Perception of smile attractiveness by dentistry professionals, dental students and laypeople before and after esthetic procedures

Dentist community needs to understand the esthetic perception of laypeople and correlate the standards of dental esthetics to avoid unnecessary treatment. Thus, the aim was to compare the perception of smile attractiveness before and after performing esthetic dental procedures by general practitioners (GP), periodontists (P), restorative dentistry (RD), undergraduate students (UGrad), and laypeople (L). Two photographs of smile were taken, before (PSB) and after (PSA) the esthetic dental procedures. Photographs were exposed to 5 groups: GP (n = 20), P (n = 20), RD (n = 20), UGrad (n = 60), and L (n = 20). The smiles were evaluated using the visual scale with scores ranging from 1 (unattractive) to 10 (very attractive). Data were statistically evaluated (Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn, Mann Whitney). The PSA of the esthetic dental procedures was more attractive than PSB (p < 0.05). In PSB, P group presented the lowest values of smile attractiveness scores (p < 0.05). On the other hand, in PSA, RD group attributed lower values (p < 0.05). The perception of smile attractiveness after performing dental procedures was higher than before, and P and RD were more critical in evaluating the smiles before and after treatment, respectively.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Radiographic Protection by Dental Undergraduate and Endodontic Postgraduate Students, General Practitioners, and Endodontists

International Journal of Dentistry ◽

10.1155/2020/2728949 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amal A. Almohaimede ◽

Mohammad W. Bendahmash ◽

Feras M. Dhafr ◽

Abdullah F. Awwad ◽

Ebtissam M. Al-Madi

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Radiation Protection ◽

General Practitioners ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Dental Students ◽

National Council ◽

Academic Field ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

X Ray

The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and perception of radiation hazard and preventive measures among dental undergraduate students, general practitioners, endodontic postgraduate students, and endodontists in Saudi Arabia. Multiple choice questions questionnaires were distributed among undergraduate and endodontic postgraduate dental students, general practitioners, and endodontists in the colleges of dentistry in Saudi Arabia, government hospitals, and private clinics. The questionnaire included sociodemographic data, assessment of the knowledge of radiation physics and biology, assessment of the practice of dental radiography, and assessment of knowledge of radiation protection. Chi-square test was used for individual and multiresponse analysis. Level of statistical significance was set at P≤0.05. Three hundred and twenty-nine responded to the questionnaire. More than half of the respondents agreed that dental X-ray is hazardous to health (60.79%), and 68.1% were familiar with ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle. However, only 34% are familiar with the recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) and International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). The use of lead apron and thyroid collar for patients’ protection from X-ray radiation was practiced among endodontic postgraduate students more frequently as well as those who are proactive in the academic field. Undergraduate students, endodontic postgraduate students, and endodontists in the academic field were the most aware towards radiation reduction measures. The use of the preventive measures needs to be emphasized more among general practitioners, endodontic postgraduate students, and endodontists especially in governmental hospitals and private sectors.

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The application of restorative material packed in blisters in cross infection control in restorative dentistry

Nowa Stomatologia ◽

10.25121/ns.2019.24.1.27 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alicja Porenczuk ◽

Bartłomiej Górski ◽

Wioletta Bielas ◽

Dariusz Gozdowski ◽

Agnieszka Mielczarek

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Dental Students ◽

Cross Infection ◽

Restorative Material ◽

Restorative Dentistry ◽

Restorative Treatment ◽

Dental Procedures ◽

Restorative Materials ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Almost All

