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New Research Progress of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
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New Research Progress of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Dentistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 2528

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni

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1. Division for Globalization Initiative, Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
2. Pediatric Dentistry, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Ar Rayyan, Riyadh 14212, Saudi Arabia
Interests: dental anomalies; hospital dentistry; preventive orthodontics; special care dentistry; dental materials
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Special Issue Information

Oro-facial problems interfere with a child’s normal lifestyle by impairing mastication, deglutition, and aesthetics and causing pain and discomfort. The pediatric dentist is concerned with restoring or replacing hard and soft tissues and maintaining optimum oral health, functions, aesthetics, and comfort in children. The continuous evaluation in pediatric dentistry brought many changes in clinical practice. The interest in the early detection of orofacial and dental problems with imaging and diagnostic aids has been growing in recent decades. The comprehensive treatment for children should be a built-in close response to the child’s complex oral conditions, psychological state, and willingness to undergo prolonged treatments. In short, clinical pediatric dentistry can be best viewed as the prevention of the worsening of disability, treatment of injured or ailing patients, and restoring/maintaining optimal oral health and functions. There are various difficulties in managing dental problems, from simple tooth decay to complex oral rehabilitation. Clinical pediatric dentistry should address the difficulties in the oral cavity and the psychosocial situations of growing children. This Special Issue invites systematic reviews, meta-analyses, recommendations, policy guidelines, original research manuscripts, case reports, narratives, scoping reviews, technical reports, and short communications to enhance contemporary research in clinical pediatric dentistry.

Dr. Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • behavior guidance
  • conscious sedation
  • dental abnormalities
  • dental caries
  • dental malocclusion
  • restorative materials
  • impacted teeth
  • interceptive orthodontics
  • pain management
  • preformed crowns
  • preventive dentistry
  • imaging in pediatric dentistry

