item: #1 of 251 id: dentistry3000-10 author: Sabóia, Ticiana Medeiros; Tannure, Patricia Nivoloni; Luiz, Ronir Raggio; Costa, Marcelo de Castro; Granjeiro, Jose Mauro; Küchler, Erika Calvano; Antunes, Leonardo Santos title: Sexual dimorphism involved in the mesiodistal and buccolingual dimensions of permanent teeth date: 2013 words: 3736 flesch: 66 summary: Sexual dimorphism involved in the mesiodistal and buccolingual di- mensions of permanent teeth Ticiana Medeiros Sabóia 1 , Patricia Nivoloni Tannure 2 , Ronir Raggio Luiz 5 , Marcelo de Castro Costa 1 , Jose Mauro Granjeiro 3 , Erika Calvano Küch- ler 3 , Citation: Sabóia TM, Tannure PN, Luiz RR, Costa MC, Granjeiro JM, Küchler EC, Antunes LS. (2013) Sexual dimorphism involved on the mesiodistal and buccolin- gual dimensions of permanent teeth. keywords: differences; dimensions; dimorphism; pmid; size; teeth; tooth cache: dentistry3000-10.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-10.txt item: #2 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1001 author: Al Azawee, Rana Fahad Ahmed; Al Shakir, Nadia Modhafer Ahmed title: Shear Bond Strength and SEM/EDX of Two Bioactive Bulk Fill Resin Base Composite Restorations date: 2025 words: 9149 flesch: 56 summary: Ladino, L. G., Bernal, A., Calderón, D., & Cortés, D. (2021). Abuljadayel, R., Aljadani, N., Almutairi, H., & Turkistani, A. (2023). keywords: artibicial; bioactive; bond; bond strength; bulk; cention; composite; dentin; forte; materials; predicta; resin; saliva; sem; shear; storage; strength; study; surface cache: dentistry3000-1001.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1001.txt item: #3 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1004 author: Amir, Zeena Majid Abdul; Jani, Ghasak Husham title: Impact of Sinalized Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles on the Physical Characteristics of a Heat-Cured Acrylic Soft Liner date: 2025 words: 3225 flesch: 53 summary: Results: When compared to control speci- mens, soO lining material with 0.6% and 0.4% wt. sic NP had a highly significant decrease in solubility, a non-significant increase in thermal conducQvity, and a non-significant decrease in water absorpQon. Material and Methods: Silicon carbide NPs were added to the heat-cured soO lin- ing material at quanQQes of 0.4%, and 0.6% by weight. keywords: carbide; denture; heat; liner; material; nanoparticles; silicon; solubility; sorption; specimens; water cache: dentistry3000-1004.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1004.txt item: #4 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1008 author: Ali, Iqbal Hussain; Ali Salman, Suzan title: Potential of Salivary IL-36γ, IL-38, and RANKL in Differentiating Periodontal Health from Periodontitis date: 2025 words: 12275 flesch: 56 summary: RANKL In the context of periodontitis, literature has demonstrated that RANKL is a key mediator in bone resorption and a hallmark of perio- dontal disease [73,74], primarily through its PotenFal of Salivary IL-36, IL-38, and RANKL in DifferenFaFng Periodontal Health from PeriodonFFs Vol 13, No 1 (2025) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.1008 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu 5 expression by activated T and B lymphocytes [75,76], osteocytes, and macrophages [77], and its regulation by immune responses and inflammatory cytokines [75]. Additionally, in comparison with stages III and IV of periodontitis (Table 3), RANKL lev- els are significantly higher than in healthy controls, with stage III showing slightly higher levels than stage IV. keywords: //doi; biomarkers; bop; cal; control; disease; group; health; https; iii; il-36γ; il-38; journal; levels; org/10; periodontitis; rankl; salivary; stage; study; table cache: dentistry3000-1008.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1008.txt item: #5 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1009 author: Wisam Rasool Jalaawi; Ismail, Hussam Sami title: Postoperative Outcomes in Gingival Re-exposure date: 2025 words: 3532 flesch: 55 summary: 1009 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.1009 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Postoperative Outcomes in Gingival Re-exposure Wisam Rasool Jalaawi, Hussam Sami Ismail College of Den*stry, Al-Ayen Iraqi University, Thi-Qar, Iraq Abstract Gingival surgical re-exposure outcomes vary significantly based on procedural technique and paNent-specific factors. PaNents who underwent laser procedures experienced lower pain levels and higher saNsfacNon, while those with higher educaNon and income demonstrated be_er healing and compliance. keywords: gingival; healing; health; journal; laser; outcomes; pain; recovery cache: dentistry3000-1009.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1009.txt item: #6 of 251 id: dentistry3000-101 author: Kohane, Steven E.; Means, Katelyn C. title: Multifactorial Contributions to Central Incisor Tooth Morphology and the Presence of Black Triangles: A Case Study date: 2021 words: 3022 flesch: 59 summary: Background: Black triangles are a prominent feature for those experiencing a lack of interdental papilla between central incisors and may dramatically affect the presentation of a person’s smile. Keywords: black triangles; multifactorial inheritance; cosmetic dentistry; esthetics; gingival embrasures; interdental papilla; contact point; tooth morphology; odontometry. keywords: case; contact; gingival; morphology; papilla; patient; pmid; tooth; triangle cache: dentistry3000-101.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-101.txt item: #7 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1011 author: Natik Raheem, Noor; Al-Khafaji, Lobna K.; Al-Azzawi, Lehadh M.; Al-Thahab, Dhifaf Kamil Kadhim title: Expression of IGF-1R in Skin Wound Healing Treated by Topical Application of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum date: 2025 words: 3105 flesch: 56 summary: The process of wound skin healing was tracked for periods (1, 3, and 7 days), all specimens were processed for immunohistochemistry examinaUon. Raheem, Lobna K. Al-Khafaji, Lehadh M. Al-Azzawi, Dhifaf Kamil Kadhim Al-Thahab College of Den*stry, Mustansiriyah University, Iraq Abstract Objec&ve: The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of IGF- 1R on cutaneous wound healing. keywords: cells; control; days; expression; figure; healing; igf-1r; skin; stain; wound cache: dentistry3000-1011.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1011.txt item: #8 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1014 author: Alabed, Zakaria; Al-Khafaji, Aseel Mohammed title: Effect of Strontium Titanate Addition on Antifungal, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Soft-Liners date: 2025 words: 4667 flesch: 61 summary: denture liners are essenEal in prosthodonEcs due to their ability to cushion masEcatory forces and provide comfort to paEents with compromised oral Essues. denture liner was sourced from. keywords: acrylic; albicans; candida; control; denture; flask; liner; material; powder; shear; strength; surface; titanate cache: dentistry3000-1014.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1014.txt item: #9 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1018 author: Ayad A. Alzubaidy; Nissan, Layth M.K.; Alkhateeb, Hiba M. title: Nanohydroxyapatite and Novamin on Roughness and Discoloration Following Orthodontic Adhesive Removal date: 2025 words: 4976 flesch: 58 summary: Finally, the fourth measurements were carried out a\er brushing the teeth with Novamin toothpaste and NanohydroxyapaMte toothpaste as (E4) and (R4). The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of two types of toothpaste containing NanohydroxyapaMte and Novamin on teeth surface roughness and teeth discol- oraMon following orthodonMc brackets debonding and adhesive removal. keywords: color; enamel; group; lsh; lsn; novamin; removal; roughness; samples; surface; teeth; time; toothpaste; value cache: dentistry3000-1018.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1018.txt item: #10 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1020 author: Noor S. Mohammed Ali title: Serum B12 and Folic Acid Level among a Sample of Iraqi Patients with Geographic Tongue date: 2025 words: 3291 flesch: 57 summary: 1020 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.1020 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Serum B12 and Folic Acid Level among a Sample of Iraqi Patients with Geographic Tongue Noor S. Mohammed Ali College of Den*stry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Abstract Objec4ve: To assess the serum concentraGons of vitamin B12 and folic acid in individuals suffering from geographic tongue. Results: The average serum levels of Vitamin B12 (p < 0.001) and folic acid (p < 0.05) were significantly decreased in paGents with geographic tongue compared to healthy controls. keywords: acid; b12; folic; geographic; oral; serum; tongue; vitamin cache: dentistry3000-1020.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1020.txt item: #11 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1038 author: Ali, Asmaa H. title: Correlation between a VEGF Marker and Patients with Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma date: 2025 words: 1415 flesch: 58 summary: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma secNons showing strong VEGF expression [peroxidade (brown) immunostaining, counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). A significant difference (P < 0.05) was found between the intensity and expression of VEGF, according to the chi-square test. keywords: carcinoma; cases; expression; grade; mucoepidermoid; vegf cache: dentistry3000-1038.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1038.txt item: #12 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1039 author: Sura A. Jaber title: ZnO Nanoparticles and Pepper Fruit Extract Effect on Streptococcus mutans and Staphylococcus aureus date: 2025 words: 3709 flesch: 58 summary: In contrast, pep- per fruit extract at 300 mg/ml demon- strated the most significant inhibiHon zone against S. aureus. Results: The inhibiHon zones for S. mutans at doses of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 mg/ml were 2.12, 2.27, 2.58, and 2.98 mm, respecHvely. keywords: aureus; bacteria; extract; fruit; mutans; nanoparticles; pepper; staphylococcus; zno cache: dentistry3000-1039.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1039.txt item: #13 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1041 author: Al-Takai, Ihssan F. title: Improvement of the Mechanical Strength of Polymethyl Methacrylate date: 2025 words: 2625 flesch: 52 summary: The combinaNon of PMMA-g-AA and polyester presents a po- tenNal route to high-performance poly- mer composites. PMMA joints' strength was considerably increased. keywords: acrylamide; grafting; mechanical; methacrylate; pmma; polyester; polymethyl; strength cache: dentistry3000-1041.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1041.txt item: #14 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1044 author: Almallah, Lubna Abdulelah Abdulrahman; Fahmi, Mohammed Qays Mahmoud; Al-Lehaibi, Wurood Khairallah title: Sodium Fluoride Varnish versus Silver Diamine Fluoride Effectiveness to Stop Dental Decay in Primary Molars date: 2025 words: 3579 flesch: 58 summary: Results: AXer 6-month intervals, the rate of caries arrest was in group 1(NaF varnish – 40.4%) while in group 2 (SDF – 66.6%) and aXer 12-month intervals the rate of caries arrest was (NaF varnish – 47.6%) for group 1 and (SDF- 88%) for group 2 (p<0.05). Children were examined for caries arrest and recalled at 6- and 12-month. keywords: 0luoride; caries; children; dental; group; lesions; naf; sdf; silver; varnish cache: dentistry3000-1044.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1044.txt item: #15 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1050 author: Natheer Ayed Jassem title: Analysis of Different Symptoms Associated with Temporomandibular Joint Complaints date: 2025 words: 1693 flesch: 58 summary: Conclusion: A high frequency of individuals experiences TMD symptoms. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) typi- cally manifest through a wide range of symp- toms, such as pain, limited jaw movement, abnormal joint sounds, and functional difLi- culties including problems with chewing and speaking. keywords: disorders; joint; pain; patients; symptoms; tmd cache: dentistry3000-1050.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1050.txt item: #16 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1052 author: Hassan, Mohammed Hameed; Al-Khafaji, Aseel Mohammed title: Tea Tree Oil Addition on Surface Roughness and Strength of High-Impact Acrylic Resin Material date: 2025 words: 3482 flesch: 63 summary: Impact strength and fracture morphology of denture acrylic resins. Also, TTO has a significant effect on the impact strength of high-impact acrylic at a 9% concentraOon, which causes a decrease in impact strength (P>0.05), but 6% TTO has a non-significant effect on high-impact acrylic (P<0.05). keywords: acrylic; impact; oil; resin; roughness; strength; surface; tea; tree; tto cache: dentistry3000-1052.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1052.txt item: #17 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1053 author: Areej AbdulGhafour Abdulhafidh; Kadhim, Mais R.; Dhulfiqar, Ruaa Fadhil; Abdulsattar, Safa Muneer; Ebrahim, Tuqa J. title: Surgical Extrusion as an Alternative to Extraction in Non-Restorable Teeth date: 2025 words: 2792 flesch: 42 summary: The findings indicated that surgical extrusion achieved a success rate of 92.3% in maintaining tooth retenNon and periodontal health, significantly higher than the 85% success rate associated with tradiNonal extracNon. Notable trends included reduced postoperaNve complicaNons, such as root re- sorpNon (9.8%) and ankylosis (0%), highlighNng the advantages of surgical extrusion in preserving alveolar bone and so] Nssue architecture. keywords: case; extraction; extrusion; journal; review; studies; success; teeth cache: dentistry3000-1053.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1053.txt item: #18 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1055 author: Ali, AlNamel Hasanen title: 3D Printed Cast Is more Accurate than Conventional Stone Cast for Single Tooth Supported Fixed Prosthesis date: 2025 words: 4337 flesch: 57 summary: 1055 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.1055 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu 3D Printed Cast Is more Accurate than Conventional Stone Cast for Single Tooth Supported Fixed Prosthesis AlNamel Hasanen Ali College of Den*stry, University of Basrah Iraq Abstract Objec0ve: Studying the clinical adaptaFon of the crown in relaFon to the finished line of the prepared abutment and assessing the fit and precision of single unit fixed dental prosthesis made on digitally printed posiFve replica casts that created by printers depending on digital intra oral scanning by using filament material of resin material were the goals of this in vitro invesFgaFon. Materials and Methods: AQer acquiring digital virtual casts through intraoral scanning of the prepared teeth using a 3Shape trios 4 intraoral scanners, ten digitally printed posiFve replica casts were created using a3D printers depending on digital intra oral scan- ning. keywords: 3dp; accuracy; cast; dental; digital; internal; prosthesis; rms; stone; values cache: dentistry3000-1055.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1055.txt item: #19 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1058 author: Aziz, Hawraa Khalid; Maha Kareem Jabbar; Hameed, Najwah Yousuf; Turki, Sara Abdulbasit title: Analyzing the Effects of Polident and Thyme Extract Oil on Denture Base date: 2025 words: 5045 flesch: 63 summary: [5] A. Peracini, L. R. Davi, N. de Queiroz Ri- beiro, R. F. de Souza, C. H. L. da Silva, and H. de F. O. Paranhos, “Effect of denture cleansers on physical properDes of heat-polymerized acrylic resin,” J. Pros- thodont. hbps://doi.org/10.4103/jips.jips_141_19 [9] S. Gajwani-Jain, D. Magdum, A. Karagir, and P. Pharane, “Denture cleansers: A review,” IOSR J. Dent. keywords: base; denture; group; mean; oil; polident; roughness; strength; surface; test; thyme; vol cache: dentistry3000-1058.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1058.txt item: #20 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1063 author: Droubi, Mohamad; Zenati, Mazen title: Survival of Immediate-Loaded Pterygoid Implants with Multi-Unit Abutments in the Atrophic Posterior Maxilla date: 2025 words: 3673 flesch: 45 summary: Conclu- sions: Pterygoid implants demonstrate high survival rates and represent a pre- dictable, minimally invasive opCon for posterior maxillary rehabilitaCon. Pterygoid implants offer a less invasive alternaCve, uClizing dense corCcal bone in the pterygoid apophysis and posterior maxillary tuberosity to provide distal anchor- age and full-arch prostheCc support, while avoiding the need for sinus augmentaCon. keywords: bone; implants; maxilla; maxillary; pterygoid; rates; rehabilitation; study; survival cache: dentistry3000-1063.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1063.txt item: #21 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1067 author: Luay Abdullah Khalaf; Al-Nema, Luma Mudhafar title: 3D Printed Co-Cr Alloy Surface Treatments Effect on Shear Strength of Heat Cured Resins date: 2025 words: 5405 flesch: 67 summary: The specimens prepared for the as- sessment of shear bond strength were fabri- cated as disk-shaped specimens with a 10 mm diameter and 2 mm height Bulbul, M. and B. Kesim, The effect of primers on shear bond strength of acrylic resins to different types of metals. keywords: alloy; bond; effect; group; metal; primer; resin; shear; strength; surface cache: dentistry3000-1067.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1067.txt item: #22 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1068 author: Shahrazad Fouad Karkosh; Makki, Amer Hussian title: Acrylic Denture Basis’ Long-Term Colour Stability date: 2025 words: 3073 flesch: 57 summary: Results: Hot coffee was the most preferred beverage, showing strong significance over both Eme periods (P = 0.002 for 24 hours, P = 0.013 for 1 week). This indicates a consistent preference for hot coffee. keywords: acrylic; coffee; cold; colour; denture; hot; karak; stability; water cache: dentistry3000-1068.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1068.txt item: #23 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1069 author: M. Faruq Abdlrahman, Omar; Rasool, Farhad Wahid; Ikram, Fahd Sudad title: Effect of Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate Denture Base Material date: 2025 words: 6250 flesch: 42 summary: Higher concentraNons (2.5% and 5.0%) led to increased surface roughness and decreased hardness across all nano- parNcle types. 1069 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.1069 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Effect of Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate Denture Base Material Omar M. Faruq Abdlrahman1, Farhad Wahid Rasool2, Fahd Sudad Ikram3 1Khanzad Teaching Dental Center, Erbil, Iraq 2Soran Health Center, Soran, Iraq 3College of Den;stry, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq Abstract Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been widely used as a denture base material due to its favorable properNes but exhibits limitaNons in mechanical strength. keywords: base; concentration; denture; hardness; material; nanoparticles; pmma; properties; roughness; specimens; surface cache: dentistry3000-1069.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-1069.txt item: #24 of 251 id: dentistry3000-1071 author: Banoosh, Sulafa Khair Al-Deen title: Connection of Some Growth Parameters and Teething in Infants date: 2025 words: 2156 flesch: 71 summary: De- layed primary tooth erup 0.05, SD: Standard deviation Table 2: Bleeding on probing by study groups and intervals. keywords: acid; chx; effect; efficacy; groups; h2o2; hydrogen; mean; mouth; peroxide; placebo; rinse; study; trial cache: dentistry3000-556.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-556.txt item: #120 of 251 id: dentistry3000-559 author: Al-assaf, Maher; Kochaji, Nabil; Al laham, Shaza; Al-Assaf, Issa; Mousallam, Caroline; Barakat, Charif title: Chemopreventive Effects of Curcumin Against 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-Induced Hamster Buccal Pouch Carcinogenesis: Curcumin and Chemoprevention date: 2024 words: 5393 flesch: 58 summary: Keywords: oral squamous cell carcinoma; curcumin; chemoprevention. Email: maher2.maher@damascusuniversity.edu.sy INTRODUCTION Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO) as an invasive carcinoma with varying degrees of squamous differentiation and with a tendency to metastasize to lymph nodes in early stages. keywords: cancer; carcinogenesis; carcinoma; cell; curcumin; dmba; doi; effects; expression; group; hamster; pmid; pouch; study; vegf; weeks cache: dentistry3000-559.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-559.txt item: #121 of 251 id: dentistry3000-56 author: Oliviera, Daniela Silva Barroso de; Barreiros, Driely; Silva, Léa Assed Bezerra da; Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra da; Nelson-Filho, Paulo; Kuchler, Erika Calvano title: The effect of polymer burs on microbiological reduction of carious dentin in deciduous teeth: a systematic review date: 2016 words: 3583 flesch: 54 summary: The  quan3ta3ve  evalua3on  demonstrated  that  polymer  bur  reduces  mi-­‐ croorganism  levels  in  carious  den0n.   The  larger  effect  size  observed  was  for  Streptococcus   mutans  in  the  polymer  bur  technique  (r=0.84;  d=3.12),  followed  by  Lactobacillus  in  the  car-­‐ bide  bur   technique   (r=0.83;  d=3.03). keywords: burs; caries; dentin; effect; papers; pmid; polymer; removal; review; teeth cache: dentistry3000-56.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-56.txt item: #122 of 251 id: dentistry3000-563 author: Kamil, Saif Saad; Khaudhair, Aseel Taha; Hamid, Hind Thyab title: Association of Dental Caries with Different ABO Blood Groups date: 2024 words: 2477 flesch: 70 summary: This work tested the associa'on between ABO blood group and dental caries. CONCLUSION: ABO blood group was associated with dental caries disease. keywords: abo; abo blood; blood; caries; experience; groups; journal; oral; study; type cache: dentistry3000-563.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-563.txt item: #123 of 251 id: dentistry3000-569 author: Mustaf Mohammed, Ahmed; Ashraf Salim Alchalabi title: Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Edge File X7 and 2Shape Endodontic Systems: in vitro study. date: 2024 words: 5343 flesch: 69 summary: The files were evaluated for cyclic fatigue resistance using a modified custom-made static model with 45°and 60° angles having a radius of 3mm and a diameter of 1.5 mm. The flexibility and cyclic fatigue resistance of NITI endodontic files were also impacted by the metallurgical properties and thermal treatments of the NITI alloy keywords: 2shape; canal; curvature; degrees; edge; fatigue; fatigue resistance; file; instruments; resistance; rotary; study cache: dentistry3000-569.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-569.txt item: #124 of 251 id: dentistry3000-57 author: Dinckan, Nuriye; Uyguner, Zehra Oya; Kayserili, Hulya; Letra, Ariadne title: Association of AXIN2 gene polymorphisms with nonsyndromic oligodontia in Turkish families date: 2016 words: 4638 flesch: 65 summary: Our  sample  population  consisted   of  22  multiplex  oligodontia  fami-­‐ lies  (117  total  individuals,  67  af-­‐ fected,  50  unaffected),  in  which   tooth  agenesis  segregated  in  both   autosomal  dominant  and  autoso-­‐ mal  recessive  forms,  and  an  aver-­‐ age  of  2-­‐18  teeth  were  missing  in   each  affected  individual.   Over  the  years,  many  sig-­‐ naling  pathways  have  shown  to  be   involved  in  the  organogenesis  and   embryogenesis  of  teeth keywords: agenesis; axin2; father; hypodontia; intron; mother; oligodontia; pmid; proband; tooth; wnt cache: dentistry3000-57.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-57.txt item: #125 of 251 id: dentistry3000-58 author: Pecharki, Giovana Daniela; Brancher, João Armando; Olandoski, Márcia; Doetzer, Andrea Duarte; Moyses, Samuel Jorge; Trevilatto, Paula Cristina title: Multilevel modeling for dental caries among adolescents in a Brazilian large city date: 2016 words: 5888 flesch: 60 summary: Multilevel  modeling  for  dental  caries  among  adolescents  in  a  Bra-­‐ zilian  large  city     Giovana  Daniela  Pecharki  1,  João  Armando  Brancher1,  Márcia  Olandoski1,  Andrea  Duarte  Doetzer1,  Samuel  Jorge  Moyses1,  Paula  Cris%na  Trevi-­‐ la!o1     1  School  of  Health  and  Biosciences,  Pon&'cia  Universidade  Católica  do  Paraná  (PUCPR),  Rua  Imaculada  Conceição,  Curi'ba,  PR,  Brazil Abstract   Dental  caries  is  a  complex  disease,  which  needs  an  approach  that  considers  caries  influenc-­‐ ing  factors  at  different  levels  and  their  integra2on.   The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  in-­‐ ves$gate  the  associa$on  of  social  and  biological  factors  grouped  into  hierarchical  levels,  in   students   with   caries.   keywords: adolescents; brazilian; caries; experience; health; individual; level; model; modeling; pmid; public; risk; school; study; variables cache: dentistry3000-58.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-58.txt item: #126 of 251 id: dentistry3000-589 author: Duaa Kamal Naji; Zainab Juma Jafar title: Evaluating Child Behavior and Preference Toward NumBee and Traditional Syringe (a Randomized Clinical Trial) date: 2024 words: 3806 flesch: 55 summary: Dental needle injections have long been a source of worry and anxiety for individuals needing to face the dentist The most distressing part of the dental anesthesia experience is the use of a needle, which is referred to as “needle phobia” or blenophobia and may be the reason for delaying dental treatments keywords: anesthesia; behavior; children; dental; frankl; injection; numbee; pain; preference; scale; study; syringe; trial cache: dentistry3000-589.