Diş çürükleri çocuklarda oldukça yaygın görülen ve genel sağlığı olumsuz yönde etkileyebilen kronik bir hastalıktır. Çocuklarda ağrıya, beslenme problemleri gibi sağlık sorunlarına psikolojik problemlere yol açabilmektedir; bu nedenle tedavi edilmeleri gerekmektedir. Her çocuk, rutin şekilde klinik ortamında edilemeyebilmekte ekstra davranış yönlendirme tekniklerine ihtiyaç duyulabilmektedir. K...

Background: The purpose of this study is to present an integrated model for the Iranian general dentistry curriculum. Methods: In this study, the qualitative method of focal groups was used. First, using library studies and analysis and interpretation of the resulted information, possible types of integration in the dental curriculum and real experiences of some of the world's leading universit...

The vast majority of health care professionals are unaware of the negative impact of upper airway obstruction (mouth breathing) on normal facial growth and physiologic health. Children whose mouth breathing is untreated may develop long, narrow faces, narrow mouths, high palatal vaults, dental malocclusion, gummy smiles, and many other unattractive facial features, such as skeletal Class II or ...

OBJECTIVE Measure the adoption and utilization of, opinions about, and attitudes toward clinical computing among general dentists in the United States. DESIGN Telephone survey of a random sample of 256 general dentists in active practice in the United States. MEASUREMENTS A 39-item telephone interview measuring practice characteristics and information technology infrastructure; clinical inf...