Introduction. Dental procedures bear risk of pathogens transmission leading to cross--infection. Means of protection aim at preventing direct contact with patient’s infected tissues. Less attention is paid to indirect threats, such as the restorative material’s infection during treatment. Restorative materials portioned and packed in disposable blisters may effectively eliminate the risk of material’s contamination. Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of polish dental students on infection of dental restorative materials during treatment. Material and methods. A survey was conducted among students of the Faculty of Dentistry at the Medical University of Warsaw, who were given disposable packages of the restorative material for cavity reconstruction during practical classes. Results. All students gained theoretical knowledge on cross-infection control. Less than half declared need for more classes in this field. Almost all of them (96%) admitted that pathogens transmission may occur during restorative treatment where one spatula is used for both picking the material from the syringe and placing it in the cavity. Only 68% of them actually use separate instruments during restorative treatment. All of them think that packing of the material in separate blisters may increase safety during treatment through minimizing risk of the material contamination. Conclusions. Polish dental students need more classes concerning cross-infection control in restorative dentistry. Restorative materials packed in disposable blisters may increase patients safety during restorative treatment.

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Awareness on Commonly used Sedatives Hypnotic in Dental Practices among Dental Students

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1830702 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 188-196

Author(s):

Nathasha Sivakumar ◽

Dhanraj Ganapathy ◽

Kiran Kumar Pandurangan ◽

Ashok Velayudhan

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Dental Students ◽

Survey Study ◽

Clinical Practices ◽

Dental Procedures ◽

Dental Practices

Fear or anxiety towards dental procedures can discourage patients from getting dental treatment done. The management of anxious patients undergoing dental treatment is still a challenge in clinical practices. The increased use of sedative and hypnotics in dental practices appears to indicate that the assessment of dental student’s awareness of it, is essential. This survey is carried out to determine the awareness of sedatives and hypnotics used in dental practices among dental students. A questionnaire-based survey study was conducted among 100 undergraduate students at Saveetha Dental College and hospital. The study revealed 94% of the students are aware of the commonly used sedatives and hypnotics in dental practices.

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Perception of Dental students regarding Periodontology education environment after curricular changes

Revista Docência do Ensino Superior ◽

10.35699/2237-5864.2019.12621 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Carla Andreotti Damante ◽

Mariele Vertuan ◽

Iago Amantéa Hallgren ◽

Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Social Relations ◽

Weighted Average ◽

Dental Students ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Education Environment ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Student’S T ◽

Current Curriculum

The perception of Periodontology learning environment was measured before and after curricular restructuring by the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM). Undergraduate students (2nd, 3rd, 4th years; n = 266) were divided into two main groups: former curriculum (n = 131) and current one (n = 131). Total DREEM score, its five dimensions, Periodontology grades and their weighted average were compared. Student’s t test and ANOVA were used for analysis (p < 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between the second (teachers) and fifth (social relations) dimensions and between Periodontology grades and the weighted average in both curricula. For each year, higher scores in the second dimension, Periodontology grades and the weighted average were obtained for current curriculum. Both curricula presented a significant correlation between Periodontology grades and their weighted average. Total DREEM scores for 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of current curriculum presented no differences (p > 0.05). The implementation of a new curriculum had an important impact on the students’ positive perceptions, which reflected in their academic performance

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Exploring Post COVID-19 Outbreak Intradaily Mobility Pattern Change in College Students: A GPS-Focused Smartphone Sensing Study

Frontiers in Digital Health ◽

10.3389/fdgth.2021.765972 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Congyu Wu ◽

Hagen Fritz ◽

Melissa Miller ◽

Cameron Craddock ◽

Kerry Kinney ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Negative Mood ◽

Principal Component ◽

The Other ◽

Mobility Patterns ◽

Smartphone Sensing ◽

American University ◽

Signal Tracking ◽

Daily Movement ◽

Before And After

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, most colleges and universities move to restrict campus activities, reduce indoor gatherings and move instruction online. These changes required that students adapt and alter their daily routines accordingly. To investigate patterns associated with these behavioral changes, we collected smartphone sensing data using the Beiwe platform from two groups of undergraduate students at a major North American university, one from January to March of 2020 (74 participants), the other from May to August (52 participants), to observe the differences in students' daily life patterns before and after the start of the pandemic. In this paper, we focus on the mobility patterns evidenced by GPS signal tracking from the students' smartphones and report findings using several analytical methods including principal component analysis, circadian rhythm analysis, and predictive modeling of perceived sadness levels using mobility-based digital metrics. Our findings suggest that compared to the pre-COVID group, students in the mid-COVID group generally 1) registered a greater amount of midday movement than movement in the morning (8–10 a.m.) and in the evening (7–9 p.m.), as opposed to the other way around; 2) exhibited significantly less intradaily variability in their daily movement; 3) visited less places and stayed at home more everyday, and; 4) had a significant lower correlation between their mobility patterns and negative mood.