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-589.txt item: #127 of 251 id: dentistry3000-59 author: Rajendra Santosh, Arvind Babu; Reddy Baddam, Venkat Ramana; Anuradha, Chigurupati; Poosarla, Chandrashekar title: Oral mucosal lesions in patients with pemphigus and pemphigoid skin diseases: a cross sectional study from southern India. date: 2017 words: 3392 flesch: 51 summary: Higher  prevalence  of  oral   mucosal  lesions  were  observed  in   Pemphigus  14(100%),  and  in  pem-­‐ phigoid  2(12.5%)  (Figure  5)     Initial  site  involvement  of  skin  versus   oral  mucosa  in  pemphigus  and  pemphi-­‐ goid   A  to-­‐ tal  of  60%   (18  out  of   30)  patients   has  skin  as  a   initial  site  of   manifesta-­‐ tion,  and   40%  (12  out   of  30)  as   oral  mucosa   as  a  initial   site  of  manifestation  of  diseases.   The  patients’  con-­‐ ditions  such  as  pemphigus  and   pemphigoid  were  diagnosed  by   consultant  dermatologist  of  the   hospital,  and  dental  surgeon  per-­‐ formed  oral  examination  and  bi-­‐ opsy  procedure  for  histological   and  Immunofluorescence  exami-­‐ nation. keywords: disease; lesions; mucosal; oral; patients; pemphigoid; pemphigus; site; study cache: dentistry3000-59.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-59.txt item: #128 of 251 id: dentistry3000-594 author: S, Mahantesha; Shetty, Vibha; K, Kranti; Subbaiah, Shobha; C, Greeshma; Alva, Babashankar; Sharma, Manish title: Comparative analysis of serum titanium level in patient with healthy dental implant and patients with peri-implantitis- A cross sectional prospective study date: 2024 words: 3872 flesch: 43 summary: Titanium or titanium admixtures are the usual constituents of titanium implants, given their mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, the emphasis should be on reducing the corrosion of titanium implants. keywords: analysis; group; implant; implantitis; level; month; patients; peri; serum; study; titanium cache: dentistry3000-594.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-594.txt item: #129 of 251 id: dentistry3000-60 author: Bayram, Merve; Koruyucu, Mine; Seymen, Figen title: Assessment of knowledge among public and private elementary school teachers in dental trauma management date: 2017 words: 4181 flesch: 70 summary: Assessment  of  knowledge  among  public  and  private  elementary   school  teachers  in  dental  trauma  management   Merve  Bayram1,  Mine  Koruyucu2,  Figen  Seymen2      1Istanbul  Medipol  University,  School  of  Den3stry,  Department  of  Pedodon3cs,  Istanbul,  Turkey   2Istanbul  University,  Faculty  of  Den6stry,  Department  of  Pedodon6cs,  Istanbul,  Turkey Abstract   Purpose:  Trauma&c  dental  injuries,  majority  of  which  occur  at  school  and  primary  care  given  by  teacher,  should  man-­‐ aged  as   soon  as  possible.   Programs  on  increasing  the  awareness  and  mo1va1on  of  teachers  on  dental  trauma  management  in  both   types  of  schools  are  recommended.     keywords: dent; injuries; knowledge; management; public; school; teachers; teeth; tooth; trauma; traumatol cache: dentistry3000-60.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-60.txt item: #130 of 251 id: dentistry3000-620 author: Hayder Sadiq Baker; Hamsa Jamal Mahdi; Ahmed Saad Ajeel title: Prevalence of dehiscence and fenestration in Iraqi population: CBCT-based analysis date: 2024 words: 4051 flesch: 48 summary: Alveolar bone fenestrations and dehiscences in dry Bedouin jaws. Bone dehiscence is seen in 0.99–13.4% of cases, whereas fenestration occurs in 0.23– 16.9% of cases [23]. keywords: analysis; beam; bone; cbct; dehiscence; fenestration; orthod; prevalence; study; teeth; tomography cache: dentistry3000-620.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-620.txt item: #131 of 251 id: dentistry3000-647 author: Natheer Ayed Jassem; Ghufran A. Hasan; Mudher MB. Alsunbuli title: The role of different factors in the development of cleft lip, palate, or both date: 2024 words: 2997 flesch: 54 summary: The role of different factors in the development of cleft lip, palate, or both Vol 12 No 1 (2024) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2024.647 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu The role of different factors in the development of cleft lip, palate, or both Natheer Ayed Jassem1, Ghufran A. Hasan 2, Mudher MB. keywords: cleft; cleft lip; development; factors; lip; palate; role; study cache: dentistry3000-647.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-647.txt item: #132 of 251 id: dentistry3000-65 author: Vieira, Alexandre Rezende title: The Issue of Peer-Review date: 2016 words: 539 flesch: 56 summary: In   the  future,  scientific  publications   will  receive  bigger  emphasis  on  re-­‐ actions  to  papers  after  publishing,   rather  than  the  delayed  peer-­‐review   process,  which  could  be  stream-­‐ lined  to  be  less  demanding,  since   this  process  will  continue  to  rely  on   trust.   This  peer-­‐review  process  gives   credibility  to  publications  and  is  not   only  used  for  defining  which  papers   should  be  published,  but  also  for   making  decisions  on  funding  of  re-­‐ search  projects.   keywords: peer-­‐review; process cache: dentistry3000-65.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-65.txt item: #133 of 251 id: dentistry3000-66 author: Norton, Emily title: Could recurrent aphthous stomatitis be linked to cancer development? date: 2017 words: 3320 flesch: 64 summary: RAS  is  also  known  to   accumulate  in  families,  giving  fur-­‐ ther  strength  to  the  theory  of  a   genetic  cause  [5].   Family  Member  I:2   The  initial  presentation  of   RAS  is  seen  in  the  first  generation,   in  patient  I:2. keywords: cancer; development; family; member; patients; ras; stress; tnf-­‐α cache: dentistry3000-66.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-66.txt item: #134 of 251 id: dentistry3000-68 author: Kello, Erin title: A case of molar-incisor hypomineralization with genetic and environmental influences date: 2017 words: 2192 flesch: 60 summary: We-­‐ erheijm  et  al.  suggested  the  term   “MIH”  and  the  attendant  defini-­‐ tion:  “hypomineralization  of  sys-­‐ temic  origin  of  1-­‐4  FPM,  frequent-­‐ ly  associated  with  affected  inci-­‐ sors”[2].   Jalevik  et  al.  found  a  signif-­‐ icant  correlation  between  early   life  respiratory  illnesses  and  MIH   keywords: doi; mih; molar-­‐incisor; molars; pmid; right; study cache: dentistry3000-68.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-68.txt item: #135 of 251 id: dentistry3000-69 author: Brand, Hannah title: Potential inheritance patterns of a prothrombin gene mutation in a 23-year-old female and ethical considerations of a positive diagnosis: a case report date: 2017 words: 1939 flesch: 54 summary: While  refraining  from  the   aforementioned  risk  factors  can   sometimes  be  enough  to  prevent   the  formation  of  a  clot,  some  indi-­‐ viduals  with  the  prothrombin  mu-­‐ tation  still  develop  clots.   War-­‐ farin  works  by  preventing  the   proper  functioning  of  Vitamin  K   during  the  formation  of  clots  (2,   6). keywords: blood; clots; mutation; prothrombin; risk cache: dentistry3000-69.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-69.txt item: #136 of 251 id: dentistry3000-699 author: Abdulkadhum Jassim, Ali; Mehdi Alrubayee , Mehdi Abdulhadi; Kazmi, Shakeel title: Smart Phone Application Reminder for Patients with Fixed Orthodontic Appliance to Improve Oral Hygiene date: 2024 words: 6001 flesch: 66 summary: Are you interesting to be compliant in oral hygiene control during and after orthodontic treatment? Yes 100% (21) 90.5% (19) 2) No 0% 9.5% (2) Are you interesting to be compliant in oral hygiene control during and after orthodontic treatment? keywords: bleeding; control; doi; experimental; group; hygiene; index; new; orthodon7c; plaque; pmid; study; treatment; weeks cache: dentistry3000-699.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-699.txt item: #137 of 251 id: dentistry3000-70 author: Clark, Krysten title: Etiology and familial inheritance of pleomorphic adenomas date: 2017 words: 2696 flesch: 62 summary: The  pur-­‐ pose  of  this  report  is  to  to  provide   evidence  for  an  autosomal  dominant   mode  of  inheritance  of  pleomorphic   adenomas.   It   has  also  been  noted  that  the  role  of   PLAG1  is  confined  to  pleomorphic   adenomas  and  carcinoma  ex  pleo-­‐ morphic  adenoma  and  does  not  play   a  role  in  other  types  of  salivary  gland   neoplasms. keywords: adenomas; gene; gland; inheritance; plag1; pleo-­‐; tumor cache: dentistry3000-70.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-70.txt item: #138 of 251 id: dentistry3000-703 author: Abdullah Alashbal, Alaa Faiz; Abdul Hameed, Balsam Saadi; Salman Ahmed, Soudad title: Clinical Efficiency of Diode Lasers (810+980nm) in Exposure of Maxillary Impacted Canines date: 2024 words: 3062 flesch: 60 summary: Diode laser surgery versus scalpel surgery in the treatment of fibrous hyperplasia: a randomized clinical trial. Post-operative Bleeding score N Means SD SE Confidence interval (CI) 95% P -value Diode laser 15 0.4666 0.639 0.1652 0.1122 -0.8210 keywords: canine; diode; exposure; laser; maxillary; scalpel; surgery cache: dentistry3000-703.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-703.txt item: #139 of 251 id: dentistry3000-704 author: Dalya Rafie Mohammed; MJ Al Haidar, Aseel Haidar title: Maximum mouth opening measurement in relation to maximum bite force among children date: 2024 words: 2597 flesch: 64 summary: Pearson's correlation coefficient between maximal mouth opening and maximum bite force. Conclusion The study's results indicated that there was a substantial variation in maximum mouth opening across genders among children with permanent dentition, where maximal mouth opening was higher in boys than in girls. keywords: bite; children; force; maximum; mmo; mouth; opening; study cache: dentistry3000-704.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-704.txt item: #140 of 251 id: dentistry3000-706 author: Zaidoon Hasan Mohammed; Thanaa Ghani Nema; Sohaib Fadhil Mohammed; Hamsa Zaki Al-Assadi; Ala Mahdi Muhamed Ali; Aya Alaa Hussein title: Assessment of Iraqi dental practitioners' and undergraduate students' knowledge regarding dentin hypersensitivity management: A cross-sectional study date: 2024 words: 3787 flesch: 58 summary: Das, A., et al., Effect of Iontophoresis on the Effecgveness of Nano- Hydroxyapagte and Pro-argin in In-Office Treatment of Dengn Hypersensigvity: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial. 2023. 15(12). Methods: 102 surveys were distributed via Google Forms to general prac++oners and fourth- and fiLh- year dental students at the Kerbala College of Den+stry in Iraq. keywords: dentists; hypersensitivity; students cache: dentistry3000-706.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-706.txt item: #141 of 251 id: dentistry3000-711 author: H. Almusawi, Fatima; S. Mahdi, Shaimaa; A. Alkurtas, Salah title: Management of Gingival Enlargement during Orthodontic Treatment by Diode Lasers versus Conventional Method date: 2024 words: 5733 flesch: 54 summary: The average PI value following laser surgery was consistently lower than the PI value obtained through the conventional method in every week, as depicted in Figure 6. As shown in Figure 9, in one week after laser surgery, three out of 10 patients had a very good result in healing from the laser surgery, while no patient had a very good result in healing from the conventional surgery. keywords: bleeding; diode; enlargement; gingival; group; healing; laser; management; method; study; surgery; tissue; treatment cache: dentistry3000-711.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-711.txt item: #142 of 251 id: dentistry3000-712 author: A. Abbas, Shatha; Qasim, Alhan; Hadi, Rusul; Khammas, Sarah; M. Khammas, Asmaa title: The Combined Effect of Two Natural Extracts on Enamel Remineralization (in vitro Study) date: 2024 words: 3302 flesch: 59 summary: Cheng L, Li J, Hao Y, Zhou X. Effect of compounds of galla chinensis on remineralizakon of enamel surface in vitro. This study aimed to inves/gate the effect of applying grape seed extract and chicken eggshell extract on the microhardness of demineralized enamel in permanent teeth. keywords: cesp; doi; effect; enamel; extract; grape; group; journal; microhardness; seed; study; vitro cache: dentistry3000-712.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-712.txt item: #143 of 251 id: dentistry3000-717 author: Mohammed Ali Al-Garawyi, Abeer; Sami Abed, Sabreen; Sami Abd, Mortadha; Majid Mohammed Mahmood title: Inspecting Candida Oral Infections among Diabetics date: 2024 words: 3858 flesch: 58 summary: There are numerous factors that can exacerbate the coloniza-on of Candida species in the oral cavity, including salivary pH disorders and xerostomia. Results: Out of 100 oral samples cultured, 69 yielded Candida species. keywords: albicans; candida; diabetes; diabetic; oral; patients; resistance; species; spp cache: dentistry3000-717.