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Open AccessDevelopment of a series of patient information leaflets for constipation using a range of cognitive interview techniques: LIFELAX
The aim of the LIFELAX randomised controlled trial (diet and lifestyle vs. laxatives in the management of chronic constipation) is to develop and evaluate a cost effective intervention to promote diet and lifesty...
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Mandibular two implant-supported overdentures as the first choice standard of care for edentulous patients - the York Consensus Statement
The Annual Conference of the BSSPD (British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry) was held in York on 6 and 7 April 2009. At the symposium on mandibular overdentures, presenters offered a synopsis of ...
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Activity Recognition and Healthier Food Preparation
Obesity is an increasing problem for modern societies, which implies enormous financial burdens for public health-care systems. There is growing evidence that a lack of cooking and food preparation skills is a...
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Open AccessImplementing nutrition guidelines for older people in residential care homes: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory
Optimizing the dietary intake of older people can prevent nutritional deficiencies and diet-related diseases, thereby improving quality of life. However, there is evidence that the nutritional intake of older ...
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Oral Consequences of Compromised Nutritional Well-Being
Dental structures are influenced by nutritional status only during the period of tooth formation. Thereafter, deficient nutrition may influence the support...
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Open AccessThe BBaRTS Healthy Teeth Behaviour Change Programme for preventing dental caries in primary school children: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Oral health behaviours such as establishing twice-daily toothbrushing and sugar control intake need parental self-efficacy (PSE) to prevent the development of childhood dental caries. A previous study has show...
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Open AccessImpact of a health marketing campaign on sugars intake by children aged 5–11 years and parental views on reducing children’s consumption
The association between Free Sugars intake and non-communicable diseases such as obesity and dental caries is well documented and several countries are taking measures to reduce sugars intakes. Public Health E...
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Open AccessAssociations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan
Very few studies have examined the relationship of oral health with physical functioning and frailty in the oldest old (> 85 years). We examined the association of poor oral health with markers of disability, ...
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Open AccessEffect of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation on sugars intake and dental caries: an umbrella review of a global perspective
As part of the Global Strategy on Oral health, the World Health Organization (WHO) is exploring cost-effective interventions for oral health, including taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). To inform ...