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Emergency management of dental avulsion and replantation

Revista da ABENO ◽

10.30979/revabeno.v21i1.1249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 1249

Author(s):

Grazyely de Oliveira Santos ◽

Camila Paiva Perin ◽

Natanael Henrique Mattos ◽

Maria Carolina Botelho Pires Campos ◽

Matheus Bandeca ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Emergency Management ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Speech Therapy ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Dental Students ◽

The People ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

The Subject ◽

Dental Avulsion

Dental replantation is a major problem in public health. Its prognosis depends on emergency care, but there is a lack of knowledge on it. So, this study aims to evaluate the knowledge of undergraduate students of Dentistry, Speech Therapy, Physical Education, Pedagogy, and Technologist in Radiology. One hundred and fifty one students answered 10 questions about emergency replantation care. Then, an educational lecture was performed. The same questions were asked again to the same students to reevaluate their answers. The statistical tests were employed at a significant level of p<0.05. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) on the answers before and after the lecture. The dental students had a higher knowledge of the subject (p<0.05). The educational presentation reached its objective, since there was an improvement in the index of all answers of the post-lecture questionnaire, demonstrating that the people must be informed and trained in the emergency management of dental avulsion.

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Exploring Post COVID-19 Outbreak Intradaily Mobility Pattern Change in College Students: a GPS-focused Smartphone Sensing Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.32760 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Congyu Wu ◽

Hagen Fritz ◽

Cameron Craddock ◽

Kerry Kinney ◽

Darla Castelli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Negative Mood ◽

Principal Component ◽

The Other ◽

Mobility Patterns ◽

Smartphone Sensing ◽

American University ◽

Signal Tracking ◽

Daily Movement ◽

Before And After

UNSTRUCTURED With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, most colleges and universities move to restrict campus activities, reduce indoor gatherings and move instruction online. These changes required that students adapt and alter their daily routines accordingly. To investigate patterns associated with these behavioral changes, we collected smartphone sensing data using the Beiwe platform from two groups of undergraduate students at a major North American university, one from January to March of 2020 (74 participants), the other from May to August (52 participants), to observe the differences in students' daily life patterns before and after the start of the pandemic. In this paper, we focus on the mobility patterns evidenced by GPS signal tracking from the students' smartphones and report findings using several analytical methods including principal component analysis, circadian rhythm analysis, and predictive modeling of perceived sadness levels using mobility-based digital metrics. Our findings suggest that compared to the pre-COVID group, students in the mid-COVID group generally (1) registered a greater amount of midday movement than movement in the morning (8-10am) and in the evening (7-9pm), as opposed to the other way around; (2) exhibited significantly less intradaily variability in their daily movement, and (3) had a significant lower correlation between their mobility patterns and negative mood.

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Periodontal Treatment by Dentistry Undergraduate Students. Assessment of the Patient's Oral Quality of Life: A Prospective Pilot Study.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-52299/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

María Paloma Alvarez Azaustre ◽

Manuel Bravo ◽

Antonio Magan-Fernandez ◽

Alberto Rodríguez-Archilla ◽

Carmen Llena ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Dental Students ◽

