Chris Louca

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• 2024

  3D printed materials for permanent restorations in indirect restorative and prosthetic dentistry: a critical review of the literature

  Balestra, D., Lowther, M., Goracci, C., Mandurino, M., Cortili, S., Paolone, G., Louca, C. & Vichi, A., 18 Mar 2024, In: Materials. 17, 6, 1380.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

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• Effect of different finishing systems on surface roughness and gloss of a 3D-printed material for permanent dental use

  Vichi, A., Balestra, D. & Louca, C., 19 Aug 2024, In: Applied Sciences. 14, 16, 12 p., 7289.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Evaluation of postgraduate foundation training for dental therapists: does participation enhance career prospects?

  King, L. E. G. C., Radford, D. R., Machuca-Vargas, C. & Louca, C., 5 Aug 2024, (Early online) In: British Dental Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Oral manifestations of long COVID and the views of healthcare professionals

  Patel, D., Louca, C. & Machuca vargas, C., 26 Jan 2024, In: British Dental Journal. 236, 2, p. 111-116 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Reviewing assessment strategies in European dental schools

  Louca, C., Fine, P., Tonni, I. & Leung, A., 1 Sept 2024, In: Journal of Dentistry. 148, 7 p., 105091.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Socioenvironmental sugar promotion and geographical inequalities in dental health of 5‐year‐old children in England

  Ganbavale, S. G., Louca, C., Twigg, L. & Wanyonyi, K., 20 Mar 2024, (Early online) In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2023

  Dental teacher feedback and student learning: a qualitative study

  Fine, P., Leung, A., Tonni, I. & Louca, C., 30 Jun 2023, In: Dentistry Journal. 11, 7, 12 p., 164.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Flexural strength of CAD/CAM lithium-based silicate glass–ceramics: a narrative review

  Munoz, A., Zhao, Z., Paolone, G., Louca, C. & Vichi, A., 15 Jun 2023, In: Materials. 16, 12, 12 p., 4398.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Influence of thickness of opaque porcelain and alloy color on the final color of porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations

  Vichi, A., Corciolani, G., Carrabba, M., Munoz, A. & Louca, C., 3 Jan 2023, In: Materials. 16, 1, 9 p., 457.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Students' perceptions of tutor feedback: a pilot study

  Tonni, I., Fine, P., Leung, A., Louca, C. & Paganelli, C., 1 Apr 2023, In: Minerva Dental and Oral Science. 72, 2, p. 61-68 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Students 100%
  • Student 92%
  • Feedback 84%
  • feedback 84%
  • learning 53%
  48 Downloads (Pure)

• The struggle within

  Gowers, P. A., Louca, C., Machuca Vargas, C. & Radford, D. R., 12 May 2023, In: British Dental Journal. 234, 9, p. 634 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Translucency of CAD/CAM and printable composite materials for permanent dental restorations

  Vichi, A., Balestra, D., Scotti, N., Louca, C. & Paolone, G., 15 Mar 2023, In: Polymers. 15, 6, 13 p., 1443.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Translucency of lithium-based silicate glass–ceramics blocks for CAD/CAM procedures: a narrative review

  Vichi, A., Zhao, Z., Mutahar, M., Paolone, G. & Louca, C., 27 Sept 2023, In: Materials. 16, 19, 12 p., 6441.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2022

  Approaches to the management of aggressive cystic lesions of the jaws

  Louca, C. & Titinchi, F., 8 Dec 2022, (Accepted for publication) In: Oral Science International.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Assessment of the AerosolShield in preventing dental droplet spread

  Newsom, R. B., Pattison, C. D., Lundgren, A., Amara, A. & Louca, C., 15 Dec 2022, Research Square.

