CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE ERRORS OF FIXED PROSTHODONTIC IMPRESSIONS by Steliana-Gabriela Buștiuc, Raluca Briceag, Gheorghe Raftu, Elena-Claudia Sin, Mihaela-Macrina Mihalache, Camer Salim, Aureliana Caraiane

“…The precise transfer of the elements of the prosthetic field requires a good knowledge of soft and hard tissue anatomy, especially in the area of the cervical finish line. Dentists also need to understand how to select gingival retraction methods, but also how to properly handle impression materials. …”
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Clinical Application of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Device for Safe and Secure IANB by Any Operator by Tomoyasu Noguchi, Kento Odaka, Ken-ichi Fukuda

“…The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is an established technique with a success rate of 60–80%; however, large errors have been reported among operators. Some dentists do not prefer to use IANB because of the risk of complications. …”
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Autoimmune Diseases and Their Manifestations on Oral Cavity: Diagnosis and Clinical Management by Matteo Saccucci, Gabriele Di Carlo, Maurizio Bossù, Francesca Giovarruscio, Alessandro Salucci, Antonella Polimeni

“…Oral signs are frequently the first manifestation of autoimmune diseases. For this reason, dentists play an important role in the detection of emerging autoimmune pathologies. …”
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Natal Teeth: A Case Report and Reappraisal by Ghadah A. Malki, Emad A. Al-Badawi, Mohammad A. Dahlan

“…Natal and neonatal teeth are conditions of significant importance to pediatric dentists and pediatricians. This report discusses a case in which a five-day-old infant required extraction of a mobile mandibular natal tooth to avoid the risk of aspiration and interference with feeding. …”
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Improving Child Oral Health: A Qualitative Study of Dental Service Provision and Enhancement Strategies by Hossein Jabbari Beyrami, Salar Mohammaddokht, Mahsa Zohdi, Milad Baseri

“…Among the 19 participants, 11 were general dentists, and five were pediatric dentists. Data were analyzed using Diekelmann's seven-stage phenomenological analysis method, and the main and sub-themes were categorized. …”
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Can a low-threshold check-up motivate older adults to schedule a dental visit? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Aster De Vleeschauwer, Louise Poppe, Roos Colman, Barbara Janssens

“…This group will only receive flyers with general oral hygiene information and a list of nearby dentists. The primary outcome is whether or not the participants will contact a dental professional within four months after the intervention. …”
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Clinical Oral Health Recommended Care and Oral Health Self-Report, NHANES, 2013-2014 by R. Constance Wiener, Nilanjana Dwibedi, Chan Shen, Patricia A. Findley, Usha Sambamoorthi

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the concordance of self-reported responses to oral health questions versus clinically evaluated recommended need for oral healthcare by calibrated dentists to determine usefulness of the questions for epidemiological studies. …”
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Dyskeratosis Congenita: A Report of Two Cases by Anila Karunakaran, Rathy Ravindran, Mohammed Arshad, M. Kodanda Ram, M. K. Shruthi Laxmi

“…DC has increased risk of developing constitutional anemias and malignancies and early diagnosis enables the patient to be monitored and proper interventional therapy to be instituted. Hence, dentists need to be aware of the various manifestations of this fatal syndrome. …”
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The Anterior Ratio: The Missing Link between Orthodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry by Raman Aulakh

“…There is an increase in the number of dentists using orthodontic treatment for anterior tooth alignment. …”
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Provisional Crown Dislodgement during Scuba Diving: A Case of Barotrauma by Meenal Nitin Gulve, Nitin Dilip Gulve

“…Patients who are exposed to pressure changes as a part of their jobs or hobbies and their dentists should know the causes of barotrauma. In addition, the clinician must be aware of the possible influence of pressure changes on the retention of dental components.…”
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Supernumerary Teeth in Primary Dentition and Early Intervention: A Series of Case Reports by Rakesh N. Bahadure, Nilima Thosar, Eesha S. Jain, Vidhi Kharabe, Rahul Gaikwad

“…They are of great concern to the dentists and parents because of the eruption, occlusal, and esthetic problems they can cause. …”
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Pycnodysostosis with Special Emphasis on Dentofacial Characteristics by Aisha Khoja, Mubassar Fida, Attiya Shaikh

“…The aim of this case report is to give an insight into the etiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis of this disorder and to prepare the dentists and maxillofacial surgeons to overcome the challenges in treating these patients.…”
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The advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary: progress of the dental cluster model since 2021 legislation by András Sztrilich, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Rita Teller, István Vingender

“…BackgroundConsiderable changes in health policy in the area of publicly funded primary dental care in Hungary over the past 25 years have shaped primary care dentists’ financing, training and working conditions and the forms of association between dental providers. …”
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New Perspectives on Tooth Wear by Peter W. Lucas, Ridwaan Omar

“…Some of the efforts that have been made to document tooth wear are reviewed here with an emphasis on nonhuman mammals, literature with which dentists may not be very familiar. We project a change in research strategy from the description of wear at various scales of measurement towards investigation of the mechanical mechanisms that actually create the texture of a worn surface. …”
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Reattachment of Coronal Tooth Fragment: Regaining Back to Normal by B. Vishwanath, Umrana Faizudin, M. Jayadev, Sushma Shravani

“…The advances in adhesive dentistry have allowed dentists to use the patient’s own fragment to restore the fractured tooth. …”
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Tuberculosis of the tongue in a patient under treatment with adalimumab by Cintia Mussi Milani, Rafaela Arana, Rafaela Sávio Melzer, Antônio Adilson Soares Lima, Maria Angela Naval Machado, Liliane Roskamp

“…Oral tuberculosis is relatively rare and usually manifests as a persistent oral ulcer. Dentists are at the frontline to diagnose oral lesions and should always consider tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of a persistent oral ulcer, especially in patients under adalimumab. …”
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Evaluation of Quality of Life among Dental Professionals by Using the WHOQOL-BREF Instrument in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia by Nabras Alrayes, Hend Alshammary, Marwah Alamoudi, Banin Alfardan, Muhanad Alhareky, Muhammad Nazir

“…This cross-sectional study recruited dental professionals (general dentists, specialists, and consultants) from public and private sectors in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Interdental Papilla Length and the Perception of Aesthetics in Asymmetric Situations by Yung Cheng Paul Yu, Ahmed Alamri, Helena Francisco, Sang-Choon Cho, Stuart Hirsch

“…Standardized photographs were presented to sixty-five randomly selected dentists from New York University College of Dentistry on a computer screen for evaluation. …”
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Endodontic Treatment of Fused Teeth with Talon Cusp by Shima Sadat Miri, Hakimeh Ghorbani, Anousheh Rashed Mohassel

“…Tooth anomalies are rare phenomena that may be reported by patients as chief complaints or may be discovered by dentists in the oral examination. In a few cases, rare anomalies are found together in one mouth. …”
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Alveolar Osteitis: A Comprehensive Review of Concepts and Controversies by Antonia Kolokythas, Eliza Olech, Michael Miloro

“…Alveolar osteitis, “dry socket”, remains amongst the most commonly encountered complications following extraction of teeth by general dentists and specialists. A great body of literature is devoted to alveolar osteitis addressing the etiology and pathophysiology of this condition. …”
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