Dental Medicine Research: Recent submissions
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Quality Assessment Tool within Systematic Reviews in Pediatric Dentistry in the Last Decade: Understanding the Threshold
( Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers , 2025 , Article)Background: Numerous risk-of-bias tools are available to evaluate the quality of primary studies included in a systematic review (SR). Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of such tools in SRs within the field ... -
Stress Dynamics in Future Dentists: Insights From a 5-Year Cohort Study
( John Wiley & Sons , 2025 , Article)Objectives: This study aimed to assess the progression/regression of stress among dental students throughout their educational journey. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar ... -
Natural Language Understanding to Assess Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study Incorporating a Mixed Methods Approach
( John Wiley & Sons , 2025 , Article)Background: Natural language understanding (NLU), a subfield of artificial intelligence, focuses on the computational understanding of human language. This technology offers an objective and quantitative approach to analysing ... -
Clinical and radiographic outcome of a bioceramic sealer compared to a resin-based sealer: a retrospective study
( Springer Nature , 2025 , Article)Effective sealing of root canal systems is paramount in achieving favorable and enduring prognosis of root canal treatments (RCTs). Root canal sealers play a pivotal role in sealing the canal system. To date, there is a ... -
Effects of khat (Catha edulis) chewing on dry mouth and taste function: a comparative cross-sectional study
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate oral dryness and the taste sensation threshold (sweet, salt, sour, and bitter) among khat chewers. MethodsThis cross-sectional comparative study enrolled 140 healthy ... -
In Vitro Assessment of Salivary Pellicle Disruption and Biofilm Removal on Titanium: Exploring the Role of Surface Hydrophobicity in Chemical Disinfection
( John Wiley & Sons , 2025 , Article)Objectives: Peri-implantitis is mostly caused by a pathological biofilm that forms through complex processes, initiated by the formation of the salivary pellicle on implant surfaces. Understanding the nature of these ... -
Breaking the silence: confidence and barriers in raising concerns among undergraduate dental students- "a national study"
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)Background: Raising concerns in clinical settings, also known as whistleblowing, is vital for safeguarding patient safety and improving the quality of care. Despite research on whistleblowing in medical and nursing fields, ... -
Self-CephaloNet: a two-stage novel framework using operational neural network for cephalometric analysis
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2025 , Article)Cephalometric analysis is essential for the diagnosis and treatment planning of orthodontics. In lateral cephalograms, however, the manual detection of anatomical landmarks is a time-consuming procedure. Deep learning ... -
Infoveillance of COVID-19 Infections in Dentistry Using Platform X: Descriptive Study
( JMIR Publications Inc. , 2025 , Article)Background: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of dental professionals and patients has been difficult to track and quantify. X (formerly known as Twitter) proved to be a useful infoveillance tool for ... -
Engineering the Immune Response to Biomaterials
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2025 , Article Review)Biomaterials are increasingly used as implants in the body, but they often elicit tissue reactions due to the immune system recognizing them as foreign bodies. These reactions typically involve the activation of innate ... -
Correction to: Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students (BMC Medical Education, (2025), 25, 1, (157), 10.1186/s12909-025-06740-8)
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the Funding section. The incorrect Funding is: This research received no external funding. Open access funding is provided by the Qatar ... -
Assessment of the possible synergetic effect of micro-osteoperforations and injectable platelet-rich fibrin on the rate of maxillary canine retraction of young adults: A split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)IntroductionThis study primarily aimed to evaluate the combined impacts of micro-osteoperforations (MOPs) and injectable platelet-rich fibrin (I-PRF) on the rate of maxillary canine retraction. Additionally, it explored ... -
Comprehensive qualitative and quantitative assessment of the most suitable levels for maxillary and mandibular miniscrew insertion sites: A cross-sectional comparative study
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)IntroductionTo analyse the quality and quantity of inter-radicular buccal and palatal cortical bone in the maxillary and mandibular regions at the most recommended levels for miniscrew insertion sites in both sexes. ... -
The effect of Hydrogen Peroxide treatments on dental enamel porosity and protein structure and its long-term implications on tooth hardness and optical properties
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to investigate how hydrogen peroxide (HP) treatments affect enamel porosity and protein structure, as well as their impact on tooth shade and hardness over time. MethodsFifty healthy teeth ... -
Does Incretin Agonism Have Sustainable Efficacy?
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article Review)Recent clinical trials using synthetic incretin hormones, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists have demonstrated that these treatments ameliorated many ... -
Health and Well-Being in the Context of Health-Promoting University Initiatives: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Needs Assessment Study at Qatar University
( JMIR Publications Inc. , 2024 , Article)Background: Health-promoting universities are dedicated to fostering learning environments and organizational cultures that support the physical and mental well-being of students, faculty, and staff. As students constitute ... -
Institutional and Socio-Cultural Factors that Influence the Wellbeing of Women Working in Academia in Arab Countries: A Scoping Review
( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2024 , Article Review)Academic life in the present era is subject to several occupational stressors, including increased workloads, reduced research funding, tenuous career paths, and family-work conflicts. Such stressors affect academics' ... -
Clinical attachment loss may serve as a more precise, suitable, and pragmatic grading instrument for periodontitis: A clinical and radiographic validation study
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)ObjectiveThe present study was aimed at assessing the sensitivity and accuracy of using clinical attachment loss (CAL) as a substitute tool for grading periodontitis, instead of the interdental bone loss (BL) percentage ... -
Qatar dental student perceptions of Sirona prep-check software for learning crown preparations
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article)Background: Contemporary dental education requires swift assimilation of technological advancements to prepare the future generation of dentists. Integrating digital tools, such as prepCheck software in crown preparations ... -
Mucosal SARS-CoV-2 S1 adenovirus-based vaccine elicits robust systemic and mucosal immunity and protects against disease in animals
( American Society for Microbiology , 2025 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance and need for accessible safe, effective, and versatile vaccine platforms. While approved SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have been instrumental in saving lives and reducing healthcare ...