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Comparative Evaluation of New Needleless Local Anesthetic System (INJEX) and Conventional Syringe Needle Technique during Pulpotomy Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial
by Satish Vishwanathaiah, Nassreen H. Albar, Fatemah Tawfeg Abkar Alraghi, Noor Eissa Mousa Jaferi, Ishraq Abdullah Mohammed Tumayhi, Suman Panda, Fatima Ali Hassan Khormi, Atlal Hassan Hussain Jaafari, Zahra Ahmed Ibrahim Abiri and Prabhadevi C. Maganur
Children 2024, 11(5), 514; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050514 (registering DOI) - 25 Apr 2024
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Background: The dreaded sensation of pain in the dental chair has a significant impact on children’s behavior. This study aimed to compare and contrast the perception of pain and patient behavior between the use of INJEX and the conventional syringe needle technique during [...] Read more.
Background: The dreaded sensation of pain in the dental chair has a significant impact on children’s behavior. This study aimed to compare and contrast the perception of pain and patient behavior between the use of INJEX and the conventional syringe needle technique during pulpotomy among children. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was designed and conducted among pediatric dentistry patients aged 6–12 years old. Fifty-eight children were divided into two groups, conventional syringe needle and INJEX, using simple randomization method applying the sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelope method of allocation concealment. Anesthesia was administered to the groups as local infiltration by a single operator following routine behavior guidance techniques. After 3 min, pulpotomy was performed using the standard protocol. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) scale and Wong–Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBS) were used to assess the intensity of pain, while the Frankl behavior rating scale (FBRS) was used to assess the children’s behavior. Results: During anesthesia, most of the participants in the INJEX group (median = 3) had higher FBRS scores compared with the conventional syringe needle group (median = 2), and the difference was very highly significant (p-value < 0.001). Analyzing the FLACC scores during local anesthesia administration revealed a high statistical significance (p-value < 0.01) across the two groups. A very high statistically significant difference (p-values < 0.001) with higher WBS scores for pain intensity was seen in the group using conventional syringe needles. Conclusions: INJEX administration significantly reduced the intensity of pain experienced by the children and helped maintain a positive attitude among them during pulpotomy. It provided a positive and comfortable experience for both the child and the practitioner. Therefore, it can serve as an excellent alternative to conventional needle anesthesia. Full article
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Dental Anomalies in Primary Dentition among Arabian Children: A Hospital-Based Study
by Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Abdullah Alassaf, Basim Almulhim and Sara Alghamdi
Children 2024, 11(3), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030366 - 19 Mar 2024
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An observational study was carried out in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia to determine the occurrence of dental anomalies among Arabian children. The study included children of Saudi nationality with primary teeth. The study assessed the prevalence of dental anomalies in their [...] Read more.
An observational study was carried out in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia to determine the occurrence of dental anomalies among Arabian children. The study included children of Saudi nationality with primary teeth. The study assessed the prevalence of dental anomalies in their primary dentition. The assessment and data collection were conducted by a single examiner, utilizing clinical examination and intra-oral radiographs. A comparative analysis was conducted to examine dental anomalies in relation to gender (boys and girls) and arch type (maxillary and mandibular). In addition, the study explored the occurrence of gender-specific dental anomalies depending on arch type. The data analysis was conducted using IBM Statistics (version 21.0) with a significance level of p < 0.05. In total, there were 245 children included in the final analysis. The study population consisted of boys (66%) and girls (34%), with an average age of 4.87 ± 0.9 years. Taurodontism was the most prevalent dental abnormality, occurring in 2.8% of the individuals in the study sample. The study sample exhibited hypodontia in 2%, supernumerary teeth in 2.4%, double teeth in 2%, and microdontia in 1.2%. Talon cusp and macrodontia have a relatively low incidence of 0.4%. Boys exhibit supernumerary teeth, microdontia, macrodontia, talon cusp, and taurodontism, whereas hypodontia and double teeth were more frequent in girls. Full article
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Comparative Evaluation of Extrusion of Apical Debris in Primary Maxillary Anterior Teeth Using Two Different Rotary Systems and Hand Files: An In Vitro Study
by Balaji Suresh, Ganesh Jeevanandan, Vignesh Ravindran, Mohammed Mashyakhy, Noura Alessa, Ather Ahmed Syed, Suman Panda, Ali Ahmed Assiry, Prabhadevi C. Maganur and Satish Vishwanathaiah
Children 2023, 10(5), 898; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050898 - 18 May 2023
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Successful outcome of pulp therapy depends on good chemomechanical preparation of the canals. This is completed with the help of various upcoming rotary and hand files. However, during this preparation, there might be an apical extrusion of the debris which may result in [...] Read more.
Successful outcome of pulp therapy depends on good chemomechanical preparation of the canals. This is completed with the help of various upcoming rotary and hand files. However, during this preparation, there might be an apical extrusion of the debris which may result in postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the number of debris apically extruded during canal preparation using two different pediatric rotary file systems and conventional hand file systems in primary teeth. 60 primary maxillary central incisors that were extracted due to trauma or untreated dental caries with no signs of resorption were taken. Canal preparation was executed using three different file systems: Group A: Group A hand K file system, Group B Kedo S Plus, Group C Kedo SG Blue. For each of these files using the Myers and Montgomery model, the pre- and post-weight of the eppendorf tube was assessed to quantify the number of apical debris. The maximum extrusion of apical debris was noticed with the Hand K-file system. The least debris was noticed in the Kedo S Plus file system. Statistical analysis revealed that there were highly significant differences in apical extrusion and debris when comparing hand files and rotary files and also between the two rotary files used. Apical debris collection is an unavoidable outcome of canal instrumentation. Among the file systems compared, rotary files had lesser extrusion when compared to hand files. Among the rotary files, Kedo S plus showed normal extrusion compared to SG Blue. Full article
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Planned Papers

The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

Title: Factors influencing oral health-related quality of life in children with haemophilia: A comparative, mixed methods study
Author: Alkhayal
Highlights: The parents aware of the importance of oral hygiene but reported being unable to maintain a good oral health because of fear of bleeding. Parents of children with haemophilia should be counselled about the importance of oral care. Regular dental visits to haemophilia centres, and this will increase OHRQoL levels

Title: A gender dimorphism using Digit Ratio and Dental Caries
Author: Sreenivasulu
Highlights: One more thing to consider is that the digit ratio has the potential to serve as a predictor that is entirely independent of gender and race. The evaluations and validations that were performed in this study were only based upon prenatal exposure.

Title: PREVALENCE OF TRAUMA TO THE ANTERIOR TEETH IN CORRELATION WITH MALOCCLUSION AND LIP COVERAGE AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN OF RAICHUR CITY
Author: Sheereen
Highlights: Steps should be taken to minimize anatomical factors that predispose teeth to a high risk of meeting with TDI; like of malocclusion, overjet and lip coverage. The use of intra oral and extra oral devices when engaged in sports which protects the face and teeth from trauma.

Title: Retention rate of Prefabricated Zirconia Crowns Cemented with Self-Adhesive Resin on Primary Teeth: A retrospective cohort Study
Author: Alrashdi
Highlights: The self-adhesive resin cement can be an option for PZCs cementation with a reasonable success rate not less than other cements like GIC, RMGIC, or Bio ceramic cement.

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