The dentist workforce in Kuwait to the year 2020.

Aim: To project the future demand for dentists in Kuwait for the years 2007 to 2020 based on the period 1994 to 2006. The study addresses the supply of and demand for dentists in Kuwait in the light of emerging variables such as increasing population, economic growth, changes in dental care, education strategies, and changes in demographics of dentists.

Basic Research Design: Population projections for the years 2007 to 2020 were derived using the average annual natural increase rate of the 1994-2006 populations.

Maxillary canine with two root canals.

Objective And Importance: To report a case of endodontic retreatment of a maxillary right canine in which an extra canal was located and successfully treated.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A 35-year-old Asian male reported with pain and lingering discomfort in relation to his maxillary right canine after the conventional root canal therapy. Radiographic examination revealed the presence of another undetected and untreated root canal.

A study of the dental pulp cavity of mandibular first permanent molars in the Kuwaiti population.

This study documented the complexity of the root canal system in the mandibular first permanent molar. Forty-nine plastic replicas were used from mandibular first permanent molars obtained from young Kuwaitis. Results revealed that the tooth had 2 canals, 3 canals, and 4 canals 6.

Frequency of endodontic treatment in Kuwait: radiographic evaluation of 846 endodontically treated teeth.

A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the radiographic films of 846 endodontically treated teeth at Benied Al Ghar Dental Center in Kuwait. The most frequently treated tooth was the mandibular first molar (17.4%).

Maxillary first premolars with three root canals: case report.

Awareness of normal and abnormal variation of the internal anatomy of the teeth is essential for clinical success. Three cases in which maxillary premolars were found to have three roots and the subsequent endodontic therapy are described.