Prevention in practice - a summary.

Periodontal diseases. Lancet (2005) 10.13

The global burden of oral diseases and risks to oral health. Bull World Health Organ (2005) 8.15

The global increase in dental caries. A pending public health crisis. Am J Dent (2009) 3.57

Fluoride varnishes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 2.88

Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 2.78

Health human resources planning and the production of health: development of an extended analytical framework for needs-based health human resources planning. J Public Health Manag Pract (2009) 2.59

Inequalities in oral health: a review of the evidence and recommendations for action. Br Dent J (1999) 2.44

The effect of chlorhexidine varnish on root caries: a systematic review. Caries Res (2011) 2.33

Periodontitis and diabetes: a two-way relationship. Diabetologia (2011) 2.27

Models for financing dental services. A review. Community Dent Health (2005) 2.19

Is skill mix profitable in the current NHS dental contract in England? Br Dent J (2011) 2.17

The influence of "new science" on dental education: current concepts, trends, and models for the future. J Dent Educ (2007) 1.90

Dental therapists: a global perspective. Int Dent J (2008) 1.73

A systematic review of risk factors during first year of life for early childhood caries. Int J Paediatr Dent (2012) 1.66

How has research into cytokine interactions and their role in driving immune responses impacted our understanding of periodontitis? J Clin Periodontol (2011) 1.66

FDI Vision 2020: shaping the future of oral health. Int Dent J (2012) 1.63

Predictors of dental caries progression in primary teeth. J Dent Res (2009) 1.42

Oral health risks of tobacco use and effects of cessation. Int Dent J (2010) 1.36

Paying for the wrong kind of performance? Financial incentives and behaviour changes in National Health Service dentistry 1992-2009. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2011) 1.28

International Consensus Workshop on Caries Clinical Trials (ICW-CCT)--final consensus statements: agreeing where the evidence leads. J Dent Res (2004) 1.28

Non-carious cervical tooth surface loss: a literature review. J Dent (2008) 1.27

Evidence on existing caries risk assessment systems: are they predictive of future caries? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2013) 1.13

International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) and its International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) - methods for staging of the caries process and enabling dentists to manage caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2013) 1.13

Minimal intervention dentistry for managing dental caries - a review: report of a FDI task group. Int Dent J (2012) 1.13

How the detection, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of caries integrate with personalized caries management. Monogr Oral Sci (2009) 1.12

Caries management pathways preserve dental tissues and promote oral health. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2013) 1.05

Erosive tooth wear: a multifactorial condition of growing concern and increasing knowledge. Monogr Oral Sci (2014) 1.04

An analysis of methods of toothbrushing recommended by dental associations, toothpaste and toothbrush companies and in dental texts. Br Dent J (2014) 1.03

A controlled study of oral self-care and self-perceived oral health in type 2 diabetic patients. Acta Odontol Scand (2001) 1.01

Sucrose and dental caries: a review of the evidence. Obes Rev (2009) 0.99

Non-surgical management methods of noncavitated carious lesions. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2013) 0.98

The identification of supplier-inducement in a fixed price system of health care provision. The case of dentistry in the United Kingdom. J Health Econ (1988) 0.97

The definition of oral health. Br Dent J (1993) 0.94

Diagnosis of erosive tooth wear. Monogr Oral Sci (2014) 0.93

Methods for assessment of dental erosion. Monogr Oral Sci (2014) 0.92

Plaque and gingival status as indicators for caries progression on approximal surfaces. Caries Res (1998) 0.91

Is dental erosion really a problem? Adv Dent Res (2012) 0.90

Provider incentives and access to dental care: evaluating NHS reforms in England. Soc Sci Med (2012) 0.83

Restorative aspects of periodontal disease: an update part 1. Dent Update (2014) 0.77

Prevalence of diseases and conditions which impact on oral health and oral health self-care among older chilean. J Aging Health (2014) 0.77

Evidence-based clinical recommendations for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants: a report of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. J Am Dent Assoc (2008) 4.66

Updated recommendations for managing the care of patients receiving oral bisphosphonate therapy: an advisory statement from the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. J Am Dent Assoc (2008) 2.36

"Interaction" and research utilisation in health policies and programs: does it work? Health Policy (2005) 2.33

Improving America's access to care: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research addresses oral health disparities. J Am Dent Assoc (2004) 2.22

Access as a policy-relevant concept in low- and middle-income countries. Health Econ Policy Law (2009) 2.13

The effect of different methods of remuneration on the behaviour of primary care dentists. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 2.07

Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 2.01

Optimizing a portfolio of health care programs in the presence of uncertainty and constrained resources. Soc Sci Med (2003) 2.01

Caries-preventive effect of fissure sealants: a systematic review. Acta Odontol Scand (2003) 1.97

Dietary factors in the prevention of dental caries: a systematic review. Acta Odontol Scand (2003) 1.95

Near-infrared hyperspectral imaging of teeth for dental caries detection. J Biomed Opt (2010) 1.91

