Adresa za dopisivanje Moataz F. El Gezawi Professor, Restorative Dentistry, Cairo University Associate Professor University of Dammam P.O.Box: 76147, Alkhobar 31952 Saudi Arabia telefon: + 966 3 857 4928 ext 117 faks: +966 3 814 1099 [email protected] Sažetak Svrha: Ovo in vitro istraživanje provedeno je na maksilarnim pretkutnjacima kako bi se procijenili mikropropusnost i otpornost kv...

Since its introduction by Muller and Dammam,l banding of the pulmonary artery has become an established method of palliative therapy in certain types of congenital heart disease.Pd Experience with the surgical correction of the cardiac defect together with "debanding" of the pulmonary artery has been published from various center^.^-^ The remote complications of the banding procedure have inclu...

Mehri is one of six Modern South Arabian languages spoken in southern Arabia. These have been noted for their retention Semitic phonological and grammatical features that disappeared from other languages. Oman, Yemen, parts eastern Saudi Arabia, some Gulf States. classified by UNESCO as “definitely endangered”. Previous studies Omani Yemeni exist, but there no on are used Morphologically, the d...

OBJECTIVES   To evaluate differences in students' performance in a dental morphology course after the introduction of a 3D software-teaching program.  Methods: This retrospective study took place at the College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from Augst 2013 to January 2016. The study included 3 groups of students taking the course during 3 different academi...

Background. Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem. Some evidences indicate its association with metabolic syndrome, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. In the current study we aim to study the association of vitamin D level and indicators of adiposity in young Saudi females. Subjects and Methods. 87 young healthy Saudi females were recruited from University of Dammam, Damma...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of infertility in patients who underwent salpingo-oophorectomy due to adnexal torsion (AT). METHODS All adult women admitted to the Teaching Institution of the University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia who underwent surgery due to AT between January 2001 and 2010 were included. Complete data was collected from the time of admission to the follow up. T...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency and causes of dental anxiety and their relation to irregular dental visits among adult dental patients. METHODS The Dental Anxiety Question (DAQ) included within a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 1025 patients attending the Interns' Dental Clinics in the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, D...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of energy drink consumption before exercise on indices of physical performance in untrained females. METHODS This single blind placebo controlled experimental study was carried out at the Physiology Department, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from September 2011 to May 2012, on 32 healthy female students, in a crossover design. They wer...