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Oral health status, knowledge, attitudes and practice among pregnant women attending Omdurman Maternity Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
The aim of the research was to determine oral health status, knowledge, attitude and practicesv regarding oral hygiene among pregnant women attending Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan.
Comparison of retentive properties of two attachment systems in mandibular overdentures - an in vitro study
(2013)
Aim: The aim of this study is to test and compare the retentive properties of two types of attachments i.e. Locator® and OT equator in a mandibular overdenture placed over 2 implants.
Interceptive orthodontic treatment need among children attending dental clinics in the Tygerberg sub-district
(2013)
Background In the Western-Cape province, orthodontic treatment provided to government patients is limited to tertiary hospitals such as the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre (TOHC). This results in growing waiting lists which ...
Risk factors associated with peri-implant mucositis
(2013)
Aim: To determine the prevalence of peri-implant
mucositis and the association between systemic and local risk factors
Assessment of diagnostic imaging modalities utilized in the diagnosis of the odontogenic myxoma
(2010)
Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is one of the rare odontogenic tumours that affect the
maxilo-facial regions. Skeletal myxomas are more common than soft tissue types
in the facial regions. Odontogenic myxomas (OM) are non ...
Clinical evaluation of shade improvement after in-office vital bleaching
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Tooth discoloration has increased the demand by patients to pursue aesthetic treatment options. Bleaching is considered a conservative approach in performing an aesthetic treatment for discolored teeth; however colour ...
Factors influencing sorption, solubility and cytotoxicity of a heat cured denture base polymer
(2010)
Objectives:Substances leaching from denture- base polymers have been associated with cytotoxicity and allergic reactions. This study examined the effect of polishing,mixing ratios, water immersion temperatures and different ...
The reliability and validity of the facial anthropological device
(2010)
It is generally agreed that the most troublesome procedure during the fabrication of
complete dentures is the measurement of the Vertical Dimension at rest.
The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity ...
Oral health status among children with special needs in Khartoum State, Sudan
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
Introduction: Children with disabilities and other special needs present unique
challenges for oral health professionals in the planning and execution of dental
treatment. The oral health of children with special health ...
Job satisfaction of dental staff in the public sector in the Northern Cape
(2013)
‘A satisfied worker is a happy worker’, this statement by Robbins (1998), sums up
the importance of job satisfaction. Locke (1976), defined job satisfaction as the
‘positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal ...