Dental News Articles

DENTAL NEWS, VOLUME XIII, NUMBER I, 2006 The Prevalence of Two Canals in Mesial Root of Endodontically Treated Maxillary First Molars among a Saudi Arabian Sub-Population By Saad Al-Nazhan - BDS, MSD, Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Restorative Dental Science Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry King Saud University Abstract The aim of this in vivo study was to assess the incidence of two root canals in the mesial root of the endodontical- ly treated permanent maxillary first molars of a Saudi Arabian sub-population. A clinical study of 352 root-canal treated permanent maxillary first molars was conducted. The teeth were examined clinically and radiographically. The results showed that 23.3% of the examined teeth had two canals in the mesial root (17.0% with one apical foramen and 6.3% with two separate foramens). The occurrence of two canals in the mesial root of the maxillary first molar of a Saudi Arabian sub-population was w...

DENTAL NEWS, VOLUME XIII, NUMBER I, 2006 Marketing Your Dental Services Between Technicalities & Business By Dr. Ehab Heikal (eheikal@jmoritamiddleeast.com) - B.D.S., D.I.M., MBA / Manager, Middle East & North Africa, J. Morita Corporation Introduction One might be astonished to find such a business title in a dental magazine, but we – as dentists – are in the service sector, and we sell our service to our patients, thus we need to be aware of the marketing techniques and how to professionally sell our service and gain more market share. Many dentists complain that they have the skill, the latest equipment, but are unable to attract customers or convince customers to perform treatments other than the routine treatments. This can be done by incorporating your technical information along with some marketing talents. First of all, let’s try to find an answer to the following question: Why is the Dental Service – as a business – lagging behind ...

DENTAL NEWS, VOLUME XIII, NUMBER I, 2006 Bridge Designs (Case Report) By Dr. Hazem Freij  (hazemfreij@hotmail.com)  - BDS, Senior GP Dentist, North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Introduction Skills of dentist and laboratory technician are very important in giving highly esthetic and functional prosthodontic results, but it is very important for both to know the most appropri- ate designs of bridges for every case. In a case-based post-graduate course: 68% dentists suggest- ed designs that would have carried a very high risk of failure. The frequently asked question, “What about those who don’t attend continuing education courses?” is worth highlighting again.(1) Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to find cases of bridgework with unfavorable or even mistaken designs of crown and bridge work. In this case, mistaken design of old bridge case was found, with poor esthetic, functional and biologic results. Correction of old treatment, f...