Resources for oral health in Africa by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Ahmed Bhayat, Ahmed Bhayat, Sara S. Mikhail, Nicaise Ndembi, Maha El Tantawi, Maha El Tantawi

“…Dental human resources are also very low, with dentists ranging from 1.77 to 0.03 per 10,000 population across the continent. …”
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Practical Implications in Contemporary Dental Aesthetics—Shade Selection Assessment Using Intraoral Scanners by Alice Arina Ciocan Pendefunda, Cristina Gena Dascalu, Sebastian Bahrim, Cristina Iordache, Odette Luca, Magda-Ecaterina Antohe

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Aesthetics is a challenging aspect to restore for both dentists and dental technicians. One of the characteristics of aesthetic restoration is the shade. …”
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Causes of visiting mixed dentition children dental clinic (a retrospective study). by Heran Ibrahim, Rwa Al‐Qazzaz, Mahmoud Kanan

“…The patient’s initial comments to the dentists and/or other oral health care staff members help in establishing a differential diagnosis. …”
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Evaluating shear bond strength efficacy of seventh and eighth generation bonding agents (an in vitro study) by Hidayat Ababakr Khudhur, Diyar Khalid Bakr, Sazan Sherdl Saleem, Sohela Fakher Mahdi

“…The aim of this study is to introduce the 8th generation of bonding to our country's dentists and investigating the manufacturer's claim in this research, and compare the shear bond strength of two types of systems. …”
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Pain-Related Behavior and Pain Perception Associated with Intraosseous Local Anesthesia (QuickSleeper 5^®) in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Zeyad A. AlRaddadi, Latifa A. AlHowaish, Ayman M. Sulimany

“…Pain-related behaviors were evaluated by calibrated pediatric dentists through video recordings, and pain perceptions were assessed using the Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. …”
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Orthopantomography Detection of Atheroma Plaques and Its Relationship with Periodontal Disease and Missing Teeth by Rodrigo Quevedo García, Sara Arnaiz Díez, Esteban Pérez Pevida, María Lourdes Del Río Solá

“…It is important to continue research to know the real significance of these findings. Dentists should be aware of the importance of our work in our patients’ systemic health.…”
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Translation of oral health research priorities into research topics in an equity-based priority setting exercise by Sumanth Nagraj Kumbargere, Cath Quinn, Lynne Callaghan, Martha Paisi, Mona Nasser

“…This was accomplished by conducting interviews with 40 community participants and 14 dentists from various ethnic backgrounds in Malaysia. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Chlorhexidine and Herbal Mouthwash as a Preprocedural Rinse in Reducing Dental Aerosols: A Microbiological Study by Sangeeta Umesh Nayak, Anushka Kumari, Valliammai Rajendran, Vijendra Pal Singh, Ashwini Hegde, Keshava K. Pai

“…Objective. The risk to dentists, assistants, and patients of infectious diseases through aerosols has long been recognized. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Periapical Radiography in Detection and Measurement of the External Root Resorption in Primary Molars: A Single-Blind Prospective Clinical Study by Shirin Taravati, Zohreh Balak, Vahid Rakhshan

“…Radiographs were printed and examined by two pediatric dentists. After the extraction, the extent of resorption was directly measured, twice, by third and fourth observers blinded to radiographic estimates. …”
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Contribution of a bonded scholarship scheme to staffing rural health facilities by R G MacGregor, A J Ross

“…High percentages of social workers (85%), optometrists (80%), speech therapists, nurses (72%) and dental therapists (70%) worked for ≥5 years at a rural PHCF, while only 13% of audiologists, 14% of doctors, 29% of pharmacists, and 28% of dentists and occupational therapists worked at a rural PHCF for ≥5 years. …”
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Influence of Genetics, Immunity and the Microbiome on the Prognosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD Prognosis Study): the protocol for a Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort Study by Johan Burisch, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Annette Bøjer Jensen, Frank Krieger Jensen, Flemming Bendtsen, Charlotte Wiell, Mohamed Attauabi, Klaus Theede, Viktoria Fana, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Henrik S Thomsen, Jakob M Møller, Simon Francis Thomsen, Gorm Roager Madsen, Anne Vibeke Wewer, Rune Wilkens, Johan Ilvemark, Nora Vladimirova, Sanja Bay Hansen, Yousef Jesper Wirenfeldt Nielsen, Helene Andrea Sinclair Ingels, Trine Boysen, Jacob T Bjerrum, Christian Jakobsen, Maria Dorn-Rasmussen, Sabine Jansson, Yiqiu Yao, Ewa Anna Burian, Frederik Trier Møller, Kristina Bertl, Andreas Stavropoulos, Jakob B Seidelin

