Victoria S Lucas

Summary

Affiliation: King's College London
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence, intensity and nature of bacteraemia after toothbrushing
    Victoria S Lucas
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Kings College London, Dental Institute, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS, UK
    J Dent 36:481-7. 2008
  2. ncbi Bacteraemia following debanding and gold chain adjustment
    Victoria S Lucas
    Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, UK
    Eur J Orthod 29:161-5. 2007
  3. ncbi The relationship between odontogenic bacteraemia and orthodontic treatment procedures
    Victoria S Lucas
    Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, UK
    Eur J Orthod 24:293-301. 2002
  4. ncbi Oral health in children with chronic renal failure
    Abeer Al-Nowaiser
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, London, UK
    Pediatr Nephrol 18:39-45. 2003
  5. ncbi Oro-dental health in children with chronic renal failure and after renal transplantation: a clinical review
    Victoria S Lucas
    Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK
    Pediatr Nephrol 20:1388-94. 2005
  6. ncbi Dental age assessment (DAA): reference data for British caucasians at the 16 year threshold
    Julie C Mitchell
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, King s College Dental Hospital and Institute, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
    Forensic Sci Int 189:19-23. 2009
  7. ncbi Prevalence of periodontal pathogens in dental plaque of children
    Gavin P Gafan
    Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Rd, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 42:4141-6. 2004
  8. ncbi Statistical analyses of complex denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles
    Gavin P Gafan
    Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 43:3971-8. 2005
  9. ncbi Oral health of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    Nabila Ahmed
    Department of Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
    J Rheumatol 31:1639-43. 2004
  10. ncbi Comparison of lysis filtration and an automated blood culture system (BACTEC) for detection, quantification, and identification of odontogenic bacteremia in children
    Victoria S Lucas
    Department of Oral Medicine, The Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Healthcare Sciences, University College London, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 40:3416-20. 2002

Collaborators

  • Michael Wilson
  • Julie C Mitchell
  • Gavin P Gafan
  • Graham J Roberts
  • Aviva Petrie
  • David A Spratt
  • Nabila Ahmed
  • Abeer Al-Nowaiser
  • Mary Calvert
  • Kevin J Murray
  • Richard S Trompeter

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Prevalence, intensity and nature of bacteraemia after toothbrushing
    Victoria S Lucas
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Kings College London, Dental Institute, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS, UK
    J Dent 36:481-7. 2008
    ..To estimate the prevalence, intensity and microbial identity of bacteraemia associated with toothbrushing...
  2. ncbi Bacteraemia following debanding and gold chain adjustment
    Victoria S Lucas
    Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, UK
    Eur J Orthod 29:161-5. 2007
    ..Although the number of subjects undergoing gold chain adjustment was small, the findings demonstrate that neither upper debanding nor gold chain adjustment is associated with a significant bacteraemia...
  3. ncbi The relationship between odontogenic bacteraemia and orthodontic treatment procedures
    Victoria S Lucas
    Department of Oral Medicine, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, UK
    Eur J Orthod 24:293-301. 2002
    ..2, SD 9.1), compared with baseline (0.9, SD 0.2; P < 0.02). This investigation demonstrates that the only orthodontic treatment procedure that causes a significant bacteraemia is the placement of a separator...
  4. ncbi Oral health in children with chronic renal failure
    Abeer Al-Nowaiser
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, London, UK
    Pediatr Nephrol 18:39-45. 2003
    ..002). An integrated dental service needs to be developed with emphasis on tooth brushing to prevent gingival hyperplasia and periodontal disease after puberty...
  5. ncbi Oro-dental health in children with chronic renal failure and after renal transplantation: a clinical review
    Victoria S Lucas
    Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK
    Pediatr Nephrol 20:1388-94. 2005
    ..Thus, only oro-dental problems that are mainly encountered and treated by dental surgeons are reviewed...
  6. ncbi Dental age assessment (DAA): reference data for British caucasians at the 16 year threshold
    Julie C Mitchell
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, King s College Dental Hospital and Institute, Bessemer Road, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
    Forensic Sci Int 189:19-23. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine reference data for dental age assessment (DAA) for the 16 year threshold in British caucasians...
  7. ncbi Prevalence of periodontal pathogens in dental plaque of children
    Gavin P Gafan
    Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Rd, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 42:4141-6. 2004
    ..forsythensis is associated with dental plaque at sites with no gingivitis...
  8. ncbi Statistical analyses of complex denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles
    Gavin P Gafan
    Division of Microbial Diseases, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 43:3971-8. 2005
    ..Furthermore, we have demonstrated that logistic regression is a good statistical method for analyzing and characterizing DGGE profiles...
  9. ncbi Oral health of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    Nabila Ahmed
    Department of Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
    J Rheumatol 31:1639-43. 2004
    ..02) and symptoms (p = 0.0001, p = 0.0001) compared with controls. CONCLUSION: The low caries rate was attributed to the fact that children with JIA had received preventive dental care from an early age combined with sugar free medication...
  10. ncbi Comparison of lysis filtration and an automated blood culture system (BACTEC) for detection, quantification, and identification of odontogenic bacteremia in children
    Victoria S Lucas
    Department of Oral Medicine, The Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Healthcare Sciences, University College London, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 40:3416-20. 2002
    ..4729), and the difference was not statistically significant. In summary, BACTEC is quicker than LyF, but less sensitive. LyF provides additional important information in estimating the intensity of bacteremia...