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Eur J Orthod
December 2024
Institute of Family Medicine, UKSH Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany.
Background: Orthodontic treatment is one of the longest and most common medical interventions in adolescence. There are certain inequalities in care leading to risk factors associated with higher rates of untreated tooth malocclusion, resulting in a significant burden on oral health. Little is known about that certain psychosocial and personal risk factors influence the uptake of orthodontic treatment.
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January 2025
Sasankoti Mohan Ravi Prakash, DMD, MDS, BDS Dentist and Independent Researcher, Hope Health Inc, 360 N Irby St. Florence, South Carolina, USA 29501.
Background & Objective: Currently, there are many implants in clinical use, making it hard to choose the right one for the patient. The success rate of an implant depends on its diameter, length, and direction of insertion in bone. In implant dentistry, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulates intraoral conditions in vitro and analyzes the effects of implant material, diameter, size, and other components related to oral structure on the implant and peri-implant tissues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Int Soc Prev Community Dent
December 2024
Assistant professor, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Aim: Tooth sensitivity caused by exposed dentin tubules is a common clinical problem requiring correct treatment methods. Owing to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, it has become common to use different mouthwashes, including 1.5% hydrogen peroxide (HP), before dental procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Clin Pediatr Dent
December 2024
Department of Prosthodontics, Indira Gandhi Govt Dental College and Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Background: Pedodontists have a vital role in maintaining the overall health of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) by providing basic, preventive, comprehensive, and restorative dental care to such children. In doing so, Pedodontists face many challenges due to several environmental and nonenvironmental barriers.
Aim: The aim is to gain insight into the perceptions of Pedodontists in India on providing oral health care to CSHCN and the challenges they encounter in doing so.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent
December 2024
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, Karnataka, India.
Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a multifactorial disease with known etiologic factors and can be very devastating to the oral and general well-being of a child, including psychological impacts on a growing child. Young children constitute a vulnerable population because of their dependence and inability to communicate their needs. Oral health disparities continue to pose critical challenges, as ECC is the most common chronic disease of childhood.
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