Patients' reasons for consulting a general practitioner at the time of having dental problems: a qualitative study.

Introduction: Many patients consult general practitioners instead of dentists for their oral and dental problems every year. This study aims to find the reasons why patients consult general practitioners when they have dental problems.

Methods: The sample consisted of patients visiting dentists and general practitioners in Kerman, Iran.

Knowledge and practices of Iranian students (13-16 age) regarding the use of fluoride toothpaste.

Introduction: Fluoride is the main factor in reducing the prevalence of caries worldwide. However, there is insufficient knowledge about whether people in different age groups are aware of the benefits of fluoride toothpaste, as well as about people's daily oral care habits and whether they use fluoride. The purpose of this research is to investigate the knowledge and performance of Iranian students regarding the use of toothpaste containing fluoride.

The relationship between clinical symptoms of oral lichen planus and quality of life related to oral health.

Introduction: Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a chronic and relatively common mucocutaneous disease that often affects the oral mucosa. Although, OLP is generally not life-threatening, its consequences can significantly impact the quality of life in physical, psychological, and social aspects. Therefore, the aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between clinical symptoms of OLP and oral health-related quality of life in patients using the OHIP-14 (Oral Health Impact Profile-14) questionnaire.

Determining the Short-term Effects of Smoking Cessation Using Nicotine Gum on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Pilot Study.

Background: Nowadays, the adverse effects of smoking on general, oral, and dental health are reported time and again worldwide. However, evidence to quantify the effects of tobacco smoking and smoking cessation on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) is inadequate. Accordingly, this study aimed to assess the effects of nicotine gum on HRQoL and OHQoL of cigarette smokers.

Opinions of professors, dental students, and patients for publishing the patient images in the articles.

Introduction: The journals must have an instruction for writers to observe the essential ethical principles like privacy-preserving, secrecy, and keeping the patients' identities hidden. Even though patient secrecy is an important ideology in medicine's ethics, most journals have a little guide on this topic for the authors. According to the absence of such studies in dentistry and limited studies in medicine, our goal in this article is to review the opinions of professors, Kerman dentistry students, and patients for publishing the patient images in the articles.

Effectiveness of biosurfactant lipopeptide adhesive mucus paste on the healing process of oral wounds: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a common lesion of the oral cavity, and many treatments have been introduced by researchers.

Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of biosurfactant lipopeptide (Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) adhesive mucus paste on the healing process of oral wounds.

Materials And Methods: The studied population included 36 people (age range, 20-41 years).

Investigate the role of positive and negative memories from dentistry in the anxiety of dental patients in Kerman, Iran.

Background And Aim: Several research works show that anxiety is more common in women, low-income classes, and middle-aged and elderly populations. The present study aimed to investigate the role of positive and negative memories in patients' anxiety referred to the dental clinics, offices, and schools of Kerman, Iran, in 2018-2019.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study, the participants were selected among individuals referred to the dental offices, schools, and clinics of Kerman, Iran.

Evaluation of Self-medication for Management of Odontogenic Pain in Iranian Patients.

Purpose: Analgesics (painkillers) are one of the most widely used medications to reduce and control pain. The objective of this study was to investigate the self-medication with analgesics (narcotic or non-narcotic) in controlling odontogenic pain in patients visiting dental offices, dental clinics, and the dental school of Kerman.

Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive-analytic study, conducted in 2018.

Quality of life in Iranian patients with head-and-neck cancer.

Background: The goal of treating cancer patients is to cure the patients and improve their quality of life (QoL) during their illness. The aim of this research was to assess the QoL in Iranian patients with head-and-neck cancer by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35 (EORTC QLQ-H&N35) and University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QoL).

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, Iranian variation of EORTC QLQ-H&N35 and UW-QoL questionnaires was administered to 210 patients with head-and-neck cancer.

Does Smoking Cessation Improve Oral Health-related Quality of Life? A Pilot Study.

Background: Smoking tobacco is a significant health problem for humankind. Cigarettes could affect people's life from socioeconomic and psychosomatic aspects. The oral cavity is the first orifice through which cigarette smoke enters the body.

Evaluation of the Cell Phone Microbial Contamination in Dental and Engineering Schools: Effect of Antibacterial Spray.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial contamination of cell phone in dental and engineering schools and also investigating the effect of an antibacterial spray.

Method And Materials: A questionnaire was completed by participants, including the pattern of using mobile phones and their disinfection. The number of participants was 120 students and professors in each of dental and engineering schools.

A systematic study and effect of PLA/AlO nanoscaffolds as dental resins: mechanochemical properties.

One of the major and important challenges in dental composite resin and restoration is the mechanical performance and property of materials. Nanotechnology can produce nanoscale materials that are used in dentistry to help stabilize and strengthen the dentistry. In this work, we study the synthesis and characterization of PLA/AlO nanoscaffold in different conditions such as concentration, temperature, pH, microwave power and irradiation time.

An Unusual Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis After Orthognathic Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is caused primarily by obstruction of blood flow in the deep veins in the lower limbs. It is a form of thrombophlebitis and can be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. This report describes an unusual case of DVT in a 21-year-old woman with Class III malocclusion who underwent bimaxillary orthognathic surgery (bilateral sagittal split osteotomy and Le Fort I osteotomy) under general anesthesia.

Neck, back, and shoulder pains and ergonomic factors among dental students.

