Changes to transform

Flávia ARTESE

In the last years, the bibliometric indexes for the DPJO have grown exponentially, fruit of the work of the editorial board, as well as of the organization in the publication schedule. To speed up this process, one of the most recent changes was the creation of an On-line Article session: in the printed version of the DPJO (in Portuguese only) we include the abstract of two articles, while the full text is found in the digital version. In the current issue, one of these articles is entitled “Periodontal health knowledge and awareness among subjects with fixed orthodontic appliance”, written by Jordanian researchers. They evaluated 297 patients using self-administered questionnaires, and concluded that only 8% of them knew what a bacterial plaque is. Additionally, they observed that the treatment duration negatively affected patients’ attitude towards their awareness of periodontal health. [...]

How to cite: Artese F. Changes to transform. Dental Press J Orthod. 2018 Sept-Oct;23(5):14-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.23.5.014-015.edt

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