The objectives of this study were to determine the perceived anxiety levels in children visiting dental OPD. Convenient sampling technique was used in children aged 8-12 years visiting the department of Pedodontics and preventive dentistry at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. One hundred and twenty patients participated in the study. The total perceived levels of anxiety i...

Over the past 140 years, dentistry has matured from the original tenets of GV Black by moving from "extension for prevention" to a minimal intervention approach. This is part of an evolution that stresses a medical, rather than a surgical model for caries management. This transition has been facilitated by the introduction and advancement of adhesive dentistry, which encourages preservation of ...

a Dr. Nasser D. Alqahtani 15 Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics 16 Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics 17 College of Dentistry, King Saud University 18 P.O. Box 60160, Riyadh, Zip Code 11545, Saudi Arabia 19 Telephone: +966553446684. Fax: +966-14679017 20 E-mail: [email protected] 21 22 b Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair 23 Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sc...

1 Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627–ZIP code 31270.901 sala 3304, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; E-Mails: [email protected] (C.F.C.); [email protected] (E.F.F.) 2 Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627–ZIP Code 31270.901 sala 3304, B...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the way healthcare is delivered, including in field of dentistry. Teledentistry, practice providing dental care remotely using digital technology, become increasingly popular, and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) teledentistry emerged as an important tool for care, education, research. AI algorithms are being utilized assist diagnosis, tr...

AIM Within the context of minimally invasive dentistry this article describes the sonic and ultrasonic cavity preparation techniques and assesses their advantages and disadvantages, clinical difficulties of their use, and offers a statement about these devices. BACKGROUND Ultra-conservative Class 2 restorative techniques require the use of devices such as sonic and the new ultrasonic preparat...