are 1.8 times more likely to ... -
The Restorative Management of Dental Caries affecting Children and Adolescents in New Zealand
Background With an increase in knowledge and understanding and alongside the development of materials, there has been a fundamental change in the management of dental caries. Contemporary management is governed by minimal ... -
Manuka-Derived Products as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in the Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis
Antibiotics and antiseptics are used as locally-delivered antimicrobial adjuncts in conjunction with scaling and root planing (SRP), mostly to treat non-responding and recurrent deep periodontal pockets. Adjunctive therapy ... -
Psychosocial aspects of periodontal disease diagnosis and treatment
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have attracted interest in periodontal research as our focus shifts from clinician-centric endpoints. PROs generate meaningful insight into the impact of a condition on patients. This ... -
Quality Evaluation of Dental Records and Patient Satisfaction following Periodontal Surgery
Background and aim: Accurate record keeping is essential in daily clinical practice. An audit of clinical records over a specific period helps practitioners to evaluate and improve their performance and deliver a better ... -
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea with oral appliances
The use of oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has become an established treatment choice. To date, follow-up data on the effects of such treatment on the facial skeleton, pharynx and occlusion ...