Dental News Articles

Dental News Volume XXIII, Number I, March, 2016 By  Soumaya Touzi 1 , Rim Kallala 1 , Faten Khanfir 2 , Mohamed Romdhane 1 ; Khalfi Mohamed Salah 2 , Faten Ben Amor 2 .                              1 : Department of Dental Anatomy of the Dentistry Clinic of Monastir, Tunisia; 2 : Department of General Anatomy of the Dentistry Clinic of Monastir, Tunisia. Key words Anatomy, maxillary second molar, morphology, root, canal Introduction One of the major causes of failure in endodontic treatment is the impossibility of locating and treating the entire root canal system, a result of the lack of knowledge regarding the dental, internal or external anatomy. 1 Maxillary molars are the teeth that contain the greatest number of roots, with diverse shapes and formations, which is why their internal canal sys...

Dental News Volume XXIII, Number II, June, 2016 By  Dr. Azhar Ali Ahmed Naseeb,  Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain Abstract Objectives: to provide information about prevalence and trends of oral and dental diseases among children aged 6, 12 and 15 year olds and provides information about risk factors that has effect on children’s oral health. Method : cross-sectional survey was conducted to 2134 Bahraini students aged 6, 12 and 15 years old who randomly selected from governmental schools distributed in five governorates. Samples were subjected to clinical examination except 12 years old children were subjected to clinical and interview. Results: 29%, 52%, and 48% at 6, 12 and 15 years old children respectively have gingival bleeding. Periodontal pocket 4-5mm and >6mm was discovered in 33% and in 1.23% respectively of 15 years old children. Prevalence of dental caries was equal to 88%, 70% and 75% with mean dmft=4.56, DMFT=2...