Predictors of clinical performance in comprehensive care cases in undergraduate dentists.

Introduction: Achieving a high grade in the final-year comprehensive clinical care (CCC) course is not only important for the individual candidate but also to ensure competency of students as they transition from dental school into independent practice. Here, we aimed to identify predictors of success in the CCC that might prove useful to identify which, if any, students need focused intervention to improve their performance in the CCC.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of two consecutive cohorts (2017-2018 and 2018-2019) of final-year (Year six) dental students (n = 180 females and n = 150 males) attending [King Abdulaziz University], Saudi Arabia.

Impact of Tooth Loss Position on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults Treated in the Community.

Background: Tooth loss is known to have negative effects on both functional and psychological oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), but the impact of the position of the tooth loss (i.e. anterior or posterior) on the different psychosocial dimensions of OHRQoL has yet to be examined.

Dimensions of Maxillary Lateral Incisor on the Esthetic Perception of Smile: A Comparative Study of Dental Professionals and the General Population.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of the differences in the dimensions of maxillary lateral incisor on the esthetic perception of smile among dental professionals and the general population.

Materials And Methods: Two sets of photographs where the maxillary incisor dimensions were modified using computer software (Adobe Photoshop) were created. In the first set, six images were included where the maxillary lateral incisor width was modified.

Glass Ionomer Subgingival Matrix Technique to Restore a Tooth with Severe Root Resorption for Implant Site Development.

Here, we present the multidisciplinary, patient-specific management of a patient with severe external root resorption and bone loss in a maxillary anterior tooth. The tooth was provisionally noninvasively restored with glass ionomer subgingival matrix in preparation for forced orthodontic extrusion, papillary preservation, and implant placement. This approach enables clinicians to control infection within and around the resorbed tooth and then to use it as an anchor for slow forced tooth eruption to correct bone and mucogingival deformities.

Development of a novel integrated educational relative-unit value system to assess dental students' clinical performance.

Purpose: The use of relative unit values (RUVs) to assess students' clinical productivity is common in dental education. However, there are large variations on how RUVs are defined, developed, validated, and reported across institutions. This study described the development of a novel educational RUV system.

Angled Abutment Transfer Jig: A Technical Report.

Aim: To introduce an angled abutment transfer jig that splints abutments securely together to facilitate easy and quick orientation.

Background: Transferring angled abutments from cast to patients' mouth could be tasking and time-consuming. Transfer jigs are often used to facilitate orientation of abutments into implant fixtures.

Implant-abutment interface: a comparison of the ultimate force to failure among narrow-diameter implant systems.

Statement Of Problem: Limited available alveolar ridge bone and space deficiencies are some of the challenging scenarios that have led many dental implant manufacturers to develop narrow-diameter implants of various designs. Clinicians may have concerns about the durability and function of the narrow-diameter implants.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore and compare the ultimate failure resistance of the smallest diameter of the 2-stage type implant provided by 5 commonly used dental implant systems.

A technique for retrieving fractured implant screws.

The use of dental implants as a source of support and retention for fixed restorations is common. This report describes the use of a fragment removal instrument together with the use of ultrasonic instrumentation to retrieve a screw fragment.

Salvaging an angled implant abutment with damaged internal threads: a clinical report.

This clinical report describes a technique to fit an existing fixed detachable implant-supported prosthesis to a zygomatic implant abutment with stripped internal threads. The threads of the abutment were retapped and a wide diameter/wide head retaining screw was used to secure the existing prosthesis on the abutment. Care is needed in the retrieval of broken screws so as not to damage the internal threads of the implants, which might lead to irreversible complications.