Mohamed Mohsen Hussein Elbanna, Samar Sewilam And Sherif Ali,

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Purpose: The Aim Of This Study Is To Evaluation Of Purabone As An Osteoinductive Material In Comparison With Tricalcium Phosphate In Obliteration Of Endophytic Mandibular Cysts Materials And Method: Twelve Patients Were Selected From The Outpatient Clinic Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery At Faculty Of Dentistry, Cairo University During The Period From 2015 Through 2017. Result: Estimation Of 6 Months Postoperative Conventional CT Scans For All Patients We Found That 100% Of Patients In Control Group (Group B) Had Increase In Radiodensity While 66.7% Of Patients In Intervention Group (Group A) Had Increase In Radiodensity Conclusion: Increasing The Feasibility Of Plant Derived Materials With Osteoinductive Properties That Aids In Bone Regeneration. Purabone In Collagen Matrix Has The Effect Of Increasing New Bone Formation. Tricalcium Phosphate Had Better Results In Bone Formation In Comparison With Purabone. Plant Derived Purabone Xenograft Became Realistic And This Will Change The View Of Surgeons Towards Xenografts.

Ahmed Mostafa Hassan, Amal Fathy Kaddah And Ahmed Emad Fayyad,

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Randomized Clinical Trial Was Carried Out To Compare The Retention Of Mandibular Complete Denture Constructed From Two Different Materials; Metal Reinforced Polyamide And Conventional PMMA. Twelve Completely Edentulous Patients. The Patients Were Divided Into Two Equal Groups, Group I Received Conventional Heat Cured Maxillary Denture And Metal Reinforced Polyamide Mandibular Denture And Group II Received Conventional Maxillary And Mandibular Heat Cured PPMA. Patients Of Both Groups Were Evaluated By Retention Measurements At The Time Of Prosthesis Insertion As Well As Three And Six Weeks Later By Digital Force Meter. The Results Of This Study Showed That Retention Measurements In Group I Were Greater Than That Of Group II At Time Of Denture Insertion, 3 Weeks And 6 Weeks Post Insertion.

Menna Mosaad El Said , Alaa Nawwar And Farid Medhat,

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Objectives: The Study Aimed To Assess The Distance Between Root Apices Of Mandibular Premolars And Molars And The Superior Border Of The Cortical Boundary Of The Inferior Alveolar Canal (IAC) Among A Sample Of Egyptian Population. Materials And Methods:. The Study Was A Cross Sectional Retrospective Study Performed On 172 Mandibular Permanent Premolars And Molars From 43 CBCT Scans Belonging To Egyptian Individuals. Radiographic Examination Was Done Using Planmeca Promax 3D Mid CBCT Machine With Image Capture Parameters Set At�FOV Of 20 X 20 Cm, 90 KV, 8 MA And An Exposure Time Of 13.5 Seconds. The Voxel Size Was 0.4 Mm

Results: A Total Of 41 Second Mandibular Premolars And 42 First And 42 Second Mandibular Molars Were Included, The Longest Mean Distance To The Inferior Alveolar Canal Was Recorded By Mesial Root Of First Molar With Mean Distance 4.78 � 2.52 Mm, Followed By The Distal Root Of The First Molar (4.2 � 2.37), Second Premolars (3.13� 2.6), Then Mesial Root Of Second Molar Which Showed Mean Distance Of 2.42� 2.06. The Distal Root Of The Second Molar Was The Closest To The IAC, With An Average Distance Of 1.7 � 1.95 Mm. Conclusion: Within The Limitations Of This Study, The Roots Of The Second Molars Were Significantly Closer To The Canal Than The Roots Of The First Molars And First And Second Premolars.

Heba Ashraf Abd El Sabour, Mahmoud Hamdy Eid, Salah El Din El Behery And Randa Youssef Abd Al Gawad,

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Background: The Effect Of Prolonged Digit Sucking Habit Is A Common Oral Health Problem And Could Affect The Quality Of Life. Therefore, It Is Important For The Dentist To Understand This Habit Well To Be Able To Help The Parents And The Child Relate To It And To Manage The Child�s Dental Situation. Objective: The Aim Of This Study Was To Determine The Prevalence Of Malocclusion Among A Group Of Egyptian Children With Digit Sucking Aged 3 To 6 Years. Patients And Methods: This Study Was Performed On 185 Egyptian Children Aged 3 To 6 Years. It Was Performed In The Department Of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty Of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt.

Results: Malocclusion Was Present In 61.1% Of The Sample. Anterior Open Bite Was The Commonly Seen Condition (32.4%), Followed By Increased Over-jet (21.6%); Deep-bite (14.6%), Posterior Cross-bite Unilaterally (7%) Then Anterior Cross-bite And Bilateral Posterior Cross-bite Were Present In 4.9% Of The Sample. 23.2% Of The Sample Had More Than One Condition. Presence Of Blisters Was Seen In 44.9% Of The Sample. Conclusion: The Prevalence Of Malocclusion Is High In Children With Digit Sucking Habit. Digit Sucking Habit Is More Prevalent In Females, In Children Ranging From Three To Six Years Of Age. The Greatest Percentage Of Malocclusion Occurs In The 6 Years Old Children.

