Children's electronic screen time exposure and its relationship to dental anxiety and behavior.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between electronic screen time and dental anxiety and behaviour among children aged six to twelve years during dental examination, prophylaxis, and topical fluoride application.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study which included 402 paediatric dental patients aged six to twelve years who came to King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The data was collected from September 2020 to December 2021.

Access to dental care for children with special health care needs: a cross-sectional community survey within Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of dental care access among children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the barriers hindering this access. Data of this cross-sectional study were obtained from self-administered surveys distributed through seven CSHCN centers. Children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and developmental delay were included.

Recent Advances in Indirect Pulp Treatment Materials for Primary Teeth: A Literature Review.

Aim: To provide an overview of the techniques of indirect pulp treatment (IPT) and the new materials used.

Background: Indirect Pulp Treatment (IPT) is a conservative treatment approach that can be used in primary molars. Pulpotomy has been adopted as the treatment of choice for deep caries in primary molars.

Comparing zirconia to anterior strip crowns in primary anterior teeth in children: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Providing restorations to anterior teeth in children is a challenging task due to the need for high esthetics, strength, and durability. This study was done to compare prefabricated primary zirconia with resin composite strip crowns on primary maxillary central and lateral incisors with regards to gingival health, plaque accumulation, recurrent caries, restoration failure, and opposing teeth wear over a period of 3, 6 and 12 months.

Methods: Children attending the King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD) clinics who needed restorations were screened for inclusion criteria.

Molecular Screening of VAX1 Gene Polymorphisms Uncovered the Genetic Heterogeneity of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Cleft Among Saudi Arabian Patients.

Objective: Nonsyndromic orofacial cleft (NSOFC) including cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL±P) and cleft palate (CP) are multifactorial developmental disorders with both genetic and environmental etiological factors. In this study we investigated the association between CL±P and CP, and two polymorphisms previously determined using genome-wide association studies, as well as the association between consanguinity and CL±P and CP.

Methods: DNA was extracted from saliva specimens from 171 triads consisting of affected individuals and their parents, as well as 189 control triads (matched for age, gender, and location) that were recruited from 11 referral hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Comparing Dental Stress in New Child Patients and Returning Patients Using Salivary Cortisol, Immunoglobulin-A and Alpha- Amylase.

Objectives: this study was aimed at comparing dental stress in children having their first dental visit to those returning for dental treatment using salivary biomarkers of stress including salivary cortisol (s-cortisol), Immunoglobulin-A (s-IgA) and alpha-amylase (s-α-amylase). Additionally, the study was aimed at monitoring the change in stress in new patients as they progressed from the waiting to the clinical areas.

Study Design: salivary samples were collected from 40 children who had not been to a dentist before and similar samples were collected from 40 children who were returning for completion of dental treatment.

The effect of personality traits on undergraduate dental students' performance in multiple mini interviews.

Background: Multiple mini interviews (MMI) is a structured student selection method where applicants rotate around a series of stations that do not require previously learned knowledge. The Big Five Inventory (BFI) is a tool often used to measure personality traits commonly used in applicant selection.

Objective: The aim of the current study was to assess the effect of personality traits using the BFI on undergraduate dental students' performance in MMI.

Prevalence of obesity in elementary school children and its association with dental caries.

To investigate the prevalence of obesity among elementary school children and to examine the association between obesity and caries activity in the mixed dentition stage. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between September 2014 and June 2015 using a multi-stage stratified sample of 915 elementary school children (482 boys, 433 girls) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Anthropometric measurements, consisting of height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC), were obtained.

Can Multiple Mini-Interviews Predict Academic Performance of Dental Students? A Two-Year Follow-Up.

Prior research has shown that students' previous grade point average (GPA) is the best predictor for future academic success. However, it can only partly predict the variability in dental school performance. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of multiple mini-interviews (MMI) as an admission criterion by comparing them with the academic performance of dental students over a two-year period.

Oral Health Quality of Life in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Parental Perceptions.

Objective: To assess the parents' perception of the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and compare it with normally developing children.

Study Design: 63 children with CP were recruited from 8 disability centers, and 99 healthy controls were recruited from 5 elementary schools. The ages of the children in both groups were from 6-12 years.

Gathering validity evidence in the use of multiple mini-interviews as an admission tool for dental students: Preliminary evidence from Saudi Arabia.

Aims: This study examined the validity evidence of noncognitive skills of incoming students in the Faculty of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz University using multiple mini-interviews (MMI). Validity evidence in response process, internal structure and relationship to other variables was investigated.

Methods: A total of 146 students were interviewed by faculty members over a two-day period.

Molar incisor hypomineralization, prevalence, and etiology.

Aim. To evaluate the prevalence and possible etiological factors associated with molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) among a group of children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods.

Can Socioeconomic status indicators predict caries risk in schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia? a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence and identify significant socioeconomic predictors of dental caries among children aged 9 and 14 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: A random sample of 24 elementary and middle schools in Jeddah was selected. All 3rd and 8th graders were screened (N = 1655) for caries.

The effects of asthma and asthma medication on dental caries and salivary characteristics in children.

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with a history of asthma in addition to their salivary characteristics, flow rate and buffering capacity, as well as the salivary level of Mutans streptococci (MS) and lactobacilli present.

Materials And Methods: The study sample was composed of 30 cases and 30 controls with an age range from 5 to 13 years. The cases involved children with a past history of asthma, while the controls were medically fit children.

Dental pain in children with intellectual disabilities: caregivers' perspective.

Purpose. Description of pain is generally difficult in children, and more so in those with intellectual disabilities (ID). Aim.

Can parents assess dental pain in children with cognitive impairment?

It is often said that the "gold standard" for pain assessment in both children and adults is verbal report. This means that the individual is best at describing his or her pain experience. This however does not take into account individuals who lack the ability to communicate their feelings including those with cognitive immaturity such as infants and very young children, people with cognitive impairment and adults with dementia.

The association between antibiotics usage in early childhood and early childhood caries.

Purpose: The objectives of this study were to learn if the intake of systemic antibiotics during the first year of age (period of primary teeth development) was associated with an increased risk for early childhood caries during the following years; and after the first year of age (following the formation of primary teeth) was associated with a lower risk for early childhood caries during the following years.

Conclusions: Children who used systemic antibiotics during the first year of age had a significantly greater risk for early childhood caries (ECC) during follow-up compared to children who did not use antibiotics. After the first year of life, only children who used systemic antibiotics at 13 to 18 months old showed a significant increase in the risk of ECC.

Middle ear and respiratory infections in early childhood and their association with early childhood caries.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the risk of early childhood caries (ECC) in children who had middle ear infections (MEI) or respiratory tract infections (RTI) during early childhood.

Methods: Medicaid data from Michigan were analyzed for all continuously enrolled children born in 2001 for whom enrollment, medical, and dental claims were filed during 2001-2004. Proportional hazards survival models were used to assess the risk of ECC in children who had MEl or RTI during the first year of life.

Preventing the transfer of Streptococcus mutans from primary molars to permanent first molars using chlorhexidine.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if the application of 1% chlorhexidine-containing wax on primary molars during the period of eruption of the first permanent molars could prevent the transfer of certain oral flora, namely Streptococcus mutans, to the permanent molars.

Methods: Fourteen children with a mean age of 6.5 years (7 males and 7 females) were assigned into two groups: a chlorhexidine group (n=9) in which 1% chlorhexidine-containing wax was painted on primary molars on one side of the mouth; and a placebo wax group (n=5) in which a similar wax, but without chlorhexidine, was painted on primary molars on the other side of the mouth.