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Caries treatment in a dental practice-based research network: movement toward stated evidence-based treatmentGregg H Gilbert
Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 41:143-53. 2013..Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) provide a venue to foster evidence-based care. We tested the hypothesis that a higher level of participation in a dental PBRN is associated with greater stated change toward evidence-based practice...
Pay for performance: will dentistry follow?ANDREEA VOINEA-GRIFFIN
Department of General Dental Sciences, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
BMC Oral Health 10:9. 2010..Therefore, we adopted a quality-oriented approach in reviewing those factors which could influence whether it will be embraced by the dental profession...- Design of the xylitol for adult caries trial (X-ACT)James D Bader
Dept of Operative Dentistry CB 7450, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC 27599 7450, USA
BMC Oral Health 10:22. 2010..Xylitol, an over-the-counter sweetener, has shown some potential as a caries preventive agent, but the evidence for its effectiveness is not yet conclusive and is based largely on studies in child populations... - Practices participating in a dental PBRN have substantial and advantageous diversity even though as a group they have much in common with dentists at largeSonia K Makhija
Department of General Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
BMC Oral Health 9:26. 2009..Our objective was to determine whether we met a key objective for The Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN): to recruit a diverse range of practitioner-investigators interested in doing DPBRN studies... - Does delayed measurement affect patient reports of provider performance? Implications for performance measurement of medical assistance with tobacco cessation: a Dental PBRN studyThomas K Houston
Deep South Center on Effectiveness Research, a VA HSR and D REAP, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 8:100. 2008..Current standards, e.g. HEDIS, use delayed patient measures that may over or under-estimate overall performance... 
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in health from population-based research to practice-based research: the example of oral healthGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, SDB Room 109, 1530 3 Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Dent Educ 69:1003-14. 2005..Findings suggested that although dental care was effective at treating and preventing certain oral conditions, social differences in treatment effectiveness were evident...- Forty-eight-month periodontal attachment loss incidence in a population-based cohort study: role of baseline status, incident tooth loss, and specific behavioral factorsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Periodontol 76:1161-70. 2005.... - A prospective study of the validity of self-reported use of specific types of dental servicesGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Public Health Rep 118:18-26. 2003..The purpose of this study was to quantify the validity of self-reported receipt of dental services in 10 categories, using information from dental charts as the "gold standard.".. - Incidence of tooth loss and prosthodontic dental care: effect on chewing difficulty onset, a component of oral health-related quality of lifeGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:880-5. 2004..To quantify incidence of tooth loss, prosthodontic dental restoration, and chewing difficulty onset and the effect of tooth loss and prosthodontic restoration on chewing difficulty onset... - Patient characteristics associated with receipt of dental radiographic procedures during a 48-month population-based study of dentate adultsGregg H Gilbert
Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294 0007, USA
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 97:642-51. 2004..The objective was to test hypotheses that patient characteristics are associated with receipt of specific types of radiographic procedures... - Effect of dental practice characteristics on racial disparities in patient-specific tooth lossGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, UAB School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0007, USA
Med Care 44:414-20. 2006..The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that dental practice characteristics are associated with tooth loss incidence with both tooth-specific and patient-specific characteristics already taken into account... - Validity of self-reported periodontal status in the Florida dental care studyGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Periodontol 78:1429-38. 2007.... - Differences in quality between dental practices associated with race and income mix of patientsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, UAB School of Dentistry, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:847-67. 2007..Systematic differences in the dental practices attended were evident, as a function of the person's race and income, differences that are associated with social disparities in oral health... - The creation and development of the dental practice-based research networkGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Science, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294 0007, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 139:74-81. 2008..They have become more common and include dental PBRNs. Few reports in the literature, however, have addressed the structure and function of dental PBRNs... - Patient-level and practice-level characteristics associated with receipt of preventive dental services: 48-month incidenceGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, UAB School of Dentistry, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue, South Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Public Health Dent 68:209-17. 2008.... - Institutional review board and regulatory solutions in the dental PBRNGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Public Health Dent 70:19-27. 2010.... - Rubber dam use during routine operative dentistry procedures: findings from the Dental PBRNGregg H Gilbert
Department of General Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Oper Dent 35:491-9. 2010..Usage varied with certain dentist, restoration and patient-level characteristics... - Lessons learned during the conduct of clinical studies in the dental PBRNGregg H Gilbert