Moteea Abdulsalam Ahmed Sanad , Basma Gamal Mousa And Khaled Amr,

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Temporomandibular Joint TMJ Disorders TMDs Is A Umbrella Term For A Variety Of Conditions Of The Joint And Mastication Muscles. TMJ Arthrocentesis And Intra-articular Injection Are Commonly Known And Used As Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment Of Tmj Disc Displacement With Reduction. Aim Of The Study: To Compare Between Arthrocentesis Followed By Intra Articular Injection With Plasma Rich In Growth Factors PRGF Versus Arthrocentesis Alone. Patients And Methods: Sixteen Patients Diagnosed With Anterior Disc Displacement (ADD) Were Divided Into; Intervention And Comparative Group. Clinical Outcome Parameters Were Assessed At Baseline And At 6, 12, 18 And 30 Weeks Postoperatively.

Results: Both Groups Showed Significant Improvement Of Pain And Mouth Opening, The Evaluated Parameters Showed Insignificant Differences Between The Two Groups Throughout The Study Intervals With The Exception That The PRGF Group Showed Statistically Significant Pain Reduction And Mouth Opening Improvement In 30 And 6 Weeks Postoperative Respectively (p = 0.01 , 0.03) Conclusion: Both TMJ Arthrocentesis With Intra-articular Injection Of PRGF Or Arthrocentesis Only Was Proved To Reduce Symptoms Of Pain And Limited Mouth Opening And To Maintain Improvements Over Time. PRGF Injection After Arthrocentesis Revealed Some Superiority In Pain Reduction And Mouth Opening Over Arthrocentesis In 30, 6 Weeks Interval Respectively.

Reem Ahmed Hany, Shaymaa I. Habib And Gihan Ali Abdelrahman,

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Purpose: The Aim Of This Study Was To Evaluate The Antifungal Effect Of Immersed Acrylic Resin Material In Aqueous Extract Of Siwak Solution On Candida Albicans In Comparison To Distilled Water As A Negative Control Or Sodium Hypochlorite As A Positive Control.

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Methods: One Commercially Available Heat Cured Acrylic Resin; Aqueous Extract Of Siwak And 0.5% Sodium Hypochlorite Were Used In This Study. For Antifungal Evaluation, The Assessment Was Done By Two Techniques; Agar Diffusion Method And Agar Dilution Method. Twenty Seven Specimens (n=9/gp) Were Prepared Using Split Teflon Mold (4�4 Mm) For Each Test. The Specimens Were Randomly Assigned Into Three Groups According To The Type Of The Immersion Solution. Group (I) Aqueous Extract Of Siwak Solution, Group (II) Distilled Water And Group (III) 0.5% Sodium Hypochlorite. The Results Were Statistically Analyzed.



Results: Regarding The Agar Diffusion Method, A Statistically Significant Difference Was Found Between The Antifungal Activities Of The Three Groups. The Highest Mean Antifungal Activity Was Recorded For Group I, Followed By Group III. While The Least Mean Value Was Recorded For Group II. Regarding The Agar Dilution Method In Both Concentrations (1/100 And 1/10), There Was A Statistically Significant Difference Between The Three Investigated Groups. The Highest Candida Count In Colony Forming Units (CFU) Was Recorded For Group II. Meanwhile, The Least Candida Count Was Recorded For Group I. While There Was No Significant Difference Between Group III And Group I.



Conclusions: 1) The Aqueous Extract Of Siwak As A Denture Immersion Solution Has A Potent Antifungal Activity On Candida Albicans. 2) The Aqueous Extract Of Siwak Can Be Safely Applied In Everyday Practice For The Acrylic Dentures Disinfection.

Ahmed A. Elsayyad, Nadia Abbas And Nouran AbdelNabi,

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This Review Was Conducted To Evaluate 2 Prosthetic Designs: ?All On Three? And ?All On Four? For The Restoration Of Edentulous Mandibles. ?All On Three? Simplifies The Treatment Plan, Reduces Surgical Procedures And Cost When Compared To The ?All On Four?. Further Clinical Trials Are Required To Investigate Whether The ?All On Three? Is Comparable To The ?All On Four?.

Noran Mohammad Mostafa Elsharkawi, Hisham Katamish And Tarek Salah Morsi,

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Purpose: To Evaluate The Micro-tensile Bond Strength Of The New Activa Bioactive Cement With E-max And Cerasmart In Comparison To The Conventional Resin Cement Before And After Thermocycling. Methodology: Two Plates Were Cut From Each Ceramic Block Material (3 Mm Thickness) Using Isomet Saw: (LDS E.max), And (hybrid Cerasmart). Surface Treatment Of The Ceramic Specimens Was Done According To The Manufacturer?s Instructions. Application Of Resin And Bioactive Cements To Each Ceramic Block Was Done And Then Cured. Bonded Specimens Were Sectioned Into Micro-bars To Obtain 80 Samples, 40 Samples For Each Ceramic Block (group I & Group II). Each Group Was Subdivided Into Two Subgroups According To Cement Type (subgroup1 & Subgroup 2). Each Subgroup Was Further Subdivided Into Two Divisions 10 Samples Each For The Thermocycling (division A & Division B). Thermocycling Was Done In Water For 5000 Cycles Between 5 And 55 �C. All Samples Were Subjected To Micro-Tensile Bond Strength (�TBS) Test Using Universal Testing Machine. Data Were Analyzed Using Three-way ANOVA To Study The Effect Of Ceramic, Cement, Thermocycling And Their Interaction On Mean Micro �TBS (P � 0.05).

