Publications by authors named "Maha N AlHarbi"
The aim of the study is to assess the impact of mechanical surface treatments on the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets bonded to three-dimensional (3D) printed and milled CAD/CAM provisional materials. Sixty cylindrical samples were fabricated for each provisional material. Samples were treated with one of the following surface treatments: aluminum oxide airborne particle abrasion, diamond bur rotary instrument roughening, and phosphoric acid etching (control).
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- Genetic variants in the EZH1 chromatin modifier are linked to both dominant and recessive neurodevelopmental disorders in 19 individuals, highlighting its role in disease etiology.
- EZH1 impacts histone modification and is essential for the differentiation of neural progenitor cells, with recessive variants causing loss of function and dominant variants resulting in gain of function due to mutations.
- The findings underscore EZH1's crucial role in neurogenesis and offer a molecular basis for diagnosing certain neurodevelopmental disorders that were previously unclassified.
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the distal extension of the palatal rugae area as an anatomical constraint on the harvesting of palatal soft tissue grafts in a Saudi Arabian population. Additionally, factors that could affect or predict the extension were considered. Methods Three hundred seventy-four (374) dental casts from Saudi nationals currently residing in Riyadh (170 males and 204 females) were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Health care workers are at the front line against COVID-19. The risk of transmission decreases with adequate knowledge of infection prevention methods. However, health care workers reportedly lack a proper attitude and knowledge of different viral outbreaks.
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