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...
Background: Periostin is among the most important extracellular matrix proteins, that seems to play a role in the healing of periodontal defects as a modulator of periodontal ligament (PDL) hemostasis. This study aims to review the available literature on this protein and its rol...
Diabetes mellitus necessitate a repeated observation of serum glucose levels in the body. The commonly used diagnostic fluid for finding the glucose levels in the blood, but it is an invasive and unpleasant custom. Methods: Twenty diabetic and non-diabetic subjects were randomly...
Neurofibroma is a rare benign Non-odontogenic tumor which may occur predominantly as a feature of Von Recklinghausen’s disease affecting the soft tissue. Intraorally, the intraosseous solitary variant of neurofibroma is a very rare entity thereby intriguing the oral physicians. W...
Aim: To evaluate the perceived stress and its effect on gingival inflammation among medical students’. Methodology: A Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire by Cohen and an self-administered potential stress factor questionnaire and was given to a convenient sample of 85 study subj...
Aishwarya Sampath, K. B. Shilpashree, Archana Krishnamurthy, Monika Prasad, Shefali Jiaswal & Ankit Mohapatra·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2019
Fear and anxieties towards going to dentists are major problems for a sizeable proportion of children and adolescents. Dental fears were shown to be associated with dental health problems. Patient often associate the dental office as an unfriendly, offensive and anxiety- provokin...
Background: To find out the prevalence and distribution of oral leukoplakia in patients who are visiting the Department of Oral Medicine at Tishreen University is necessary to assess oral health and identify the risks of malignant transformation. Objectives: The aim of this study...
Aim: To assess the prevalence of self-medication for non-oral and oral conditions and associated factors. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: The outpatient clinics of Alexandria University teaching hospital, Alexandria, Egypt in 2015. Methodology: Visitors r...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of myths related to dentistry in the rural population of Bhopal city. The minimum sample size calculated was 100 individual persons. Introduction- The underlying cultural beliefs and practices influence the conditions of t...