Birmingham, SDB Room 109, 1530 3 Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Dent Educ 75:453-65. 2011..Although time-intensive and complex, these solutions improved acceptability of practice-based research to patients, practitioners, and university researchers... - On adding a dental practice component to an ongoing longitudinal population-based study of oral healthGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Public Health Dent 62:32-7. 2002..To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of adding a dental practice component to the Florida Dental Care Study (FDCS)... - Dental self-care among dentate adults: contrasting problem-oriented dental attenders and regular dental attendersG H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, UAB School of Dentistry, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
Spec Care Dentist 20:155-63. 2000..They also are more likely to believe that nothing can be done to prevent dental problems... - The paradox of dental need in a population-based study of dentate adultsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0007, USA
Med Care 41:119-34. 2003..Studies typically find that predisposing and enabling factors strongly predict dental utilization, but that need factors do not. However, few longitudinal studies have been conducted, and few have comprehensively measured dental need... - A prospective study of the validity of data on self-reported dental visitsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 30:352-62. 2002..To measure the validity of self-reported dental visits from a diverse sample of adults... - Tooth loss occurring at a place other than a health-care facility: 72-month incidenceG H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Dent Res 81:860-5. 2002..Attachment loss and mobility at previous examination were consistent with the occurrence of non-professional extraction. The incidence magnitude was substantive and persistent throughout follow-up... - Incidence of dental radiographic procedures during a 48-month population-based study of dentate adultsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294 0007, USA
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 96:243-9. 2003..The purpose of this population-based study was to quantify the incidence of radiographic procedures and the intervals between radiographic exposures... - Comparison of two methods of estimating 48-month tooth loss incidenceGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama, School of Dentistry, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Public Health Dent 62:163-9. 2002..This paper quantifies validity of self-reported tooth loss, compares incidence using two methods (semiannual self-report, biannual clinical examination), and compares conclusions about risk factors for tooth loss using these two methods... - Twenty-four month coronal caries incidence: the role of dental care and raceG H Gilbert
School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala, USA
Caries Res 34:367-79. 2000.... - Twenty-four month incidence of root caries among a diverse group of adultsG H Gilbert
School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ala 35294 0007, USA
Caries Res 35:366-75. 2001..1) Describe for a diverse sample the 24-month incidence of root caries, and (2) test its association with a broad range of clinical, behavioral, financial, and sociodemographic factors... - Predicting tooth loss during a population-based study: role of attachment level in the presence of other dental conditionsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Periodontol 73:1427-36. 2002..Our objectives were to quantify: 1) the association between incident tooth loss and prior periodontal attachment level; and 2) the contribution to tooth loss made by non-periodontal conditions in increasingly periodontally involved teeth... - Use of specific dental treatment procedures by dentate adults during a 24-month periodGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 30:260-76. 2002..Household income was predictive of receipt of fixed prosthodontic services, but not other service categories... - Racial differences in baseline treatment preference as predictors of receiving a dental extraction versus root canal therapy during 48 months of follow-upMichael J Boykin
Department of Veterans Affairs, Tuskegee, AL, USA
J Public Health Dent 69:41-7. 2009.... - Two-year incidence of oral disadvantage, a measure of oral health-related quality of lifeL Scott Chavers
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 31:21-9. 2003..Measures of oral pain and oral functional limitation were more strongly predictive of oral disadvantage than disease and tissue damage antecedents... - Incidence of endodontic treatment: a 48-month prospective studyMichael J Boykin
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294-0007, USA
J Endod 29:806-9. 2003..Dental abscesses or toothaches were the main reason(s) for endodontic treatment, but not all persons with these conditions during follow-up sought dental treatment of any variety... - Racial differences in predictors of dental care useGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham 35294-0007, USA
Health Serv Res 37:1487-507. 2002..These differences may contribute to racial disparities in oral health... - Outcomes of root canal treatment in Dental Practice-Based Research Network practicesGregg H Gilbert
Department of General Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Gen Dent 58:28-36. 2010..This study of PBRN practices suggests a higher failure rate compared with studies that utilized highly controlled environments or populations with high levels of dental insurance... - Social determinants of tooth lossGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham 35294-0007, USA
Health Serv Res 38:1843-62. 2003..Absent such understanding, the total effects of race and SES on health can be underestimated... - Chronic oral disadvantage, a measure of long-term decrements in oral health-related quality of lifeL Scott Chavers
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Qual Life Res 13:111-23. 2004..Few studies have investigated the relation between oral health-related quality of life (HRQL) and key demographic, socioeconomic, and oral health decrements... - Racial and socioeconomic disparities in oral disadvantage, a measure of oral health-related quality of life: 24-month incidenceL Scott Chavers
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Dentistry, SDB Room 115, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Public Health Dent 62:140-7. 2002.... - The relationship between sociodemographic factors and oral health-related quality of life in dentate and edentulous community-dwelling older adultsSonia K Makhija
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1701-12. 2006..To quantify the associations between sociodemographic factors and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in dentate and edentulous community-dwelling older adults... - Association between aspects of oral health-related quality of life and body mass index in community-dwelling older adultsSonia K Makhija