Background: Dynamic and static activities in dentistry cause musculoskeletal disorders, but dental students do not have sufficient awareness about the effects of ergonomic factors on their health. The aim of this study was to investigate ergonomic factors that cause pain muscle in dental students in Kerman Medical University, Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional analysis study was carried out on dental students of the 3, 4, 5, and 6 year, in clinical practice in the School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

Relationship Between Declarations of Conflict of Interests and Reporting Positive Outcomes in Iranian Dental Journals.

Conflict of interests is a situation when someone is in need of other people's trust on one the hand and has personal or general interests on the other hand, resulting in conflict with the given responsibility. In this research work, an attempt was made to find the relation between declarations of conflict of interests and reporting positive outcomes in the dental journals in Iran (2000-2016). In this analytical/cross-sectional study, first Health and Biomedical Information was searched and all the Persian and English dental journals published in Iran were collected.

The use of functionally graded dental crowns to improve biocompatibility: a finite element analysis.

In post-core crown restorations, the significant mismatch between stiffness of artificial crowns and dental tissues leads to stress concentration at the interfaces. The aim of the present study was to reduce the destructive stresses by using a class of inhomogeneous materials called functionally graded materials (FGMs). For the purpose of the study, a 3-dimentional computer model of a premolar tooth and its surrounding tissues were generated.

Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Against Chemotherapy-induced Mucositis: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objective: This double-blind randomized clinical trial evaluates the ef cacy and route of administration of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis in patients undergoing che- motherapy in Iranian hospitals.

Materials And Methods: Sixty patients developing World Health Organization (WHO) grade 1 oral mucositis were randomized to the omega-3 fatty acid (n=30) or placebo (n=30) group. Mucositis was assessed according to the WHO, Western Consortium for Cancer Nursing Research, and Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire cri- teria at baseline and rst, second, and third weeks of chemotherapy un- til mucositis resolved.

Expression of Human Kallikreins 4, 8, 10, 11 and 13 in Pleomorphic Adenomas and Mucoepidermoid Carcinomas.

Background: In cancers of prostate, breast, oropharynx, lung, hypopharynx and skin, human tissue kallikreins has been demonstrated as a main role in these problems. There are many research works in which some human tissue kallikreins are expressed in salivary glands. In the present study, the main goal was to determine expression of human tissue kallikreins 4, 8, 10, 11 and 13 in pleomorphic adenomas and mucoepidermoid carcinomas.

How to Overcome the Challenges of Non-Detachable Connector Tubes in Submental Intubation for Panfacial Fractures.

Introduction: Armored removable connector tubes are not always available in operating rooms for routine Altemir submental intubation (SMI) technique. The present study addresses a fiber-optic glidoscopy assisted 2-tubes modification of Green & Moore sequence for submandibular intubation.

Methods: The sample was composed of 11 patients (8 males and 3 females) with panfacial fractures where neither the oral and nasal intubation techniques nor tracheostomy were feasible.

Evaluation of the Effects of Three Plant Species (.) on the Healing Process of Intraoral Ulcers in Rats.

Statement Of The Problem: Use of traditional medicine to relieve human sufferings has a very long history. The effects of these plants in wound curing and subsequently making the best mucosa patch for treatment of oral ulcers is still under investigation.

Purpose: The main goal of present research work is to assess the efficacy of .

Measurement of the levels anxiety, self-perception of preparation and expectations for success using an objective structured clinical examination, a written examination, and a preclinical preparation test in Kerman dental students.

Statement Of The Problem: Examinations have an important role in evaluating students' learning outcomes and their mastery of a subject. Passing or failing an examination can have far-reaching consequences for the students. Therefore, it is not surprising that international studies consistently show that dental students report examinations and grades among the highest ranking stressors in dental schools.

Telescopic Dental Needles versus Conventional Dental Needles: Comparison of Pain and Anxiety in Adult Dental Patients of Kerman University of Medical Sciences-A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction: Pain felt during dental injections is dependent on dental anxiety. Patients feel increased pain if anxiety in the treatment environment is high, and therefore it is important to reduce anxiety during treatment to reduce pain. The purpose of this study was to compare pain and anxiety levels experienced during injections using a newly invented telescopic-coated dental needle that covers the conventional needle and also has the capability of applying topical anesthesia through its unique design with the conventional dental injection needle.

Influence of inhomogeneous dental posts on stress distribution in tooth root and interfaces: Three-dimensional finite element analysis.

Statement Of Problem: In post-and-core crown restorations, the use of flexible posts concentrates stresses at the dentin and the use of stiff posts concentrates stresses at the interfaces. A class of inhomogeneous materials (called functionally graded materials) has been proposed for posts to resolve the weaknesses of both flexible and rigid posts.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to design an inhomogeneous post and investigate its influence on the stress distribution of post-and-core crown restorations.

In Vitro Cytotoxic Effects of Celecoxib, Mefenamic Acid, Aspirin and Indometacin on Several Cells Lines.

Statement Of The Problem: Use of cyclooxygenase inhibitors as chemotherapy agents has attracted the attention of a large number of investigators in recent years. Given the importance of cancer therapy, only a limited number of studies have been carried out to investigate the effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on specific cell lines.

Purpose: This research aimed to determine the in vitro cytotoxic effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors (COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors) on KB, Saos-2, 1321N, U-87MG, SFBF-PI 39 cell lines.