Periodontal Treatment ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Before And After ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract Background: Our aim was to assess the impact of non-surgical periodontal treatment on oral health-related quality of life of patients with periodontitis, performed by undergraduate dental students. Methods: An observational prospective one cohort study pre‑post test was performed, involving 31 undergraduate dental students. A complete periodontal examination was performed before and after receiving non-surgical periodontal treatment. The main independent clinical variables assessed were the grade of periodontal inflammation and the number of teeth with periodontitis. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed before and after treatment through the Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) questionnaire. The association between the extension of periodontal treatment (measured as number of treated teeth) and final OIDP score was assessed, adjusting for age, sex and baseline OIDP, in a multiple linear regression model. Results: 34 patients were enrolled and treated by the undergraduate students. The global absolute score, the mean OIDP value, was reduced from 26.2 to 12. The global percent score, percentage of impact, was reduced from 13 to 6. Non-surgical periodontal treatment showed an improvement in oral health-related quality of life. However, no association between the number of treated teeth and none of the aspects measured by ODIP was observed post-treatment, adjusting for age, sex and baseline OIDP. Conclusion: Non-surgical periodontal treatment performed by undergraduate dental students on periodontal patients, did not show any impact on oral health-related quality of life, measured by OIDP.

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Awareness of symptomatic differences Covid-19, SARS, Swine Flu, Common cold among dental students

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3431 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 1026-1033

Author(s):

Nivedha Valliammai Mahalingam ◽

Abilasha R ◽

Kavitha S

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Common Cold ◽

Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽

Dental Students ◽

Swine Flu ◽

Viral Diseases ◽

Surveillance Systems ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Impact

Enormous successes have been obtained against the control of major epidemic diseases, such as SARS, MERS, Ebola, Swine Flu in the past. Dynamic interplay of biological, socio-cultural and ecological factors, together with novel aspects of human-animal interphase, pose additional challenges with respect to the emergence of infectious diseases. The important challenges faced in the control and prevention of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases range from understanding the impact of factors that are necessary for the emergence, to development of strengthened surveillance systems that can mitigate human suffering and death. The aim of the current study is to assess the awareness of symptomatic differences between viral diseases like COVID-19, SARS, Swine flu and common cold among dental students that support the prevention of emergence or re-emergence. Cross-sectional type of study conducted among the undergraduate students comprising 100 Subjects. A questionnaire comprising 15 questions in total were framed, and responses were collected in Google forms in SPSS Software statistical analysis. The study has concluded that dental students have an awareness of the symptomatic differences between infectious viral disease. The study concluded that the awareness of symptomatic differences between viral diseases like COVID-19, SARS, Swine flu, Common cold is good among the dental students who would pave the way for early diagnosis and avoid spreading of such diseases. A further awareness can be created by regular webinars, seminars and brainstorming sessions among these healthcare professionals.

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Arthroscopy in Arthrosis: Is It Worth it? A case Presentation

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.18.8.6506 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 69 (8) ◽

pp. 2232-2235

Author(s):

Marius Moga ◽

Mark Edward Pogarasteanu ◽

Antoine Edu

Keyword(s):

Clinical Status ◽

Loose Body ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Other ◽

Joint Range Of Motion ◽

Objective Evidence ◽

Before And After ◽

Total Knee ◽

Joint Range

The role of arthroscopy in incipient and mild arthrosis, even combined with proximal tibial ostetomy, is well known and well documented. On the other hand, its role in the treatment of advanced arthrosis of the large joints, especially the knee, is a subject of controversy. The proponents of the use of arthroscopy in advanced arthrosis claim that meniscectomy, synovectomy, ostophytectomy, chondral lesion stabilization, arthroscopic release, plica and loose body removal greatly improve the quality of life for most patients, especially if followed by the use of viscoelastic injection, by diminishing pain and improving joint range of motion. The opponents claim that, even though the advantages are clear in the cases that refuse arthroplasty, in all the other cases the surgical indication should be total knee arthroplasty, as the clinical relief is temporary, but with all the risks of a surgical intervention. We have conducted an overview of the recent literature, in order to find objective evidence to sustain either point of view. We focused on articles published that included an objective measurement of before and after clinical status through clinical scores and objective measurements. We also focused on the follow-up period and on the evolution of the pathology after arthroscopy.

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