Aoife McDougall and Carly Ross look at this trail comparing multimedia websites & printed information for their quality,ease of understanding, and impact on decision making in adolescents.
[read the full story...]Tooth grinding in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders
This review of the prevalence of tooth grinding and/or clenching in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders and other developmental anomalies included 77 studies from 2 countries. However a large proportion of the studies were at high risk of bias so the findings need to be interpreted with caution.
[read the full story...]PTSD, anxiety and depression in UK frontline health care workers during COVID-19
In his debut blog, Will Kapurura summarises a paper that explores the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers in the UK during the early part of the 2020 pandemic.
[read the full story...]Eating disorder symptoms and suicidality: is there a significant association within the student population?
In his debut blog, Jack Wainwright explores a study that finds an association between eating disorders and suicidality in US college students.
[read the full story...]Stress and mental wellbeing among PhD students: what are the predictors and how can we help?
Tayla McCloud reviews a recent paper which finds that imposter syndrome might be at the heart of both poor wellbeing and high stress levels in PhD students.
[read the full story...]Coproducing qualitative mental health research with young people
Following her blog yesterday, Natalie Berry explores a related paper by the same authors, which reflects on co-producing a qualitative study with young people during the era of COVID-19.
[read the full story...]Dentine hypersensitivity: how common is it?
This review of the prevalence of dentinte hypersensitivity included 77 studies reported in 65 papers suggesting a prevalence of 11.5% 95%CI: 11.3% – 11.7%.
[read the full story...]Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning
Simon Brett looks at a recent study in Psychological Medicine which suggests that adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort, whereas family support does not predict later resilience.
[read the full story...]Satisfaction with orthodontic treatment
This review of satisfaction with orthodontic treatment included 18 questionnaire-based studies, involving 2891 patients and 464 parents. Based on the available limited evidence, satisfaction was associated with perceived aesthetic outcomes, psychological benefits, and the quality of care.
[read the full story...]Patients showed a preference to retain a tooth affected by apical periodontitis
Apical periodontitis (AP) is a common dental problem and can be treated by root canal treatment (RoCT) or extraction. The aim of this survey for to explore patients’ preferences for management of a tooth affected by AP, when considering its retention via RoCT, its extraction without replacement, or its replacement with an implant supported crown [read the full story…]