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1808-16. 2007..To investigate whether underweight, normal-weight, overweight, and obese older adults differ in aspects of their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL)... - Racial differences in treatment preferences: oral health as an exampleKen R Tilashalski
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Eval Clin Pract 13:102-8. 2007..The scenario ('CHOICE') required choosing either to: (1) extract the tooth before even knowing the cost of treatments; (2) extract, but after knowing the cost of all treatments; or (3) have RCT despite knowing costs... - Risk factors for oral postoperative infection in patients with diabetesAndrei Barasch
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Spec Care Dentist 28:159-66. 2008..The growing number of dental patients with diabetes warrants strengthening the evidence base to guide their dental care and prevent possible morbid complications... - Internet delivered support for tobacco control in dental practice: randomized controlled trialThomas K Houston
Surgical and Medical Acute care and Advanced illness Research and Transition sciences SMAART Center, VA HSR and D REAP, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
J Med Internet Res 10:e38. 2008..The dental visit is a unique opportunity for tobacco control. Despite evidence of effectiveness in dental settings, brief provider-delivered cessation advice is underutilized... - Effectiveness of dental services in facilitating recovery from oral disadvantageMonica A Fisher
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 0007, USA
Qual Life Res 14:197-206. 2005.... - A cohort study found racial differences in dental insurance, utilization, and the effect of care on quality of lifeMonica A Fisher
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, SDB 111, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 57:853-7. 2004..To describe racial differences in receipt of dental services and dental insurance; and to determine the effectiveness of specific dental services in facilitating recovery in symptom-specific and race-specific subgroups... - Root canal treatment in a population-based adult sample: status of teeth after endodontic treatmentKen R Tilashalski
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Endod 30:577-81. 2004..It also suggests that the length of time to initial restoration of RCT-treated teeth is less than optimal. RCT was almost never performed on teeth with advanced periodontal attachment loss... - Risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaws: a case-control study from the CONDOR dental PBRNA Barasch
University of Alabama School of Dentistry, SDB 111, Birmingham, AL 35294 0007, USA
J Dent Res 90:439-44. 2011..Both IV and oral bisphosphonate use were strongly associated with ONJ. Duration of treatment > 2 years; suppuration and dental extractions were independent risk factors for ONJ... - Comparing longitudinal binary outcomes in an observational oral health studyBrent J Shelton
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, RPHB 327 H, Birmingham, AL 35294 0022, U S A
Stat Med 22:2057-70. 2003..Our application of sample selection models to binary longitudinal observational outcome data should serve as impetus for increased utilization of this promising set of models to other health outcomes studies... - Root canal treatment in a population-based adult sample: differences in patient factors and types of teeth treated between endodontists and general dentistsKen R Tilashalski
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294 0007, USA
Community Dent Health 23:21-5. 2006..The purpose of this study was to identify in a population-based study the differences between general dentists and endodontists with regard to types of teeth treated, fees, and patient characteristics... - Patterns of postoperative pain medication prescribing after invasive dental proceduresAndrei Barasch
Department of General Dental Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Spec Care Dentist 31:53-7. 2011..004) were more likely to receive narcotic analgesics. Students prescribed more narcotics than residents (p = .001). No differences were found by race in prescribing analgesics... - Oral health-related quality of life and life-space mobility in community-dwelling older adultsSonia K Makhija
Department of General Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry Center for Aging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:512-8. 2011..To quantify the associations between measures of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and life-space mobility (LSM) in community-dwelling older adults... - Four "lessons learned" while implementing a multi-site caries prevention trialJames D Bader
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry, NC 27599 7450, USA
J Public Health Dent 70:171-5. 2010..Attention to these considerations in the planning phases of a dental RCT can help ensure that the trial is clinically relevant while also maximizing the likelihood that its implementation will be successful... - Practice characteristics associated with patient-specific receipt of dental diagnostic radiographsGregg H Gilbert
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, UAB School of Dentistry, SDB Room 109, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA
Health Serv Res 41:1915-37. 2006..These findings are consistent with the conclusion that practitioners act in response to a mix of patients' interests, economic self-interests, and their own treatment preferences... - Pay-for-performance in dentistry: what we knowANDREEA VOINEA-GRIFFIN
Department of General Dental Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
J Healthc Qual 32:51-8. 2010..We conclude that large-scale implementation of P4P for dentistry may not be a realistic option before significant progress is achieved in quality of dental care indicators... - Orofacial pain: racial and sex differences among older adultsJoseph L Riley
PO Box 100404 HSC, University of Florida, Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
J Public Health Dent 62:132-9. 2002..We also tested whether sex and race interact, such that racial differences are only observed for a single sex, or whether sex differences only occur within a single racial group... - Relationship of dental status, sociodemographic status, and oral symptoms to perceived need for dental careMarc W Heft
