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Arifhodžić, Faruk
Arifhodzić, F
Arifhodžić, F

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Tahmiščija H, Radović S, Topić B, Tahmiščija N, Laux T, Arifhodžić F. Guided Bone Regeneration with Application of Titanium Membrane (Clinical experience). Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):382-3.

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Arifhodžić F, Malić M, Gojkov M, Hadžić S, Pašić E. Assessment of the Patients Education and Motivation in the Maintance of Oral Hygiene. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):299-300.

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Title in English:	Assessment of the Patients Education and Motivation in the Maintance of Oral Hygiene
Title in Croatian:	Procjena edukacije i motivacije pacijenata u održavanju oralne higijene
Type of Article:	congress abstract
MeSH:	PATIENT EDUCATION ORAL HYGIENE
Abstract:	Good oral hygiene is conditio sine qua non in prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases. The acceptance of obtained information related to maintain good oral hygiene depends on several factors such as: age, educational level, personal skill, socioeconomic level etc. Previous studies revealed that almost 50 % of the general population use a toothbrush only to maintain their oral hygiene (Karihovski B et al., 2001). Malendijk B et al 1995, Koivulsit A et al., 2003, showed that people with a lower level of general education very rarely, or not at all, brush their teeth. A total of 117 randomly selected patients who attend the Clinics at our Faculty was enrolled in our study. All of them agreed to fulfill the questionaire designed by the investigators.The majority of our patients were highly educated (high school and university degree; 33.3 % and 43.6% respectively). A high percentage of the investigated patients were already educated in oral hygiene through their dentist and media (63.8%), dentist and non-preofessionals (54.6%) and dentist and dental nursing stuff in 47% of cases. A relatively high percentage (61.5%) of the investigated patients consider that there is no need for additional instructions related to oral hygiene. More than 50% of our cases only use toothbrush in their oral hygiene. The frequency of brushing the teeth was twice daily in the majority of the investigated patients, while replacements of an old toothbrush with a new one within a period of 3 months was in 79.5% of cases. One quater of the investigated patients who suffer from some kind of dental problem do not ask immediately for dental intervention.Our results have shown that the level of maintenanace of oral hygiene is rather high. Such results could be related to the high level of general education of the subjects enrolled in the study, and previously obtained education in oral hygiene.

Arifhodžić F, Malić M, Dedić A, Al Qattan S, Gojkov M. Clinical Characteristics of TMJD in a Kuwaiti Population. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):298-9.

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Arifhodžić F, Dedić A, Pašić E, Hadžić S, Gojkov M, Prcić Š. Dental Hypersensitivity as a Consequence of the Initial Course of Periodontal Treatment. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):297-8.

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Title in English:	Dental Hypersensitivity as a Consequence of the Initial Course of Periodontal Treatment
Title in Croatian:	Preosjetljivost zuba kao posljedica inicijalne parodontalne terapije
Type of Article:	congress abstract
MeSH:	PERIODONTAL DISEASES + therapy HYPERSENSITIVITY
Abstract:	Dentin hypersensitivity is a common and painful condition, wich can occur on different kinds of provocation factors. Dental hypersensitivitiy is characterized by short sharp pain arising from exposed dentine in response to stimuli typically thermal, evaporative, tactile, osmotic or chemical and wich cannot be ascribed to any other form of dental defect or pathology (Addy M, 2002). Until today this pathological condition is still unclear but should be deffered from dental caries, chipped teeth, fractured restorations, marginal leakage around restoration, palatogingival fissures and grooves. The only similarity to the dentin hypersensitivity is teeth sensitivity, wich follows the professional initial course of periodontal therapy. The frequency of dentin hypersensitivity varies from 3 - 57% (Verzak Ž et al, 1998, Ress JS 2000), while sensitivity in periodontal diseases could reach a higher percentage: 72-98% (Chabanski MB et al 1996). 60 randomly selected patients from our Clinic were included in the study. All patients were divided into 4 groups according to the grade of pathological periodontal condition. Dental hypersensitivity was investigated by tactile and by cold air/water provocation factors before and after initial periodontal treatment using ultrsound scaling. Pain was scored by 0 - 3 scoring system ( 0 - no pain, 1 - mild pain, 2 - moderate pain, 3 - severe pain). Teeth hypersensitivity was most pronounced if cold air was used as the provocative factor. Regardless of the sort of provocative factor the pain subsided gradually within one week. Ultrasound usage in periodontal treatment may cause teeth hypersensitivity. The hypersensitivity was provoked by mechanical od psysical provocative factors. The most painful sensation was related to cold air. The pain started early after treatment and lasted for a relatively short period of time.

Arifhodzić F, Vdović Z, Topić B. [Pathohistological changes in fissured tongue]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1975;9(1):29-33.

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Topić B, Arifhodzić F. [Testing the effect of Binaca, Higia, Kalodent Extra and Signal toothpastes on oral health]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1974;8(2):85-91.

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