To systematically review and evaluate the effects of different types of attachments, implant numbers and loading protocols on the peri-implant mucosa of implant-supported overdentures (ISODs).
Published in 03 January 2021
Marginal integrity and internal adaptation are key to the long-term success of porcelain laminate veneers. Evidence for their marginal and internal fit is unclear, and the factors affecting such fit have not been identified.
Published in 03 May 2022
Avulsion of permanent teeth is one of the most serious dental injuries, and a prompt and correct emergency management is very important for the prognosis.
Published in 10 January 2016
Goals of the dental management of patients with active hepatitis B is to stabilize the patient until the active liver infection subsides and to defer all dental treatments until recovery.
Published in 07 January 2023
Bleaching (alias whitening) is increasingly the chosen means of modifying the appearance of teeth for cosmetic reasons. Behbehani et al.
Published in 10 January 2016
To project the future demand for dentists in Kuwait for the years 2007 to 2020 based on the period 1994 to 2006. The study addresses the supply of and demand for dentists in Kuwait in the light of emerging variables such as increasing population, economic growth, changes in dental care, education strategies, and changes in demographics of dentists.
Published in 09 January 2010
Traumatic injuries to the primary dentition present special problems and the management is often different as compared with the permanent dentition.
Published in 10 January 2016
The use of an integrated digital planning and manufacturing modular service and a time-tested dental implant system to treat a completely edentulous patient, as shown in this case report, offers numerous clinical benefits.
Published in 08 January 2021
Not only are current imaging techniques - cone-beam computed tomography (CT), CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - becoming more precise in capturing data, but the illustration and interpretation of the acquired images is no longer limited to conventional display screens or projectors.
Published in 09 January 2019
This study evaluated the relationship between enrolment in a school-based oral health prevention program (SOHP) and: 1) children's dental health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and 2) mothers' oral health (OH) knowledge, attitude, practice, and OHRQoL.
Published in 09 February 2019
Although many options are proposed for the treatment of cracked posterior teeth, most treatment decisions are not evidence based.
Published in 09 January 2017
tistry has been established as a predictable treatment modality with high clinical success rates.
Published in 01 January 2004
This in-vitro study aimed to develop a technique to measure the frictional forces and determine the frictional coefficient (μ) associated with the rubbing of dental floss against teeth.
Published in 12 January 2018
This study was designed to evaluate the dental status of adolescents initially presenting at Kuwait University Dental Clinic (KUDC).
Published in 01 January 2016
The etiology, presentation and management of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) vary significantly between the adult and the younger population.
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Although several studies have been conducted to assess dentists' knowledge of and attitudes towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS), few have targeted dental assistants.
Published in 04 January 2015
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a major public health challenge. All types of elective and semi-urgent medical care and procedures have been discontinued during the pandemic to maintain the capacity to care for patients with this disease.
Published in 04 May 2022
We studied causes of mandibular fractures treated in oral and maxillofacial units in three countries in years 1990-2000 in Kuwait (n=596), 1995-2000 in Canada (n=228), and 1990-99 in Finland (n=268).
Published in 10 January 2004
The aim of this study was to investigate the attitude of dentists in Kuwait toward the use of nitrous oxide sedation as a behavior management technique (BMT) for pediatric patients and assess their training in nitrous oxide sedation
Published in 01 January 2016
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has a long history of providing predictable clinical outcomes in dental applications especially in endodontic procedures.
Published in 12 January 2023