OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of accessibility of dental services and other factors on the development of early childhood caries (ECC) among Toronto children 48 months of age or younger with at least one Portuguese-speaking immigrant parent. METHODS This population-based case-control study involved 52 ECC cases and 52 controls (i.e., without ECC) identified from community centres, chur...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate women's oral hygiene knowledge, practice, and use of dental services during pregnancy in the north of Jordan. MATERIALS AND METHODS Voluntary sample of 154 pregnant women of 18 to 40 years old were invited to participate in the study. They were asked to read a self-designated questionnaire and a cover letter which explained the purpose of the study. T...

Anesthesia began in 1846, when an American dentist administered diethyl ether to a patient undergoing neck surgery [1]. Initially, anesthesia practice was limited to rendering patients unconscious and without pain or movement during surgery. Over the course of the next century, new knowledge, technology, and drugs enabled anesthesiologists to manage physiologic derangements caused by anesthetic...

Single rooted primary mandibular first molar is a rare developmental anomaly. Literatures reveal that failure of invagination of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath leads to this unusual root form. Thorough knowledge of root canal morphology and anatomical variations of primary teeth can help a pediatric dentist in successful root canal treatment. Hereby, we describe two cases of primary mandibula...

Nuclear medicine studies often play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of oral and maxillofacial diseases. Though not used commonly in everyday dental practice, the dental clinician should have a conversational knowledge of these imaging modalities. Every general dentist should understand the indications and limitations of these diagnostic modalities. The purpose of this review a...

Forensic Odontology a branch of Forensic sciences uses the skill of the dentist in personal identification during mass calamities, sexual assault and child abuse to name a few. This branch not stranger to many has been growing tenfold in its potential and its ability to bring the forlorn to justice where a dental remains is the only available evidence. It's role and importance in the judiciary ...

introduction: despite being the gold standard as well as a routine technique in endodontics, radiographic working length (wl) determination owns many drawbacks. electronic apex-locators (eals) are recommended to complement radiographies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of iranian general dental practitioners (gdps) towards using radiography and eal. methods and materials: ...

BACKGROUND Routine use of gloves, masks and spectacles are important in infection control. Aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of infection control measures among the patients attending clinics of Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy (RCsDP) in Saudi Arabia. MATERIAL AND METHODS It was a cross-sectional descriptive study of a convenient sample of dental patients a...

background: in recent years, dentists have more opportunity of treating patients infected with blood-borne pathogens. although compliance with infection control practice (icp) in dental practice is required, it is not still sufficiently spread in japan. objective: to identify factors associated with compliance with icps in the population of japanese dentists. methods: in a questionnaire-based c...