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| W Murray ThomsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Otago Country: New Zealand Publications
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A longitudinal study of medication exposure and xerostomia among older peopleW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Gerodontology 23:205-13. 2006..To describe the incidence of xerostomia among a population of older people over a 6-year period, with particular attention to medications as risk factors...
The impact of xerostomia on oral-health-related quality of life among younger adultsW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:86. 2006..The objective of this study was to examine the association between xerostomia and oral-health-related quality of life among young adults while controlling for clinical oral health status and other potential confounding factors...
Changes in medication use from age 26 to 32 in a representative birth cohortW M Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Intern Med J 37:543-9. 2007..The aim of the study was to examine changes in medication usage between ages 26 and 32 in a prospective study of a representative birth cohort...- Issues in the epidemiological investigation of dry mouthW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Gerodontology 22:65-76. 2005..Each of these is discussed, in order to provide guidance for prospective researchers based on experience with past research. Finally, an agenda for further epidemiological research into dry mouth is proposed... - Xerostomia and medications among 32-year-oldsWilliam Murray Thomson
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Acta Odontol Scand 64:249-54. 2006..To describe the prevalence and associations of xerostomia among adults in their early thirties, with particular attention to medication exposure as a putative risk factor... - Measuring change in dry-mouth symptoms over time using the Xerostomia InventoryW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Gerodontology 24:30-5. 2007..To examine the responsiveness to change of the Xerostomia Inventory (XI)... - Cigarette smoking and periodontal disease among 32-year-olds: a prospective study of a representative birth cohortW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
J Clin Periodontol 34:828-34. 2007..Smoking is recognized as the primary behavioural risk factor for periodontal attachment loss (AL), but confirmatory data from prospective cohort studies are scarce... - Changes in periodontal disease experience from 26 to 32 years of age in a birth cohortW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Periodontol 77:947-54. 2006..Information is lacking on the natural history of periodontitis through the third and fourth decades of life... - Inter-generational continuity in periodontal health: findings from the Dunedin family history studyDara M Shearer
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, England
J Clin Periodontol 38:301-9. 2011..To determine whether parental periodontal disease history is a risk factor for periodontal disease in adult offspring... - Dental plaque and oral health during the first 32 years of lifeJonathan M Broadbent
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, P O Box 647, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
J Am Dent Assoc 142:415-26. 2011..No large-scale epidemiologic research has been conducted regarding the continuity and change in plaque levels across the long term and the association of plaque levels with oral health... 
Personality and oral healthW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Eur J Oral Sci 119:366-72. 2011..Because the attitudes and values tapped into by personality tests can be altered by brief cognitive interventions, those might be useful in preventive dentistry...- Family history and oral health: findings from the Dunedin StudyDara M Shearer
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 40:105-15. 2012..The effects of the oral health status of one generation on that of the next within families are unclear. Objectives: To determine whether parental oral health history is a risk factor for oral disease... - Incidence of periodontal attachment loss over 5 years among older South AustraliansW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Clin Periodontol 31:119-25. 2004..Most ALOSS in older people manifests as increases in GR, rather than PD. Diabetics should be targeted for intensive primary and secondary prevention of periodontal disease... - Marginal bone loss with mandibular two-implant overdentures using different loading protocols and attachment systems: 10-year outcomesSunyoung Ma
Oral Implantology Research Group, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Prosthodont 23:321-32. 2010..The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term marginal bone levels for two unsplinted implants supporting mandibular overdentures using conventional and early loading protocols with different implant surfaces and attachment systems... - A qualitative investigation of specialist orthodontists in New Zealand: part 2. Orthodontists' working lives and work-life balanceKieran J Soma
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aust Orthod J 28:170-80. 2012.... - Dental restorations: a risk factor for periodontal attachment loss?Jonathan M Broadbent
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Clin Periodontol 33:803-10. 2006..Dental caries and restorations in proximal tooth surfaces often impinge upon the periodontal biological width... - Does maternal oral health predict child oral health-related quality of life in adulthood?Dara M Shearer
