Research Summary Periodontitis: A novel technique for delivering therapeutics A combination of tiny gas-filled bubbles and ultrasound radiation can be used to deliver anti-inflammatory agents into periodontal tissue. The treatment produces pores in the surface of cells, facilitating the passage of therapeutics. Yuji Ishida of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University and collaborators successfully used...Read More

Summary One of the most important skills for dental practitioners to attain is the ability to provide safeand effective local anesthesia. However, failure in local anesthesia in dentistry is not uncommon.In endodontics, achieving adequate anesthesia in cases associated with acute painful pulpitis isconsidered a major clinical challenge. Successful Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block (IANB) numbsthe soft...Read More

Research Summary Orthodontics: Nicotine and braces—an unwise combination Exposure to nicotine can strongly affect both the movement of teeth and the surrounding bone over the course of an orthodontic procedure. The deleterious dental effects of smoking are well understood, but little is known about how nicotine affects the changes that take place when wearing an...Read More

Research Summary Dialysis patients: Safer dental implants New clinical guidelines aim to ensure safer dental implant procedures for patients on dialysis for kidney failure. Chronic kidney disease is becoming more common, and 90% of patients experience oral symptoms that lead to early tooth loss. Dental implants can greatly improve quality of life, but carry increased...Read More

Summary Oral hygiene is an essential part of public health and affects the quality ofindividuals’ life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parents’information literacy on oral hygiene and oral hygiene of public elementary schoolchildren inEducation of Kerman, District 2.Read More

Summary Dental caries as the most common childhood disease can cause pain and difficulty eating.The aim of this study was to determine the association between gross dental caries and body mass index )BMI( among children attending kindergartens in Rasht, IranRead More