Publications by authors named "J Manakil"
Background: Whether to replace or repair a composite restoration is controversial and varies among clinicians. This study was designed to collect information on the attitudes and practices of Australian dentists towards composite repair.
Methods: An electronic 16-item questionnaire was distributed online on Australian clinicians' dental forum with a URL address and instructions on completing the survey.
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) versus a semi-automated method in determining the Cone Beam Computed Tomography Periapical Volume Index (CBCTPAVI) score, which assesses the size of periapical lesions in three dimensions.
- Out of 500 tooth roots examined, the AI matched the semi-automated score 84.4% of the time but struggled with smaller lesions (scores 1 and 2), achieving high precision and accuracy for larger lesions (scores 0 and 3-6).
- The findings suggest that AI can significantly speed up the assessment process for periapical lesions, potentially improving clinical practice, but it needs further improvement
Self-Perceived Oral Symptoms Associated with Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Oral Health Prev Dent
September 2020
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the experience of specific oral and dental symptoms or side effects as reported by patients following the use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products.
Materials And Methods: The study involved paper-based confidential survey questionnaires accessible for a period of 8 months to patients attending the School of Dentistry Dental Clinic, Griffith University, Australia. This study recorded demography, smoking history, NRT use history, and specific oral and systemic symptoms.
Objectives: The primary goal of dental education is to prepare students to work independently in a dental practice setting following graduation. Whilst academicians assess students' work preparedness through examinations and evaluations, it is equally important to understand the work preparedness as perceived by students.
Methods: All students in their final year of the graduate programme in dentistry were selected for this study.
Effect of cytokine and antigen stimulation on peripheral blood lymphocyte syndecan-1 expression.
Oral Microbiol Immunol
August 2007
Introduction: Cytokines are not only produced by activated lymphocytes but also interact with a number of cell-surface molecules on the same cells. Syndecan-1 is one such cell-surface molecule, which has the capacity to bind a variety of growth factors as well as cytokines. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-2, IL-4, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Porphyromonas gingivalis and tetanus toxoid on syndecan-1 expression by B and T lymphocytes.
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