Effect of a dental cream containing amorphous cream phosphate complexes on white spot lesion regression assessed by laser fluorescence. Oral Health Prev Dent (2007) 1.79

Familial and cultural perceptions and beliefs of oral hygiene and dietary practices among ethnically and socio-economicall diverse groups. Community Dent Health (2004) 1.78

Definitions of periodontal disease in research. J Clin Periodontol (2008) 1.63

Oral health-related quality of life for 8-10-year-old children: an assessment of a new measure. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2005) 1.60

Dental auxiliaries for dental care traditionally provided by dentists. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 1.56

Fluoride supplements (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gums) for preventing dental caries in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.54

Salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli levels after ingestion of the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 by straws or tablets. Acta Odontol Scand (2006) 1.54

Effects of smoking cessation on the outcomes of non-surgical periodontal therapy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. J Clin Periodontol (2013) 1.52

Recruitment strategies for minority participation: challenges and cost lessons from the POWER interview. Ethn Dis (2005) 1.52

A review on prevention and treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesions - evidence-based methods and emerging technologies. Open Dent J (2011) 1.51

Determinants of dental care visits among low-income African-American children. J Am Dent Assoc (2007) 1.49

Effects of tobacco smoking on the survival rate of dental implants placed in areas of maxillary sinus floor augmentation: a systematic review. Clin Oral Implants Res (2013) 1.48

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs): the silence of the lambda. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.47

On the impossibility of trigger point-acupoint equivalence: a commentary on Peter Dorsher's analysis. J Altern Complement Med (2008) 1.45

Caries prevalence in children with cleft lip and palate--a systematic review of case-control studies. Int J Paediatr Dent (2007) 1.44

Preferences of Women Evaluating Risks of Tamoxifen (POWER) study of preferences for tamoxifen for breast cancer risk reduction. Cancer (2005) 1.43

Economic evaluation of dental caries prevention: a systematic review. Acta Odontol Scand (2003) 1.38

Oral health risks of tobacco use and effects of cessation. Int Dent J (2010) 1.36

International comparisons of health inequalities in childhood dental caries. Community Dent Health (2004) 1.34

Who you know, where you live: social capital, neighbourhood and health. Soc Sci Med (2004) 1.33

A review of the reliability of traditional East Asian medicine diagnoses. J Altern Complement Med (2009) 1.33

Contemporary methods of labeling dental prostheses--a review of the literature. J Forensic Sci (2006) 1.32

Response of subgingival bacteria to smoking cessation. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.27

Short-term effect of ice-cream containing Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 on the number of salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli. Acta Odontol Scand (2008) 1.25

Effect of yogurt with Bifidobacterium DN-173 010 on salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli in young adults. Acta Odontol Scand (2005) 1.22

Inclusion of drugs in provincial drug benefit programs: Should "reasonable decisions" lead to uncontrolled growth in expenditures? CMAJ (2003) 1.18

Reduction of salivary mutans streptococci in orthodontic patients during daily consumption of yoghurt containing probiotic bacteria. Eur J Orthod (2009) 1.16

The Diabetes Continuity of Care Scale: the development and initial evaluation of a questionnaire that measures continuity of care from the patient perspective. Health Soc Care Community (2004) 1.16

An applied simulation model for estimating the supply of and requirements for registered nurses based on population health needs. Policy Polit Nurs Pract (2009) 1.15

Differences in bacterial saliva profile between periodontitis patients and a control cohort. J Clin Periodontol (2013) 1.14

Oral health in children and adolescents with different socio-cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Acta Odontol Scand (2010) 1.14

The effect of copayments for prescriptions on adherence to prescription medicines in publicly insured populations; a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2013) 1.13

Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activity in saliva of periodontitis patients: effect of smoking and periodontal treatment. Clin Oral Investig (2008) 1.12

Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: an exercise in applied needs-based planning. Health Policy (2011) 1.10

Denture marking--patient preference of various methods. J Forensic Sci (2007) 1.09

Fluoride metabolism and fluorosis. J Dent (2004) 1.09

NICE methodological guidelines and decision making in the National Health Service in England and Wales. Pharmacoeconomics (2003) 1.09

Host response modulation in periodontics. Periodontol 2000 (2008) 1.08

Planning for what? Challenging the assumptions of health human resources planning. Health Policy (2009) 1.07

Unemployment and health: contextual-level influences on the production of health in populations. Soc Sci Med (2002) 1.07

Treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesions with casein phosphopeptide-stabilised amorphous calcium phosphate. Clin Oral Investig (2010) 1.06

Perceived everyday discrimination and psychological distress: does social support matter? Ethn Health (2010) 1.05

Expression and regulation of interleukin-33 in human monocytes. Immunology (2010) 1.04

Identification of the edentulous individual: an investigation into the accuracy of radiographic identifications. J Forensic Sci (2010) 1.03

Clinical assessment to screen for the detection of oral cavity cancer and potentially malignant disorders in apparently healthy adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.03

A review of the evidence for pathogenic mechanisms that may link periodontitis and diabetes. J Periodontol (2013) 1.02