“…The occurrence and course of extraintestinal manifestations will be evaluated by rheumatologists, dermatologists and dentists, and assessed by MR cholangiopancreatography, MR of the spine and sacroiliac joints, ultrasonography of peripheral joints and entheses, clinical oral examination, as well as panoramic radiograph of the jaws. …”
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Testing a multi-behavioral intervention to improve oral health behaviors in the pediatric dental surgery population: protocol for the PROTECT trial by Joanna Buscemi, Teresa G. Borowski, David Avenetti, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Molly Martin, Molly Martin, Marc S. Atkins, Teresa Marshall, Michael Berbaum, Helen H. Lee, Helen H. Lee

“…We developed PROTECT through an iterative process, incorporating feedback from caregivers, dentists, and community health workers and through a small pilot trial. …”
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The impact of food-based incentive behaviors on oral health among Saudi children: a cross-sectional study by Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Saud Hamdan Almaeen, Ahmed Shawkat Hashem, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Abdullah Hammad Alshammari, Rital Jamal Alwaqid, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Raha Ahmed, Rakhi Issrani, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary

“…Clinical examinations by specialist pediatric dentists assessed the plaque index and decayed-missing-filled tooth (dmft/DMFT) scores. …”
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Insights Into Antimicrobial Resistance From Dental Students in the Asia–Pacific Region by Saba Ghafoor, Gabriela Salvadori, Shiho Kino, Vy Thi Nhat Nguyen, Tam Thi-Thanh Nguyen, Miho Ishimaru, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Dileep De Silva, Jun Aida, Belinda Farias Nicolau, Ratilal Lalloo, Roger Junges

“…Background: Dentists, as prominent prescribers, are key stakeholders in addressing the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. …”
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Comparison of the Accuracy of Fixture-Level Implant Impression Making with Different Splinting Techniques by Mehrdad Nateghi, Ramin Negahdari, Sahar Molaei, Ali Barzegar, Sepideh Bohlouli

“…There was no significant difference in the measurements between group 2, group 3, and the main model. Therefore, dentists can make an impression after 17 minutes to reduce chair time.…”
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Traumatic dental injuries in the first year of life and related risk factors in three regions of Brazil: a multicenter birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Bruno Antonio Sehn Konzen, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Alessandra Castro Alves, Eliane Gerson Feldens, Márcia Regina Vítolo, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…After the first year of life, clinical examinations were performed by trained, calibrated dentists for the assessment of TDI (Andreasen’s criteria). …”
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Establishment of a rapid and quantitative method for detecting the range of infection exposure in preclinical dental education by Ayaka Ueda, Yuki Shinoda-Ito, Kazu Takeuchi-Hatanaka, Takashi Ito, Shintaro Ono, Kimito Hirai, Kazuhiro Omori, Tadashi Yamamoto, Shogo Takashiba

“…The degree of contamination of personal protective equipment and dental chairs in preclinical practice using this artificial saliva was determined using the ATP fluorescent method and measuring the luminescence areas among 10 dentists, 10 dental residents, and 10 fifth-grade dental students. …”
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Cause-Effect Relationships between Painful TMD and Postural and Functional Changes in the Musculoskeletal System: A Preliminary Report by Adam Andrzej Garstka, Monika Brzózka, Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Roman Ardan, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…Before the examination, the dentists and the physiotherapist were calibrated by an examiner who had previously been calibrated and had three years of experience in the management of patients with TMD. …”
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Effects of tongue tamers and customized bonded spurs as an early treatment of anterior open bite: a randomized clinical study by Safa B. Alawy, Shaimaa S. EL-Desouky, Ibrahim A. Kabbash, Shimaa M. Hadwa

“…Abstract Background Anterior open bite is a challenging condition for pediatric dentists and orthodontists as it causes aesthetic, speech, feeding, and psychological problems; this emphasizes the need for early diagnosis and interception of this malocclusion. …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers by Daniel José Blanco-Victorio, Nieves Asteria López-Luján, Walter Bernaola-Silva, Luis Antonio Vicuña-Huaqui, Rocio Cacñahuaray-Palomino, Julissa Sarai Diaz-Campos, Yeni Araceli Anicama-Barrios, Zenaida Rojas-Apaza, Sara Castañeda-Sarmiento, Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal, Roxana Patricia López-Ramos

“…Oral examinations were conducted by two trained paediatric dentists, while haemoglobin levels were measured by two nurses. …”
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