Nurul Nadira Binti Omar, Rohana Ahmad, Saeid Reza Doustjalali, Negar-Shafiei Sabet, Khor Goot Heah & Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2024
Introduction: Tyrosine-protein kinase protein (Tec) is known in activating calcium signalling, which is significant in bone remodelling, while nuclear envelope spectrin repeat (Nesprin) 2, is an outer nuclear membrane protein that provides cells with mechanosensory functions, inc...
Background: Severely infected primary teeth from early childhood caries (ECC) cause pain and can negatively impact children's oral health, development, nutrition, and quality of life. As children tend to adopt their parents’ oral health knowledge and practices, knowing the knowle...
Introduction: Social media is one of the significant online venues for the exchange of health-related information. If utilized in a productive manner, social media could serve as one of the cost-effective method of spreading oral health awareness. The purpose of this study is to...
Akshata M H, Pradeep P.R., Ananthakrishna. S, Sameer Mohideen Gani S & Palagiri Sai Radhika Priyanjali·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2024
Background: Chelating agents are used to dissolve radicular dentin and eliminate the smear layer that develops after root canal preparation by mechanical means. By functioning as a barrier, the smear layer keeps irrigants from coming into direct touch with the dentin surface and...
To analyze the impact of the effectiveness of intraoperative intramuscular dexamethasone in order to reduce the postsurgical inflammatory process in third molars. Corticosteroids began in 1885 when Thomas Addison in 1855 described the systemic behavior of melanoderma and its rela...
Neoplasms are uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that can invade surrounding tissues and produce metastasis. At the molecular level, cancer is distinguished by mutations in genes that regulate the cell cycle, apoptosis, and DNA repair. These mutations can cause uncontrolled ce...
Central odontogenic ossifying odontogenic fibroma is a low-incidence tumor produced by connective tissue surrounding the dental organs. It was first described in 1967 by the Swedish pathologist Christer Lindahl. In 2017, the World Health Organization classified it within the beni...
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Azithromycin as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The subjects were divided into two equal groups (Group study and Group control). At baseline, patients...
Background: Hamartomas are benign, abnormal growths composed of tissues normally found in the affected area. Unlike tumors, they do not have the capacity for uncontrolled growth or metastasis. While uncommon in the oral cavity, they can occur and present unique diagnostic challen...
Objectives: Orofacial pain is a significant issue affecting a considerable portion of the global population, with a prevalence of about 10%-25%. Women are more likely to experience this type of pain compared to men, and it is more common among the elderly. The present study aims...