2017 Dental Elf end of year round up Jan – April.
[read the full story...]Top Dental Elf blogs Jan-April 2017
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Psychiatrists and psychologists: who are they and what do they do?
Pamela Jacobsen and Golnar Aref ask themselves “Who do they think we are?” as they reflect on a recent qualitative study about public perceptions of psychiatrists and psychologists.
[read the full story...]Intrabony periodontal defects – does combining bone substitutes and enamel matrix derivatives improve outcomes?
This review of combining bone substitutes and enamel matrix derivatives for the management of intrabony periodontal defects only identified 5 small RCTs of limited quality. The addition of EMD to bony substitutes was not seen to be beneficial but the results should be interpreted cautiously due to limitations in the available evidence.
[read the full story...]Guided cCBT for depression: optimising therapist support and maximising efficiency
Monisha Nahar writes her debut blog on a recent RCT that explores how we can improve the efficiency of psychotherapy for depression. The trial compares web-based guided CBT with face-to-face CBT for people with depression who are not taking medication.
[read the full story...]Powered toothbrushes for orthodontic patients
This review of powered toothbrushes for periodontal health in orthodontic patients included 9 small RCTs. A small statistically significant benefit was noted in short term use.
[read the full story...]Psychiatric genomics: an update and an agenda
Marcus Munafo comments on a review of the work of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, which in recent years has delivered an increasing flow of new knowledge about the fundamental basis of common psychiatric disorders.
[read the full story...]Which personality traits may protect us from alcohol use disorder?
Andrew Jones summarises a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of alcohol treatment outcome, which identifies a range of personality traits that are associated with relapse.
[read the full story...]Coronectomy – a safe option for deeply impacted mandibular third molars?
This review of coronectomy for management of impacted mandibular third molars included 14 studies suggesting that it is safe and reliable with a low failure rate (7%).
[read the full story...]Staff views on digital self-management of severe mental illness
Laura Hemming presents a recent qualitative study of staff views on the use of the Internet and smartphones for digital self-management of severe mental health problems.
[read the full story...]Digital guided self-help for binge eating disorder: a paper worth getting INTERBED with?
Sarah McDonald summarises the INTERBED RCT, which explores the effect of Internet-based guided self-help versus individual face-to-face CBT on full or subsyndromal binge eating disorder in overweight or obese patients.
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