Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng DDS, MS, PhD, Chia-Ming Lee BDS, MS
{"title":"Soreness and “flaking off” in right maxillary mucosa after eating chicken-fried steak","authors":"Yi-Shing Lisa Cheng DDS, MS, PhD, Chia-Ming Lee BDS, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 252-256"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141468981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nozomi Sasaki PhD, MPH, Jinman Pang PhD, MS, Simona Surdu MD, PhD, Sage Shirey MA, Theekshana Fernando MBBS, MPH, Jean Moore DrPH
{"title":"Use of oral health services among pregnant women and associations with gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy","authors":"Nozomi Sasaki PhD, MPH, Jinman Pang PhD, MS, Simona Surdu MD, PhD, Sage Shirey MA, Theekshana Fernando MBBS, MPH, Jean Moore DrPH","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.11.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.11.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The authors examined whether use of preventive oral health care services or visits to a dentist or dental clinic for problems during pregnancy is associated with gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data from the 2016-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, comprising 206,080 unweighted responses, were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression. The regression estimates were adjusted for sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, health history, geography, and survey year.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Women who received a diagnosis of gestational diabetes (7.0%) or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (13.3%) had lower rates of preventive oral health care and visits to a dentist or dental clinic for problems during pregnancy than those who did not have these health outcomes. Women who did not receive preventive oral health care had 1.13-fold greater odds (95% CI, 1.06 to 1.20) of having gestational diabetes and 1.08-fold greater odds (95% CI, 1.03 to 1.13) of having hypertensive disorders of pregnancy than those who did. Lack of needed visits to a dentist or dental clinic during pregnancy was associated with 1.28-fold greater odds (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.44) of having hypertensive disorders of pregnancy than in women without dental problems.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Using oral health care preventive services and visits to a dentist or dental clinic for problems during pregnancy was associated with decreased odds of having gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.</div></div><div><h3>Practical Implications</h3><div>Health care professionals should emphasize the importance of obtaining oral health care services to promote oral and overall health among pregnant women. Dentists need to improve their knowledge and willingness to treat pregnant women, especially those with pregnancy complications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 185-197.e2"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dentistry has been put on notice","authors":"Stephen K. Harrel DDS, Charles M. Cobb DDS, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 261-262"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Video Quality","authors":"Carlos M. Ardila PhD, Pradeep K. Yadalam PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.11.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.11.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 183-184"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jordan Pierce DDS, MS, Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino DDS, MS, Tabitha K. Peter BA, Emilio Couso-Queiruga DDS, MS, Michael Schmerman DDS, MS, Aniruddh Narvekar BDS, MS, Fernando Suárez-López del Amo DDS, MS
{"title":"Patient self-reported perception and knowledge of periodontal disease","authors":"Jordan Pierce DDS, MS, Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino DDS, MS, Tabitha K. Peter BA, Emilio Couso-Queiruga DDS, MS, Michael Schmerman DDS, MS, Aniruddh Narvekar BDS, MS, Fernando Suárez-López del Amo DDS, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Limited information is available about patient knowledge and perceptions of periodontal diseases. In this observational, survey-based study, the authors investigated patients’ understanding of periodontal diseases and their experience after periodontal therapy using self-reported oral health–related quality of life.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients receiving oral health care at the College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma, were recruited and surveyed about topics related to general knowledge, etiopathogenesis, treatment outcomes, level of treatment satisfaction, and oral health–related quality of life in the context of periodontal diseases. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and bivariate statistical methods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 190 surveys were collected. The results showed that 19.6% of patients did not know whether they had received a diagnosis of periodontitis and 13.7% were unaware whether they had undergone any treatment for it. Patients who reported having periodontitis had a better understanding of what a periodontal pocket was than healthy patients (79% vs 48%) and agreed smoking tobacco products could worsen the condition (92% vs 69%). Patients who had received a diagnosis of periodontal disease were more concerned about their teeth (eg, esthetics, tooth loss, function, and discomfort) than healthy patients (84.3% vs 58.9%). Lastly, a strong association was found between patients’ total knowledge scores and positive attitude toward their dental health and periodontal therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Patients generally have a limited understanding of their periodontitis diagnosis and treatment. However, those requiring advanced treatment had a better understanding of their condition compared with patients not treated for periodontitis.</div></div><div><h3>Practical implications</h3><div>Clinicians will dedicate more time to patient education about periodontal diseases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 239-250.e4"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefanie L. Russell DDS, MPH, PhD, Shulamite S. Huang PhD, Chloe Bird PhD, Richard E. Heyman PhD, Mary Kang DDS, Chengwu Yang MD, MS, PhD
{"title":"Addressing challenges of prenatal oral health care","authors":"Stefanie L. Russell DDS, MPH, PhD, Shulamite S. Huang PhD, Chloe Bird PhD, Richard E. Heyman PhD, Mary Kang DDS, Chengwu Yang MD, MS, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.12.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 177-179"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association Directory","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0002-8177(25)00059-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0002-8177(25)00059-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Page A12"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Access for all","authors":"Saana Kataria BDS","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2024.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Pages 180-182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protect those baby teeth!","authors":"Anita M. Mark","doi":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.adaj.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17197,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Dental Association","volume":"156 3","pages":"Page 264"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143528997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}