Molook Torabi
Associate Professor, Kerman Social Determinants of Oral Health Research Center AND Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center AND Department of Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
[ 1 ] - Effect of social-behavioral factors on dental caries in 3-6-year-old children in Kerman, Iran
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease with a complex etiology. The social-behavioral factors play an important role in development of dental caries. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of social-behavioral factors on dental caries in 3-6-year-old children in Kerman, Iran.METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 857 children aged 3-6...
[ 2 ] - Effect of orthodontic treatments on quality of life in adolescents
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental problems and oral diseases can have their own effects on social-psychological aspects, physical conditions, as well as quality of life (QOL) in individuals. In this regard, malocclusion can influence functional, socio-economic, and psychological aspects in patients. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of orthodontic treatments on QO...
[ 3 ] - Rate and comparison of periapical inflammatory lesions using clinical diagnosis and histopathological findings during the 18-year study period
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Inflammatory Periapical lesions are the most common periapical lesions. These lesions are often diagnosed based on clinical and radiological examination, which may be different from the histological finding. The present study was carried out with aim to assess the rate and to compare clinical and radiographic features with histological diagnosis of periapical pathology.METHO...
[ 4 ] - Sensitometric characteristics of D-, E- and F-speed dental radiographic films in manual and automatic processing
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitometric characteristics of Ultraspeed, Ektaspeed Plus and Insight dental radiographic films using manual and automatic processing systems. METHODS: In this experimental invitro study, an aluminum step-wedge was used to construct characteristic curves for D-, E- and F-speed radiographic films (Kodak Eastman, Rochester, USA). All fil...
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