Claude D Pepper Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0416, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 31:351-60. 2003..Our objective was to quantify the relationships between normative need and self-reports to improve our understanding of the factors that contribute to perceived need for care... - Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in symptoms of orofacial painJoseph L Riley
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
J Public Health Dent 63:166-73. 2003..In addition, differential effects of SES on orofacial pain across levels of sex, race, and age were documented... - The dynamics of toothache pain and dental services utilization: 24-month incidenceR Paul Duncan
Department of Health Services Administration, College of Health Professions, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32610 0195, USA
J Public Health Dent 63:227-34. 2003..The aims of this study were twofold: (1) to describe patterns of change in reported toothache pain, and (2) to examine the impact of toothache pain on dental care utilization and vice versa... - Acculturation and orofacial pain among Hispanic adultsJoseph L Riley
Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 3628, USA
J Pain 9:750-8. 2008..This emphasizes the need to provide Hispanic patients with information in Spanish and the importance of having bilingual materials and staff in dental clinics... - A SAS macro for the analysis of multivariate longitudinal binary outcomesBrent J Shelton
Department of Internal Medicine, UK Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY, USA
Comput Methods Programs Biomed 76:163-75. 2004..12, P < 0.01 and chi2 = 17.11, P < 0.01)... - Childhood dental history and adult dental attitudes and beliefsJoseph L Riley
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
Int Dent J 55:142-50. 2005..To examine associations between childhood dental visits and attitudes and beliefs about dental care, and oral health as measured during adulthood... - Orofacial pain-related communication patterns: sex and residential setting differences among community-dwelling adultsJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, P O Box 100404 HSC, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
Pain 99:415-22. 2002..Recent interest in self-care and the use of complementary and alternative approaches to treatment suggest the importance of considering influences acting within the environment of persons with pain... - Research in general dental practiceIvar A Mjor
College of Dentistry, University of Florida and School of Dentistry, University of Alabama 32606, USA
Acta Odontol Scand 63:1-9. 2005..Experienced clinical researchers will provide guidance and statistical support for the studies initiated by the clinicians... - Dental attitudes: proximal basis for oral health disparities in adultsJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 34:289-98. 2006..To our knowledge this is the first report in the literature that examines longitudinal correlates of oral health and dental care using groups of persons holding similar attitudes and beliefs... - Orofacial pain: patient satisfaction and delay of urgent careJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
Public Health Rep 120:140-9. 2005..This study examined factors associated with pain-related acute oral health care... - Predictors of chewing difficulty onset among dentate adults: 24-month incidenceChuck W Peek
Department of Sociology, University of Florida, PO Box 117330, Gainesville, FL 32611 7330, USA
J Public Health Dent 62:214-21. 2002..This study describes longitudinal patterns of chewing difficulty and identifies predictors of chewing difficulty onset... - Satisfaction with dental appearance among diverse groups of dentate adults- Xiaoxian Meng
School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Aging Health 19:778-91. 2007.... - Oral health attitudes and communication with laypersons about orofacial pain among middle-aged and older adultsJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, P O Box 100404 HSC, Gainesville, FL 32610 0404, USA
Pain 107:116-24. 2004..These findings emphasize the importance of understanding the communication between persons with pain and non-health care professionals, and how these attitudes and communication preferences relate to the management of pain... - Race/ethnic differences in health care use for orofacial pain among older adultsJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, P O Box 100404, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pain 100:119-30. 2002..This is consistent with the conclusion that individuals seek care early in the course of the symptom, i.e. an active care seeking phase, make emotional or physical adjustments, and then resign themselves to the symptoms... - Smoking and smokeless tobacco: increased risk for oral painJoseph L Riley
Division of Public Health Services and Research, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0404, USA
J Pain 5:218-25. 2004..Smokers were at significantly increased risk for oral pain and related limitation of daily activities. The data also suggest that the risk for oral pain associated with tobacco use decreases significantly if tobacco cessation occurs...
Research Grants
- Xylitol Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT): UAB Clinical CenterGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2007..Little research has been done on methods to prevent tooth decay in adults. This study would test how well a lozenge to be taken several times a day works to prevent tooth decay in adults who are prone to tooth decay. ..
- Dental PBRN Network ChairGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2006..To our knowledge, we have more experience with dental practice-based research than any other team in the nation, which will enhance our anticipated success with the Dental PBRN. ..
- UAB Oral Health Research InnovationGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Alabama Dental Practice Research Network DevelopmentGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Mid-Career Investigator Award-Patient-Oriented ResearchGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2005..b>Gregg Gilbert, who has established a successful research program in oral epidemiology, dental behavioral sciences, and ..
- Oral Health/OHRQOL among low-SES rural adultsGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2004....
- LONGITUDINAL ORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN HIGH-RISK ADULTSGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2003....
- UAB Oral Health Research Infrastructure ImprovementGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2003..abstract_text> ..
- LONGITUDINAL ORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN HIGH-RISK ADULTSGREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2002....