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-717.txt item: #144 of 251 id: dentistry3000-723 author: Samier Hammed, Samir; Al-Khafaji, Aseel Mohammed title: Tea Tree Oil Effect on Dimensional Change and Detail Reproduction of Addition Silicon Impression Material date: 2024 words: 4685 flesch: 50 summary: Do dental impression materials play a role in cross contamination? Abstract Objec&ve: Impression materials are thought to be the one of the primary sources of cross infec&on between pa&ents and den&sts. keywords: addition; change; dental; detail; effect; impression; impression material; material; oil; silicon; specimens; tea; tree; tto cache: dentistry3000-723.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-723.txt item: #145 of 251 id: dentistry3000-726 author: M. Abass, Shorouq; S. Khalaf, Bayan; I. Issa, Moamin; Mohammed Al-Khafaji, Aseel title: Antimicrobial Efficiency of Hypochlorous Acid Incorporation and its Effect on Surface Properties of Irreversible Hydrocolloid Materials date: 2024 words: 5330 flesch: 43 summary: Preparation of the specimens for the reproduction of details test and dimensional stability test The surface detail reproduction, and dimensional stability of irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials were evaluated with the use of a ruled test block according to ISO specification number 1563:1990 for alginate impression material [30]. The incorpora&on of a disinfectant into irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials could eliminate the need for the disinfec&on step by conven&onal approaches, including spraying and immersion which only result in surface disinfec&on of impressions. keywords: acid; alginate; details; disinfection; doi; effect; efficiency; group; hocl; hydrocolloid; impression; materials; ppm; properties; specimens; stability; surface; test cache: dentistry3000-726.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-726.txt item: #146 of 251 id: dentistry3000-73 author: Hatala, Jessica title: Behavioral genetics and thumb sucking in adolescents date: 2017 words: 2930 flesch: 61 summary: Cita%on:   Hatala,   J.   (2017)   Behavioral   gene-cs   and   thumb   sucking   in   adolescents.   Questionnaires  were  sent   out  at  3,  6,  9,  12,  and  20  months   Behavioral  gene-cs  and  thumb  sucking  in  adolescents     Vol  5,  No  1  (2017)        DOI  10.5195/d3000.2017.73    http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu   to  assess  nutritive  and  nonnutri-­‐ tive  behaviors. keywords: adolescence; age; children; study; sucking; thumb cache: dentistry3000-73.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-73.txt item: #147 of 251 id: dentistry3000-730 author: A.R. Alheeti, Osama; H. Jani , Ghasak; Ragheed Qustanteen , Farah title: The Effects of Selenium Nanoparticles on the Osseointegration of a Titanium Implant in Rabbits: A Histomorphometric Investigation date: 2024 words: 2398 flesch: 52 summary: The biological process of osseointegration—the intimate bonding of materials like titanium with bone is the foundation of contemporary implants [2]. This term refers to bone that has grown up to the implant surface in oral implantology, devoid of any soft tissue layer in between [1,3]. keywords: bone; control; group; implant; rabbits; selenium; titanium cache: dentistry3000-730.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-730.txt item: #148 of 251 id: dentistry3000-734 author: Mohammed Ayad Taha; I. Al-Jobory, Ahmed; Y. Mohammed, Haitham title: Determination of Operators' Portable X-ray Safety date: 2024 words: 4244 flesch: 60 summary: Methods: Three types of portable X-ray devices (portable X-ray system (Clarox, Eigh;eth, and QiN high-frequency microfocus dental X-ray units) were used. When X-ray equipment is being used, it is customary to have a certain location that is known as a controlled area in the United Kingdom. keywords: dental; device; dose; exposure; operators; portable; radia;on; radiation; ray; rays; safety cache: dentistry3000-734.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-734.txt item: #149 of 251 id: dentistry3000-736 author: Karadi, Ruaa Hameed; Awad, Ghufran Dhari; Mansi, Zainab Mahmood; Marzook, Ahmed Abed title: The Prevalence of Partial Edentulism and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study date: 2024 words: 3222 flesch: 69 summary: In the present study, the high percentage of class III partial edentulism was in accordance with various studies that found Kennedy class III is the most prevalent pattern of partial edentulism [15,21-25]. Kennedy class I seems to be more commonly treated by RPDs keywords: age; arch; class; edentulism; iii; journal; kennedy; prevalence; study cache: dentistry3000-736.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-736.txt item: #150 of 251 id: dentistry3000-74 author: Chu, Xiaozhu title: Oral candidiasis: relation to systemic diseases and medications date: 2017 words: 2954 flesch: 47 summary: Those  are  not  diseases   that  directly  cause  change  in  sali-­‐ vary  secretion  and  salivary  glands   or  those  suppress  the  host  auto-­‐ immunity.   [2]  Candidiasis   used  to  be  considered  as  only  an   opportunistic  infection  but  it  has   been  recognized  that  people  who   are  otherwise  healthy  can  develop   oral  candidiasis  too. keywords: albicans; candidal; candidiasis; diseases; medications; study; subjects cache: dentistry3000-74.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-74.txt item: #151 of 251 id: dentistry3000-743 author: Mahdi Khalel , Ansam; Basim Ali , Mustafa; Adil Sadiq, Maytham; M. Ibrahim, Salah; Hameed Ali , Shatha title: DMFT and PUFA Indices in First Permanent Molars of Iraqi Children in Najaf City date: 2024 words: 4021 flesch: 65 summary: Dental caries prevalence and risk factors among 12- year-old schoolchildren from Baghdad, Iraq: a post- war survey. Conclusion: Caries prevalence and severity increased with age and was high in first permanent molars. keywords: caries; children; city; dental; dmft; index; journal; molars; najaf; prevalence; pufa; study; years cache: dentistry3000-743.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-743.txt item: #152 of 251 id: dentistry3000-744 author: Hassan, Sabah title: Using Gene Transfer Technology to Restore the Salivary Gland Function in Xerostomia Patients following Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer date: 2024 words: 2039 flesch: 59 summary: Using Gene Transfer Technology to Restore the Salivary Gland Function in Xerostomia Patients following Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer Vol 12 No 2 (2024) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2024.744 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Using Gene Transfer Technology to Restore the Salivary Gland Function in Xerostomia Patients following Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer Sabah Hassan Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Mansour University College, Baghdad, Iraq keywords: cancer; gland; head; neck; patients; radiation; radiotherapy; therapy cache: dentistry3000-744.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-744.txt item: #153 of 251 id: dentistry3000-747 author: Sheikh Ibrahim, Abdulkarim; Hassan Jaafo, Mohamad; Abdo, Anas title: Five Techniques of Osseodensification in One Case date: 2024 words: 2385 flesch: 55 summary: Primary implant stability is critical in immediate loading protocols. Biomechanical and histologic basis of osseodensification drilling for endosteal implant placement in low density bone. keywords: bone; diameter; implant; megagen; stability cache: dentistry3000-747.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-747.txt item: #154 of 251 id: dentistry3000-748 author: Bakir Ghanem Murrad; Bouguila, Jed; A. Hasan, Thair title: Evaluation of Diode Laser Treatment on Implant Stability, Healing Edema and Implant Survival in a Sample of Iraqi Patients Seeking Dental Implants: Single Center Study date: 2024 words: 3654 flesch: 50 summary: Patients were randomly allocated into two groups: study group receiving diode laser and control group receiving no laser treatment. Regarding secondary stability following 7 days, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks, there was no significant difference in its mean level between study group and control group (p> 0.05). keywords: control; edema; group; healing; implant; laser; patients; stability; study cache: dentistry3000-748.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-748.txt item: #155 of 251 id: dentistry3000-749 author: Selma Merza Hasan; A. Almashhadi, Zainab; F. Hussein, Amjed; Hemeed Abbas, Heider title: Assessment of Oral Histology Knowledge and Its Application in Clinical Orthodontics, Operative Dentistry, Oral Medicine, and Oral Surgery date: 2024 words: 5884 flesch: 54 summary: Methods: A cross-sec>onal survey was conducted from February to May 2024 among dental students from both public and private ins>tu>ons in Iraq. Conclusion: This study provides insights into the perceived value of oral histology educa>on among dental students and its applica>on in clinical prac>ce. keywords: clinical; dental; dentistry; extent; histology; knowledge; medicine; students; surgery; understanding cache: dentistry3000-749.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-749.txt item: #156 of 251 id: dentistry3000-75 author: Genello, Maria title: Familial inheritance of TMD: a case report date: 2017 words: 2761 flesch: 63 summary: This  is  expected,  since  it  is   found  that  females,  especially   those  of  child  bearing  age,  are   more  susceptible  to  developing   TMD  and  have  more  severe  symp-­‐ toms  due  to  hormonal  differences   [2].     Familial  inheritance  of  TMD:  a  case  report   Maria  Genello1      1University  of  Pi.sburgh,  School  of  Dental  Medicine Abstract   The  TMJ  is  a  joint  that  can  perform  both  hinge  and  sliding  mo'ons  and  whose  proper  func'oning  depends  on  the  ac-­‐ ! keywords: family; female; joint; pain; tmd; yes cache: dentistry3000-75.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-75.txt item: #157 of 251 id: dentistry3000-752 author: Rusul Subhi Hassan; Zanbaq Azeez Hanoon; M. Ibrahim, Salah; Nabaa Basim Alhusseini title: Assessment of Periodontal Health Status and Treatment Needs Among Dental Students of Al-Kufa University by Using the Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs: A Cross-Sectional Study date: 2024 words: 7004 flesch: 59 summary: 752+2024 Assessment of Periodontal Health Status and Treatment Needs Among Dental Students of Al-Kufa University by Using the Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs: A Cross-SecConal Study Vol 12 No 2 (2024) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2024.752 h#p://den*stry3000.pi#.edu Assessment of Periodontal Health Status and Treatment Needs Among Dental Students of Al-Kufa University by Using the Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs: A Cross-Sectional Study Rusul Subhi Hassan, Zanbaq Azeez Hanoon, Salah M. Ibrahim*, Nabaa Basim Alhusseini Faculty of Dentistry, Kufa University, Najaf, Iraq *Corresponding Author Abstract Objec>ve: This cross-sec4onal study aimed to assess the periodontal status and treatment needs of undergraduate dental students at Al-Kufa University in Iraq and inves4gated the influence of demographic factors (age and gender) and oral hygiene prac4ces (tooth brushing technique, frequency of brushing, use of interdental aids, dental visit paDerns) on periodontal health. This mul`stage sampling procedure ensured a representa`ve sample of undergraduate dental students from all academic years, minimizing sampling bias and enhancing the generalizability of the findings to the broader student popula`on. keywords: community; cpitn; cross; dental; health; index; kufa; periodontal; status; students; study; treatment; treatment needs; university cache: dentistry3000-752.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-752.txt item: #158 of 251 id: dentistry3000-756 author: Souad Hassan Ali; Adnan Abdul-Kareem, Noor title: Shear Bond Strength Comparison Between Heat Cure Acrylic Resin and Other Types of Acrylic Denture Bases date: 2024 words: 3656 flesch: 58 summary: Assessment of surface hardness of acrylic resins submitted to accelerated artificial aging. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the shear bond strength of HC acrylic resin to both thermoplastic resin and three- dimensional printed resin (3D printed resin) materials. keywords: acrylic; base; bond; denture; heat; journal; material; resin; shear; specimens; strength cache: dentistry3000-756.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-756.txt item: #159 of 251 id: dentistry3000-76 author: Tu, Victor title: Assessment of dentofacial variations in monozygotic twins date: 2017 words: 2535 flesch: 58 summary: This   study  involves  retrospec0ve  as  well  as  current  analy0cal  measurements  between  a  set  of  monozygo0c  twins  to  assess   gene$c  and  outside  influences  on  facial  and  intraoral  development.   