The Efficacy of Two Intravenous Sedative Drugs in Management of Uncooperative Children for Dental Treatments.

Statement Of The Problem: Some children do not show an appropriate cooperation with their dentist. A number of them cannot be managed by local anesthesia and the usual techniques used to control behaviors, so further steps are required to control their pain and anxiety. Pharmaceutical control is recommended through sedation or general anesthesia.

Evaluation of orofacial lesions relating child abuse, Esfahan, Iran: A quantitative approach.

Background: Family violence, including child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, is a public health problem. The aim of this study was to provide data on prevalence and factors of Orofacial lesions relating child abuse in Iran to lend evidence to support preventing child abuse.

Materials And Methods: The overall approach was a case-note review of children having child abuse note, recording by personnel of social services.

Evaluation of factors influencing child abuse leading to oro-facial lesions in Isfahan, Iran: A qualitative approach.

Background: Since child abuse and neglect are serious conditions which can potentially lead to inappropriate dental health, we conducted this qualitative study to define the factors influencing child abuse and neglect, which lead to oro-facial lesions.

Materials And Methods: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted by social services employees. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants to capture a range of experiences such as the physical abuse, sexual abuse, role of family in child abuse, age, and gender.

Effect of fluoridated dentifrices on surface microhardness of the enamel of deciduous teeth.

Background: Surface microhardness is a physical property which access the effect of chemical and physical agents on hard tissues of teeth, and a useful way to examine the resistance of fluoride treated enamel against caries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate microhardness of enamel following pH-cycling through demineralization and remineralization using suspensions of dentifrices with different fluoride contents.

Methods: In this in vitro study 56 enamel blocks of primary incisors were soaked in demineralizing solution and four dentifrices suspensions including: Crest 1100 ppm F (NaF), Crest 500 ppm F (NaF), Pooneh 500 ppm F (NaF,) and Pooneh without fluoride.

Implementation of clinical practice guidelines in dental settings.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and application of current expert recommendations on antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to prevent infective endocarditis (IE) both in the United Kingdom and Iran.

Methods: The study used a 3-part postal questionnaire survey of dentists in the United Kingdom (n=467) and Iran (n=200) covering demographic data, antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribing habits for adults treated under local analgesia, and sources of information about recommended schedules and changes in dentists' prophylaxis regimens.

Results: Most UK dentists (87%) reported following the British National Formulary guidelines (BNF) on AP.

Association of parental stress and early childhood caries.

Background: Little research has been carried out on whether the parental stress affects children's oral health in general and dental caries in particular. This study aimed to investigate the association between parental stress and early childhood caries (ECC).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed that included 250 children of 4-6 year-old; 127 ones attended the pediatric department of Isfahan School of Dentistry who had early childhood caries and a comparison group of 123 caries free children attended five kindergartens and pre-schools in Isfahan city.