Introduction: In patients susceptible to infection, after dental procedures which lead to soft tissue manipulation or bleeding, the occurrence of bacteremia is probable. Hence, antibiotic prophylaxis is very important in this group of patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of awareness of senior dental students and general dental practitioners in the city of Yazd about the ...

OBJECTIVE The oral cavity is location for different conditions of local and systemic origin; many of them with controverted and or multifactorial etiology, where the psychogenic factors constitute an important variable to be considered. Keeping this in mind, this paper aims to assess the awareness of dental professionals of the role of psychological factors in certain dental conditions. Further...

OBJECTIVE Despite high rates of tobacco use, overwhelming evidence of detrimental effects on oral health, smokers" desire to stop using tobacco and the availability of efficacious brief intervention counselling (BIC) strategies, the delivery of cessation services by dental practitioners is, at best, inconsistent. The purpose of this part of our study was to assess BIC practice patterns among de...

Objective: of this study is to analyze the behavior/attitude general dental practitioners towards record keeping and quality assessment patient records found in different practices Lahore. Study design: Cross sectional, Descriptive, Questionnaire based (Copy questionnaire attached). Place Duration Study: Data collection for was conducted private Lahore from Oct-2017 Dec-2017. Methods; A random ...

BACKGROUND Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become a reliable adjunctive tool for both diagnosis and treatment planning in the field of dentistry. There are numerous advantages of CBCT over 2D imaging techniques (OPG). There is a need to evaluate the changing trend of preference and purpose of utilisation of these imaging modalities by dental practitioners. This study was carried out to...

BACKGROUND Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) of the mandible is commonly used in the oral cavity as an anesthetic technique for dental procedures. This study evaluated the success rate of the first IANB administered by dental practitioners. METHODS Volunteer dental practitioners at Mahidol University who had never performed an INAB carried out 106 INAB procedures. The practitioners were di...

BACKGROUND Collaboration between dental practitioners and non-dental primary care providers has the potential to improve oral health care for people in rural and remote communities, where access to oral health services is limited. However, there is limited research on collaboration between these professional disciplines. The purpose of this paper was to explore the relationships between dental ...

Objectives: There is a strong body of evidence to support the relationship between periodontal diseases and diabetes mellitus. Unless dental practitioners are aware of this link, they cannot apply the information to their daily practice. The aim of the study was, therefore, to evaluate the knowledge of dental practitioners concerning the effect of diabetes on periodontal health. Subjects and Me...