Results: Regarding The Effect Of Ceramic Type, Either With Activa Or Resin Cements, Before Or After Thermocycling; Cerasmart Had Statistically Significantly Higher Values Of Mean ?TBS Than E.max. Regarding The Effect Of Cement Type; After Thermocycling, Either With Cerasmart Or E.max; There Was No Statistically Significant Difference Between The ?TBS Values Of The Two Cements. Regarding The Effect Of Thermocycling, Results Showed That Thermocycling Significantly Decreased The Mean ?TBS Of Both Ceramic Materials When Using Either Activa Or RelyX Ultimate Resin Cements.

Conclusions: Within The Limitations Of This Study, It Was Concluded That For Both Tested Cements, Thermocycling Affected Negatively The Micro-tensile Bond Strength (?TBS).

Khadega Ali Alkhateeb Mai Aboul Fotouh, Fatma Abdelsayed And Fady Fahim,

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Objectives: The Purpose Of This Study Was To Compare The Parents? Satisfaction Toward The Post-surgical Outcomes In Newborns With Unilateral Cleft Lip And Palate Who Received Presurgical Vacuum Formed Nasoalveolar Molding Aligners (PVFAs) With Those Who Didn?t Undergo PVFAs Therapy, And To Evaluate The Effect Of PVFAs On Parent?s Satisfaction.

Materials and Methods: In This Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial, Twenty-three Non- Syndromic Infants With Unilateral Cleft Lip And Palate (UCLP) Were Included In A Period From April 2017 To April 2018. Sixteen Infants Received Presurgical Vacuum Formed Nasoalveolar Aligners (PVFAs) (Treatment Group), While Seven Infants Did Not (Control Group). At The End Of PVFAs Therapy, Only 14 Infants Succeeded To Complete The Period Of PVFAs Therapy. Questionnaires With Multiple Questions Were Used To Evaluate The Parents? Satisfaction Toward The Post-surgical Esthetics In The Groups And Post PVFAs Therapy In Treatment Group.

Results: The Parents? Satisfaction Was Higher Toward The Post-surgical Outcomes In Infants Who Received PVFAs Therapy Than Those Who Didn?t Receive Any Appliance. Also, Most Of Infants? Parents Exhibited Their High Satisfaction Toward The Outcomes Of PVFAs Therapy In Treatment Group. Conclusion: The Efficiency Of PVFAs Therapy Was High In Reducing The Nasoalveolar Deformities Associated With Newborns With UCLP And Improved The Nasal Symmetry.

Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud Abdelmageed Saad, Hazem Mohamed Mandour And Mostafa Mohamed Hosny,

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Background: The Aim Of The Present Study Was To Evaluate Clinically And Radiographically, The Alveolar Bone Status After Socket Preservation Using ?-tricalcium Phosphate With And Without IPRF Of Extracted Teeth Affected By Periodontitis Stage IV Grade C. .Methods: The Patients Were Randomly Assigned To Two Groups: Group I: (10 Patients) For Those Periodontal Surgical Procedures Of The Defects Were Filled With ? Tricalcium Phosphate Alone. Groups II: (10 Patients) Were Received Periodontal Surgical Procedures Where The Defect Was Filled With ? Tricalcium Phosphate Mixed With I-PRF. Cone Beam Computed Tomography Were Taken At Time Of Initial Examination And At 6 Months To Evaluate The Alveolar Bone Length, Width And Density.

Results: In The Present Study, Immediately, And 6 Months; There Was No Statistically Significant Difference Between Lengths In The Two Groups. ?-TCP /I-PRF Group Showed A Statistically Significant Less Percentage Of Change Than ?-TCP Group. Immediately, And 6 Months; There Was No Statistically Significant Difference Between Width In The Two Groups. ?-TCP /I-PRF Group Showed A Statistically Significant Less Percentage Of Change Than ?-TCP Group. Immediately, And 6 Months; There Was No Statistically Significant Difference Between Mean Density In The Two Groups. ?-TCP /I-PRF Group Showed A Statistically Significant Increase Bone Densitythan ?-TCP Group. Conclusion: Extraction Sockets Treated With I-PRF Combined With Alloplast Showed Least Reduction In Alveolar Ridge Width And Height At The End Of The Study Period, As Well As Greatest Increase In Bone Density Than The Other Studied Groups. Immediate Socket Augmentation Might Provide Advantages In The Management Of Extraction Sockets In Periodontally Compromised Teeth.