  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

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• Bracket bonding to all-ceramic materials with universal adhesives

  Goracci, C., Di Bello, G., Franchi, L., Louca, C., Juloski, J., Juloski, J. & Vichi, A., 8 Feb 2022, In: Materials. 15, 3, 11 p., 1245.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • adhesives 100%
  • Adhesive Agent 100%
  • Bracket 77%
  • Adhesive 66%
  • Lithium 55%
  107 Downloads (Pure)

• Cement opacity and color as influencing factors on the final shade of metal-free ceramic restorations

  Carrabba, M., Vichi, A., Tozzi, G., Louca, C. & Ferrari, M., 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. 34, 2, p. 423-429 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • cements 100%
  • Cement 100%
  • color 90%
  • ceramics 80%
  • Ceramics 80%
  434 Downloads (Pure)

• Detection of dental fomites using topical fluorescein

  Newsom, R., Pattison, C., Amara, A. & Louca, C., 5 Jul 2022, In: British Dental Journal. 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • droplets 100%
  • fluorescein 83%
  • Fluorescein 83%
  • ultraviolet radiation 50%
  • detection 33%
  34 Downloads (Pure)

• e‐Oral health interventions for older patients in an outreach primary dental care centre: a pilot trial nested acceptability study

  Wanyonyi, K., Couch, C., John, J. & Louca, C., 15 Sept 2022, In: Gerodontology. 39, 3, p. 241-249

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • interventions 100%
  • Health 50%
  • comparative evaluations 30%
  • patients 30%
  • Patient 30%
  108 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring narrative feedback to undergraduate dental hygiene and dental therapy students

  Louca, C., Sparrius, M., Sparrius, S. K. & Sparrius, O., 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Dental Education. 86, 10, p. 1285-1291 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Feedback 100%
  • feedback 100%
  • Students 61%
  • Student 61%
  • Academic Teaching Personnel 53%
  41 Downloads (Pure)

• Factory crystallized silicates for monolithic metal-free restorations: a flexural strength and translucency comparison test: A Flexural Strength and Translucency Comparison Test

  Vichi, A., Zhao, Z., Paolone, G., Scotti, N., Mutahar, M. A. M., Goracci, C. & Louca, C., 6 Nov 2022, In: Materials. 15, 21, 12 p., 7834 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • flexural strength 100%
  • Bend Strength 100%
  • Lithium 80%
  • restoration 60%
  • ceramics 60%
  63 Downloads (Pure)

• Neighbourhood school environment and dental care needs amongst 5-to-11-year-old children attending a local dental facility in South-East England

  Ganbavale, S. G., Louca, C., Twigg, L. & Wanyonyi-Kay, K., 12 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Public Health. 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • schools 100%
  • teeth 85%
  • extraction 85%
  • Tooth Extraction 85%
  • populations 71%
  68 Downloads (Pure)

• Potential educational and workforce strategies to meet the oral health challenges of an increasingly older population: a qualitative study

  Prosser, G. M., Louca, C. & Radford, D. R., 10 Mar 2022, In: BDJ Open. 8, 1, 9 p., 6.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • populations 100%
  • Dental Procedure 75%
  • education 75%
  • Athletic Training 50%
  • Gerodontology 50%
  61 Downloads (Pure)

• Teacher feedback and student learning - the students’ perspective

  Leung, A., Fine, P. D., Blizard, R., Tonni, I., Ilhan, D. & Louca, C., 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Dentistry. 125, 6 p., 104242.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Students 100%
  • Feedback 81%
  • feedback 81%
  • Student 81%
  • Feedback System 81%
  170 Downloads (Pure)

• Teachers’ feedback practices in COVID-19: Has anything changed?

  Fine, P. D., Leung, A., Tonni, I. & Louca, C., 1 May 2022, In: Journal of Dentistry. 120, 5 p., 104087.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • feedback 100%
  • data 36%
  • covid-19 36%
  • teaching 36%
  • Student 36%
  24 Downloads (Pure)

• Teaching of gerodontology to dental and dental hygiene therapy students in the UK

  Prosser, G. M., Radford, D. R. & Louca, C., 10 Jun 2022, In: British Dental Journal. 232, 11, p. 813-818 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • schools 100%
  • Dental Hygiene 72%
  • Combination Therapy 72%
  • therapy 72%
  • Gerodontology 54%
  40 Downloads (Pure)

• The mask fitter, a simple method to improve medical face mask adaptation using a customized 3D-printed frame during COVID-19: a survey on users’ acceptability in clinical dentistry

