BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental treatment under general anesthesia is critical for non-cooperative, low aged, and special needs’ children. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude of parents about pediatric dental treatment under general anesthesia.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study among 100 parents of children who were referred to Babol School of Dentistry (Roohani Hospita...

background: traumatic dental injury (tdi) in children and adolescents has become one of the most serious dental public health problems. despite such a high prevalence of dental trauma, very less attention has been paid to tdi, its etiology, and prevention. objectives: to determine the prevalence of anterior tooth traumatic dental injuries in 12-15-year-old school children of panchkula district,...

BACKGROUND Hypophosphatemic Rickets (HR) is a disease that affects mineralized structures including bone and dentine, studies on dental development in these patients are scarce with equivocal results. AIM To assess dental development of a group of children with (HR) and to compare that to healthy matched controls, and to assess relationship between delayed medical treatment and dental develop...

background and aims. blood-borne infections such as hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv might be transmitted from one individual to another during dental procedures. therefore, sterilization and personal protection procedures are of utmost significance in dental offices. the importance of awareness of cross-infection and antiseptic principles lies in the fact that in most cases it is not possible ...

background & aim: a gag reflex (gr) can be a problem to compliance and delivery of dental treatment. the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of diospyros kaki l. fruit extract in controlling gag reflex during dental treatment. experimental: our study was a randomized double blind controlled trial with convenient sampling on 84 patients that is candidate for radiographic procedures in ...

Using all-inclusive data from 126 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities that provide dental services, this study identified the staffing infrastructure under which the Veterans Health Administration can provide graduate dental education without compromising dental clinic productivity. From regression analyses, we found that teaching residents has a negative impact on staff ...

Objective: Knowledge of risk factors for variant CJD (vCJD) remains limited, but transmission of prion proteins via re-useable medical devices, including dental instruments, or enhanced susceptibility following trauma to the oral cavity is a concern. This study aimed to identify whether previous dental treatment is a risk factor for development of vCJD. Design: Case control study Methods: Risk ...

Abstract Three dogs presented to a referral hospital with periorbital cutaneous fistulae. Investigations in all patients identified odontogenic disease as the cause of Treatment by tooth extraction was undertaken and resulted resolution Patients presenting facial fistulae or swellings should undergo thorough intra‐oral examination dental radiography computed tomography diagnose/exclude Dental e...

BACKGROUND In some pathological conditions, gingivitis caused by plaque accumulation can be more severe, with the result of an overgrowth. Nevertheless, the overgrowth involves the gingival margin with extension to the inter-dental papilla. The lesion may involve the inter-proximal spaces, and become so extensive that the teeth are displaced and their crowns covered. Severe overgrowth may lead ...