Dental caries is the single most common, chronic oral disease of childhood (Boyce et al., 2010). It is progressive and cumulative, and becomes more complex with time. Contemporary caries management philosophy has changed from the traditional surgical approach to a physician model that emphasizes prevention. Among various strategies for caries management, fluoride therapy has been highly promote...

Autism or autistic disorder is lifetime neurodevelopment disorder described as major impairment in mutual social interactions, communication ability, and repetitive patterns of interests or behaviors. Since, globally large number of children affected by this devastating disorder, dental professionals should provide oral health care with family-centered approach comprising thorough understanding...

In recent years, intraoral and perioral piercings have grown in popularity among teenagers and young adults. This is of concern to dental and medical professionals because of the risks and complications for oral, dental and general health. The risks and complications associated with tongue and lip piercings range from abnormal tooth wear and cracked tooth syndrome to gingival recession and syst...

BACKGROUND The media repeatedly portrays dentists and other health professionals as being at risk of committing suicide. While this message often is accepted without question, there are little reliable data available that verifies this alleged risk. The relationship between professional stress and suicide, if any, has not been substantiated or quantified. TYPES OF STUDIES REVIEWED The author ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the degree of perception of laypersons, professionals, and dental students, regarding the aesthetic appearance of the smile in cases of gingival plastic surgery of the maxilla for correction of a gingival smile, by examining alterations in photographs. MATERIALS/METHODS Alterations were made to an extraoral front-view-photograph of a gingival smile in normal occlusion, b...

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Ergonomics is often written about and many dental professionals think they are practicing the concepts of ergonomics in their daily office activities. However, ergonomics the science that studies the relationship between people and their work environment often falls short when a dental staff chooses equipment for the dental treatment room to practice true four-handed dentistry. Thus, it behoove...

This work describes the knowledge and experience of dentists about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A total of 273 dentists working at Shiraz, Iran were interviewed: 55% felt that they are able to define CPR, although only 37% had a correct concept; 51% believed they were able to perform CPR, however, none of them had received practical training in CPR; 4% of the interviewed professionals m...

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Dental caries and prolonged breastfeeding still trigger much debate among professionals and parents. Some mothers are still being told to discontinue breastfeeding their toddlers because of cavities in the mouth. Parents often feel very discouraged and upset when they are forced to stop breastfeeding their toddlers. Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood, and is a...