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Cephalometric landmark detection: Artificial intelligence vs human examination
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Cephalometric landmark detection is important for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. The most common cause of random errors, in both computer-aided cephalometry and manual cephalometric analysis, is inconsistency ...
Antifungal and cytotoxic potential of green synthesized silver nanoparticles
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The rate at which the population is ageing is much faster than in the past. An increase in age results in an increase in oral diseases. One of the most common types of oral diseases in the elderly are fungal infections ...
‘Recommendations for the development of a framework for radiological imaging studies during implant therapy in SA’
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Radiographic examination is an essential facet of dental implant therapy, and the success of this therapy depends on a suitable treatment based on adequate clinical and radiographic information. International organisational ...
Aesthetic outcomes using trans-conjunctival vs transcutaneous approaches for orbital trauma
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Introduction: Maxillofacial and oral surgeons often encounter challenges when choos-ing an appropriate surgical access for patients who sustained periorbital and orbital trauma. There are various surgical approaches/incisions ...
Quality of life assessment after fibula free flap reconstruction for mandibular defects post benign tumour ablative surgery
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Introduction: Defects in the mandible and maxilla have various etiological factors. These include trauma, inflammatory diseases or pathology such as benign and malignant tumours. Patients that are exposed to these factors ...
Efficacy of gapseal® in preventing microleakage at the dental implant abutment interface
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Dental implants have proven to be a success in the past decades, however the inevitable presence of microgaps at the implant abutment interface leading to microleakage is still a distressing concern. Microbial leakage can ...
Determinants influencing the oral health of adults in Seychelles
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Oral diseases are a major public health problem in the Seychelles, amidst a contracting budget coupled by a lack of national oral health policy and strategic plan to promote oral health. The oral disease burden is attributed ...
Using a mathematical model to determine dental arch- perimeter in class ii patients presenting at UWC orthodontic clinics
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Determining arch perimeter is of importance in both a clinical setting, where it is used to determine space requirements, as well as in an epidemiological setting where it is used to describe large populations.
Physical ...
Oral health-related quality of life (ohrqol) of oral squamous cell carcinoma (oscc) patients
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) patients suffer from the terrible consequences of the disease and its treatment modalities, and as a result, their Quality of Life (QoL) and Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) ...
Prevalence and location of the secondary mesiobuccal canal in the maxillary first and second permanent molars using cbct; In a sample of the Libyan population’
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Previously, many studies have used cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to
detect and confirm the exact location of the MB2 canal in maxillary molars. It is now considered
the gold standard, as it allows clinicians to ...