The effectiveness of integrating role play into case-based learning in dental education: enhancing critical thinking and teamwork skills.

Background: Modern dental education necessitates dynamic methodologies to foster critical thinking and teamwork skills, which might include case-based learning (CBL) and role play (RP).

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the combined CBL and RP (CBL-RP) approaches on critical thinking and teamwork skills among dental students by comparing pre- and post-RP evaluation scores.

Methods: This pre-post intervention study was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Cone Beam CT-Based Preoperative Volumetric Estimation of Bone Graft Required for Lateral Window Sinus Augmentation, Compared with Intraoperative Findings: A Pilot Study.

Introduction: The presence of an atrophic maxilla creates a serious challenge in cases of implant placement, while maxillary sinus pneumatization further complicates the surgery. This pilot study was performed to investigate the validity of two techniques used to estimate the volumes of bone graft material required in cases that included lateral window sinus augmentation.

Materials And Methods: Cone beam computed tomography was used for preoperative volumetric analysis of the maxillary sinus.

Three-dimensional linear and volumetric analysis of maxillary sinus pneumatization.

Considering the anatomical variability related to the maxillary sinus, its intimate relation to the maxillary posterior teeth and because of all the implications that pneumatization may possess, three-dimensional assessment of maxillary sinus pneumatization is of most usefulness. The aim of this study is to analyze the maxillary sinus dimensions both linearly and volumetrically using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to assess the maxillary sinus pneumatization. Retrospective analysis of 30 maxillary sinuses belonging to 15 patients' CBCT scans was performed.

The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Sialography in the Diagnosis of Various Salivary Gland Disorders: An Interobserver Agreement.

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the interobserver agreement on the diagnostic ability and quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) together with magnetic resonance (MR) sialography in the assessment of various salivary gland disorders.

Materials And Methods: Six patients (four men and two women, age range = 24-45 years old) with salivary gland disorders were included, and seven glands were examined. All patients underwent MRI (T1 and T2 sequences) and MR sialography (single-section single-shot turbo spin-echo sequence) using a surface coil.

Assessment of the role of cone beam computed sialography in diagnosing salivary gland lesions.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess cone-beam computed (CBCT) sialography imaging in the detection of different changes associated with lesions of salivary glands.

Materials And Methods: This study consisted of 8 cases with signs and symptoms from salivary gland lesions. Conventional sialography using digital panoramic and lateral oblique radiographs and CBCT sialography were performed for each subject.