A 35-year-old Nigerian male was referred by a general dental practitioner to the oral medicine clinic for a painful, nonhealing ulcer on the left side of the palate. The referring general practitioner had prescribed antibiotics and analgesics a week earlier, but without any relief to the patient. The patient reported that he first noticed the lesion approximately two weeks before and complained...

Pharmacological management of the pediatric dental patient is considered a subcategory of a broader collection of professional mediated activities known as behavior management techniques. Pharmacological techniques are generally divided into either: (1) various levels of sedation; or (2) general anesthesia. Pharmacological techniques are not universally offered by practicing dentists for a host...

VOLUME 46 • NUMBER 6 • JUNE 2015 The primary goal of dental education is to train dental professionals who can competently address a wide range of issues in oral health care and independently practice evidence-based comprehensive dentistry aimed at improving the health of society.1 Competency-based education as a philosophy has widely been adopted by dental schools worldwide for both undergradu...

INTRODUCTION Dental injuries represent the most common claims against the anaesthesiologists. Dental lesions are frequent complications of orotracheal intubation and major causal factors are, firstly, preexisting poor dentition, and, secondly, difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. The aim of this work was to prioritize propositions for prevention in perianaesthetic dental injury and f...

This pilot study evaluates the surface roughness of monolithic zirconia crowns after chairside polishing by different dental practitioner groups. Four practitioner groups (group I: dental clinical students (n = 6); group II: dentists < 2 years post-qualification experience (n = 6); group III: dentists > 2 years post-qualification experience (n = 6) and group IV: dental technicians (n = 6)) were...

Fear is expressed as an unpleasant emotion caused by threat of danger, pain and harm. Anxiety emotional state a person such doubt, mental-conflict, disappointment. Phobia persistent, unrealistic intense fear specific stimulus, leading to absolute avoidance the perceived danger. Corah’s Dental Scale (CDAS), Modified (MDAS), Survey (DFS) are tools assess anxiety. anxiety can be managed change in ...

The maxillary canine is second only to the mandibular third molar in its frequency of impaction. The prevalence is about 1.5% and the canine becomes ectopic more often palatally than buccally with over double the frequency. Management of this condition often faces general dental practitioners and orthodontic specialists. Mismanagement and failures in diagnosis may be costly in terms of clinical...

PURPOSE This study's purpose was to examine the current knowledge, attitudes, and experiences related to infant oral health for dental and medical providers in Virginia. METHODS A survey of infant oral health care was sent to: (a) 300 randomly selected general dentists; (b) 300 randomly selected pediatricians; and (c) all pediatric dentists in Virginia. Survey respondents were tabulated, and ...

conclusions to resolve the unequal geographic distribution of physicians, it is necessary to consider the key factors affecting the attractiveness of a district for gps and the existing demand for health services. attempting to resolve the developmental inequalities among different districts, as well as implementing motivational policies to encourage physicians to work in less developed distric...