STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Premedication is expedient in reducing the psychological trauma from recalling the unpleasant pre-anesthetic phases, hence, inducing a trouble-free anesthesia. PURPOSE This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of oral midazolam in co-operation of the subjects before general anesthesia and in recalling the pre-anesthetic phases, performed on children candidate fo...

In the United Kingdom the National Health Service only provides dental implant treatment to patients who fulfil stringent clinical criteria outlined by the Royal College of Surgeons. Such treatment is normally in a hospital setting. The majority of dental implant work is otherwise carried out in the private sector. Concern about the quality of implant dentistry and training led the General Dent...

Virtual reality is a computer based technology linked with the future of dentistry and dental practice. The virtual articulator is one such application in prosthetic and restorative dentistry based on virtual reality that will significantly reduce the limitations of the mechanical articulator, and by simulation of real patient data, allow analyses with regard to static and dynamic occlusion as ...

Reduced caries rates and an increased percentage of children with dental insurance have made it more difficult for dental schools to provide undergraduates with sufficient numbers of pediatric dental patients requiring restorative procedures. This may result in graduates who are not competent and are reluctant to treat children after graduation. To ensure the quality of the undergraduate clinic...

AIM This was to assess general dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding their role within child protection in relation to child abuse. METHODS Structured interviews with seven key informants from general dental practice (2), local dental committees (1), social services (2), paediatric dentistry (1) and community child health (1), together with five focus groups compri...

The goals of premedication in children’s dentistry are to allay excessive apprehension and to prevent resistance to treatment efforts. With judicious use, premedicating agents are a valuable and necessary adjunct for the pedodontis~. When integrated with proper psychological approaches, premedication may enable the anxious child to accept his first dental experiences without undue emotional tur...

Mimetic muscles contract and pull the overlying skin toward the muscle's bony attachment. Numerous books and articles have shown the mimetic muscles via cadaveric dissection. However, for dentistry and oral surgery, the mimetic muscles have not been detailed from intraoral dissection. Recently, several papers have addressed various mimetic muscles in relation to intraoral dissection. However, t...