  Vichi, A., Balestra, D., Goracci, C., Radford, D. R. & Louca, C., 5 Sept 2022, In: Applied Sciences. 12, 17, 13 p., 8921.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • masks 100%
  • respirators 33%
  • Face 25%
  • surgery 16%
  • surveys 16%
  50 Downloads (Pure)

• The perceptions and attitudes of qualified dental therapists towards a diagnostic role in the provision of paediatric dental care

  Quach, J. D. D., Kay, K. W., Radford, D. & Louca, C., 12 Aug 2022, In: British Dental Journal. 233, 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Dental Therapist 100%
  • Therapists 100%
  • Diagnosis 90%
  • Dental Procedure 36%
  • Standard 36%
  40 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  A retrospective clinical study on the survival of posterior composite restorations in a primary care dental outreach setting over 11years

  Wong, C., Blum, I. R., Louca, C., Sparrius, M. & Wanyonyi, K., 1 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Dentistry. 106, 103586.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Patient 100%
  • patients 100%
  • restoration 85%
  • interventions 85%
  • Student 42%

• Comparison between hydrofluoric acid and single-component primer as conditioners on resin cement adhesion to lithium silicate and lithium disilicate glass ceramics

  Vichi, A., Fabian Fonzar, R., Carrabba, M., Louca, C., Scotti, N., Mazzitelli, C., Breschi, L. & Goracci, C., 10 Nov 2021, In: Materials. 14, 22, 9 p., 6776.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • hydrofluoric acid 100%
  • resins 55%
  • adhesives 55%
  • Resin 55%
  • failures 44%
  50 Downloads (Pure)

• SCD and education

  Prosser, G., Louca, C. & Radford, D. R., 26 Nov 2021, In: British Dental Journal. 231, 10, p. 601 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Should mentoring become routine practice in dental nurse education, pre and post registration?

  Cuthbert, J., Louca, C. & Radford, D., 18 Sept 2021, BDJ Team, p. 10-11.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article

  Open Access

• Teacher feedback and student learning: a quantitative study

  Leung, A., Fine, P., Blizard, R., Tonni, I. & Louca, C., 10 Jul 2021, In: European Journal of Dental Education. 25, 3, p. 600-606

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Feedback 100%
  • feedback 100%
  • Teachers 50%
  • Students 50%
  • assessments 50%
  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Using social media in dental education: a qualitative study

  Elraggal, A. A. A. H., Sims, S., Cerasuolo, M. & Louca, C., 23 Jul 2021.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

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  • Social Media 100%
  • Training 40%
  • Students 40%
  • Communication 40%
  • Professional Personnel 30%
• 2020

  A new era for dental education

  Radford, D. R. & Louca, C., 26 Jun 2020, In: British Dental Journal. 228, 12, p. 903 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Are dental schools doing enough to prepare dental hygiene & therapy students for direct access?

  D. D. Quach, J., S. Davda, L., R. Radford, D. & Louca, C., 20 Nov 2020, In: BDJ Team. 7, 10, p. 36-37 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

• Flexural resistance of CAD/CAM blocks. Part 3: polymer-based restorative materials for permanent restorations

  Vichi, A., Goracci, C., Carrabba, M., Tozzi, G. & Louca, C., 1 Oct 2020, In: American Journal of Dentistry. 33, 5, p. 243-247 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Material 100%
  • polymers 70%
  • Polymer 70%
  • flexural strength 50%
  • Flexural Strength 50%

• Influence of acid concentration and etching time on composite cement adhesion to lithium-silicate glass ceramics

  Fonzar, R. F., Goracci, C., Carrabba, M., Louca, C., Ferrari, M. & Vichi, A., 22 Apr 2020, In: Journal of Adhesive Dentistry. 22, 2, p. 175-182 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • etching 100%
  • Etching 100%
  • hydrofluoric acid 70%
  • concentration 50%
  • ceramics 50%

• Investigating working practices of dentists on shade taking: evidence based good practice versus observed practice

  Shah, P., Louca, C., Patel, R., Fine, P., Blizard, R. & Leung, A., 1 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Dentistry. 97, 6 p., 103341.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • guidelines 100%
  • Practice 80%
  • Good Practice 60%
  • Physicians 60%
  • Evidence-Based 60%

