Research Guides: Biomedical Sciences: Oral Health Research

Oral Health Research

Popular resources used to search for oral health research articles:

PubMed
A popular source of research articles in biomedical and health sciences fields.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database that is a good place to search for basic science journal articles. Includes citations for conference proceedings as well.
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Additional resources to consider include:

Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source (DOSS)
Includes abstracts from 160 dental journals, 30 books, and IADR/AADR Meeting Abstracts.

Springer Protocols
This collection includes over 20,000 life sciences and biomedical protocols. Because of its size, we recommend searching this collection first for protocols.
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)
This peer-reviewed scientific video journal includes 1,000+ submitted protocols/videos related to microbiology. Note that VCU only subscribes to certain sections of JoVE.
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The following are a selection of e-books available through VCU Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, e-books are restricted to 1 user at a time.

The following are a few of the print books VCU Libraries has in its collection.

Essential Microbiology for Dentistry by Lakshman Samaranayake
Call Number: Health Sciences Library / General Collection / QR47 .S26 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Innate Immune System of Skin and Oral Mucosa by Nava Dayan (Editor); Philip W. Wertz (Editor)
Call Number: Health Sciences Library / General Collection / RL97 .I56 2011
Publication Date: 2011

Anatomy.TV
Interactive 3-D models, MRI sections, anatomy movies, and animation. Also has video tutorials to help you get started. Works best with Internet Explorer and has a 5 user limit.
Oral pathology review images
Images of common oral cavity abnormalities.
VisualDx
VisualDx shows multiple images for each condition, allowing medical practitioners to assess disease variations more easily. It includes information on ENT/oral medicine complaints.
BrowZine
Download the Browzine app to your Apple or Android device and easily browse through journal articles. You can also access BrowZine via the web. VCU's subscription includes BrowZine access to Molecular Oral Microbiology, Caries Research, and International Journal of Oral Science, among other journals.