Dental students' perceptions of integrating online learning in the dental curriculum.

Introduction: Following the worldwide lockdown due to COVID-19, education globally switched from classroom to online learning. This transition impacted the teaching techniques used in dental education. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore the perceptions and attitudes of undergraduate dental students' experience with online learning.

Outcome assessment of non-surgical root canal treatment by patients: what factors can influence their evaluation?

Aims This study aims to identify factors considered by patients in assessing their treatment outcome after receiving non-surgical root canal treatments.Methods Participants (n = 225) were requested to complete a questionnaire that asked about the treatment outcome; whether successful, acceptable or failure. Participants were asked about factors related to the procedure, the dentist and the dental practice.

The Effect of Secondhand Smoking on Dental Caries among Schoolchildren in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between dental caries and exposure to secondhand smoking in mixed teeth among Saudi children.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to target schoolchildren aged between 6 and 13 years in their mixed dentition stage. A cluster random sample of schools teaching first to sixth grades from different regions in Riyadh city was used.

Barrier to Access and Dental Care Utilization Behavior with Related Independent Variables in the Elderly Population of Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate barriers associated with access and utilization of dental services among the elderly population of Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: A systematic random sample of 350 elderly people recruited from various gathering places of the elderly including all nursing home residents ( = 73) was included in this study. The data were collected through face-to-face structured interviews related to access and utilization of dental services, and sociodemographic, behavioral, medical, and financial barriers to dental services.

Risk indicators of depression among medical, dental, nursing, pharmacology, and other medical science students in Saudi Arabia.

The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence and risk indicators of depression in undergraduate students of health-related specialties. A systematic random sample of 398 students from seven health colleges was included. The assessment tool was a self-reported questionnaire based on Becks Depression Inventory (BDI).

Predictors and Level of Job Satisfaction among the Dental Workforce in National Guard Health Affairs.

Objective: To assess the level of job satisfaction among the dental workforce in the National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) in Saudi Arabia and to explore any predictors that have impact on the level of satisfaction.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study targeted dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists, and dental lab technicians who are workers for the NGHA. A cluster random sampling procedure was conducted from seven dental centers.

Gender-specific oral health beliefs and behaviors among adult patients attending King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.

Aim: To explore variations in males' and females' oral health beliefs and behaviors and to assess the influence of oral health beliefs on their related behaviors within each gender.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to obtain information from patients attending outpatient clinics of King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Of the 553 self-reported questionnaires, 519 were filled comprising 251 males and 268 females.

Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Arabic Speaking Individuals with Velopharyngeal Incompetence: A Preliminary Study.

Background: Hypernasality is a frequently encountered problem in the speech of individuals with velopharyngeal incompetence. The use of palatal lift appliance (PLA) is the main treatment option for correction of velopharyngeal incompetence. The literature on the outcomes of using prosthetics treatment for Arabic speaking patients is scarce.

Oral health status and physical, mental and cognitive disabilities among nursing home residents in Jordan.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe physical, mental and cognitive disabilities and periodontal status as indicated by periodontal health, edentulism and use of dentures among nursing home residents in Jordan.

Methods: A sample of 221 subjects with a mean age of 62.4 years (121 males and 100 females) from nursing home residents in Jordan were recruited to participate in this study.

Risk indicators associated with dental erosion among Jordanian school children aged 12-14 years of age.

Aim: To identify potential risk indicators of dental erosion (DE) among 12- to 14-year-old Jordanian school children.

Design: A random cross-sectional sample was selected from Amman, Irbid, and Al-Karak governorates. A weighted multistage random sampling system was used to yield 3812, 12- to 14-year-old school children from 81 schools.

Analysis of immunohistochemical expression of k19 in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using color deconvolution-image analysis method.

