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Istanbul Health and Technology University · Pediatric Dentistry

Aim:Dental anxiety is a common problem in pediatric dentistry and reducing it with improved communication is important. This study aimed to evaluate whether anxious children give similar answers in the dental office even though they have different cultural backgrounds and to assess the international usability of the cognitive behavioral therapy too...

Purpose The study aimed to evaluate the possible preventive effect of two concentrations (3 and 5% w/w) of Eugenia jambolana (EJ) extract against 5-FU-induced mucositis. Method Sixteen adult rats were separated into four groups: two control and two preventive groups. Animals in Groups 1, 2, and 3 were injected intraperitoneally with 60 mg/kg/day o...

Introduction: The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become the most challenging issue for dental professionals all over the world. The majority of epidemiological reports focus on quality of life and health of general health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, it was aimed to assess the effects of the pandemi...

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the disability categories and sociodemographic characteristics of disabled children to stratify their risks in terms of body mass index (BMI), obesity and underweight, and to identify the problems of affected children and their families. Material and Methods: A total of 1229 children younger than 7 years of...

Nanotechnology is a branch of science focusing on the manipulation of materials measured on the nanoscale (size = 1-100 nm). Recent advances in the field of nanodentistry have resulted in the development of alternative treatment plans for common dental problems, bringing about a paradigm shift in dentistry. Nanorobots, also known as "nanites" or "n...

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and behaviour of mothers in maintaining their oral health during pregnancy. Material and Methods: This study included 167 women in five community primary health centres in Central Jakarta whose last child ranged between 0-59 months. The participants were asked to fill the questionnaire “Knowledge and Behaviour...

Special oral health management in babies and children with disabilities

iş hekimliğinde hastalara uygulanacak olan koruyucu tedavi planlamaları bireysel çürük risk faktörleri belirlendikten sonra yapılmalıdır. Yüksek risk grubundaki bireylerin belirlenmesi bu hastalara uygulanacak olan koru-yucu programların geliştirilebilmesini sağlayabileceği; böylelikle toplumsal ve bi-reysel ağız sağlığı ve sağlık için ayrılan kayn...

The concept of minimal invasive dentistry in primary teeth can be defined as the preservation of healthy dental structure until their exfoliation time. For achieving this goal, assessment of individual caries risk of the children should be evaluated and also optimal caries preventive measures and remineralization of early lesions should be performe...

Background . The chronic recommendation of pediatric drugs could exhibit erosive and cariogenic problems. Objective . To evaluate the effects of different pediatric drugs on the color stability of various restorative materials. Methods . Five specimens (1 mm × 3 mm) were prepared and immersed in ten different pediatric drugs and agitated every 8 ho...

Craniosynostosisis a defect of the skull caused by premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures. It may be isolated finding or part of a syndrome and affects 1 in every 2,500 live births. Usually multiple sutures are involved and correspond in at least 20% of the cases. Syndromic craniosynostosis can be associated with various dysmorphic feature...

A selection of commercially available products containing stannous fluoride (SnF2 )/sodium fluoride (NaF), SnF2 /amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), SnF2 /NaF/ACP, tin (Sn)/fluorine (F)/chitosan were compared with phytosphingosine (PHS) with respect to their anti-erosive properties in vitro. One-hundred and twenty bovine enamel specimens were immers...

Objective: A fractured whole crown segment can be reattached to its remnant; crowns from extracted teeth may be used as pontics in splinting techniques. We aimed to evaluate the effect of different storage solutions on tooth segment optical properties after different durations. Study design: Sixty central incisor crowns were divided into 6 group...

Objectives: The present study evaluated associated factors for developing early childhood caries (ECC) and Severe-ECC (S-ECC) in a group of children aged 24-71 months. Potential positive effects of early dental visit on formation of ECC is investigated as well. Study design: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study conducted at three govern...

Objectives: In this in vitro study the protective effect of different agents on enamel erosion was compared. Methods: In total 60 bovine incisor enamel discs were ground, polished and divided into 5 treatment groups and a control group (n = 10): Stannous fluoride 970 ppm F and ACP (SnF-ACP), fluoride only as 1450 ppm F (NaF), Stannous fluoride (110...

The aim of the study was to compare the manual and rotary endodontic instruments focusing on risk of perforation when the whole root canal length is instrumented as well as the time required for preparation in primary teeth Fifty four teeth were divided randomly into three groups.Group I: The root canals were prepared manually with K-files. Group I...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of moderate sedation with nitrous oxide/oxygen (N(2) O/O(2)) alone or combined with different dosages and administration routes of midazolam in uncooperative paediatric dental patients using the Bispectral Index System (BIS). This one-year clinical study examined first-visit moderate sedation perfo...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate oral health care knowledge and behavior of women during pregnancy. Subjects and The study population consisted of 351 mothers with children under 3 months of age who presented at Gülhane Medical Academy's Department of Pediatrics for a routine child check-up. Mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire a...

The aim of this study was to identify the etiology and type of dento-alveolar injuries in children. The study involved 2492 children (1344 boys, 1148 girls) aged 1-5 years examined. Injuries were classified according to drawings and texts based on the WHO classification system, as modified by Andreasen and Andreasen. Boys accounted for a higher per...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and etiology of dental trauma in children aged 2-15 in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. The study evaluated 226 patients (139 boys, 87girls) with 346 traumatized teeth who were referred to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry of Karadeniz Technical Un...

The aim of this study was to identify the types and etiologies of dento-alveolar injuries among patients who were treated for injuries to maxillary and/or mandibular permanent teeth at the Gulhane Medical Academy, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Sciences in Ankara, Turkey to provide a basis for determining optimal treatment appr...

Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is a rare disease characterized histologically by the proliferation of Langerhans' cells. Oral involvement is frequent and the disease simulates severe localized periodontitis. In this report, we present a case of disseminated Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a 30-month-old boy who had a mass covering the entire maxi...

Common carious lesions owing to vomiting are not widespread in children. In this case, we aimed to report an 11-years-old male patient with common carious lesions due to repeated vomitings, chewing and eating difficulty and retarded growth with Multiple Hereditary Osteochondromatosis (MHO). An 11-years-old boy was referred to Department of Pediatri...

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