Ayesha Hanif

• Master of Dental Surgery
• Senior Lecturer at Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Tooth wear is a general term describing the loss of dental hard tissues from the surfaces of the teeth. As the lifespan of individuals increase and the teeth are increasingly retained for life the incidence of non-carious tooth surface loss has also shown a rise. Little is understood about the aetiology and management of these lesions and there are...

Provision of implant over-dentures (IODs) has become a popular treatment modality for edentulous patients. Oral rehabilitation carried out using dentures supported by endosseous implants greatly improves oral function and majority of the problems associated with the dentures i.e. poor stability and retention may be solved. Good success rates have b...

This paper aims to highlight the detrimental periodontal condition in patients with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) and the pivotal role of a Periodontist in the diagnosis of the condition. PLS is also known as palmo-plantar keratosis (PPK) with an unusual periodontal status. Uncontrolled early-onset periodontitis, which affects both primary and pe...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a great deal of commentary about the airborne spread of the disease. It is of special concern for dentists as most dental procedures generate a significant amount of aerosols and droplets. Given such high risk and inevitable aerosol production in dentistry, special precautions and protective measures to...

Background: Increased prevalence of gingival diseases in thalassemia patients has been consistently reported. In diseases with neutrophil dysfunctions, periodontal tissue is lost very rapidly. β-thalassemia major (TM-β) patients exhibit defective neutrophils and macrophages. Therefore, supplementary gingival inflammation is detrimental to periodont...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of gingivitis and categorize the severity of the disease in-thalassemia major (TM-) patients according to gender at a thalassemia center in Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross-sectional observational study, patients were screened via consecutive sampling over a duration of three months from November...

Periodontal diseases and Thalassemia Major (TM), which are two chronic inflammatory diseases, are associated with increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines in bio-fluids. Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 have been identified as potent proinflammatory biomarkers in periodontal diseases as well as in patients with β-thalassemia (TM-β). This suggests t...

As periodontal disease progresses, it leads to progressive loss of attachment apparatus subsequently leading to tooth mobility. The resultant tooth mobility adversely impacts the phonetics, function, comfort and speech of an individual. A proper case selection with considerably stronger teeth available to support the mobile teeth and where the oral...

As periodontal disease progresses, it leads to progressive loss of attachment apparatus subsequently leading to tooth mobility. The resultant tooth mobility adversely impacts the phonetics, function, comfort and speech of an individual. A proper case selection with considerably stronger teeth available to support the mobile teeth and where the oral...

If there is one field of Dentistry that receives the least attention in Pakistan, that undoubtedly is Periodontology. As much as it is heartening to see the number of practicing dentists increasing in the past 15 years, it’s sad to see that the number of specialists Periodontists remains dreadfully low. With over 55 dental schools all over the coun...

Most commercially available vacuum aspirators are pricey and require special units with which they can work. In a country like Pakistan, where expensive armamentarium is neither available, nor easily affordable, we present an economical yet effective, high volume extra oral dental suction system for the dental offices which does not require heavy m...

This poster aims to highlight the detrimental periodontal condition in patients with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome(PLS) and the pivotal role of a Periodontist in the diagnosis of the condition. PLS is also known as palmo-plantar keratosis (PPK) with an unusual periodontal status. Uncontrolled early-onset periodontitis, which affects both primary and pe...

A study to establish relationship between stress and oral health is very rare. Thus, the present study aims to assess the effects of academic stress on oral health behaviors as well as TMJ.

Background: To determine whether treatment with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) yield better clinical periodontal outcomes than antibiotics (AB) as adjunct to SRP in periodontitis. Methods: Electronic searches were conducted in databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scien...

After tooth loss, an individual may seek tooth replacement so that his/her function and esthetics could be restored. Clinical prosthodontics, during the past decade, has significantly improved and developed according to the advancements in the science and patient's demands and needs. Conventional options in prosthodontics for substituting a missing...

Objectives: To assess the attitude and knowledge of family medicine practitioners (FMPs) towards the association between periodontal disease and obesity. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed and a 13-item survey questionnaire was given to FMPs practicing in 12 different teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Questions wer...

Dental implants offer excellent tooth replacement options however; peri-implantitis can limit their clinical success by causing failure. Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory process around dental implants resulting in bone loss in association with bleeding and suppuration. Dental plaque is at the center of its etiology, and in addition, systemic dis...

Multiple materials and techniques have been reported for complete denture impressions in literature. The aim of the study was to assess the trends in complete denture impression materials and techniques among general dental practitioners (GDP) and specialists (SP) in Pakistan. In this cross-sectional study, self-designed-structured questionnaires w...