Impact of Magnifying Loupes on Interexaminer Agreement in the Detection of Noncavitated Occlusal Carious Lesions.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact of using magnifying loupes on interexaminer agreement in the detection of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions.

Materials And Methods: A total of 155 permanent molars with no frank cavitation were selected for the study. Five examiners with different specialties and experience each examined the occlusal surfaces twice using International Caries Assessment and Detection System (ICDAS) criteria.

Layered Base Plate Blocks and Operative Dentistry Skills.

Aim: Preclinical dental training is essential for the development of psychomotor skills necessary for clinical practice. The study aimed to investigate the impact of teaching with a layered base plate blocks on cavity preparations and students' self-perceived confidence, readiness, and ability.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study recruited 52 dental students into two groups; one trained (test) with layered base plate and the other without (control).

Stress Level of Dental and Medical Students: Comparison of Effects of a Subject-Based Curriculum versus a Case-Based Integrated Curriculum.

The aim of this study was to investigate the stress level of medical and dental students at Kuwait University after a case-based integrated curriculum replaced the former subject-based curriculum. A modified version of the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire was used to measure possible stressors for both medical and dental students. The investigators administered the questionnaire for the first time in 2008, when Kuwait University medical and dental schools followed a subject-based curriculum (group A).

Variables affecting the inter- and intra-examiner reliability of ICDAS for occlusal caries diagnosis in permanent molars.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the validity and reproducibility of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) in detecting occlusal caries in permanent molars and to investigate variables that can affect the reproducibility of ICDAS.

Methods: Five experienced, trained, and calibrated investigators examined the occlusal surfaces of 142 extracted permanent molars, ranging from sound to cavitated dentine caries. All visual examinations were conducted under standard conditions.

Restorative treatment thresholds: factors influencing the treatment thresholds and modalities of general dentists in Kuwait.

Objectives: This study investigated the thresholds at which general dentists in Kuwait would restore approximal and occlusal carious lesions and examined the demographic characteristics of the dentists in relation to their decision making.

Subjects And Methods: The study population consisted of a random sample of 185 general dentists practicing in the Ministry of Health of Kuwait. A survey questionnaire was administered.

Factors relating to usage patterns of amalgam and resin composite for posterior restorations--a prospective analysis.

Objectives: This study prospectively analyzed the use of amalgam and resin composite posterior restorations placed by general dentists in relation to dentist, patient and cavity factors.

Methods: One thousand posterior restorations placed by a representative sample of general dentists working in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Kuwait, during routine clinical practice were included. Information about the restorations was recorded using a survey questionnaire.

Effect of C-factor and LED Curing Mode on Microleakage of Class V Resin Composite Restorations.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of cavity C-factor and LED curing mode on microleakage of class V resin composite restorations.

Methods: Eighty extracted human maxillary premolars were divided into four groups. In groups I and II, V-shaped class V cavities (C-factor ≈ 1.

Factors associated with postoperative sensitivity of amalgam restorations.

Unlabelled: Postoperative sensitivity is a common clinical problem with restorative treatments.

Study Aims: To identify factors that may be predictive of reported postoperative sensitivity to cold following placement of class I and II amalgam restorations in primary carious lesions.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty patients were recruited.

Effect of cavity disinfection on postoperative sensitivity associated with amalgam restorations.

This clinical study assessed the postoperative cold sensitivity reported by patients following the Class I and Class II amalgam restoration of primary carious lesions after different cavity treatments. One hundred and twenty patients, each with a previously untreated tooth requiring an amalgam restoration due to the presence of a carious lesion, were included. Sixty teeth had lesions that were radiographically judged to be located in the middle third of dentin, and another 60 were located in the inner third of dentin.

Effect of LED curing modes on cusp deflection and hardness of composite restorations.

This in vitro study measured cusp deflection associated with MOD resin composite restorations in maxillary premolars with different curing light modes. Soft-start polymerization may reduce cusp deflection by reducing polymerization shrinkage stress. Forty maxillary premolars were mounted in stone and slot MOD cavities were prepared.

Gender-specific oral health attitudes and behavior among dental students in Jordan.

The aim of this study was to determine the difference in oral health attitudes and behavior between male and female dental students at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). A self-administered questionnaire based on a modified version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) was distributed among 375 dental students. The response rate was 83.