ROBERT P ANTHONAPPA

ObjectiveTo conduct a meta-analysis of studies that have employed the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) and Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (COHRQoL) instruments, to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) changes in children following dental treatment under general anaesthesia (DGA).MethodA systematic search of 5 databases was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. The inclusion criteria were use of ECOHIS and COHRQoL, pre-and ...

OBJECTIVES: To assess changes in the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), after comprehensive oral rehabilitation under general anaesthesia (CORGA), among children (i) <6 years using the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) and (ii) aged 6-14 years using the child oral health-related quality of life (COHRQoL) instrument.

METHODS: A total of 136 healthy children who had CORGA were recruited over a period of 12 months. The parent or caregiver of the study participants ...

Several papers have been published to illustrate the effectiveness of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as a pulpotomy medicament. Most of these reports do not offer a critical assessment on the data quality. Therefore, this review evaluated whether the currently available evidence is of an appropriate quality to support the long-term effectiveness of MTA as a pulpotomy medicament in primary molars using a standardized assessment criterion. A comprehensive literature search of human ...

OBJECTIVES. To evaluate the reliability of panoramic radiographs (PRs) for identifying supernumerary teeth (ST) and to determine whether the level of dental training of the observer influenced the identification of ST. METHODS. Seventy-five PRs were randomly selected from the patient records and 18 examiners independently rated 25 radiographs each, for specific risk factors as well as for a measure of adequacy. Subsequently, the results were paired with those of the other examiners who ...

BACKGROUND: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a cariostatic agent used to adjunctively manage dental caries in high-risk groups. However, black staining is a frequently reported side effect following SDF application and influences the acceptability of this treatment.

AIM: To evaluate the staining potential of SDF and the influence of the potassium Iodide (KI) application on the degree of black staining over time.

DESIGN: Extracted carious primary molars were collected and sorted into ...

OBJECTIVES: To assess the changes in the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of 221 preschool children who presented to the emergency department with the consequences of untreated dental caries requiring dental extractions under general anaesthesia (DEGA).

METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-one healthy preschool children, who required emergency DEGA, were recruited over a period of 12 months. The same parent or caregiver completed the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale ...

IntroductionBiodentine™ has frequently been acknowledged in the literature as a promising material and serves as an important representative of tricalcium silicate based cements used in dentistry.AimTo provide an update on the physical and biological properties of Biodentine™ and to compare these properties with those of other tricalcium silicate cements namely, different variants of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) such as ProRoot MTA, MTA Angelus, Micro Mega MTA (MM-MTA), Retro MTA, ...

OBJECTIVES: To determine, using eye-tracking technology, what children notice the most when they look at the dentist.

METHODS: A total of 41 children viewed 10 images of dentists of different genders and ethnicities, and wearing different attires, on a computer screen. Due to calibration issues with the eye tracking equipment, data from one child was excluded thus resulting in a final sample of 40 children (21 females; 19 males). Participants were aged 4-12 years. A Tobii X2-60 ...

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to perform mutational analysis of the RUNX2 gene in an 8-year-old girl with a diagnosis of cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) without supernumerary teeth (proband) and her parents, plus in age and gender matched control subjects.

METHODS: Ethical approval and informed consent was obtained for this study. Blood samples were obtained and the isolated DNA was used to amplify exons 0-7 of the RUNX2 gene using specific primers, which was subsequently ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare bonding of dental adhesive to hypomineralized enamel (HE) after pre-treatment with either 5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution or papain-based papacarie gel.

METHODS: Normal enamel (NE) and HE obtained from hypomineralized first permanent molars were acid-etched with 32% phosphoric acid and randomly allocated into no deproteinization, deproteinization using 5% NaOCl, or deproteinization usping papacarie gel groups. Subsequently, the specimens were bonded, packed ...

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to (i) determine the variations in prevalence figures based on the diagnostic tools employed, and (ii) provide an insight into the prevalence of supernumerary teeth.

METHODS: A comprehensive literature search of the prevalence reports on supernumerary teeth was conducted using two databases. Two independent observers rated these articles according to exclusion and inclusion criteria. 28 papers were included in the analysis to determine the variations in the ...

Hypodontia in combination with hyperdontia (hypohyperdontia) is a condition of mixed numeric variation in the human dentition. A comprehensive review on the hypohyperdontia literatures reported prevalence ranges from 0.002% to 3.1%. Our seven cases of hypohyperdontia involved both the maxillary and the mandibular arches. A traditional narrative review is included to describe the prevalence, etiology, and previously reported cases on hypohyperdontia. Furthermore, we opine that ...

OBJECTIVES: Milk is a universal dietary component and it is now recognized as an effective medium for the delivery of fluoride (F). This study sought (i) to evaluate fluoridated milk (2.5 ppm, 5 ppm, 10 ppm) for remineralizing carious lesions and (ii) to determine the optimum frequency for treating carious lesions with fluoridated milk.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Artificial carious lesions, 90-180 μm deep, were created on extracted third molar teeth that were sectioned to produce specimens ...

AimTo evaluate (1) the remineralizing potential of Tooth Mousse® (TM) on artificial carious lesions, when applied for 1 min, and (2) the benefit of a fluoridated dentifrice prior to TM application.MethodsDemineralisation caries-like lesions 120–200 μm deep were produced by placing molars in demineralizing solution for 96 h, sections 100–150 μm thick were then randomly assigned to four groups. Specimens were treated thrice daily with a non-fluoridated (Group A), or fluoridated dentifrice ...