The effects of dental implant macrodesign on the success of prosthetic replacement by Andrey N. Nikolaenko, Mikhail A. Postnikov, Nikolay V. Popov, Alexander P. Borisov, Anastasia A. Kiiko

“…However, there are not so many comparative clinical trials exploring the effects of the main characteristics of the implant on the success of prosthetic procedures. For the practical dentist, the problem of selecting the implant system remains topical, which is why the proposed review is focused on the effects of the dental implant macrodesign on the success of implantation. …”
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Prevalence of root caries in relation to various risk factors in a sample of subjects aged (25-64) years in Erbil city: A cross sectional study by Tara Kamal Talib, Vian Omer Majeed

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Oral health in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of periodontal and dental disease and oral microbiota (part 1) by A. Pardo, V. Vanti, F. Lonardi, A. Signoriello, G. Lobbia, G. Lombardo, L. Trevisiol, A. D’Agostino

“…Good oral health relies on correct home oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist starting at an early age.…”
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Stomatitis sub-prosthesis in patients with superior dental prosthesis by Antonia Martina Francisco Local, Yoel González Beriau, Ana Gloria Vázquez de León

“…Most of them declared never attending to the dentist, or just when presenting some particular problem. …”
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Developing a codesigned text message-based digital oral health education resource (TOOTH) by Shalinie King, Lauren Adriel Church, Edel O’Hagan, Dion Candelaria, Aboli Pawar, Ashley Cooper, Rebecca Chen, Alice Gibson

“…Results Eight multidisciplinary clinicians (dentist, oral health therapist, dietician, cardiac nurse, and dental nurse), 75% female with a mean age of 48 ± 10 years, and seven consumers from a metropolitan and a regional area in New South Wales, 43% female with a mean age 62 ± 11.6 years participated in the focus groups. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis by Mannaa K. Aldowsari, Ayman M. Sulimany, Abdulmajeed Alkhathlan, Nawaf Alfhaed, Mohammed Aldosari, Saud Alayed, Saad Bin Saleh, Abeer A. Alshami

“…Four dental interns were trained in three consecutive sessions by a pediatric dentist and evaluated the orthopantomograms of the children. …”
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Factors associated with dental care utilization among Iranian adult populations based on Anderson model by Ashkan Negintaji Zardak, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Faezeh Eslamipour, Bahareh Tahani

“…Better perceived oral health status was associated with lower chance of visiting the dentist (OR = 0.9, 95% CI = 0.8–0.9). Being covered by the HTP was not significantly in association with the chance of dental visit in the last year (p value = 0.19, OR = 0.78, 95%CI = 0.55–1.12). …”
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Complicated caries of permanent teeth in children: status of the problem and modern solution ways by N.S. Proshchenko, H.V. Sorochenko, O.I. Ostapko, O.M. Plyska, Yu.V. Trokhimets

“…Diagnosis, treatment and full rehabilitation of complicated caries of permanent teeth in children is complex, multi-stage and requires the practical experience and patience of a dentist and the usage of the most modern materials and technologies. …”
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Parental knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards children’s oral habits: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Sarah Almugairin, Alanoud Alwably, Nada Alayed, Alanoud Algazlan, Hadeel Alrowaily, Elzahraa Eldwakhly, Abdullazez Almudhi

“…However, a significant gap existed between knowledge and practice, with most mothers (92.9%) never consulting a dentist regarding their child’s ongoing oral habits. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Fear and Its Association with Oral Health Status Among School Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jelena Eric, Bojana Davidovic, Rasa Mladenovic, Marko Milosavljevic, Ivana Dmitruk Miljevic, Ljiljana Bjelovic, Svjetlana Jankovic, Olivera Dolic, Brankica Davidovic

“…The most feared aspect among the children was “Choking” (73.8%), followed by “Injections” (63.7%) and “The noise of the dentist drilling” (52.1%). Children with dental fear had a significantly greater number of decayed and missing teeth, higher DMFT scores, and poorer gingival health and oral hygiene compared to those without dental fear (<i>p</i> < 0.01), even after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

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Accuracy of Large Language Models for Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis in Dental Procedures by Paak Rewthamrongsris, Jirayu Burapacheep, Vorapat Trachoo, Thantrira Porntaveetus

“…Each model underwent five independent runs per question using two prompt strategies: a pre-prompt as an experienced dentist and without a pre-prompt. Inter-model comparisons utilised the Kruskal–Wallis test, followed by post-hoc pairwise comparisons using Prism 10 software. …”
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Position Paper by Canadian Dental Sleep Medicine Professionals Regarding the Role of Different Health Care Professionals in Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring with Oral A... by Luc Gauthier, Fernanda Almeida, Patrick Arcache, Catherine Ashton-McGregor, David Côté, Helen Driver, Kathleen Ferguson, Gilles Lavigne, Philippe Martin, Jean-François Masse, Florence Morisson, Jeffrey Pancer, Charles Samuels, Maurice Schachter, Frédéric Sériès, Glendon Sullivan

