Much has been spoken about secondary impression in making complete denture. In fact, it must exploit all the positive landmarks enhancing the stability. Generally, an immediate recording of the denture support area is possible while the fibromucosa is adherent and firm, but uncom...
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faisal Ismail Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2020
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation of tooth supporting tissues (periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and gingiva). Due to the chronic and intensive inflammation, these tissues undergo accelerated cellular senescence (premature cells cycle arrest). This accelerated cellular se...
Fluoride (F) has exerted the most significant impact on practice of dentistry because of its effectiveness in preventing dental caries. Despite improvements in the oral health of populations, dental caries remains a public health problem worldwide affecting most schoolchildren an...
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faatin Afeefah Ahmad Naqiyuddin, Afiqah Azhar, Ahmad Izzat Arief Amron, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2020
Excessive exposure to fluoride during formation of teeth may lead to a severe hypomineralization condition, called dental fluorosis. Genes such as Collagen type 1 alpha 2 (COL1A2), Estrogen receptor (ESR), Prolactin (PRL), Catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), matrix metalloprotei...
Objective: To establish a more accurate reliable standard value of the widely used cephalometric parameters for the Iraqi Arab adults and comparing them to the norms of Caucasians counterparts. Materials and Methods: A meta-analysis of the pertinent cephalometric studies of Iraqi...
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the perception of malocclusion by various age groups of children and its effect on their Oral Health Related Quality of life. Study Design: Randomized controlled hospital based study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted a...
Introduction: Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer occurring worldwide. In many cases, cancer develops from the site of potentially malignant lesion. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is an ubiquitous enzyme the level of which is known to increase in serum and saliva as a result...
The rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients is a real challenge for prosthodontists. Attachment retained cast partial dentures can be an excellent option when economic or anatomic conditions do not permit the use of dental implants. They give functionally and esthetically...
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) over the whole salivary flow rate in normal healthy adults. Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy adults were included in this study with no salivary gland pathology. Saliva before TENS therapy wa...
Luay Thanoon Younis, Mohd Masood, Faisal Ismail Elsayed Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2019
Orthodontic treatment requires moving and aligning the teeth into a favorable position aesthetically and functionally. To achieve that, the teeth are subjected to forces to push them to their new position. Loading of force on the crown causes tipping of tooth, subsequently the pe...