K19 is an intermediate filament protein that has been investigated in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but that has not been correlated with the amount of keratin produced within well-differentiated OSCC grade. The aim of the present study was to objectively analyze K19 immunoexpression in OSCC and to validate the utility of K19 in differentiation among grades of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED). Formalin-fixed tissues of 36 primary OSCC (22 well, 10 moderately, 4 poorly differentiated), 43 OED (23 mild, 8 moderate, 12 severe), and 11 normal oral epithelium (NOE) were included.

Oral lichen planus shows higher expressions of tumor suppressor gene products of p53 and p21 compared to oral mucositis. An immunohistochemical study.

Objective: Oral lichen planus (OLP) has been speculated to be a chronic inflammatory disease with potential for malignant progression. The aim of this study was to establish a hypothesis on the difference between OLP and oral mucositis (OM) in terms of tumor suppressor gene expression.

Design: Computer based image analysis of immunohistochemical expressions of p53 and p21 was investigated in 18 samples of OLP, 10 normal oral epithelium (NOE), 10 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), 13 OM, 20 oral focal keratosis (OFK), and 30 samples of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED).

Position of the mental foramen in a northern regional Jordanian population.

Background: The mental foramen is frequently encountered in a number of maxillofacial surgical procedures. Its position has been shown to vary according to race. The aim was to study the position, shape, and appearance of the mental foramen, as seen on panoramic radiographs of Jordanians, and to compare our findings with international values.

Pilomatricoma of the maxillofacial area in the northern regional Jordanian population: Report of 31 cases.

Purpose: To analyze the clinicopathologic features of pilomatricoma affecting the maxillofacial area in Jordanians.

Patients And Methods: Records of the Department of Pathology at Jordan University of Science and Technology were reviewed for patients with biopsied pilomatricoma of the maxillofacial region received during the 11-year period extending between 1991 and 2001. These were retrieved, reviewed, and analyzed for age, gender, location, clinical features, and treatment.

Reasons for third molar teeth extraction in Jordanian adults.

Aims: To assess reasons for third molar teeth extractions in a sample of Jordanian dental patients and to evaluate the association of extractions with other independent variables.

Methods And Materials: The study sample was comprised of dental patients in North Jordan who had third molar extractions. Data were collected from 36 dentists who were instructed to administer questionnaires to their adult patients undergoing third molar extractions and then to record the primary reason for those extractions.

Oral health behaviors of children in low and high socioeconomic status families.

Purpose: This prospective longitudinal study compared the patterns of oral health behaviors between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) families participating in the Iowa Fluoride Study for a period of 9 years.

Methods: Information on oral health behaviors, including consumption of juices/juice drinks, soda pop, and powder-based drinks, dental visits, and tooth-brushing frequency, was collected longitudinally at periodic intervals from 6 to 108 months of age. Dental exams were conducted at 5 and 9 years of age.

Coronal and root caries in the older Iowans: 9- to 11-year incidence.

This study reports on coronal and root caries incidence in elderly Iowans between 1987 and 1998. The sample consisted of 74 survivors of the Iowa 65+ Oral Health Study cohort who received oral examinations both in 1987 and between 1996-98. The study found that average untreated coronal and root increments were 0.

Patterns of dietary fluoride supplement use in children from birth to 96 months of age.

Objective: This paper reports on fluoride supplement use from birth to age 96 months.

Methods: As part of the Iowa Fluoride Study, questionnaires were mailed at 3 to 6- month intervals assessing use of supplements. Estimated fluoride intake from supplements was calculated as a daily fluoride intake in mg.

Gender-specific oral health attitudes and behavior among dental students in Jordan.

The aim of this study was to determine the difference in oral health attitudes and behavior between male and female dental students at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). A self-administered questionnaire based on a modified version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) was distributed among 375 dental students. The response rate was 83.

Prevalence of fused and geminated teeth in Jordanian adults.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to address the prevalence of dental fusion and gemination in a sample of Jordanian dental patients. Frequency distributions of these conditions among different types of teeth are also presented.

Method And Materials: The data were collected from examination of radiographs from a random sample of periapical films.