An-­‐ other  study  on  dental  arch  forms   and  the  structure  of  individual   teeth  of  several  monozygotic  twin   pairs  showed  that  twins  are  not   necessarily  always  occlusally  iden-­‐ tical  [4].   keywords: development; differences; factors; pubmed; study; twins cache: dentistry3000-76.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-76.txt item: #160 of 251 id: dentistry3000-764 author: Qasim, Alhan Ahmed; Khalaf, Muna Saleem; Taha, Ghada Ibrahim; Jafar , Zainab Juma title: Salivary Caries-Related Microorganisms and Demographics of a Group of Children date: 2025 words: 4025 flesch: 66 summary: Also, because this study is a cross- sectional in design, it could not give the causal relation between salivary caries related microorganisms and development of caries, depending on different demographics. Demographic Variables Mean SE Test P value Child age 3-6 years .220 .031 3.308 0.001 7-10 years .462 .066 keywords: caries; children; demographics; doi; group; health; lactobacilli; microorganisms; mutans; oral; percentile; saliva; salivary; streptococcus; study cache: dentistry3000-764.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-764.txt item: #161 of 251 id: dentistry3000-765 author: I Al-Jobory, Ahmed; Mohammed Ayad Taha; Jabbar Atyiah, Mohammed title: Evaluation of the Accuracy of Different Apex Locaters with 45° Apical Root Resorption date: 2024 words: 2116 flesch: 75 summary: Ex vivo evaluagon of the accuracy of two electronic apex locators during root canal length determinagon in primary teeth. The aim of this examination was to assess how well four EALs determined working length during root canal rehabilitation. keywords: accuracy; apex; canal; length; root; working cache: dentistry3000-765.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-765.txt item: #162 of 251 id: dentistry3000-77 author: Moe, Eric title: Class III malocclusion: an argument for early orthodontic treatment date: 2017 words: 2712 flesch: 54 summary: One  of   the  most  common  classification   systems  of  malocclusion  is  Angle’s   classification  which  designates   malocclusion  into  three  catego-­‐ ries:  Class  I,  II,  and  III.   Early  referral  and  treatment  can  lead  to   be#er   outcomes   in   orthodon#c   therapy.   keywords: age; class; iii; malocclusion; subject; treatment cache: dentistry3000-77.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-77.txt item: #163 of 251 id: dentistry3000-772 author: Ghazi Saab, Noor title: Anatomical Changes Related to Age in Maxillary Sinus date: 2025 words: 2849 flesch: 65 summary: Anatomical changes related to age in maxillary sinus. CBCT scans from edentulous subjects, those with a history of mid-facial trauma, maxillary sinus cysts or tumors, or scans with incomplete coverage of the maxillary sinus area, were excluded [12]. keywords: age; cbct; groups; height; maxillary; maxillary sinus; measurements; sinus; study cache: dentistry3000-772.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-772.txt item: #164 of 251 id: dentistry3000-773 author: Khair Al-Deen Banoosh Alayoubi, Sulafa title: Selected Salivary Antioxidant Levels in Relation with Periodontal Diseases date: 2025 words: 2257 flesch: 62 summary: Results and Conclusion: No associa'ons were found between periodontal diseases and uric acid and salivary total protein content. Severe 1 1.6 ± 0 1.7 ± 0 ANOVA test p=0.09 p=0.36 Discussion Adults frequently suffer from chronic periodontal disease. keywords: acid; diseases; group; levels; protein; salivary; total cache: dentistry3000-773.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-773.txt item: #165 of 251 id: dentistry3000-774 author: Banoosh Alayoubi, Sulafa Khair Al-Deen; Al-Kaysi, Intesar Jasim; Ayad, Hadeel; Azawi, Esraa title: Physiological Status of Some Selected Salivary Antioxidants in Dental Caries date: 2025 words: 2937 flesch: 62 summary: Conclusion: Salivary uric acid may act as a biomarker of dental caries. Abstract Objec&ve: Uric acid and total protein are the two main anBoxidants in saliva, and dental caries is the oral disease that affects most of the total populaBon. keywords: acid; caries; dental; health; oral; protein; salivary; status; study; total cache: dentistry3000-774.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-774.txt item: #166 of 251 id: dentistry3000-777 author: Salma Issa Daheem title: Evaluation of Postoperative Pain Intensity Following the Use of Three Different Canal Preparation Systems: A Randomized Clinical Trial date: 2025 words: 4414 flesch: 51 summary: The VAS consists of a list of adjectives describing different levels of pain intensity with scores assigned to each of the levels of pain intensity (Table 1). Description of levels of pain intensity. keywords: canal; debris; edm; file; intensity; pain; patients; protaper; root; study; systems; trial cache: dentistry3000-777.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-777.txt item: #167 of 251 id: dentistry3000-78 author: Hyre, Mae A.; Weinberg, Seth M.; Cooper, Gregory M.; Gilbert, James; Siegel, Michael I.; Mooney, Mark P. title: Fluctuating dental asymmetry in rabbits with familial nonsyndromic coronal suture synostosis date: 2017 words: 6068 flesch: 55 summary: Rabbits  from  this  colony  ex-­‐ hibit  a  wide  range  of  phenotypes,  in-­‐ cluding:  phenotypically  normal  carri-­‐ ers;  rabbits  with  delayed-­‐onset   synostosis  (presenting  at  about  42   days  post-­‐natal),  and;  rabbits  with   early-­‐onset  complete  unilateral  or   bilateral  synostosis  (presenting  at   about  21  days  of  gestation)   Fluctuating  dental  asymmetry  in  rabbits  with  familial  nonsyndromic   coronal  suture  synostosis   Mae  A.  Hyre1,  Seth  M.  Weinberg2,  Gregory  M.  Cooper3,  James  Gilbert3,  Michael  I.  Siegel2,  Mark  P.  Mooney2      1Oro-­‐Maxillo-­‐Facial  Surgeon,  Private  Prac+ce,  Charleston  WV   2University  of  Pi.sburgh,  School  of  Dental  Medicine   3University  of  Pi.sburgh,  Department  of  Plas0c  Surgery Abstract   Fluctua'ng  dental   asymmetry  has  been   linked   to   condi'ons  of  unstable  pre-­‐  and  peri-­‐natal   development.   keywords: asymmetry; coronal; craniosynostosis; group; growth; in-­‐; mean; pmid; rabbits; siegel; stress; study; suture; synostosis cache: dentistry3000-78.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-78.txt item: #168 of 251 id: dentistry3000-782 author: Khudhur, Sura Yaseen; Mohammed Hussein, Ibtihal; Mohammed Abdul Kadhum, Ola title: The Impact of Autoclave Sterilization on Cyclic Fatigue of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Endodontic Instruments date: 2025 words: 5035 flesch: 58 summary: Conclusions: The resistance to cyclic fa6gue of NiTi rotary instruments was not considerably impacted by the repeated autoclave steriliza6on cycles. Prior research indicated that when the austenite finish temperature of the tested NiTi file was below the temperature of the body, a disparity in cyclic fatigue resistance was seen between ambient temperature and the temperature of the body [41,42]. keywords: autoclave; cyclic; fatigue; files; instruments; journal; nickel; rotary; sterilization; titanium cache: dentistry3000-782.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-782.txt item: #169 of 251 id: dentistry3000-784 author: Manar Ibrahim Ahmed; Ali Hamad, Safa; Abdulsalam, Maha title: Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni Leaves Extract against Streptococcus sanguis (A Primary Inhabitant of Dental Plaque): In Vitro Study date: 2025 words: 4776 flesch: 55 summary: 5- Haffajee, A. D., Dibart, S., Kent, R. L., Jr, & Socransky, S. S. (1995). 7- Ximénez-Fyvie, L. A., Haffajee, A. D. & Socransky, S. S. (2000a). keywords: analysis; bertoni; concentration; extract; leaves; plaque; rebaudiana; sanguis; stevia; streptococcus; study cache: dentistry3000-784.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-784.txt item: #170 of 251 id: dentistry3000-785 author: Dawood Jadaan; Roffie, Juzailah; Roslan, Husniyati; P, Nahas title: Comparison of Adhesion of Soft-Liner between Conventional PMMA and 3D Printed Resin Denture Bases date: 2025 words: 4514 flesch: 63 summary: There are two types of denture liners: stiff (usually made of polymethyl methacrylate) and resilient [6]. One major issue with denture liners is the liner's inability to adhere to the acrylic resins keywords: acrylic; adhesion; bond; denture; liner; materials; pmma; resin; samples; strength; surface cache: dentistry3000-785.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-785.txt item: #171 of 251 id: dentistry3000-788 author: Al-Jadwaa, Fanar Turki; Abdurazzaq, Mhammad Munthir; Alkhalidi, Emad Farhan title: Influence of Different Temperatures on the Polymerization Pre- and Post-Cured of Various Resin Materials date: 2025 words: 2827 flesch: 61 summary: Abstract Objec&ve: To evaluate and compered the effect of different temperatures (5°C, 37°C and room temp. Materials: A seventy-five disc-samples-shaped were fabricated from (Omnichroma, ViNra APS, DenFil N), for each test in different temperatures (5°C, 37°C and room temp. keywords: composite; materials; post; preand; resin; temperatures cache: dentistry3000-788.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-788.txt item: #172 of 251 id: dentistry3000-791 author: Sohaib Fadhil Mohammed; Sura Yaseen Khudhur; Zaidoon Hasan Mohammed; Matheel AL-Rawas; Tahir Yusuf Noorani; Firdaus Yhaya, Mohd title: The Effect of Cross-Section of Three Different Files on Apical Debris and Irrigant Solution Extrusion Using Full File Sequences: An In Vitro Study date: 2025 words: 4852 flesch: 54 summary: The methodology for gathering apical extrusion debris has been changed from a prior study Results Table 1 presents the average weight for apical extrusion debris following instrumentation with various Ni-Ti file systems. keywords: apical; canal; cross; debris; extrusion; file; instrumentation; irrigant; journal; root; rotary; section; solution; study; systems cache: dentistry3000-791.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-791.txt item: #173 of 251 id: dentistry3000-802 author: Manar Ibrahim Ahmed; Siddik Abdulrazzaq, Marwa; Muneer Hashim, Huda title: Microbial Insights in Dentistry: Implications for Oral and Systemic Health date: 2025 words: 1292 flesch: 31 summary: Data revealed how oral pathogens contribute to systemic inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic disorders, indicating that oral health is intrinsically linked to overall health References 1- Zaura E, Keijser BJ, Huse SM, Crielaard W. Defining the healthy “core microbiome” of oral microbial communities. keywords: dentistry; disease; health; microbial; microbiome cache: dentistry3000-802.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-802.txt item: #174 of 251 id: dentistry3000-803 author: Alghaffari, Doaa; Yaseen H. Motea; Alogaidi, Hiba title: Impact of Soft Drinks Consumption on Salivary pH Levels date: 2025 words: 2499 flesch: 71 summary: Information on the impacts of consuming soft drinks is limited, so the current investigation aimed to determine the impacts of some drinks on saliva pH values. Conclusion: The studied drinks cause a decrease in salivary pH that returns to original values within 60 minutes. keywords: caries; decay; dental; drinks; levels; saliva; study cache: dentistry3000-803.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-803.txt item: #175 of 251 id: dentistry3000-808 author: Abdulkareem Nori, Shaymaa; Batool Hassan Al-Ghurabi title: Potential Role of Periodontopathogens in Rheumatoid Arthritis date: 2025 words: 4368 flesch: 37 summary: The prevalence of P. gingivalis correlates with the severity of periodontal disease and has been recognized by researchers as a primary causal element in the PD progression. The survival mechanisms of P. gingivalis lead to a remodeled microbiota, resulting in a dysbiotic condition that induces inflammatory diseases such as periodontal disease [19]. keywords: arthritis; disease; gingivalis; individuals; inflammation; journal; periodontal; periodontitis; periodontopathogens; porphyromonas; rheumatoid; role cache: dentistry3000-808.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-808.txt item: #176 of 251 id: dentistry3000-81 author: Vieira, Alexandre Rezende title: Five years of Dentistry 3000 date: 2017 words: 464 flesch: 53 summary: Five  years  of  Dentistry  3000   Alexandre  Rezende  Vieira     Editor  in  Chief   Department  of  Oral  Biology,  University  of  Pi4sburgh  School  of  Dental  Medicine,  Pi%sburgh  PA,  USA                 Cita%on:  Vieira  AR.  (2017)  Five  years  of  Den.stry   3000.   The  main  goal  of  the  journal  contin-­‐ ues  to  be  disseminating  scientific   information  in  dentistry,  which  is  a   field  that  suffers  due  to  the  limited   number  of  journals  interested  in   publishing  a  wide  range  of  topics  of   dental  research.         keywords: dentistry; university cache: dentistry3000-81.