Dental Panoramic Radiographic Indices as a Predictor of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Saudi Women.

Background: Many oral presentations of osteoporosis-a bone metabolic disease-were recorded. Thus, we aimed to assess panoramic radiomorphometric indices with bone mineral density (BMD) values among Saudi postmenopausal women and its importance in the prediction of osteoporosis.

Methods: A total of 431 Saudi women were enrolled in this study.

A comparative study of children's pain reactions and perceptions to AMSA injection using CCLAD versus traditional injections.

Unlabelled: Pain control is an important part of dentistry, particularly in pediatric dentistry. Recently, a computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery system (CCLAD) has been developed to reduce pain related to the local anesthetic injection. In conjunction with this technology, a new approach to the anterior and middle superior alveolar nerves (AMSA) has been induced.

Periodontal health and its relationship with salivary factors among different age groups in a Saudi population.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the periodontal condition of children, adolescents and young Saudi adults and to investigate its relationship with salivary variables and oral hygiene status.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 114 children, 99 adolescents and 99 young adults were randomly selected from patients attending dental clinics at the school of dentistry. Clinical examination of oral health status included using WHO Community Periodontal Index and Green and Vermillion oral hygiene index.

A comparative study of the secretory IgA immunoglobulins (s.IgA) in mothers and children with SECC versus a caries free group children and their mothers.

Early childhood caries (ECC) is recognized as an infectious disease. The first step in its development is primary infection by the bacterium S. mutans which has been identified as the primary etiologic factors in dental caries.

Assessment of the anesthetic effectiveness of anterior and middle superior alveolar injection using a computerized device versus traditional technique in children.

Unlabelled: The study aims to evaluate the anesthetic effectiveness of the Anterior and Middle Superior Alveolar (AMSA) injection administered through a computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery system (CCLAD), and compare it with the traditional buccal and palatal injections used to anesthetize maxillary primary molars.

Materials And Methods: The sample included 80 primary maxillary molars, divided into 2 equal groups: Pulpotomy and extraction groups. Each group was divided equally into 4 subgroups: A.