Parent-perceived oral habits among a group of school children: prevalence and predictors.

Purpose: Practicing oral habits beyond the normal age range is assumed to be due to underlying psychological disturbance and could result in a deformation of the orofacial structure. The first step in managing such a health condition is to evaluate its size. Thus, this study aimed primarily to assess the prevalence of oral habits among a group of school children aged from 5 to 7 years, in Cairo, Egypt.

Association between children's resilience and practising oral habits: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction While resilience is the quality of being buffered against stressors, practising oral habits is suggested to be a maladaptive behaviour towards stressors. The relation between resilience and practising oral habits in children remains vague.Aims This study aims to investigate the association between practising oral habits and resilience in children aged 5-7 years.

Erosive and cariogenic potential of various pediatric liquid medicaments on primary tooth enamel: A SEM study.

Background: Oral pediatric liquid medications (PLMs) are commonly used in children who suffer from chronic diseases. The physicochemical parameters of PLMs can have a deleterious effect on tooth structure.

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the erosive and cariogenic effect of widespread PLMs on the surface roughness and structure of primary tooth enamel.

Assessment of schoolteachers' knowledge about management of traumatic dental injuries in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of primary and intermediate schoolteachers about the management of TDIs in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: A previously validated, self-administered, anonymous, close-ended structured questionnaire was administered to schoolteachers in 13 different schools. It included two parts: basic demographic information (part one) and questions regarding the management of dental traumatic injuries (part two).

Nigella sativa oil as a pulp medicament for pulpotomized teeth: a histopathological evaluation.

Purpose: Concerns about the safety of formocresol (FC) as a pulpotomy agent in Pediatric Dentistry have lead to the search of new capping medicaments. Indigenous plant medicines such as Nigella Sativa (NS) have been the focus of many researches. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate histo-pathologically the pulp response to NS oil and FC in dogs.

Glucosyltransferase B, immunoglobulin a, and caries experience among a group of Egyptian preschool children.

Purpose: Glucosyltransferase B enzyme (GtfB) plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of dental caries. It catalyzes the synthesis of water-insoluble glucan from sucrose, which is essential for accumulation of Streptococcus mutans in the dental biofilm. On the other hand, salivary immunoglobulin A (sIgA) plays a protective role in the same process.