Background: Timely dental care is essential to prevent complications and preserve natural teeth, yet inefficient referral practices, low reimbursement rates and systemic barriers continue to disproportionately affect Medicaid-enrolled children. This...
Objective. To analyze the need for referral to a specialist and to identify the reasons of referrals among Lithuanian general dental practitioners.
Material and methods. Questionnaires were sent to all 2879 Lithuanian dental practitioners registered...
Background/Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate practice patterns among pediatric dentists for the management of permanent teeth needing endodontic treatment. Methods: An electronic nationwide survey was sent to all members of the...
This study aimed to evaluate the precision of the guided endodontic technique applied to calcified canals in anterior teeth in relation to demographic and dental variables. The present observational study was conducted during the period 2020–20...
Background and Objectives: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) offers high-resolution, three-dimensional imaging for detecting apical periodontitis (AP) and evaluating the technical quality of endodontic treatments. This study aimed to investigate t...
Interdisciplinary decision-making significantly influences both the therapeutic potential and clinical outcomes, shaping clinical attitudes and management strategies. As the integration between endodontic and restorative-prosthetic considerations bec...
Aims: This case demonstrates the adverse sequelae that can follow a traumatic dental injury at a young age. It also highlights the importance of taking a full history and undertaking a thorough exam, independent of the information in the referral. Ca...
8 August 2014
Many parents rely on emergency services to deal with their children’s dental problems, mostly pain and infection associated with dental caries. This cross-sectional study analyzed the factors associated with not doing an oral procedure in preschooler...
Disabled persons’ chairside dentistry is challenging. We aimed for a retrospective breakdown of dental services delivered to disabled patients by dental students and to discuss feasibility of a chairside approach. Consecutive patients, who rece...
15 December 2025
Objective. To evaluate the prevalence, risk factors, aetiology, and management of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) among children aged 1–18 years attending the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Damascus University, Syria, during 2023–202...
Background and objective: The requirement for dental specialties and the number of specialists in each country depends on the content and execution of undergraduate dental education, the complex oral health care needs of the society and other factors...
Background: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), a facial pain disorder classically characterized by recurrent brief electric-shock-like paroxysms in one or more trigeminal divisions, frequently traverses dental pathways before specialist evaluation. Conversel...
Background/Objectives: Dental neglect represents a preventable form of child maltreatment that may lead to significant oral and systemic health complications. This study primarily aimed to investigate the main oral manifestations and determinants of...