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Prions in dentistry--what are they, should we be concerned, and what can we do?Amir Azarpazhooh
Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
J Can Dent Assoc 72:53-60. 2006..To briefly review the characteristics of prions, the risk of transmission and implications for infection control in dentistry...- Systematic review of the association between respiratory diseases and oral healthAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Periodontol 77:1465-82. 2006..The purpose of this review was to investigate evidence for a possible etiological association between oral health and pneumonia or other respiratory diseases... 
Dental treatment needs in the Canadian population: analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional surveyChantel Ramraj
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
BMC Oral Health 12:46. 2012..The purpose of this study was to determine the normative treatment needs of a nationally representative sample of Canadians and describe how these needs were distributed...
Technique acquisition in the use of two thermoplasticized root filling methods by inexperienced dental students: a microcomputed tomography analysisMana Mirfendereski
Discipline of Endodontics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Endod 35:1512-7. 2009..Limited endodontic experiences in dental schools suggest the need for easy-to-learn techniques. Therefore, two simplified root filling methods were assessed for adequacy and expediency when performed by inexperienced students...- Pit and fissure sealants in the prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic reviewAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics, Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
J Can Dent Assoc 74:171-7. 2008..To investigate the evidence for sealants as a means to prevent caries in children and adolescents and, in the presence of suitable supporting evidence, to develop a protocol for the application of sealants... - The application of ozone in dentistry: a systematic review of literatureAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics and Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1G6 Canada
J Dent 36:104-16. 2008..1) To systematically review the clinical application and remineralization potentials of ozone in dentistry; (2) To summarize the available in vitro applications of ozone in dentistry... - Efficacy of bacteriophage treatment on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilmsAlysen Phee
Discipline of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Endod 39:364-9. 2013..This study examined the potential use of phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PA14 biofilms in a root canal model... - Synergistic Effect of Microbubble Emulsion and Sonic or Ultrasonic Agitation on Endodontic Biofilm in VitroAndrew Halford
Discipline of Endodontics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Endod 38:1530-4. 2012..This study examined the effects of microbubble emulsion (ME) combined with sonic or ultrasonic agitation on irrigation dynamics and reduction of biofilm bacteria within root canal models... - Separating fact from fiction: use of high-level evidence from research syntheses to identify diseases and disorders associated with periodontal diseaseAmir Azarpazhooh
Division of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Room 521A, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6
J Can Dent Assoc 78:c25. 2012.... - Public preferences for seeking publicly financed dental care and professional preferences for structuring itCarlos Quiñonez
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 38:152-8. 2010.... - Fluoride varnish in the prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic reviewAmir Azarpazhooh
Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6
J Can Dent Assoc 74:73-9. 2008..To develop a scientifically current and evidence-based protocol for the use of fluoride varnish for the prevention of dental caries among high-risk children and adolescents... - Clinical efficacy of casein derivatives: a systematic review of the literatureAmir Azarpazhooh
Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Am Dent Assoc 139:915-24; quiz 994-5. 2008..The objective of this article was to review systematically the clinical trials of casein derivatives (specifically casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate [CPP-ACP] complex) used in dentistry... - Is there a risk of harm or toxicity in the placement of pit and fissure sealant materials? A systematic reviewAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics, Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
J Can Dent Assoc 74:179-83. 2008..The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate whether the placement of pit and fissure sealant materials causes toxicity, and thus harms patients... - Structured or unstructured personnel interviews?Amir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
Healthc Manage Forum 21:33-43. 2008.... - Evaluating the effect of an ozone delivery system on the reversal of dentin hypersensitivity: a randomized, double-blinded clinical trialAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Endod 35:1-9. 2009..There was a large placebo effect that narrowed the range over which to detect treatment differences... - Prion disease: the implications for dentistryAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Endod 34:1158-66. 2008.... - Xylitol for preventing acute otitis media in children up to 12 years of ageAmir Azarpazhooh
Discipline of Dental Public Health, Discipline of Endodontics, Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 521 A, 124 Edward St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1G6
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 11:CD007095. 2011..Xylitol can reduce the adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) to nasopharyngeal cells in vitro... - Nonsurgical root canal treatment may reduce the prevalence and severity of pain of endodontic origin within 1 day following treatment and substantially to minimal levels in 7 daysAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Biological and Diagnostic Sciences, Discipline of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Evid Based Dent Pract 12:12-3. 2012..LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence. STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION GRADE: Grade B: Inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence... - Introducing dental students to evidence-based decisions in dental careAmir Azarpazhooh
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Dent Educ 72:87-109. 2008..It is essential to establish the fundamentals of evidence-based practice during the undergraduate curriculum to assist dental students in learning the skills to practice evidence-based dentistry... - Endodontic surgery prognostic factorsAmir Azarpazhooh
Disciplines of Dental Public Health and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada
Evid Based Dent 12:12-3. 2011.... - The effect of photodynamic therapy for periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysisAmir Azarpazhooh
Community Dental Health Services Research Unit and Division of Endodontics, University of Toronto, 124 Edward St, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada
J Periodontol 81:4-14. 2010.... - Torsional profiles of new and used 20/.06 GT series X and GT rotary endodontic instrumentsTina Kell
Discipline of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Endod 35:1278-81. 2009..The purpose of this study was to investigate the torsional profiles of new and used 20/0.06 GT series X (GTX) and GT (GT) instruments (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties)... - Fluoride varnish in the prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic reviewAmir Azarpazhooh
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hawaii Dent J 40:6-7, 10-3; quiz 17. 2009.... - Computer-assisted learning in orthodontic education: a systematic review and meta-analysisThikriat S Al-Jewair
Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6
J Dent Educ 73:730-9. 2009..No conclusions can be drawn about the time efficiency of CAL. Further studies are warranted to examine other important outcomes, including CAL efficacy in teaching other orthodontic topics, cost-effectiveness, and knowledge retention...