BMC Oral Health - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Oral Health (ISSN 1472-6831) published by BioMed CentralStudy protocol of the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA) etiology study- June 3, 2008 Background: People in Appalachia experience some of the worst oral health in the United States. To develop effective intervention and prevention strategies in Appalachia, we must understand the complex relationships among the contributing factors and how they affect the etiology of oral diseases. To date, no such comprehensive analysis has been conducted. This report summarizes the characteristics of the sample and describes the protocol of a study determining contributions of individual,...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/8/18 Prevalence of putative virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterococcus faecalis isolates from patients with dental Diseases- June 1, 2008 Background: This study investigated the prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis, its putative virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility in individuals with and without dental diseases. A total of 159 oral rinse specimens were collected from patients (n = 109) suffering from dental diseases and healthy controls (n = 50). Results: E. faecalis was detected using only culture in 8109 (7.3%) of the patients with various types of dental diseases, whereas no E. faecalis was found in the healthy...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/8/17 |