Publications by authors named "I Mdala"
Background: Inadequate maternal dietary intakes remain a public health challenge in low-income countries like Malawi and can cause adverse birth outcomes.
Objectives: To improve maternal dietary intakes and thus reduce the prevalence of adverse birth outcomes in rural Malawi.
Methods: We performed a 2-armed (1:1) cluster-randomized controlled trial in Southern Malawi, enrolling pregnant women at gestational age 12-18 wk.
Introduction: This study evaluated the effectiveness of chemomechanical preparation associated with intracanal medication in reducing the total bacterial load of infected root canals in cancer patients undergoing antineoplastic treatment. The prevalence, levels, and response to treatment of Streptococcus and Actinobacteria species were also assessed.
Methods: The root canals of teeth with apical periodontitis from oncological and control patients were treated using rotary instrumentation, 2.
Introduction: The intracanal antibacterial effectiveness of a bioceramic medication was compared with calcium hydroxide pastes in different vehicles.
Methods: Extracted mandibular incisors with a single long oval canal were selected and distributed into 5 groups based on anatomically paired microcomputed tomographic analyses. The root canals were prepared up to an instrument size 35/04 and contaminated for 30 days with a mixed bacterial culture from subgingival biofilm added with Enterococcus faecalis.
Background: There is little knowledge about home care services personnel competencies and beliefs concerning oral healthcare for home-dwelling, dependent older adults. This study aims to map oral healthcare beliefs among home care services personnel, and have the following question: How do the education level, years of work experience and training in oral health have impact on home care services personnel oral healthcare beliefs?
Methods: A cross-sectional study among home care services personnel working with older people receiving home care services was conducted across four municipalities in south-eastern Norway. The questionnaire consisted of background information (gender, education level, years of work experience, training in oral healthcare, employment status) and the nursing Dental Coping Beliefs scale.
Article Synopsis
- This study developed a method to test disinfection techniques for lateral canals in extracted teeth using an ex vivo model.
- The researchers created lateral canals in mandibular premolars and contaminated them with a bacterial culture to evaluate the effectiveness of different disinfection procedures.
- Results showed that all tested methods significantly reduced bacterial presence in the canals, with no significant differences in effectiveness among the various disinfection techniques used.