Khalid Alfouzan

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences | KSAU-HS · College of Dentistry

Endodontics, a branch of dentistry, treats diseases and impairments in tissues within and surrounding the natural teeth. The aim of the study was to analyze the publication trends and key features of endodontic research published over the past 20 years across the globe. The quantitative bibliometric research approach was used to extract the data fr...

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate bibliometric indicators of the dental research contributed by Saudi Arabia during the past ten years from January 2014 to December 2023. Research Methodology: The dataset was retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database. The filter of country, publication years, document types and category were applied...

This study investigated retreatment of oval canals filled with gutta-percha and different sealers using WaveOne Gold (WOG). Single oval canals were prepared to size 30, 0.04 and obturated with gutta percha and AH Plus (AHP) or TotalFill bioceramic (TFBC) sealer. After 6-month incubation, the canals were retreated with WOG Primary (25, 0.07) under s...

Endodontics is a subdivision of dentistry that deals with diseases and injury of the soft tissues inside the teeth. The current study aimed to investigate the bibliometric properties of endodontics publications contributed by Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2022. The quantitative bibliometric research method was applied to the meta-data retrieved from th...

Technological advancements in health sciences have led to enormous developments in artificial intelligence (AI) models designed for application in health sectors. This article aimed at reporting on the application and performances of AI models that have been designed for application in endodontics. Renowned online databases, primarily PubMed, Scopu...

Oral diseases are the most prevalent chronic childhood diseases, presenting as a major public health issue affecting children of all ages in the developing and developed countries. Early detection and control of these diseases is very crucial for a child’s oral health and general wellbeing. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the perform...

The main objective of the current study is to quantify the research productivity in Library and Information Science (LIS) Services produced by Pakistani authors during the period of ten years from 2011 to 2020. The retrospective research method by applying the bibliometric technique has been used. The data of the publications on LIS Services by Pak...

The technological advancements in the field of medical science have led to an escalation in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, which are being extensively used in health sciences. This scoping review aims to outline the application and performance of artificial intelligence models used for diagnosing, treatment planning a...

This study assesses the retreatability of TotalFill bioceramic (TFBC) and AH Plus (AHP) sealers and their impact on retreatment force and torque. Twenty-six premolar teeth with single oval canals were instrumented, obturated using the matched gutta-percha cone technique with one of the tested sealers, and then temporized. After a 6-month incubation...

Introduction: Bibliometric evaluation of the scientific literature quantifies the growth of individual articles and assesses their impact on subsequent publications within that field. This study investigated the bibliometric attributes of articles published in Saudi Endodontic Journal (SEJ) from 2011 to 2020. Materials and Methods: A retrospective...

Objectives To assess the effect of additional apical enlargement using nickel titanium (NiTi) instruments on the incidence of microcracks using micro-computed tomographic analysis. Materials and methods Fifty-one premolars with single canals were enlarged to ProTaper Gold (PTG) F2 (25/08) (Dentsply Sirona), ProFile Vortex Blue (VB) 25/06 (Dentsply...

Objective: The purpose of this laboratory-based study was to compare the shaping forces and torques de- veloped by the XP Shaper (FKG Dentaire SA, La Chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland) and OneCurve (Micro-Mega, Besancon, France) systems during shaping of narrow canals. Methods: Mandibular premolars with a single canal were divided equally into two groups...

Objectives The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the torsional fatigue resistance of different rotary files in straight and curved positions at a simulated intracanal temperature. Methods Forty-eight size #25 files from ProTaper Universal (PTU), ProTaper Next (PTN) and ProTaper Gold (PTG) were tested for torsional resistance in both st...

The aim of this study was to assess the shaping ability of the XP Shaper (XPS) file in severely curved canal models under simulated body temperature and compare it with that of the WaveOne Gold (WOG) file. Ninety-six simulated root canals were equally distributed into XPS and WOG systems to be shaped by eight files each. Files were assessed under a...

The regenerative endodontic procedure (REP) is considered a viable treatment option for immature teeth with necrotic pulp and periapical radiolucency which can facilitate continued root formation. In this report, an immature necrotic mandibular molar received REP in three appointments wherein chemomechanical debridement was performed with a sequent...

Aim: The study aims to assess the Saudi Arabian publications on dentistry and their citation impact as reflected in the Web of Science (WoS). Methods: WoS database categorized dental research under "Dentistry Oral Surgery Medicine". Dental sciences publications with citation impact by Saudi Arabian affiliated authors produced during 2009-2018 have...

Background The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the magnitude of shaping forces and dynamic torques developed with XP shaper (XPS) and OneCurve (OC) systems during canal shaping of extracted teeth.Methods Thirty-two single-canalled mandibular premolars were divided into two groups: XPS and OC (n=16 each). In XPS and OC, the canals were sh...

Citation impact calculates the number of citations received in scholarly publications. It represents the total number of citations to articles divided by the number of articles. Further, the citation analysis has been applied on a single article, published work of an author, on an academic journal, research productivity of an institution, and total...

Aim: The study aims to assess recall practice among dental practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods: A 24-item questionnaire was used to collect information about the general practice, knowledge of dental recall, and factors affecting dental recall from general dental practitioners in Riyadh. The questionnaire elicited data o...

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a bibliometric evaluation of Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal (PLISJ)from 2008 to 2017. The data of articles published in PLISJ in the specific period regarding research topics, authorship pattern, gender-wise distribution, geographical and institutional affiliation were collected and analyze...

The aim of this study was to determine MB2 canal detectability in maxillary first and second molars obtained from a Saudi population using micro-CT. Maxillary first ( n=35 ) and second ( n=30 ) molars were scanned with micro-CT technology. The number of canals was recorded, and in case of having more than one canal, the level of extracanal detectio...

Introduction: The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the cyclic fatigue resistance and torsional resistance of EdgeTaper Platinum (ETP) with those of ProTaper Gold (PTG) at simulated body temperature. Methods: ETP and PTG files with #25 tip size were selected. Cyclic fatigue tests were performed in a stainless steel artificial canal until...

This present paper examines the bibliometric assessment of research performance on dental science literature by researchers affiliated to King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), its teaching hospitals and Research Centre, to determine the statistical scenario and highlight the emerging trends in dental research. It is a re...