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, PO Box 647, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Health Qual Life Outcomes 9:50. 2011..A parental/family history of poor oral health may influence the oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) of adults... - Cannabis smoking and periodontal disease among young adultsW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
JAMA 299:525-31. 2008..Tobacco smoking is a recognized behavioral risk factor for periodontal disease (through its systemic effects), and cannabis smoking may contribute in a similar way... - Dental caries in Taranaki adolescents: a cohort studyLyndie A Foster Page
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 107:91-6. 2011..To document changes in disease experience among Taranaki adolescents in order to enhance understanding of the natural history of dental caries in a key developmental period... - Patient satisfaction with maxillary 3-implant overdentures using different attachment systems opposing mandibular 2-implant overdenturesMohammed I Al-Zubeidi
Oral Implantology Research Group, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 14:e11-9. 2012..Patient-based outcomes with maxillary overdentures on a minimum number of implants, opposing mandibular 2-implant overdentures are not evident in the literature... - Dental health of Chatham Islanders: an investigation of the oral health of Chatham Islands residentsLisa M Jamieson
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
N Z Dent J 99:90-7. 2003..To examine the self-reported and clinical oral health of Chatham Islanders... - The oral health of older people: general dental practitioners' beliefs and treatment experienceJoseph S Antoun
Department of Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Spec Care Dentist 28:2-7. 2008..The profession will need to develop and sustain an appropriate workforce... - Changes in malocclusion over time in New Zealand adolescentsLyndie A Foster Page
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aust Orthod J 27:169-75. 2011..The aim of the present study was to describe the natural history of malocclusion and investigate the utility of the DAI as a measure for describing changes in malocclusion in a population-based sample of adolescents... - Mandibular overdentures: professional time for prosthodontic maintenance during the first year of service using three different implant systemsGilbert K Watson
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, PO Box 647, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Prosthodont 15:379-84. 2002.... - An assessment of the validity and reliability of dental self-report items used in a National Child Nutrition SurveyLisa M Jamieson
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 32:49-54. 2004..The findings suggest that using dental self-report measures for children may be valuable in dental epidemiological investigations... - The impact of the popular media on cosmetic dentistryAnna H Theobald
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 102:58-63. 2006..CONCLUSION: The popular media (especially television) appear to have had an impact on the demand for various aesthetic dental procedures in New Zealand... - Management of patients with diabetes by general dentists in New ZealandKeshia Forbes
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Periodontol 79:1401-8. 2008.... - One-stage surgery and early loading of three implants for maxillary overdentures: a 1-year reportAlan G T Payne
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 6:61-74. 2004..Fewer implants, simple surgery, and short healing periods may increase patients' acceptance of this treatment concept... - Performance and cross-cultural comparison of the short-form version of the CPQ11-14 in New Zealand, Brunei and BrazilLyndie A Foster Page
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, New Zealand
Health Qual Life Outcomes 9:40. 2011..Earlier reports confirm that the 16-item short-form version performs adequately, but there is a need to determine the measure's validity and properties in larger and more diverse samples and settings... - Gender differences in dentists' working practices and job satisfactionKathryn M S Ayers
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, P O Box 647, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Dent 36:343-50. 2008..To describe the working practices and level of job satisfaction of male and female dentists... - Primary stability measurements of single implants in the midline of the edentulous mandible for overdenturesNabeel H M Alsabeeha
Ministry of Health, United Arab Emirates, and Oral Implantology Research Group, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Clin Oral Implants Res 21:563-6. 2010..Variables related to host site and implant characteristics were investigated to determine their influence on the primary stability of the implants... - Dental implant use in New Zealand in 2004David Reid
School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 101:12-6. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The extent of dental implant use in New Zealand is still relatively limited. Dentists understand the benefits of dental implant therapy, but the perceived expense of treatment prevents optimal utilization... - An exploratory qualitative study of Otago adolescents' views of oral health and oral health careRuth P Fitzgerald
