Anatomical landscape of oral squamous cell carcinoma: A single cancer center study in UAE.

Objectives: This study aimed to present demographic and clinicopathological aspects of OSCC identified in Pathology service in the UAE over a 13-year period and compare these findings to a cohort of 523 cases of Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using the Cancer Genome Atlas's cBioPortal database (http://cbioportal.org).

Material And Methods: Histological examination of all hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides and assessment of all demographic and clinical information from laboratory records were performed on all OSCC diagnosed between 2005 and 2018.

Comparative Analysis of Manual Dexterity of Dental Students at Ajman University following One Academic Year of Preclinical Training Sessions: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Objectives:  Dental students must complete two stages of training, namely, preclinical training on phantom head models and clinical training on actual patients to acquire the practical skills required by their Bachelor of Dental Surgery program.Our objectives are to evaluate the level of improvement of the manual skills obtained by third-year dental students after one full academic year of preclinical training courses using dexterity tests under direct and indirect vision and to compare the improvement among male and female dental students under the same conditions.

Materials And Methods:  A total of 72 preclinical students participated in our cohort trial, each of whom was assigned a random identification number that was only known to the researchers.

Characteristics of Suture Materials Used in Oral Surgery: Systematic Review.

Background: The aim of this review was to evaluate the most used suture materials with regards to their inflammatory response, their bacterial adhesion, and their physical properties when used to close oral wounds.

Methods: Four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Dentistry & Oral Sciences, and OVID) were searched to retrieve relevant studies from January 1, 2000, to January 31, 2020.

Results: Out of the 269 articles, only 13 studies were selected as they were relevant and met the systematic review's protocol.

Magnetism in drug delivery: The marvels of iron oxides and substituted ferrites nanoparticles.

In modern drug delivery, seeking a drug delivery system (DDS) with a modifiable skeleton for proper targeting of loaded actives to specific sites in the body is of extreme importance for a successful therapy. Magnetically guided nanosystems, where particles such as iron oxides are guided to specific regions using an external magnetic field, can provide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) while delivering a therapeutic payload at the same time, which represents a breakthrough in disease therapy and make MNPs excellent candidates for several biomedical applications. In this review, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) along with their distinguishable properties, including pharmacokinetics and toxicity, especially in cancer therapy will be discussed.

Concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation, and their impacts on maxillary sinus volume among Emirati people: A cone-beam computed tomography study.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of concha bullosa (CB) and nasal septal deviation (NSD) and their impact on maxillary sinus volume (MSV).

Materials And Methods: Cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images of 106 Emirati people were used in this study. The direction and angle of septal deviation were calculated.

Bone Texture Fractal Dimension Analysis of Ultrasound-Treated Bone around Implant Site: A Double-Blind Clinical Trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of bone texture fractal dimension (FD) analysis method in predicting implant stability from intraoral periapical radiographs using two implant protocols.

Materials And Methods: A double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 22 subjects who needed dental implants. The participants were randomized into two groups, the control group with standard implant protocol treatment and the intervention group with added low-intensity power ultrasound treatment (LIPUS) besides the standard implant protocol.

Shisha Smoking Habit among Dental School Students in the United Arab Emirates: Enabling Factors and Barriers.

Objectives: The objective of the present study was to assess shisha smoking among dental school students in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In addition, the role of suggested barriers and enabling factors in shisha smoking was also evaluated.

Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted at the College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, between February and May 2016.

Spatial analysis of mandibular condyles in patients with temporomandibular disorders and normal controls using cone beam computed tomography.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to investigate the condylar position and its relation to articular eminence and axial condylar angle in temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) patients and in normal controls using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Materials And Methods: CBCT temporomandibular joint (TMJ) images of 70 participants (38 males and 32 females, mean age 26.4 years) were analyzed.

Evaluation of maxillary sinus dimensions in gender determination using helical CT scanning.

Gender determination is an important step in identification in forensic medicine. CT measurements of maxillary sinuses may be useful to support gender identification. This study was undertaken to study the accuracy and reliability of maxillary sinus dimensions measurement in gender classification through the use of reconstructed helical CT images.

Evaluation of frontal sinus and skull measurements using spiral CT scanning: an aid in unknown person identification.

The present study was undertaken to test a simple system for the identification of unknown bodies using spiral CT images of frontal sinus and other skull measurements among selected Iraqi sample. Ninety patients (45 males and 45 females) with age range from 20 to 49 years were selected in this study. Three features and two groups of measurements of frontal sinus and three skull dimensions were obtained from the CT images.

Prevalence in digital panoramic radiographs of carotid area calcification among Iraqi individuals with stroke-related disease.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of carotid calcification on digital dental panoramic tomography in a group of the Iraqi population who have some stroke-related vascular and or metabolic disease.

Study Design: Digital dental panoramic tomographic images of 157 adult patients of age range 40-80 years having chronic illnesses such as coronary heart diseases, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hyperlipidemia and of 43 control subjects (age range 40-71 years, free of systemic diseases) were made and examined for the presence of carotid artery calcification adjacent or just below the intervertebral space between C3, C4, and C5 on both sides of patient's neck. The study group was subclassified into vascular, metabolic, and vascular-metabolic groups.

Retromolar space analysis in relation to selected linear and angular measurements for an Iraqi sample.

Background: Radiographic diagnosis of the presence, position, and degree of third molar formation is a crucial part of integral treatment planning for the development of this tooth. Shortage of eruption space between lower second molar and the ramus has long been identified as a major factor in the etiology of lower third molar impaction. The purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the validity of some angular and linear measurements made on digital panoramic imaging to be used as a reference for early prediction of lower third molar eruption or impaction.