• The viability of a diagnostic role for dental hygienists and dental therapists in the UK: a review of the literature

  Quach, J. D. D., Radford, D. & Louca, C., 22 Jul 2020, In: Medical Research Archives. 8, 7, 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

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  • Patient 100%
  • Diagnosis 83%
  • Dental Therapist 66%
  • Dental Hygienist 66%
  • reviews 50%
  22 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Bracket bonding to polymethylmethacrylate-based materials for computer-aided design/manufacture of temporary restorations: influence of mechanical treatment and chemical treatment with universal adhesives

  Goracci, C., Özcan, M., Franchi, L., Di Bello, G., Louca, C. & Vichi, A., 26 Nov 2019, In: Korean Journal of Orthodontics. 49, 6, p. 404-412

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Computer Aided Design 100%
  • adhesives 57%
  • Adhesive Agent 57%
  • Bracket 50%
  • polymethylmethacrylates 42%
  90 Downloads (Pure)

• Influence of acid concentration and etching time on resin cement adhesion to lithium silica-based glass ceramics

  Fonzar, R. F., Goracci, C., Carrabba, M., Louca, C., Ferrari, M. & Vichi, A., 10 Sept 2019, (Accepted for publication) In: Journal of Adhesive Dentistry.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • etching 100%
  • Etching 90%
  • hydrofluoric acid 70%
  • Hydrofluoric Acid 70%
  • concentration 50%

• Patient perceptions of healthy weight promotion in dental settings

  Wijey, T., Blizard, B., Louca, C., Leung, A. & Suvan, J., 1 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Dentistry: X. 1, 8 p., 100002.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Patient 100%
  • Weight 83%
  • weight 83%
  • patients 50%
  • Perception 33%
  120 Downloads (Pure)

• The impact of confidence on clinical dental practice

  Fine, P., Leung, A., Bentall, C. & Louca, C., 1 May 2019, In: European Journal of Dental Education. 23, 2, p. 159-167 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Confidence 100%
  • Physician 36%
  • Postgraduates 27%
  • Practice 27%
  • Procedures 27%
  588 Downloads (Pure)

• The teaching of occlusion in undergraduate dental schools in the UK and Ireland

  O’Carroll, E., Leung, A., Fine, P. D., Boniface, D. & Louca, C., 27 Sept 2019, In: British Dental Journal. 227, 6, p. 512-517 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • teaching 100%
  • Occlusion 90%
  • Teaching 81%
  • Training 81%
  • schools 54%
• 2018

  An investigation of general dental practitioners' understanding and perceptions of minimally invasive dentistry

  Mirsiaghi, F., Leung, A., Fine, P., Blizard, R. & Louca, C., 14 Sept 2018, In: British Dental Journal. 225, 5, p. 420-424 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • dentistry 100%
  • Dentistry 100%
  • Perception 36%
  • risk assessment 27%
  • caries 27%
  187 Downloads (Pure)

• Deprivation and advanced curative care in a free state-funded service

  Wanyonyi, K. & Louca, C., 26 Jul 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Curative Care 100%
  • patients 87%
  • Patient 75%
  • Smoking 50%
  • Endodontics 37%

• Sports dentistry: principles and practice

  Fine, P. D. (ed.), Louca, C. (ed.) & Leung, A. (ed.), 1 Aug 2018, Wiley-Blackwell. 232 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

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  • dentistry 100%
  • Dentistry 100%
  • information 20%
  • injuries 20%
  • resources 20%

• The use of picture cards to elicit postgraduate dental student feedback

  Fine, P., Leung, A., Francis, J. & Louca, C., 30 Mar 2018, In: American Journal of Dentistry. 6, 2, 7.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • feedback 100%
  • Practitioners 33%
  • data 16%
  • Qualitative 16%
  • Groups 16%
  129 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  Comparison of traditional and simplified methods for repairing CAD/CAM feldspathic ceramics

  Carrabba, M., Vichi, A., Louca, C. & Ferrari, M., 16 Aug 2017, In: The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics. 9, 4, p. 257-264 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • failures 100%
  • ceramics 100%
  • Maintenance 100%
  • resins 80%
  • etching 80%
  119 Downloads (Pure)