Background: To quantify the association between effects of interventions on carotid intima-
media thickness (cIMT) progression and their effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk …

Aim Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure is increasing globally and evidence
from observational studies suggest periodontal disease may contribute to kidney functional …

This review of the oral health of children in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA
demonstrates that significant oral health inequalities exist in each nation. Despite …

Objectives To determine oral health literacy (REALD-30) and oral health literacy-related
outcome associations, and to calculate if oral health literacy-related outcomes are risk …

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to document the disparity in dental
caries experiences among indigenous and nonindigenous populations globally by …

Flexible study implementation may relate to issues such as the need to adjust the planned
geographic location, modify eligibility criteria while maintaining scientific rigour, or revise the …

The recently discovered longitudinal displacement of the common carotid arterial wall (ie,
the motion along the same plane as the blood flow), may be associated with incident …

Background Social and emotional well-being is an important component of overall health. In
the Indigenous Australian context, risk indicators of poor social and emotional well-being …

Background Socioeconomic inequalities are associated with oral health status, either
subjectively (self-rated oral health) or objectively (clinically-diagnosed dental diseases). The …

Background: It has been proposed that psychosocial variables are important determinants of
oral health outcomes. In addition, the effect of socioeconomic factors in oral health has been …