Predicting the employment of teledentistry in clinical practice by the Saudi dental community using a theoretical model.

Introduction: There are very few scholastic studies applying a theory-driven methodology to analyse the employment of teledentistry in clinical practice by the Saudi dental community. The objective of this research was to predict the employment of teledentistry in clinical practice by the Saudi dental community using the UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) model.

Methods: A countrywide survey was executed from November 2022 to April 2023 among the dental community (pre-graduate students, graduates, post-graduate students, general dentists, and specialist dentists) involved in clinical practice.

Evaluation of Age, Chief Complaint, Diagnosis, and Treatment Done during the First Dental Visit among Children in an Academic Dental Institution in Southern Kerala, India.

Context: A regular and timely first dental visit plays a cardinal role in the future oral health of the child. It is used to begin preventive and corrective interventions in dental care.

Aim: To evaluate the age, chief complaint, diagnosis, and treatment done during the first dental visit among children in an academic dental institution in southern Kerala, India.

Psychological and Physiological Relaxation Using Yoga in Patients Undergoing Dental Implant Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial with Biomarker Assessment.

Scientific evidence on the benefits of yoga among patients undergoing dental implant surgery is sparse. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of performing yoga on the vital signs and salivary cortisol in patients undergoing dental implant surgery. This study was conducted in an outpatient prosthodontics clinic during June-July 2019 as a pilot outcome assessor-blinded randomized trial with parallel design.

Corrigendum: Comparative Evaluation of Stress Acting on Abutment, Bone, and Connector of Different Designs of Acid-Etched Resin-Bonded Fixed Partial Dentures: Finite Element Analysis.

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Comparative Evaluation of Stress Acting on Abutment, Bone, and Connector of Different Designs of Acid-Etched Resin-Bonded Fixed Partial Dentures: Finite Element Analysis.

Finite element analysis (FEA) is one of the best methods for evaluating the stress distribution of restorations, such as fixed partial dentures. The development of resin cement has transformed prosthesis bonding and retention properties. Resin-bonded fixed partial dentures (RBFPD) have been considered minimally invasive treatment options for the prosthetic rehabilitation of single missing teeth.

Oligosecretory myeloma with gastrointestinal tract involvement: an unusual presentation and literature review.

A woman in her 70s with vague gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and unintentional weight loss was referred to endoscopy clinic for investigation and consideration of GI malignancy. CT of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis showed a suspicious mass in the oesophago-gastric junction with a lytic lesion on S1-S2 sacrum. A subsequent upper GI endoscopy revealed two raised, ulcerated tumours on the lesser curvature of the stomach.

Inactivation behavior and intracellular changes in Escherichia coli during electro-oxidation process using Ti/Sb-SnO/PbO anode: Elucidation of the disinfection mechanism.

This study investigates the behavior and intracellular changes in Escherichia coli (model organism) during electro-oxidation with Ti/Sb-SnO/PbO anode in a chlorine free electrochemical system. Preliminary studies were conducted to understand the effect of initial E. coli concentration and applied current density on disinfection.

Relationship between perceived chewing ability, oral health related quality of life and depressive symptoms among completely edentulous individuals.

Background: Edentulism affects the chewing ability of a person and can engender nutritional deficiencies which can affect the overall quality of life and depression.

Aim: Our aim was to evaluate the association between perceived chewing ability, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and depressive symptoms among completely edentulous patients with and without dentures.

Settings And Design: Institutional study and cross-sectional design.

Arabian undergraduates perceptions regarding barriers among the geriatric patients for failing to keep dental appointments: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Regular visits to the health care providers can develop a relationship that can extend beyond the physical health alone as the patient is transiting towards older age, adapting to changes in physical health, emotional health, and social connections. Apart from limiting access to health care services, the attitudes, beliefs, comfort level of the treating doctors towards the geriatric patients can motivate or demotivate them to access dental care.

Aim: To explore the Saudi Arabian undergraduate students perception of geriatric patients and identify potential barriers that prevent the utilization of their dental appointment.

Evaluation of Tensile Bonding Strength of Permanent Soft Relining Material to Denture Base Acrylic Resin after Erbium:Yttrium- Aluminum-Garnet Laser Treatment - An Study.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser surface pretreatment at various pulse durations of exposure on increasing the tensile bonding strength of permanent soft relining material and acrylic resin.

Materials And Methods: Polymethyl methacrylate resin samples were fabricated and grouped as comparison group (no laser surface pretreatment) and three test groups (received Er:YAG laser surface pretreatment at various pulse durations of 10 s, 20 s, and 30 s) for bonding with the permanent soft relining material, Molloplast B. Following the surface pretreatment, the samples were tested for tensile stress using a universal testing machine.

