Comparison of the Cariogenicity of Carbonated Soft Drinks and Fruitflavored Drinks Using Experimental Rats Asma Al-Jobair1*, Rita Khounganian2 1Associate Professor and Consultant of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia 2Professor of Oral Biology, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Coll...

Koichi FUJII*, Junichi OKU*, Hiroyuki ARIKAWA*, Hiroto YAMAUCHI**, Hideo OHNO****, Tadashi OGURA*** and Katsuichiro INOUE* * Department of Dental Materials Science, ** First Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, *** Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Kagoshima University Dental School, 1208-1 Usuki, Kagoshima 890, Japan **** Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Nagasaki University School of Denti...

Voume 5 • Issue 9 • 1000326 Dentistry ISSN: 2161-1122 Dentistry, an open access journal *Corresponding author: Dalia Ahmed Mamdouh Talaat, Lecturer in Pediatric Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Alexandria University, Champollion St. Mazarita, Alexandria, Egypt, Tel: +201221037275; Fax: +203-4871328; E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]...

introdouction:tooth eruption is recognized as an important aspect of human growth and development. it can be influenced by a number of factors, and it may reflect the general development of a child’s body. the purpose of this study was to determine the age at which the first primary tooth erupted and its relationship with height, weight and head circumference in 3-15-month children in the city ...

Giedre Kobs, D.D.S., PhD., Institute of Stomatology, Fakulty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania. Olaf Bernhardt, D.D.S. PhD., assist. professor, Assistant medical director at the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Greifswald, Germany. Georg Meyer, D.D.S., PhD., Hab. Dr., Professor and Head of the Department of Restorative Dentistry...

We will see an abundance of eager, well-prepared aspiring academic pediatric dentists only when the market forces make this decision more rational for the best and the brightest. Until then, our challenge is to show interested students the excitement and vitality of this career path through our own examples. Then, once those few are intrigued, it is incumbent upon the system to be prepared to f...

Objectives: Manual skills form only a part of the capabilities required for a future dentist. Nevertheless, they are very important components that should be tested. The aim of this study is to investigate if a correlation exists between dental students’ grades in the preclinical courses and their clinical performance. Methods: Preclinical/clinical grades were collected for first, fourth, and f...

conclusions midazolam could be used as a safe and effective drug for conscious sedation, general anaesthetic premedication and the treatment of seizures during dental treatment. however, further research on paediatric patients would be beneficial. evidence acquisition to conduct this review of the literature, pub-med and scopus were searched using the following terms: midazolam, oral, transmuco...

Careful measurements of knowledge, attitude, and psychomotor and communication skills are necessary components of testing in a competency-based approach to education in dentistry. In an effort to address these requirements, Baylor College of Dentistry (BCD), Dallas, Texas, has applied Purposeful Assessment Techniques (PAT) to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) currently in use...

1 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Postgraduate Student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Statistical Consultant, Dental Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran 4 Assistant Pro...