The antibacterial efficacy of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is not modulated by potassium iodide (KI) supplements: A study on in-situ plaque biofilms using viability real-time PCR with propidium monoazide.

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is commonly used to arrest caries lesions, especially in early childhood caries. Recently, it was suggested that SDF can be combined with potassium iodide (KI) to minimize the discoloration of demineralized dentine associated with SDF application. However, the antibacterial efficacy of SDF alone or combined with KI on in-situ biofilm is unknown.

Intraoral appliances for in situ oral biofilm growth: a systematic review.

: Oral biofilms are the root cause of major oral diseases. As biofilms are not representative of the intraoral milieu, various devices have been manufactured over the years to develop Appliance Grown Oral Biofilm (AGOB). : To review various intraoral appliances used to develop AGOB for microbiological analysis, and to judge the optimal means for such analyses.

Self-medication for oral health problems among adults attending the University Dental Hospital, Sharjah.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the self-medication practices for oral health problems among adults attending the University Dental Hospital Sharjah (UDHS). The reasons for visits and types, durations, and sources of self-medication were recorded.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients attending UDHS.

Oral cancer survival among Malay patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan.

Aims: This study was performed to determine oral cancer survival among Malay patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan.

Methods: The medical records of 118 Malay patients with oral cancer admitted in HUSM from 1st January 1986 to 31st December 2005 were reviewed. Data collected include socio-demographic background, high-risk habits practiced, clinical and histological characteristics, and treatment profile of the patients.

Effect of acute exercise on the levels of salivary cortisol, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nitric oxide.

The aim of the present study was to assess the levels of salivary cortisol, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide (NO) before, during and after acute exercise. Acute exercise was induced using a standard treadmill test with Bruce protocol in ten physically active male participants. Unstimulated saliva was collected before, during and after exercise.

Oral cancer presentation among Malay patients in hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of oral cancer among Malay patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan.

Methods: A retrospective record review was conducted from August to December 2006 in HUSM. Of 133 patients with oral cancer diagnosed from 1986 to 2005, 118 were Malay.

Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Background: Presurgical orthopaedics has been employed since the 1950s as an adjunctive neonatal therapy for the correction of cleft lip and palate. It is accepted that presurgical orthopaedic plates facilitate lip repair and balanced orofacial growth.

Aims: The aims of this retrospective study of newborns with bilateral cleft lip and palate were two-fold: to describe the use of a fixed appliance to reposition the displaced fragments, and to determine if the magnitude of the palatal changes was age-related.

A cross-sectional study of soft tissue facial morphometry in children and adolescents.

The aim of this study was to determine mean values for selected linear measurements on the face of children and adolescents to demonstrate gender differences in the measurements. Cross-sectional data from 262 school children (158 male, 104 female) aged between 6 and 15 years were taken by measuring certain identified facial landmarks using a sliding caliper. The landmarks were first located by careful inspection and/or palpation of the face and a mark created on the cutaneous surface, with the subject sitting in habitual occlusion in an upright position.

The maxillary arch and its relationship to cephalometric landmarks of selected malay ethnic group.

The objectives of this study were to estimate the maxillary arch measurements, to assess the validity of Pont's & Korkhaus' Indices; to determine the relationship between maxillary arch form with head form; and to estimate the cephalic index (CI) of the study population. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 85 mature Malay students, 28 male students (32.98%), 57 females (67.

Dental anomalies and facial profile abnormality of the non-syndromic cleft lip and palate children in kelantan.

This study was done to determine the prevalence of dental anomalies and facial profile abnormality and its association with the non-syndromic cleft lip and palate (CLP) as compared to the non-cleft children. A comparative cross sectional study was conducted where the case group consist of 98 non-syndromic CLP children-unilateral (UCLP) and bilateral (BCLP) who attended the Combined Clinic at Kota Bharu Dental Clinic (KBDC) while the comparison group comprised of 109 non-cleft children who attended the outpatient clinic at KBDC. Their ages were between 3 to 12 years old.