Dentist Empathic Accuracy Is Associated With Patient-Reported Reassurance ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this work was to determine dentists’ ability to accurately estimate patients’ anxiety level during dental treatment (ie, “empathic accuracy”) and to determine the strength of the association between empathic accuracy and patient-reported reassurance. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 177 adult…
Teeth straightening Today I am writing about an interesting topic, straight teeth.Many people want their teeth to be beautiful and straight. Your face and therefore your teeth is the first thing people look at. Nowadays you read advertisements everywhere about metal brackets braces and transparent braces. The transparent braces are known as Invisalign.Invisalign is a…
Wisdom tooth Last week I already had 3 dental colleagues in my chair, because they experience complaints to their wisdom teeth. The most common question: why do I suddenly suffer from my wisdom teeth? Wisdom teeth break through between the ages of 16-18. This is often accompanied by pain in the wan gen ear region. Often…
Pregnancy and oral health Today a patient comes into my clinic for consultation. She indicates that she has lost a tooth in every delivery.It is true that during pregnancy it is important to pay better attention to your (mouth) health. But why this idea, tooth loss in relation to pregnancy?Due to the hormone changes and…
