the article “oral manifestation in transplant patients” was read with enthusiasm.[1] however, the following points may be noted worthy. fissured tongue, atrophy of tongue papillae, and angular cheilitis can be observed in liver transplant patients and these may be due to concurrent hyposalivation, due to intake of diuretic drugs such as thiazides and loop diuretics.[2,3] excessive bleeding with...

In this study, patients wearing dental prostheses after implantation were constantly observed for their masticatory function to measure the amount of marginal bone loss obtained 1 and2 years mounting clinically, investigate relationship between occurring a year and gender, age, scaling, use results as reference performing determining prognosis.

Background and Aim: Various methods have been used to reduce the patient's anxiety during dental treatment. In recent years, there has been an increase in behavioral research regarding virtual reality (VR) and virtual world as it offers more immersive images and works by blocking out real-world stimuli (visual, auditory or both). This study aimed at assessing the impact of VR on working conditi...

The Taiwanese government has implemented National Health Insurance (NHI) for nine years since March 1, 1995. The government began to have deficits since March of 1998 because medical expenditures exceeded income to the insurance program. Political problems have prevented increasing the funding for the NHI. In order to control medical expenditures, the government began to implement the Global Bu...

Smoking is a major, preventable risk factor for periodontitis. This pilot study in Nigeria evaluated the effect of dental oral prophylaxis on oral hygiene and periodontal indices among 13 systemically healthy smokers and 8 non-smokers. All participants received full-mouth scaling and root planing, tooth polishing, demonstration of correct brushing technique and a new toothbrush and toothpaste. ...

In Alberta, dental assisting became a regulated profession in 2006 under the Health Professions Act.1 By this act and its accompanying regulations, dental assistants registered by the College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA) and certified with additional training (Preventive Dentistry Module) were permitted to provide scaling procedures to patients with pockets up to 4 mm under the direction...

Pathogenic bacteria located in the subgingival area can cause periodontal diseases, gingivitis, and periodontitis. These bacterial species stick to the root surfaces and are found in a complex structure called dental plaque, which is a form of biofilm. Dental plaque, where appropriate oral hygiene is lacking, may become calcified, thereby creating calculus mainly formed from crystalline. The po...

The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental health care in Kenya. A self administered questionnaire given to 400 students in person who responded and handed them over immediately. The students had a mean age of 22.4 years, 45.3% were males and 54.5% were females. Extractions, restorations and replacement of teeth were kno...

No dental decay was detected. Neither was bone/root resorption. From a periodontal perspective, the patient has quite satisfactory gingival health. He has a stable posterior occlusion after the orthodontic treatment (Figure 1). Whenever esthetic procedures are considered, emphasis must be put on gingival health. Thus, brushing technique had to be optimized. Periodontal treatment, including scal...

23 The nodulation tendency and community structure of indigenous bradyrhizobia on 24 Rj-genotype soybean cultivars at cultivation temperatures of 33/28°C, 28/23°C and 23/18°C, 25 16/8 h (day/night degrees, hours) were investigated using 780 bradyrhizobial DNA samples 26 from an Andosol with 13 soybean cultivars of four Rj-genotypes (non-Rj, Rj2Rj3, Rj4 and 27 Rj2Rj3Rj4). A dendrogram was constr...