A review of the evidence for pathogenic mechanisms that may link periodontitis and diabetes. J Clin Periodontol (2013) 1.02

Immediate replacement of fishing with dairying by the earliest farmers of the Northeast Atlantic archipelagos. Proc Biol Sci (2014) 1.01

Current status of predoctoral geriatric education in U.S. dental schools. J Dent Educ (2003) 1.01

Economic aspects of the detection of occlusal dentine caries. Acta Odontol Scand (2009) 1.00

A systematic review of mammography educational interventions for low-income women. Am J Health Promot (2005) 0.99

Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 0.99

A framework for costing diagnostic methods in oral health care: an application comparing a new imaging technology with the conventional approach for maxillary canines with eruption disturbances. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2012) 0.99

Host-response: understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of host-microbial interactions--consensus of the Seventh European Workshop on Periodontology. J Clin Periodontol (2011) 0.98

Findings from the oral health study of the Danish Health Examination Survey 2007-2008. Acta Odontol Scand (2013) 0.98

Non-surgical management methods of noncavitated carious lesions. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2013) 0.98

An exploratory qualitative interview study about collaboration between medicine and dentistry in relation to diabetes management. BMJ Open (2013) 0.97

Professional fluoride varnish treatment for caries control: a systematic review of clinical trials. Acta Odontol Scand (2004) 0.97

Patients' experiences of the impact of periodontal disease. J Clin Periodontol (2010) 0.96

Validation of an age-modified caries risk assessment program (Cariogram) in preschool children. Acta Odontol Scand (2009) 0.96

Equity in the use of antiretroviral treatment in the public health care system in urban South Africa. Health Policy (2010) 0.96

Dental plaque formation and salivary mutans streptococci in schoolchildren after use of xylitol-containing chewing gum. Int J Paediatr Dent (2007) 0.96

The effects of nursing turnover on continuity of care in isolated First Nation communities. Can J Nurs Res (2005) 0.95

The teaching of denture marking methods in dental schools in the United Kingdom and the United States. J Forensic Sci (2009) 0.95

Geo-mapping of time trends in childhood caries risk--a method for assessment of preventive care. BMC Oral Health (2012) 0.94

Effect of xylitol on mutans streptococci and lactic acid formation in saliva and plaque from adolescents and young adults with fixed orthodontic appliances. Eur J Oral Sci (2004) 0.94

Levels of evidence for the outcome of nonsurgical endodontic treatment. J Endod (2005) 0.94

Assessing patterns of restorative and preventive care among children enrolled in Medicaid, by type of dental care provider. J Am Dent Assoc (2009) 0.93

Validation and quality control of ELISAs for the use with human saliva samples. J Immunol Methods (2012) 0.93

Individual and regional determinants of mammography uptake. Can J Public Health (2004) 0.93

Growth inhibition of oral mutans streptococci and candida by commercial probiotic lactobacilli--an in vitro study. BMC Oral Health (2010) 0.93

Salivary mutans streptococci and dental caries in three-year-old children after maternal exposure to chewing gums containing combinations of xylitol, sorbitol, chlorhexidine, and fluoride. Acta Odontol Scand (2004) 0.92

Lead levels in blood and saliva in a low-income population of Detroit, Michigan. Int J Hyg Environ Health (2006) 0.92

Barriers to the treatment of childhood caries perceived by dentists working in different countries. Community Dent Health (2004) 0.92

Issues arising following a referral and subsequent wait for extraction under general anaesthetic: impact on children. BMC Oral Health (2015) 0.92

Inequalities in neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics: potential evidence-base for neighbourhood health planning. Int J Health Geogr (2005) 0.92

Caries prevalence in 3-year-old children living in a low socio-economic multicultural urban area in southern Sweden. Swed Dent J (2002) 0.92

Caries risk assessment in young adults: A 3-year validation of clinical guidelines used in Public Dental Service. Acta Odontol Scand (2013) 0.92

Impact of periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life. J Dent (2013) 0.92

Attitudes to oral health among adolescents with high caries risk. Acta Odontol Scand (2007) 0.91

Effect of maternal use of chewing gums containing xylitol, chlorhexidine or fluoride on mutans streptococci colonization in the mothers' infant children. Oral Health Prev Dent (2003) 0.91

Cytokine gene polymorphism and immunoregulation in periodontal disease. Periodontol 2000 (2004) 0.91

Microbiological profiles in saliva and supragingival plaque from caries-active adolescents before and after a short-term daily intake of milk supplemented with probiotic bacteria - a pilot study. Oral Health Prev Dent (2010) 0.90

Forensic implications of biting behavior: a conceptually underdeveloped area of investigation. J Forensic Sci (2002) 0.90

Reversal of primary root caries lesions after daily intake of milk supplemented with fluoride and probiotic lactobacilli in older adults. Acta Odontol Scand (2011) 0.90

Management of the low-grade abnormal Pap smear: What are women's preferences? J Fam Pract (2002) 0.90

Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: radiotherapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 0.90