Department of Anthropology, The University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 100:62-71. 2004..Increasing the uptake of free oral health care by that group will require some innovative approaches... - Child dental caries patterns described using a combination of area-based and household-based socio-economic status measuresW Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Health 21:285-90. 2004.... - Is medication a risk factor for dental caries among older people?W Murray Thomson
Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 30:224-32. 2002.... - Factors influencing treatment time in orthodontic patientsKirsty J Skidmore
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 129:230-8. 2006..It is possible to predict estimated treatment time for a patient by using a small number of personal characteristics and treatment decisions... - Childhood obesity and dental caries among paediatric dental clinic attendersGiselle D'Mello
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Paediatr Dent 21:217-22. 2011.... - Bacterial chemoprophylaxis knowledge and practice among New Zealand dentistsY Ponnambalam
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Otago, Dunedin, New Zeland
N Z Dent J 103:51-7. 2007..To investigate general dental practitioners' current understanding and practice of oral antibiotic prophylaxis... - A qualitative investigation of specialist orthodontists in New Zealand. Part 1. Orthodontists and orthodontic practiceKieran J Soma
Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Aust Orthod J 28:2-16. 2012.... - Orthodontic education programs: an international comparison of students' views and experiencesRoss J Anning
Discipline of Public Health, Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 139:220-7. 2011..The purpose of this study was to identify the demographic characteristics of students completing certificate programs in orthodontics, and the curriculum and financial characteristics of orthodontic programs in the English-speaking world... - New Zealand dental practitioners' experience of patient allergies to dental alloys used for prosthodonticsJoe Zhou
School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 106:55-60. 2010..The biocompatibility of metal alloys has generated much concern for practitioners and patients alike over recent years... - Personality traits in adolescence and satisfaction with orthodontic treatment in young adulthoodMatthew J Barker
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand
Aust Orthod J 21:87-93. 2005..Pretreatment knowledge about certain aspects of personality might be useful to practising orthodontists... - The big OE: New Zealand dental graduates' self-reported experience of working overseasBenedicta K J Wong
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 102:35-8. 2006..4 times more likely to have done so (95 percent CI 2.4, 8.2). CONCLUSION: Despite some recent changes, gaining experience overseas continues to be a feature of practice for New Zealand dental graduates... - Patients' evaluation of two occlusal schemes for implant overdenturesJohn M Aarts
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, PO Box 647, Dunedin, New Zealand
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 10:140-56. 2008..There is an absence of conclusive evidence for occlusal schemes in implant overdentures... - Association between children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage and adult health: a life-course studyRichie Poulton
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Lancet 360:1640-5. 2002..We aimed to test the hypothesis that children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with a wide range of health risk factors and outcomes in adult life... - Smoking, chronic periodontitis and smoking cessation support: reviewing the role of dental professionalsSara K Filoche
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, New Zealand
N Z Dent J 106:74-7. 2010..Smoking cessation support provided by dental professionals could therefore be pivotal in improving periodontal health and the outcome of periodontal treatment... - Early loading of unsplinted implants supporting mandibular overdentures using a one-stage operative procedure with two different implant systems: a 2-year reportAndrew Tawse-Smith
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, P O Box 647, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 4:33-42. 2002..Step-wise reduction in loading protocols is necessary to evaluate early loading of implants with mandibular overdentures... - Patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction with mandibular two-implant overdentures using different attachment systems: 5-year outcomesMohammed I Al-Zubeidi
Oral Implantology Research Group, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 14:696-707. 2012..Careful evaluation of pretreatment complaints with conventional dentures can possibly identify patient dissatisfaction with mandibular two-implant overdentures... - "It's just routine." A qualitative study of medicine-taking amongst older people in New ZealandJune Tordoff
School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, P O Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pharm World Sci 32:154-61. 2010..To explore how New Zealanders aged 65 years and older manage their medicines in their own homes, and determine the problems and concerns they might have with taking them... - Prevalence of self-reported hand dermatoses in New Zealand dentistsNeil A Sinclair
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin
N Z Dent J 100:38-41. 2004..To estimate the self-reported prevalence of hand dermatoses and irritation to the eyes, nose and airway among New Zealand dentists... - The working practices and job satisfaction of dental hygienists in New ZealandKathryn Ayers