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-81.txt item: #177 of 251 id: dentistry3000-812 author: Al-Fadhily, Zahraa Mohammed; Merza Hasan, Selma; Essam Naji, Rhaf; Sahib Kandwh, Hayder title: Impact of Rubbing and Waiting Technique of a Universal Adhesive System on Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets: A Comparative Analysis date: 2025 words: 4818 flesch: 63 summary: Shaik, J.A., et al., In vitro evaluation of shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded with different adhesives. El-Din, A., Effect of changing application times on adhesive systems bond strengths. keywords: adhesive; bond; bond strength; brackets; group; shear; shear bond; strength cache: dentistry3000-812.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-812.txt item: #178 of 251 id: dentistry3000-813 author: Al-Karawi, Aseel Jalil Ibrahim; Ali Ahmed Hentati, Hajer title: Periodontal and Biochemical Correlations during Alendronate Treatment in Postmenopausal Women: A Longitudinal Study date: 2025 words: 5338 flesch: 48 summary: For example, in a retrospective cohort study of a small number of patients with periodontitis that investigated the effect of anti- resorptive Periodontal and Biochemical Correla1ons during Alendronate Treatment in Postmenopausal Women: A Longitudinal Study Vol 13 No 1 (2025) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.813 h#p://den*stry3000.pi#.edu therapy on alveolar bone loss, the oral medication groups did not show significant improvements in maintaining alveolar bone levels. Various studies confirmed that the systemic use of ALN in humans and some animal models reduced bone loss and increased bone density. keywords: alendronate; bone; calcium; control; groups; loss; mean; opg; osteoporosis; periodontal; periodontitis; postmenopausal; study; treatment; women cache: dentistry3000-813.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-813.txt item: #179 of 251 id: dentistry3000-814 author: Hameed, Abdulhameed Salim; Hentati, Hajer Ali Ahmed title: Efficacy of Intraoral and Extraoral Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Managing Pain and Swelling After Surgical Removal of Impacted Mandibular Third Molar date: 2025 words: 7619 flesch: 59 summary: It is time to test low level laser therapy in Great Britain. Assessing health-related quality of life with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) and low level laser therapy (LLLT) after third molar removal. keywords: day; edema; group; journal; laser; laser therapy; level; level laser; lllt; low; mandibular; molar; oral; pain; removal; study; surgery; swelling; therapy cache: dentistry3000-814.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-814.txt item: #180 of 251 id: dentistry3000-818 author: M. Al-Kateb, Hala title: Study the Effect of Chemical Solutions on Disinfection in Prosthodontics Clinic Using Digital Ultrasonic Cleaner date: 2025 words: 2982 flesch: 48 summary: The study’s findings revealed no statistically significant disparities in the antimicrobial efficacy between sodium hypochlorite solution and chlorhexidine. Study the Effect of Chemical Solu9ons on Disinfec9on in Prosthodon9cs Clinic Using Digital Ultrasonic Cleaner. keywords: chemical; cleaner; clinic; dental; denture; disinfection; doi; effect; growth; hypochlorite; sodium; study cache: dentistry3000-818.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-818.txt item: #181 of 251 id: dentistry3000-82 author: Koruyucu, Mine; Tabakcilar, Derya; Seymen, Figen; Gençay, Koray title: Maximum mouth opening in healthy children and adolescents in Istanbul date: 2018 words: 3465 flesch: 65 summary: To  be  able  to  assess  tem-­‐ poromandibular  joint  (TMJ)  func-­‐ tion,  the  primary  value  to  be   known  is  how  much  joints  move   when  mouth  is  opened  fully  max-­‐ imum  mouth  opening  (MMO)   Children  and  adolescent  MMO  values  from  different  studies.   keywords: age; children; journal; maximum; mmo; mouth; opening; study cache: dentistry3000-82.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-82.txt item: #182 of 251 id: dentistry3000-821 author: Mohamed, Ibrahim Fouad; Ghani , Ban A.; Al-Ghaban , Nada M.H.; Fatalla , Abdalbseet A.; Al-Rawas, Matheel title: Histological Evaluation of Cutaneous Wound Healing Treated by Local Application of Cucurbita pepo L. Seed Oil date: 2025 words: 4016 flesch: 52 summary: Conclusion: As a poten4al therapeu4c agent for wound healing, pumpkin oil may be also beneficial for nutri4onal and therapeu4c applica4ons. The categorization of wound healing mostly relies on the therapeutic approach and the distinct attributes of the lesion. keywords: blood; control; cucurbita; day; group; healing; oil; pepo; pumpkin; seed; skin; wound cache: dentistry3000-821.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-821.txt item: #183 of 251 id: dentistry3000-822 author: Qais Alwan, Sohaib; Saad Ahmed, Rusul; Saad Ahmed, Ali; Saad Kamil, Saif title: Evaluation of Microhardness of self-adhesive Pediatric Filling date: 2025 words: 3007 flesch: 58 summary: Park EY, Kang S. Current aspects and prospects of glass ionomer cements for clinical denmstry. Wan Bakar WZ, Abdullah A, Hussien A. Erosion effect of acidic drinks on two types of glass ionomer cement. keywords: beverages; doi; fluoride; glass; group; ionomer; materials; microhardness; samples; self; surefil; water cache: dentistry3000-822.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-822.txt item: #184 of 251 id: dentistry3000-825 author: Dunya Malhan Hanweet; Karar Abdulzahra Mahdi; Ansam Mahdi Khalel; Ibrahim, Salah M. title: Effectiveness of Behavioral and Lifestyle Changes in Reducing TMD Symptoms: Evidence from a Structured Intervention date: 2025 words: 3103 flesch: 59 summary: TMJ disorders are acute and chronic pain, dysfunction and structural changes of the joint which are often complicated for the patient and the healthcare giver. These results also support the notion that the management of TMJ disorders should encompass the treatment of the biomechanical and behavioral factors that lead to the condition, in an addition to other noninvasive types of management like sleep quality improvement and diet habit correction keywords: changes; disorders; evidence; joint; lifestyle; management; pain; symptoms; tmd; tmj cache: dentistry3000-825.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-825.txt item: #185 of 251 id: dentistry3000-826 author: Sabah Hassan title: Novel Surgical Method for Contour Restoration in Patients with Micrognathia date: 2025 words: 912 flesch: 50 summary: After five years, the Subperiosteal Problast implant is fully resorbed and replaced by normal bone, followed by remodeling those results in a permanent, normal structure. Subperiosteal implants have been utilized to sculpt the aesthetic of the micrognathia, and the new modified problast has been employed for this purpose. keywords: bone; implant; micrognathia; problast cache: dentistry3000-826.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-826.txt item: #186 of 251 id: dentistry3000-828 author: Jwaid, Maher M.; Qabas Alanni; Zainab Tariq Al-Atya; Falah, Rand Mohammed; Ali Radhi Ibrahim title: The Rehabilitation of Severely Damaged Tooth Through Using a Customized Cast Post date: 2025 words: 1972 flesch: 54 summary: This arBcle discusses the use of cast post and core and zirconia restoraBons for a maxillary leK premolar that has been damaged. A: Cobalt-chromium alloy cast post; B: Ferrule preparation for remaining coronal tooth structure and cemented cast post. keywords: cast; core; doi; post; teeth; tooth cache: dentistry3000-828.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-828.txt item: #187 of 251 id: dentistry3000-829 author: Sanaa Rasheed Abd Al-Aaloosi; Abdullah Mohmood, Ghasaq; Sameer Mahmood Al-Shaikhli, Mustafa title: Selecting the Best Measuring Device to Evaluate the Dimensional Changes in Complete Denture Samples date: 2025 words: 3826 flesch: 57 summary: Zissis A, Huggew R, Harrison A. Measurement methods used for the determinaxon of dimensional accuracy and stability of denture base materials. Dimensional accuracy of upper complete denture bases: the effect of metallic flask closure methods. keywords: accuracy; denture; distances; group; internet; measuring; microscope; points; reference; samples cache: dentistry3000-829.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-829.txt item: #188 of 251 id: dentistry3000-83 author: Koruyucu, Mine; Bayram, Merve; Kasımoğlu, Yelda; Seymen, Figen title: Comparison of root canal length measurement methods in primary teeth date: 2018 words: 4686 flesch: 58 summary: Root  resorption  generally   makes  apex  of  root  canals  in  pri-­‐ mary  teeth  ambigious.     Root  canal  length  for  each   tooth  was  measured  with  a  scale   in  milimeters  by  all  methods  (in-­‐ traoral  periapical  radiography,   RVG  and  electronic  apex  locater   before  extraction,  SEM  after  ex-­‐ traction) keywords: accuracy; apex; canal; length; locator; methods; root; study; teeth cache: dentistry3000-83.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-83.txt item: #189 of 251 id: dentistry3000-830 author: Fandy, Ali Najed; H. Hussein Al Jebori, Kahtan title: Parents' Perspectives and Awareness Concerning Oral Health Care of Pediatric Patients Receiving Chemotherapy date: 2025 words: 3988 flesch: 58 summary: Child's clinical information and demographics Chi-square test of Perspectives p-value p-value Age group of children 0.453 0.478 Sex 0.000 0.000 Child dependence on parents 0.134 0.000 The results of this study are consistent with studies from the United States, which showed that although the survival rate of child cancer was the same for both sexes and disagree with research performed by others [13]. keywords: awareness; care; chemotherapy; children; health; parents; patients; perspectives; study cache: dentistry3000-830.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-830.txt item: #190 of 251 id: dentistry3000-832 author: Amal Qasim Ahmed; Rusul Subhi Hassan; Hussein Ali M. Hussein; Amenah Hafedh Khudhair; Nabaa Basim Alhusseini; M. Ibrahim, Salah title: Clinical Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with Aesthetics, Retention, Function, and Comfort of Removable Complete and Partial Acrylic Dentures date: 2025 words: 6656 flesch: 61 summary: Finally, the results of the comparison between the paroal and complete dentures in terms of aestheoc and funcoonal characterisocs were as follows; The difference in retenoon for the upper paroal in comparison with complete dentures was significant (p=0.007) while for the lower denture it was not significant (p=0.062) and there was no significant difference between the paroal and complete denture in terms of paoent’s appearance arer wearing denture (p=0.122), but the difference in the ability to talk, chew and comfort was significant (p=0.005, p=0.025), and p=0.003, respecovely). Complete dentures are one of the most important and popular treatment options for edentulous patients in rehabilitation keywords: acrylic; acrylic dentures; comfort; dentures; doi; func+on; journal; pa+ent; par+al; reten+on; sa+sfac+on; teeth; vol cache: dentistry3000-832.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-832.txt item: #191 of 251 id: dentistry3000-835 author: Al-Karawi, Aseel Jalil Ibrahim; Salim Hameed, Abdulhameed; Talib Da'aj, Sally; J. Ibrahim, Hadeel title: Molecular Detection of Tetracycline-Resistant Streptococcus viridans Bacteria Using the rpoA Gene date: 2025 words: 3374 flesch: 56 summary: The sensi4vity of the bacterial isolates of Streptococcus viridans under study to eight an4bio4cs was tested. Keywords: Streptococcus viridans, rpoA, tetM, Sequencing, PCR Cita9on: Al-Karawi AJI, et al. (2025) keywords: antibiotic; bacteria; gene; isolates; pcr; resistance; results; rpoa; streptococcus; study; tetracycline; viridans cache: dentistry3000-835.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-835.txt item: #192 of 251 id: dentistry3000-84 author: Omori, Marjorie Ayumi; Nakane Matsumoto, Mirian Aiko; Bezerra Segato, Raquel Assed; Bezerra da Silva, Léa Assed; Nelson Filho, Paulo; Kuchler, Erika Calvano title: The effect of estrogen on craniofacial dimensions: a systematic review date: 2019 words: 2664 flesch: 57 summary: In fact, bone growth and development is mediated by different factors, such as hormones and sex hormones. It is well known that sex hormones are important in the regulation of reproductive functions and play an important in bone growth and maintenance (7). keywords: effect; estrogen; growth; mandible; maxilla; review; studies cache: dentistry3000-84.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-84.txt item: #193 of 251 id: dentistry3000-842 author: Elaf Abdulkareem Alidan; Taha Mohammed, Ahlam; Hassan Al-Ghurabi, Batool title: Relation of Amelogenin Gene Polymorphisms to Dental Caries Among Iraqi Teenagers date: 2025 words: 5264 flesch: 56 summary: Abstract Objec&ve: To examine the rela.onship between dental caries and single nucleo.de polymorphisms (SNPs) in AMELX gene. Despite the advancement of methods for prevention and treatment, dental caries remains a significant concern, impacting the quality of life [2,3]. keywords: allele; amelogenin; amelx; caries; enamel; gene; group; oral; polymorphisms; saliva; snps; study; tooth cache: dentistry3000-842.