Raed A. Badeia

Al-Mustansiriya University-College of dentistry · Department of oral surgery and periodontology

Back ground/Aim: Orthodontic treatment enables the establishment of functional occlusion and improvement of oral health, however, it increases the risk of periodontal disease development through plaque retention and difficulty of keeping a good oral hygiene. So the present study was performed to evaluate the periodontal health status and determinat...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the differences in periodontal response to orthodontic treatment between banded and bonded molar teeth as well as the differences between adults and adolescents. The samples of the study consisted of 50 patients (16 adults and 34 adolescents) who were received full arch orthodontic appliances with bande...

Aim The aim of this study was to assess self-reported oral health attitudes and behaviors of the Iraqi dental students and compare the variations in these attitudes and behaviors that linked to dental education level and gender. Materials and Methods A self-administered questionnaire depended on the English version of the Hiroshima University Dent...

Despite several studies have been conducted to evaluate the clinical outcomes offlapless implant surgery limited information presents regarding the clinical conditionsafter flapless implant surgery, for this reason this study was carried out to evaluate theperi-implant marginal bone loss and soft tissue status in dental implant placed byflapless im...

Background: Access to the molars furcation areas is especially difficult for the patient and clinician alike due to the posterior location of molars, the dimension and position of furcation entrances, and the internal furcation surfaces that are frequently concave or irregularly contoured. The disparity between the size of commonly used scaling ins...

Background: The association between diabetes and inflammatory dental diseases had been studied extensively for more than 50 years. A large evidence base suggests that diabetes is associated with an increased prevalence, extent and severity of gingivitis and periodontitis and loss of teeth. Many patients do not aware that they are diabetic. Objectiv...

Abstract Background & objectives: Ulcers in the mouth (recurrent aphthous stomatitis) are very common and may vary in size from very small to very large. The exact cause of mouth ulcers isn’t known but acidic foods and stress are thought to be factors, as well as local traumatic damage such as that caused vigorous toothbrushing. Although uncomforta...

ABSTRACT The recent decades, considerable attention has focused on using of different types of laser irradiation in treatment of periodontal diseases. The aim of the present study was the assessment of efficacy of low-level and high-level diode laser treatment in combination with scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontiti...

Fifty four orthodontic patients wearing upper and lower fixed appliances were assigned either an electric tooth brush or a manual tooth brush. Each patient was instructed and trained on the proper use of the allocated brush. Clinical parameters included (Plaque index, Gingival index and Eastman interdental bleeding index) were measured at base line...