Publications by authors named "H Al-Waeli"
Recent years have seen significant positive changes and developments in oral health-related policy and data on oral health and oral health care in Canada. Simultaneously, on the international stage, the momentum for oral health and related research continues to build. These changes have led to an initiative to create Canada's first National Oral Health Research Strategy (NOHRS), which was recently published by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (Allison and Rock 2024).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOptimizing the timing of radiotherapy and chemotherapy tailored to the body's biological clock (i.e., chronotherapy) might improve treatment efficacy and reduce side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBenefits of Dental Scaling and Polishing in Adults: A Rapid Review and Evidence Synthesis.
JDR Clin Trans Res
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- A rapid review was conducted to evaluate how effective dental scaling and polishing (S&P) is for adults, especially low-income individuals covered by the Canadian Dental Care Plan.
- The review found that while regular S&P might not show significant clinical benefits for adults without periodontal disease, it could reduce tooth loss and certain healthcare costs.
- There is limited information on how S&P impacts underserved populations, and scaling intervals should be personalized for those with periodontitis.
(1) Introduction: Trust is a cornerstone of the patient-physician relationships. Unforeseen complications in the health care system could jeopardize patients' trust in their physicians. (2) Aim: This article presents a quantitative figure regarding foreseeing the necessity of a three-dimensional quantitative visualization of bone structure and concurrently preparing for an ancillary procedure by a dentist to successfully perform the surgery that could minimize unforeseen complications; (3) Materials and method: This retrospective study has been derived based on an analysis of 1134 patients who had received 4800 dental implants from January 2001 to August 2020, out of which 200 cases were randomly selected for this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe circadian clock modulates almost all vital aspects of our physiology and metabolism, including processes relevant to dentistry, such as healing, inflammation and nociception. Chronotherapy is an emerging field aiming to improve therapeutic efficacy and decrease adverse effects on health outcomes. This scoping review aimed to systematically map the evidence underpinning chronotherapy in dentistry and to identify gaps in knowledge.
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