“…The present Canadian position paper contains recommendations for the management by dentists of sleep-disordered breathing in adults with the use of oral appliances (OAs) as a treatment option for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …”
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Association of Adult Atopic Dermatitis with Impaired Oral Health and Oral Dysbiosis: A Case-Control Study by Aaya Shahin, Yael Anne Leshem, Yossi Taieb, Sharon Baum, Aviv Barzilai, Danielle Jeddah, Efrat Sharon, Omry Koren, Rinat Tzach-Nahman, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Ronen Hazan, Yael Houri-Haddad, Shoshana Greenberger

“…Methods: This was a prospective sex- and age-matched case-control study comparing adult participants with and without dermatologist-verified AD. A dentist assessed oral health status, and oral flora samples were collected and subjected to 16S rRNA sequencing for microbiome analysis. …”
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Hypovitaminosis D in patients with oral leukoplakia: insights from a cross-sectional study by Andrea Maturana-Ramirez, Andrea Maturana-Ramirez, Juan Aitken-Saavedra, Dante Mora-Ferraro, Gabriel Rojas-Zúñiga, Iris Espinoza-Santander, Gonzalo Rojas-Alcayaga, Ana Ortega-Pinto, Montserrat Reyes, Diego Lazo, Egardo Caamanão

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Pengaruh Aplikasi Bahan Pemutih Gigi Karbamid Peroksida 10% dan Hidrogen Peroksida 6% secara Home Bleaching terhadap Kekerasan Permukaan Email Gigi by Meiyestri Dwi Riani, Fadil Oenzil, Nila Kasuma

“…<br />Kata kunci: karbamid peroksida, hydrogen peroksida, home bleaching, kekerasan permukaan email gigi<br />Abstract<br />Home bleaching is whitening treatment of vital teeth conducted by a patient at home with under control of a dentist. The consentration of bleaching agents are 10-16% of carbamid peroxide or 3-6% of hidrogen peroxide. …”
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The Effect of Chewing Simulation on Flexural Strength of Different Lithium Disilicate Ceramics by Alsulimani O, Yousief SA, Al-Dabbagh RA, Attar EA, Bukhary DM, Algamaiah H, Musawa K, Subahi A, Abuzinadah SH, Alhaddad AJ, Alqahtani WMS, Emam ANM, Alqhtani MA, Elmarakby AM

“…Osamah Alsulimani,1 Salah A Yousief,2,3 Raghad A Al-Dabbagh,4 Esraa A Attar,4 Dalea M Bukhary,4 Hamad Algamaiah,5 Khadija Musawa,6 Awatif Subahi,6 Samar H Abuzinadah,7 Abdulrahman J Alhaddad,4 Waleed MS Alqahtani,8 Abdel Naser M Emam,9 Mohammad A Alqhtani,9 Ahmed M Elmarakby2,10 1Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, 13313, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Crown and Bridge, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt; 4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Restorative Dental Science, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 6BDS, General Dentist, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 7Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 8Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia; 10Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, EgyptCorrespondence: Salah A Yousief, Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, 13313, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966598045800, Email Salah.a@dau.edu.saBackground: Improved Lithium Disilicate Ceramic has been highly valued in dentistry for over two decades, owing to its durability and aesthetic qualities, making it a preferred choice for both anterior and posterior crowns.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the flexural strength of two types of lithium disilicate blocks post-chewing simulation.Materials and Methods: Seventy-six lithium disilicate specimens were utilized in this study. …”
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Conocimientos, práctica y actitudes hacia la salud oral entre matronas de España by Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto, Andrea Poza Pascual, Cristina Carazo, Clara Serna-Muñoz, Amparo Pérez-Silva, Antonio José Ortiz-Ruiz

“…An initial questionnaire was administered to assess their knowledge and attitudes about oral health, followed by a lecture given by a dentist. Subsequently, a post-test was applied to measure the level of knowledge acquired. …”
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Practice of standard Cross Infection Protocol in Private Dental Clinics of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study by Hassan Maqbool, Khadija Sajid, Zarnab Rizwan

“… Background: Infection control, which is considered to be the backbone of dentistry, has become a particularly essential piece of dental training because both the dentists and patients are at an expanded danger of cross-contamination. …”
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RUBBER DAM PLACEMENT: WHY MAJORITY OF SENIOR DENTISTSPRACTICING IN HA’IL, SAUDI ARABIA IGNORES IT? by Asaad Javaid Mirza et al

“…The young dentists between 24–35 years of age were found using rubber dam in majority (74%) whereas the 75% senior dentists (age above 35 years) responded as not using rubber dam isolation. …”
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