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-842.txt item: #194 of 251 id: dentistry3000-843 author: Suha Khaleel Ibrahim; Bouslama, Ghada; Oualha, Lamia title: Evaluation of Salivary Interleukin 6 and MicroRNA 146a in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Their Association with Periodontal Parameters date: 2025 words: 3564 flesch: 64 summary: Mean ± SD of folds of miRNA146a expression in study groups. Additionally, the mean ± SD of No. of teeth in CPD patients was significantly lower than controls (24.72± 3.77 Vs 27.62± 0.80, P=0.01). keywords: 146a; cpd; il-6; mean; parameters; patients; periodontal; salivary cache: dentistry3000-843.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-843.txt item: #195 of 251 id: dentistry3000-845 author: Rhael Ali, Mohammed; Abed Oudah, Azhar; Ali Qasim, Basim; M. Al-Erjan, Amran; R. Lahhob, Qais; Mudhafar, Mustafa title: Retrospective Evaluation of Management Strategies for Zygomatic Complex Fractures: Surgical vs. Nonsurgical Interventions date: 2025 words: 4361 flesch: 44 summary: A paradigm shift in the care of zygomatic complex fractures was brought about by the development of surgical procedures. Imaging Modalities The diagnostic precision and preoperative planning for zygomatic complex fractures have been greatly improved by technological developments in medical imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) and three-dimensional (3D) imaging. keywords: complex; doi; fractures; interven)ons; management; outcomes; patients; reduction; strategies; study; treatment; zygomaic cache: dentistry3000-845.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-845.txt item: #196 of 251 id: dentistry3000-846 author: Abid-Alhameed Suliman, Safwan; Mustafa Muhammad, Nusaiba; Saad Ahmed, Rusal title: Studying Water Absorption, Solubility, and UV Absorption of Room Temperature Vulcanized Maxillofacial Silicone after the Addition of Strontium Titanate Nano-Powder date: 2025 words: 4355 flesch: 58 summary: The development of modified nanoparticles would aid in the elimination of many of the flaws in dental materials [10] Over the last several years, research has concentrated on developing a new and better material by fusing nanofillers with silicone material that uses both the rigidity of the polymer matrix and the pliability of the nano-oxides (12). Different materials can be used in the field of maxillofacial restorations such as chlorinated polyethylene, polymethylmethacrylate, acrylic, polyurethanes, polyvinyl chlorides and silicone elastomers. keywords: absorption; group; materials; nano; pmid; silicone; solubility; srtio3; temperature; vol; water cache: dentistry3000-846.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-846.txt item: #197 of 251 id: dentistry3000-847 author: Faik, Russol; M.H. Al-Ghaban, Nada title: Localization of E-cadherin and Vimentin in Mucosal Ulcer Healing Treated by Vitis Vinifera Seeds Oil in Rat Model date: 2025 words: 4582 flesch: 54 summary: Comparison of E-cadherin expression in the epithelium and lamina propria between the studied groups. However, several investigations have recorded the temporary stimulation of vimentin expression in epithelial cells in response to certain pathological or physiological situations that require epithelial cell motility. keywords: cadherin; cells; control; day; expression; group; healing; mucosal; oil; seeds; study; ulcer; vimen(n; vimentin; vinifera cache: dentistry3000-847.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-847.txt item: #198 of 251 id: dentistry3000-848 author: Nusaiba Mustafa Muhammed title: Evaluation of the Impact of Nanoparticle Additives on the Shear Bond Strength between Soft Liners and Acrylic date: 2025 words: 4756 flesch: 56 summary: Antimicrobial drugs may be effectively incorporated into soft denture materials, as demonstrated in in vitro and in vivo investigations. Incorporating antibacterial compounds into soft denture materials can improve clinical lifespan and minimize plaque buildup [4]. keywords: acrylic; antifungal; bond; denture; group; journal; liners; materials; nanoparticles; oxide; shear; specimens; strength; surface; test cache: dentistry3000-848.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-848.txt item: #199 of 251 id: dentistry3000-85 author: Barna, Sara; O'Donnell, Jean; Oakley, Marnie title: Systematic literature review of emergency department physicians’ confidence to treat dental pain and the frequency with which they prescribe pain medications: Considerations for improved outcomes. date: 2019 words: 3689 flesch: 50 summary: It is estimated that dental pain patients represent between 0.3-4% of the overall patient emergency department workload. The goal of this study was to systematically review the available literature on the topics of: 1) emergency department physicians’ training related to treating dental pain patients, and 2) the frequency in which they prescribe opioid medications to these patients. keywords: department; doi; emergency; emergency department; medications; pain; patients; physicians; studies cache: dentistry3000-85.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-85.txt item: #200 of 251 id: dentistry3000-86 author: de Sousa Galdino, Amanda; Braga Ramos, Tânia; Marques Filgueiras, Vitor; Wanderley Lacerda, Rosa Helena title: Applicability of Moyer’s prediction tables to estimate the mesio-distal diameter of canines and premolars date: 2019 words: 3563 flesch: 55 summary: The objective of this work was to assess the applicability of the Moyer’s prediction tables to http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu/ http://www.library.pitt.edu/ http://www.pitt.edu/ http://www.library.pitt.edu/articles/digpubtype/index.html http://upress.pitt.edu/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Applicability of Moyer’s prediction tables to estimate the mesio-distal diameter of canines and premolars These results indicate that there are significant correlations between actual values and estimated ones by using the http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu/ Applicability of Moyer’s prediction tables to estimate the mesio-distal diameter of canines and premolars keywords: canines; distal; genders; mesio; models; moyer; prediction; study; table; values cache: dentistry3000-86.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-86.txt item: #201 of 251 id: dentistry3000-860 author: Abdulmunem Abdulafeet, Mohamed; A. Jaber, Sura; A. Alshamaa, Anes; Mohameed Awad, Sohaib title: Effect of Menthe and Green Tea Volatile Oil Extract on Streptococcus mutans, a Bacterium Species Isolated from Dental Caries date: 2025 words: 2396 flesch: 62 summary: No 1 (2025) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.860 h#p://den*stry3000.pi#.edu Effect of menthe and green tea volatile oil extract on S. mutans The goal of the study was to determine how the volatile menthol and green tea oils affected the development of the S. mutans bacteria by measuring the widths of the inhibition zones 48 hours after incubation, and then the findings were determined. Results Percentage yield of volatile oils extracted Results in Table 1 showed the percentage yield of volatile oils offered the height percentage of the mentha volatile oils extract (3%), and green tea has a variety of volatile oil components that are naturally produced and accumulate in plants (2%). keywords: bacteria; caries; extract; menthe; mutans; oil; tea cache: dentistry3000-860.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-860.txt item: #202 of 251 id: dentistry3000-861 author: Luay H. Jalil title: Topical Impact of Nanosimvastatin on Bone Fracture date: 2025 words: 2506 flesch: 55 summary: The results showed that the treatment group with nanosimvasta0.05) according to the inhibition zones diameters (mm) of Streptococcus (Gram-positive Facultative anaerobes cocci) by the effect of Glyde alone and Glyde mixed zinc nano particles. keywords: cell; dose; entero; giii; giv; glyde; nano; nanoparticles; viability; zinc cache: dentistry3000-949.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-949.txt item: #232 of 251 id: dentistry3000-950 author: Hussein, Asmaa Ali title: Expression of TGFB3 in Pyogenic Granuloma date: 2025 words: 2438 flesch: 60 summary: Results: Transforming growth factor beta-3 protein expression was measured using immunohistochemistry. 950 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.950 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Expression of TGFB3 in Pyogenic Granuloma Asmaa Ali Hussein College of Medicine, University of Fallujah, Anbar, Iraq Abstract Objec0ve: The aim of the study was to determine the expression of TGFB3 in pyogenic gran- uloma. keywords: expression; granuloma; growth; minutes; pyogenic; samples; slides; staining; tgfb3 cache: dentistry3000-950.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-950.txt item: #233 of 251 id: dentistry3000-952 author: Natik Raheem, Noor; Salah Salman, Abeer; Athraa Ali Mahmood; Wassan Nori; Hashim Mueen Hussein title: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dental and Medical Students about Hepatitis B date: 2025 words: 4885 flesch: 60 summary: AddiJon- ally, dental students had more frequent posiJve responses for use of gloves, changing gloves, use of face mask, changing face masks, use of disposable gown, and use of disposable instru- ments for the paJents posiJve or suspected HB virus (95.4%, 94.6%, 93.8%, 73.0%, 74.3%, and 96.3%, respecJvely) whereas medical students less frequently used those (67.6%, 62.7%, 59.5%, 24.9%, 47.6%, and 85.9%, respec- Jvely). No: number, %: percentage Knowledge, APtudes and PracJces of Dental and Medical Students about HepaJJs B Vol 13, No 1 (2025) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.952 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu 6 Table 2. keywords: awareness; doi; groups; hbv; hepatitis; infection; knowledge; practice; students; study; vaccination; vaccine cache: dentistry3000-952.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-952.txt item: #234 of 251 id: dentistry3000-955 author: Anes Adnan Alshamaa; Al-Kufi, Hani Mohammed; Al-Halbosi, Anmar Sadaa; Awad, Sohaib Mohammed title: Efficacy of Two Diode Laser Wavelenghts in the Management of Masticatory Disorders and Myofascial Pain date: 2025 words: 4597 flesch: 62 summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of photobiomodulaLon on restricted mouth opening and pain relief in painful temporomandibular paLents by using two wave- lengths of diode laser. [36] Khalighi HR, Mortazavi H, Mojahedi SM, Azari-Marhabi S, Parvaie P, Anbari F. The efoicacy of low-level diode laser versus laser acupuncture for the treatment of myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS) J Dent Anesthe Pain Med 2022;22:19–27. keywords: diode; disorders; laser; management; mouth; opening; pain; study; therapy; treatment cache: dentistry3000-955.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-955.txt item: #235 of 251 id: dentistry3000-957 author: Altabba, Mahmoud; Wehbeh, Issa; Alnada, Ahmad title: Effectiveness of Calcium Sulfate Bone Graft with Platelet Rich Fibrin in Oroantral Fistula Closure date: 2025 words: 3258 flesch: 56 summary: To idenDfy a closure technique with minimal complicaDons that is rapid and easily applicable by general pracDDoners, we evaluated the effecDveness of using calcium sulfate graO material mixed with platelet-rich fibrin, followed by clinical and radiographic assessment of closure success. Subsequently, a 20 ml blood sample was collected from the paDent and centrifuged to obtain two tubes containing platelet-rich fibrin. keywords: bone; calcium; closure; communication; fibrin; graft; platelet; prf; sulfate cache: dentistry3000-957.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-957.txt item: #236 of 251 id: dentistry3000-959 author: Shefaa H. Alnuamy; Kumail, Ihsan A.; Rasheed, Salam K.; Skienhe, Hasan title: Enhancing Immediate Implant Success: The Role of Bone Substitutes and Local Antibiotics in Fresh Extraction Sites date: 2025 words: 3321 flesch: 52 summary: Ma- terial and Methods: A total of 30 paHents underwent immediate implant placement, divided into three groups: control group receiving no adjuncts, group treated with bone subsHtutes, and group treated with bone subsHtutes combined with anHbioHcs. Conclusion: This study underscores the importance of personalized treatment approaches that consider paHent-specific factors and the use of adjuncHve therapies to opHmize implant success. keywords: bone; extraction; group; implant; implantation; patient; socket; stability; study; success cache: dentistry3000-959.