Psychosocial Impact of Malocclusion and Self-Perceived Orthodontic Treatment Need among Young Adult Dental Patients.

Objectives:  To investigate the psychosocial impact of malocclusion and self-rated and clinician-rated orthodontic treatment need on young adult patients in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods:  Eighteen- to 30-year-old patients (=355) attending a tertiary dental care facility were included. Three instruments were used for data collection: (1) Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetic Questionnaire (PIDAQ), (2) aesthetic component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN-AC), self-rated and clinician-rated, and (3) clinician-rated Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI).

Analysis of occupational stress, burnout, and job satisfaction among dental practitioners.

Background: Dental practitioners can be prone to stress because of the long working hours, high patient expectations, and work environment.

Objective: To investigate dimensions of occupational stress among dental practitioners leading to burnout and to model its causality with job satisfaction.

Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted for five months.

Screening of fluoride analysis as a biochemical parameter in the orthodontic treatment using fixed appliances.

Saliva is a critical and useful biological fluid necessary for good health and for the appropriate execution of mouth activities. Orthodontic biomaterials have a complex relationship with many components, including the oral environment. Treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances may causes dental caries.

Parents' Awareness of Early Orthodontic Consultation: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to assess parents' knowledge about early orthodontic consultation and treatment, and to determine the association of this knowledge with number of children, monthly income, children's age and perceived dental problems.

Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 3000 school children aged 6-11 years. The children were asked to take the questionnaire to their parents and bring it back the next day.

Does Clear Aligner Treatment Result in Different Patient Perceptions of Treatment Process and Outcomes Compared to Conventional/Traditional Fixed Appliance Treatment: A Literature Review.

This study sought to systematically review the literature to determine whether clear aligner treatment results in different patient perceptions of treatment process and outcomes compared with conventional fixed appliance treatment. A systematic review was conducted to identify studies that examined differences in patient perceptions between clear aligners and conventional fixed appliance treatment. Studies were identified through searching relevant terms using PubMed and Embase.

Influence of Different Conditioning Treatments on the Bond Integrity of Root Dentin to rGO Infiltrated Dentin Adhesive. SEM, EDX, FTIR and MicroRaman Study.

The present study aimed to synthesize and equate the mechanical properties and dentin interaction of two adhesives; experimental adhesive (EA) and 5 wt.% reduced graphene oxide rGO) containing adhesive. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)-Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Micro-Raman spectroscopy, push-out bond strength test, and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were employed to study nano-bond strength, degree of conversion (DC), and adhesive-dentin interaction.

Impact of Self-Perceived Dental Esthetic on Psycho-Social Well-Being and Dental Self Confidence: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Female Students in Riyadh City.

Purpose: To assess the self-perceived psychological impact of dental aesthetics among female university students and its relationship to various sociodemographic factors.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 2400 female students from various departments of selected private and public universities in Riyadh City. Participants completed an Arabic translated version of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetic Questionnaire (PIDAQ) and a short demographic sheet.

Initial and fatigue bond strengths of nanofilled and conventional composite bonding adhesives.

Aim: To compare the initial and fatigue shear bond strengths of a nanofilled adhesive with a conventional light-cured adhesive in an ex vivo laboratory study.

Methods: Fifty hydroxyapatite discs were prepared by cold pressing. Using a standardized bonding protocol, 100 Victory series upper left central incisor brackets were bonded to discs with Transbond™ Supreme LV nanofilled composite resin and 100 brackets were bonded to discs with Transbond XT.