Department of Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, PO Box 647, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Public Health Dent 66:186-91. 2006..To describe the current working practices and level of job satisfaction of dental hygienists in New Zealand... - Home or away? Differences between home- and clinic-based dental examinations for older peopleTimothy J Fairhall
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Gerodontology 26:179-86. 2009..To determine whether home-based and clinic-based dental examinations of older people are comparable... - Periodontitis among adult populations in the Arab WorldLatfiya S Al-Harthi
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int Dent J 63:7-11. 2013..The Arab World consists of 22 countries from North and North-east Africa and the Middle East. Periodontal disease is an important global oral health burden, and is highly prevalent in developing countries... - Intergenerational continuity in oral health: a reviewDara M Shearer
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 38:479-86. 2010..A comprehensive investigation into the nature and extent of intergenerational transmission of oral health is required... - The use of newer technologies by New Zealand dentistsKelvin I P Tay
Department of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
N Z Dent J 104:104-8. 2008..To determine the prevalence and use of newer technologies among New Zealand general dental practitioners (GDPs)... - The Dental Neglect and Dental Indifference scales comparedLisa M Jamieson
Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 30:168-75. 2002..Although the Dental Indifference scale was slightly more discriminative, the Dental Neglect scale was easier to use in practice... - Mandibular overdentures: comparative evaluation of prosthodontic maintenance of three different implant systems during the first year of serviceGilbert K Watson
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, PO Box 647, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Prosthodont 15:259-66. 2002..Although the three systems did not differ significantly for overall prosthodontic maintenance, both the Steri-Oss and the ITI titanium matrices showed problems of clinical significance... - Prediction of differential adult health burden by conduct problem subtypes in malesCandice L Odgers
Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, England
Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:476-84. 2007..Whether such developmental subtypes exist in the population and have different prognoses should be rigorously tested to inform the DSM-V... - Adult oral health inequalities described using area-based and household-based socioeconomic status measuresLisa M Jamieson
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, South Australia
J Public Health Dent 66:104-9. 2006..To describe adult oral health inequalities using an area-based and household-based measure of socioeconomic status (SES)... - Sociodemographic backgrounds and career decisions of Australian and New Zealand dental studentsRodrigo J Mariño
Cooperative Research Centre in Oral Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 3010, Australia
J Dent Educ 70:169-78. 2006..It also highlights areas for further investigation and management by educational institutions and public policy... - Oral-health-related quality of life: an overview for the general dental practitionerDara M Shearer
N Z Dent J 103:82-7. 2007 - Enamel defects and dental caries among Southland childrenTimothy D Mackay
Southland District Health Board, Invercargill
N Z Dent J 101:35-43. 2005.... - Female and male antisocial trajectories: from childhood origins to adult outcomesCandice L Odgers
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA92697 7085, USA
Dev Psychopathol 20:673-716. 2008..Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed... - A clinical trial of the anticaries efficacy of casein derivatives complexed with calcium phosphate in patients with salivary gland dysfunctionK David Hay
Oral Health Unit, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 93:271-5. 2002..05% sodium fluoride mouthrinse among individuals with dry mouth... - Cultural consistency in Australian dental students from two different ethnic backgroundsRodrigo J Mariño
School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351 Australia
J Dent Educ 68:1178-84. 2004..The findings suggest that, behind an apparent ethnic diversity, a single distinctive value profile might exist to which the majority of dental students subscribe... - Re: Diverse components of the oral environment in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) make it difficult to establish whether ADHD is a risk factor for dental caries. JEBD 2005;5:39-40-review of Broadbent et al (2004)Jonathan M Broadbent
J Evid Based Dent Pract 6:250-1; author reply 251-2. 2006 - Changes in the New Zealand dentist workforce over a nine-year periodKathryn Ayers
N Z Dent J 104:19-26. 2008..To identify and describe trends in the NZ dentist workforce over a nine-year period... - A qualitative study of oral health knowledge and attitudes among staff caring for older people in Dunedin long-term care facilitiesVictoria A McKelvey
Dental Unit, Christchurch DHB
N Z Dent J 99:98-103. 2003..There is a need to improve the oral health care knowledge of long-term care facility staff. Incorporation of oral health care into in-service and formal training programmes would be valuable...