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-959.txt item: #237 of 251 id: dentistry3000-96 author: Christina Avelar Fernandez, Clarissa; Gentil Mattos, Mônica; Vasconcellos Cruz Alves Pereira, Christiane; Costa, Marcelo de Castro title: Dental anomalies in orthodontic patients with and without skeletal discrepancies date: 2020 words: 1680 flesch: 54 summary: Dental anomalies in orthodontic patients with and without skeletal discrepancies Clarissa Christina Avelar Fernandez1, Mônica Gentil Mattos1, Christiane Vasconcellos Cruz Alves Pereira1, Marcelo de Castro Costa1 1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The prevalence of dental anomalies can range from 5.46 to 74.7%,1,3 due to different ethnicities and di- agnostic criteria.1,4,5 The etiology of dental anomalies includes ge- netic and environmental fac- tors.2,5,6 Skeletal malocclusions are usually categorized and described by dis- turbances in the craniofacial and occlusal relationships7 and often appear together with the dental anomalies, asserting their relation and complicating therapy.8 It ap- pears that dental anomalies may be more likely to occur if individu- als have Class II or Class III rela- tionships in comparison to Class I.9 This sophisticated clinical defini- tion is a base for phenotype-geno- type correlation, that may contrib- ute to more accurate treatment predictions and to genetic stud- ies.9 keywords: anomalies; class; discrepancies; doi; malocclusion; studies cache: dentistry3000-96.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-96.txt item: #238 of 251 id: dentistry3000-960 author: Wafaa Jasem; Saleh, Nisreen Mahdi; Hasan, Hussein Falah; Ibrahim, Ahmed Jamal title: Assessment of Color Change After Adding Nano Aluminum Oxide to Heat-Cure Acrylic date: 2025 words: 1934 flesch: 57 summary: Assessing The Outcomes of Aluminium Oxide On Surface Roughness and Flexural Strength of Heat Cure Denture Base Resin. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results, 13, 1116-1118. 2. Ali Sabri, B., Satgunam, M., Abreeza, N. M., & N. Abed, A. (2021). Material and Methods Materials -Heat-cure acrylic resin (PMMA) -Nano-Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃) with particle size ~20–50 nm -Spectrophotometer (to measure color using the CIE Lab* system) -ArtiDicial aging chamber (UV light, heat, hu- midity) Sample Preparation 40 disc-shaped samples (10 per group) were prepared. keywords: acrylic; color; denture; group; pmma; properties cache: dentistry3000-960.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-960.txt item: #239 of 251 id: dentistry3000-962 author: Thulficar Ghali Hameed Al-Khafaji; Azal Al-Masoody; Qasim Abdulkareem Mohammed; Zainab Mahmood Al-Jammali; Mays Ali Azeez Alanz title: Radiographic Quality of Root Canal Therapy Accomplished Clinically by Undergraduate Dental Students date: 2025 words: 2659 flesch: 64 summary: Endodon@cs: The outcome of root canal treatment. Technical quality of root canal treatment and detec@on of iatrogenic errors in an undergraduate dental clinic. keywords: canal; dental; errors; phase; quality; root; students; treatment cache: dentistry3000-962.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-962.txt item: #240 of 251 id: dentistry3000-967 author: Hussein Haleem Jasim title: Radiographic Study of Osteoporosis Detection in the Jaw date: 2025 words: 4654 flesch: 57 summary: The study used the Ramus Index to calculate the grey mean values on panoramic images, which correlates with bone mineral density (BMD) compared with the data of dual-energy X-ray absorpAometry (DXA) as the gold standard ref- erence. The study evolved the Ra- mus Index (RI) to calculate the grey mean val- ues on panoramic images, which correlate with bone mineral density (BMD) using ImageJ soQ- ware. keywords: bone; density; dxa; grey; images; index; mean; mineral; oral; osteoporosis; paaents; panoramic; study; values cache: dentistry3000-967.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-967.txt item: #241 of 251 id: dentistry3000-972 author: Saleh , Mustafa Imad; Alkhalidi, Emad Farhan title: Citric Acid Irrigation Protocols for Bioceramic Sealers for Root Canal Retreatments date: 2025 words: 4099 flesch: 52 summary: Root canals treated with bioceramic sealers that need retreatment present a clin- ical challenge. Material and Methods: Thirty extracted human lower premolars teeth were obturated with guQa-percha using bioceramic sealer, and have been split into three groups, each consisNng of ten teeth: (1) 20% citric acid without acNva- Non, (2) 20% citric acid with ultrasonic acNvaNon, and (3) control group uNlizing ProTaper Universal retreatment files exclusively. keywords: acid; activation; canal; citric; control; group; retreatment; root; sealers cache: dentistry3000-972.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-972.txt item: #242 of 251 id: dentistry3000-973 author: Abdalaziz, Maha Isam title: Cleaning Removable Orthodontic Appliances date: 2025 words: 3054 flesch: 56 summary: 973 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.973 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Cleaning Removable Orthodontic Appliances Maha Isam Abdalaziz College of Den*stry, Tikrit University, Mosul, Iraq Abstract Objec2ve: Removable appliances are fabricated by different types of material like auto pol- ymerizing acrylic resin, heat polymerizing acrylic resin, and light polymerizing acrylic resins. Effect: Highly effective, with a reduction rate of 100% in samples (2, 13) and 48.51% in sample 10. keywords: appliances; cleaning; doi; effect; mouthwash; orthodontic; rates; reduction; sample; streptococcus cache: dentistry3000-973.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-973.txt item: #243 of 251 id: dentistry3000-974 author: Mizher, Saber title: Efficacy of Dexamethasone on Pain and Swelling Following Extraction of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars: A Randomized Controlled Trial date: 2025 words: 2797 flesch: 46 summary: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of submucosal dexamethasone injecFon in reducing postoperaFve pain and swelling compared to a control group receiving normal saline. The study will compare the outcomes of paFents receiving submucosal dexamethasone injecFon with those receiving a normal saline injecFon. keywords: dexamethasone; mandibular; pain; postoperafve; study; submucosal; surgery; swelling cache: dentistry3000-974.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-974.txt item: #244 of 251 id: dentistry3000-975 author: Aljbouri, Maryam; Al-Dabbagh, Nebras; Al-Khafaji, Thaer Jaber title: Impact of Fixed Orthodontic Appliances on Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans date: 2025 words: 4134 flesch: 42 summary: Con- clusion: Fixed orthodonEc appliances significantly influence oral microbial ecology by facilitaEng colonizaEon of resistant strains of S. aureus and C. albicans. 975 D3000 new imprint Word template Vol 13, No 1 (2025) ISSN 2167-8677 (online) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.975 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu Impact of Fixed Orthodontic Appliances on Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans Maryam Aljbouri, Nebras Al-Dabbagh, Thaer Jaber Al-Khafaji College of Den*stry, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq keywords: albicans; appliances; aureus; candida; doi; isolates; journal; oral; patients; resistance; staphylococcus; staphylococcus aureus; treatment cache: dentistry3000-975.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-975.txt item: #245 of 251 id: dentistry3000-978 author: Mahmood, Ahmed Abdulkareem title: Stability Assessmernt with Immediate Loading Using Blx Slactive Dental Implant date: 2025 words: 2844 flesch: 53 summary: Conclusion: When compared to the iniLal primary stability baseline values, the study found that secondary implant stability measured values for the type of dental implant studied increased significantly. ATer surgery, the primary stabil- ity was examined while secondary stability was evaluated 3 months later. keywords: blx; implant; loading; primary; signi; stability; study; test cache: dentistry3000-978.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-978.txt item: #246 of 251 id: dentistry3000-979 author: Thannon Younis, Mohammed; Fakhri, Neam title: Fluoride Release of New Bioactive Orthodontic Adhesive with Color Change and Fluorescent Property date: 2025 words: 6742 flesch: 62 summary: Conclusion: Acceptable fluoride ion release within bi- oacMve adhesive with color change and fluorescence properMes was obtained but with increase concentraMon of dyes the ion release decreased. Open Access Cita%on: Younis MT, et al. (2025) Fluoride Release of New Bioac%ve Orthodon%c keywords: adhesive; change; color; dent; fluoride; fluoride release; giomer; glass; ion; ionomer; ions; materials; orthodontic; release; study cache: dentistry3000-979.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-979.txt item: #247 of 251 id: dentistry3000-981 author: Alghaffari, Doaa Raad; Sulaiman Al Alousi, Mays Wael; Alani, Raya; Ahmed Mahdi, Dina title: Impact of Smoking on Halitosis and Oral Bacterial Infections date: 2025 words: 3436 flesch: 51 summary: Questionnaire Number of respond- ents Percentage (%) χ2 (P-value) Gender Males 218 72.4% 60.548 ** (0.0001) Females 83 27.6% Total 301 100% -- Age 10-20 63 20.9% 72.605 ** (0.0001) 21-31 171 56.8% 32-43 47 15.6% 44-55 14 4.7% 56-66 5 1.7% More than 66 1 0.3% Total 301 100% -- Education level Primary School 8 2.7% 648.11 ** (0.0001) Junior high school 8 2.7% High School 17 5.6% University 236 78.4% Master degree 32 10.6% Total 301 100% Frequency of dental visit per year 1 155 51.5% 114.82 ** (0.0001) 2 59 19.6% Impact of Smoking on Halitosis and Oral Bacterial InfecHons Vol 13, No 1 (2025) DOI 10.5195/d3000.2025.981 http://dentistry3000.pitt.edu 5 3 44 14.6% 3< 43 14.3% Total 301 100% Do you brush your teeth? The structured quesHonnaire included demographics, oral hygiene behaviors, medical and dental history, lifestyle behaviors, awareness of halitosis and its social consequences in others. keywords: breath; dental; halitosis; impact; participants; smoking; total cache: dentistry3000-981.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-981.txt item: #248 of 251 id: dentistry3000-982 author: Najim Osman, Noah; Abdulkhalik, Hozan Ahmed title: Relationship between Soft Drink Consumption and Salivary pH date: 2025 words: 3828 flesch: 58 summary: Chi-Square (P-value) percentage number of responses Questionnaire hot drinks 189.66 (0.0001) 50 736 Tea 3.2 46 Green tea 22.2 327 Coffee 20.8 306 Nscafe 3.8 56 Others -- 100 1471 Total how often do you drink hot drinks 192.52 (0.0001) 40.7 600 Public health interven- Fons for promoFng educaFonal public health strategies targeFng youth about important issues related to soI drink consumpFon should work to significantly reduce consumpFon of soI drinks and promote healthier alternaFves. keywords: caries; consumption; day; drink; health; study; total cache: dentistry3000-982.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-982.txt item: #249 of 251 id: dentistry3000-987 author: Alnuaimy, Amaal; Mohammed, Yasmin; Hussein Ali, Nagham; M. Sharki, Ammar; Alhamdani, Faaiz title: Barriers Toward Better CBCT Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice date: 2025 words: 4018 flesch: 56 summary: However, there was no significant relaOonship between gender and referral fre- quency for CBCT (P = 0.068), also, there were no staOsOcally significant differences were no- Oced in the specialists' responses in comparison to GPs about following guidelines for CBCT request (P = 0.167), having formal training on CBCT (P = 0.255), their adequacy of knowledge of CBCT (P = 0.293), and the need for CBCT training (P = 0.058). Conclu- sion: The major barrier toward beEer CBCT KAP was the lack of undergraduate training to CBCT imaging. keywords: cbct; dental; imaging; knowledge; radiation; training cache: dentistry3000-987.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-987.txt item: #250 of 251 id: dentistry3000-99 author: Mehta, Abhishek; Kaur, Gurkiran; Popli, Rishabh; Khurana, Suchi title: Tobacco use cessation efforts among private dental practitioners of Delhi, India date: 2020 words: 5823 flesch: 65 summary: The face and content validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by sending it to five experts working in the field of tobacco cessation. Attitude of participating dentists towards tobacco cessation Most of the participating dentists were aware of the fact that TCI can be provided in a dental clinic (N=265, 89.2%) and 87.5% thought TCI in dental clinic can be effective. keywords: cessa^on; cessation; delhi; dentists; doi; efforts; health; india; patients; study; tci; tobacco; use; years cache: dentistry3000-99.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-99.txt item: #251 of 251 id: dentistry3000-991 author: Falih Altaie, Shurooq; Alfuraiji, Nihad H.; Zwyyer, Rasha Mohammed; Shihab Ahmed, Enas title: Evaluation of Surface Roughness of Heat Cured PMMA after Immersion in Artificial Saliva and Different Solutions date: 2025 words: 3642 flesch: 61 summary: Dentures can be cleaned mechanically, chemically, or by combining the two [3].The mechanical cleaning procedure is usually used by pa- tients, and it is insufDicient for cleaning un- dercut sections of dentures, which might harbor bacteria. Results: All soluMons showed no staMsMcally significant difference on surface roughness of specimens at 8h and 16h for one month. keywords: acrylic; denture; groups; immersion; resin; roughness; surface; water cache: dentistry3000-991.pdf plain text: dentistry3000-991.txt