Research Papers
Color stability of clear aligners exposed to various beverages: an in vitro study.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Staining clear aligners from beverages commonly occurs and can affect a patient's self-esteem and confidence in social interactions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the color…
Kobkiatkawin, C; Panyayong, W; Suphangul, S
Generating a consensus on an undergraduate curriculum for paediatric caries management: a protocol for a Delphi and nominal groups study.
BMC medical education • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Untreated dental caries is the most common condition to affect children globally, and significantly affects their oral health-related quality of life. Our understanding of caries and its …
Campbell, F; Innes, N; Rogers, H
Association between oral health-related quality of life and structural determinants of health among elderly populations. a systematic review and meta-analysis.
International journal for equity in health • 2025 • Vol. 24 (1)
BACKGROUND: Oral diseases disproportionately affect poorer and disadvantaged groups of society. Despite this, there is scarce evidence regarding the monitoring of the structural determinants of healt…
Borg-Bartolo, R; Campus, G; Esteves-Oliveira, M
RCFLA-YOLO: a deep learning-driven framework for the automated assessment of root canal filling quality in periapical radiographs.
BMC medical education • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Evaluating the quality of root canal filling (RCF) performed by dental students in preclinical settings is a time-consuming process for clinicians and is often subjectively assessed. METH…
Ayhan, M; Aykanat, B; Kayadibi, I
COVID-19 safe dental practices among a group of Egyptian students: a cross-sectional study.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control • 2025 • Vol. 14 (1)
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous effect on dental practice. Dental practice during the pandemic has been associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission. Adopting pro…
Abozaid, D; Boulos, D; Budair, M
Exploring dentists' experiences of endodontic file fracture during root canal treatment: a phenomenological study.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
OBJECTIVES: File fracture represents a common and occasionally unavoidable occurrence during root canal procedures, carrying substantial negative implications for dental practitioners. This study exp…
Banafshi, Z; Ebrahimi, R; Jalali, R
Evaluation of the bone structure surrounding photofunctionalized implants using the fractal analysis method: a split-mouth randomized clinical study.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Implant failure may necessitate another surgical procedure to improve implant survival. Photofunctionalization(PF) with UV light is a promising method to enhance dental implant osseointeg…
Bagis, N; Balkan, E; Farsiani, H
Targeting oral frailty indicators of late-life cognitive disorders and depression: a systematic review.
Age and ageing • 2025 • Vol. 54 (7)
BACKGROUND: Oral frailty is an age-related gradual loss of oral function together with a cognitive and physical function decline. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses examined the associatio…
Daniele, A; Dibello, A; Dibello, V
Liyan Kaiyin Formula relieves reflux pharyngitis by regulating M1 macrophage polarization via the NF-kappaB/NLRP3 pathway.
Immunobiology • 2025 • Vol. 230 (4)
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate whether Liyan Kaiyin Formula (LYKYF) can relieve reflux pharyngitis in rats by regulating M1 macrophage polarization via the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)/Nod-…
An, J; Chen, X; Fei, Y
Brief Communication: An Incipient Coronal Caries Lesion on a Neandertal Molar Tooth From El Sidron Cave (Northern Spain).
American journal of biological anthropology • 2025 • Vol. 187 (3)
OBJECTIVES: Here, we present the findings of an incipient caries lesion on a permanent upper left second molar attributed to an adult male Neandertal individual from El Sidron Cave. This study presen…
Alarcon, J; Estalrrich, A; Rosas, A
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol preserves cardiac function after experimental malocclusion induced by occlusal disharmony in mice.
The journal of physiological sciences : JPS • 2025 • Vol. 75 (2)
Oxidative stress caused by poor oral condition is associated with systemic diseases, including cardiovascular disease. In this work, therefore, we examined the effect of allopurinol, an inhibitor of …
Abe, M; Hayakawa, Y; Ishikawa, M
Challenges in achieving profound local anesthesia: Insights from a patient survey.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2025 • Vol. 156 (7)
BACKGROUND: Local anesthesia is fundamental for dental procedures, yet some patients report difficulty becoming fully anesthetized. There is little understanding of why this occurs in a segment of th…
Bartholomew, O; Bowers, R; Hogden, C
Impact of body mass index on clinical outcomes in intestinal Behcet's disease.
The Korean journal of internal medicine • 2025 • Vol. 40 (4)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The impact of body mass index (BMI) on the clinical outcomes of intestinal Behcet's disease (BD) remains unclear. This study assessed the association between BMI and disease progress…
Cheon, J; Kim, T; Park, D
Public awareness of care pathways and available skill mix in NHS dental teams: a qualitative study.
British dental journal • 2025 • Vol. 239 (1)
Introduction Limited public understanding of the dental team's roles and confusion about accessing urgent dental care (UDC) and emergency dental services (EDSs) are barriers to efficient service use.…
Cope, A; Dickenson, A; Doe, E
Evaluating user perceptions and usability of an AI-powered smartphone application for at-home dental plaque screening.
British dental journal • 2025 • Vol. 239 (1)
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobile applications (apps) like TestMyTeeth offer potential for at-home dental plaque screening.Objective To evaluate usability and user perceptions …
Al-Yaseen, W; Al-Zubaidy, D; Galloway, J
Why Classical Dentures Are a Success in GAPO Patients?
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 45 (4)
INTRODUCTION: GAPO syndrome (#230740) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by growth retardation, alopecia, pseudoanodontia, and optic malformations, hence the acronym GAPO. The prese…
Abdel-Kader, M; Mehrez, M; Mostafa, M
Development and Validation of Health Educational Videos to Enhance the Oral Health Awareness Among the Parents and Caregivers of Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 45 (4)
INTRODUCTION: Globally, around 3.5 billion people are affected by oral disease, with individuals with disabilities being more affected due to physical and cognitive limitations. They rely on their pa…
Balabaskar, K; Constance, D; Kumar, P
Comparison of bacterial colonization of implant abutment internal recess in internal hex and conical connection implants: An in vivo prospective study.
Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society • 2025 • Vol. 25 (3)
AIM: Microbial assessment of internal recess of two different internal implant connections in an in vivo study. STUDY SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This randomized, in vivo study included 40 patients requirin…
Arora, D; Gupta, M; Kumar, L
Effect of simulated gastric acid on the mechanical properties of conventional and polypropylene mesh reinforced poly methyl methacrylate denture base resin.
Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society • 2025 • Vol. 25 (3)
AIM: Sustainability of dental polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in acidic environments is crucial as oral pH fluctuations can degrade the mechanical properties of denture bases. PMMA strengthening with …
Balasubramaniam, M; Bollepalli, A; Viswanathan, A
A pilot study comparing conventional and digital impression techniques for speech analysis using Hindi vowels in maxillectomy patients rehabilitated with an obturator.
Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society • 2025 • Vol. 25 (3)
AIM: Maxillectomy patients frequently have speech impairments resulting from the loss of the oral-nasal partition. Prosthodontic rehabilitation with an obturator helps restore speech intelligibility,…
Chouksey, G; Choure, R; Goyal, A