Comparative Evaluation of Hair, Fingernails, and Toenails as Biomarkers of Fluoride Exposure: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The increased prevalence of fluorosis has led to a search for biomarkers of fluoride exposure. Among the biomarkers of sub-chronic exposure to fluoride, hair, fingernails, and toenails have the advantage of being noninvasively collected, easily transported, and stored.

Objective: The objective of this study was to comparatively evaluate coronal hair, fingernails, and toenails as biomarkers of fluoride exposure from drinking water; the study was designed as a population-based observational cross-sectional study.

Effect of Incorporation of Nanoclay on the Properties of Heat Cure Denture Base Material: An Study.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of incorporation of organically modified nanoclay in 1%, 3%, and 5% by weight on the flexural strength, surface hardness, and linear polymerization shrinkage of heat cure denture base material.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty specimens of heat-polymerized acrylic resin were fabricated. The specimens were divided into four groups ( = 10) coded I to IV.

Comprehensive treatment of urban wastewaters using electrochemical advanced oxidation process.

This study mainly focuses on the efficiency of anodic oxidation process (Ti/Sb-SnO/PbO as anode and stainless steel as the cathode) in treating two different streams of urban wastewater, one from the influent of sequence batch reactor (WW1) and other from the effluent of constructed wetland (WW2). The effect of different operational parameters such as current density, hydraulic retention time, exposed electrode surface area, phosphorous, ammonia-nitrogen, nitrates, and coliform bacteria was studied. For an optimized current density of 30 mA/cm and an electrode surface area of 30 cm, almost complete removal of COD and ammonia-nitrogen were achieved with both wastewaters (WW1 & WW2), while in case of phosphorous, 50% and 98% removal efficiencies were observed.

Sustainable in Situ Approach to Covalently Functionalize Graphene Oxide with POSS Molecules Possessing Extremely Low Dielectric Behavior.

Incorporation of multifunctional inorganic additives into the commercial polymers still stands as the most captivating and effective way to realize new-generation electronic components. Here, we introduce a simple, cost-effective, and environmentally benign method to covalently functionalize graphene oxide (GO) with vinyl- and aminopropyl-functionalized hybrid silica spheres with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-siloxane composition. The reaction has been carried out in a mixture of ethanol and water (used as a medium) at ambient conditions with silane precursors.

Assessment of implant stability during various stages of healing placed immediately following extraction in an overdenture situation.

To assess the implant stability during different stages of healing in an immediate loaded implant soon after extraction. A 73-year-old female came with a chief complaint of bad smell and irritation in her lower front gum region. On examination, she was found to be completely edentulous in the maxillary arch and partially edentulous in the mandibular arch with only the canines present bilaterally.

Using loop connectors as an interim mode of treatment: An interdisciplinary approach.

To tackle a large midline diastema and generalized spacing existing before extraction often poses a challenge to the treating prosthodontist. The situation becomes even more complicated if the patient is a teenager, with multiple missing teeth, associated deep bite and where the jaw bone growth has not yet been completed. Possible treatment options would include a removable prosthesis, a fixed partial denture or an implant supported prosthesis.

Functional salivary reservoir in maxillary complete denture - technique redefined.

Complete dentures are poorly tolerated in patients with xerostomia. A salivary reservoir can be incorporated into a denture that provides slow, sustained, and continuous release of salivary substitute. This article describes a simple, cost-effective, and innovative technique of fabrication and designing of functional maxillary salivary reservoir complete denture.

Screen-Printable Electronic Ink of Ultrathin Boron Nitride Nanosheets.

Two-dimensional materials play a vital role in the current electronic industry in the fabrication of devices. In the present work, we have exfoliated and stabilized the insulating hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) by means of a polymer-assisted liquid-phase technique. Further, the highly viscous ink of hBN was prepared, and its printability on various commercially available substrates was studied.

Transgender patients: Providing sensitive care.

What to say? What to prescribe? When to refer? The authors offer advice on how best to communicate with and treat this unique patient population.

Syndiotactic Polystyrene/Hybrid Silica Spheres of POSS Siloxane Composites Exhibiting Ultralow Dielectric Constant.

Homogeneously dispersed hybrid silica/syndiotactic polystyrene composites were investigated for low-κ dielectric applications. The composites were prepared by a solution blending method, and their microstructures were analyzed by SEM, TEM, and AFM. Crystallization and phase transformation behavior of sPS were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry and wide-angle X-ray diffraction.