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The effect of gelatin sponge with platelet-rich plasma on pain and soft tissue healing after extraction

LutfAllah Alhalabi*

    Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of gelatin sponge soaked in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on acceleration and enhancement soft tissue healing and on pain reduction after teeth extraction.


Skeletal, soft tissue and dental cephalometric values in an adult Ethiopian population: A preliminary observational descriptive study

Yehya Seid Ibrahim; Parmjit Singh*

    Objective: Caucasian cephalometric values are still used for treating Ethiopian patients despite the differences between Ethiopian and Caucasian features. The aims of the study were to determine skeletal, soft tissue and dental cephalometric values for an adult Ethiopian population, and identify any differences between Ethiopian males and females and to evaluate differences between Ethiopian and Caucasian values.


Determination of the extent of the polychromatic nature of teeth using a Nigerian adult population

Enabulele Joan*; Omo Julie

    Background/Objective: Teeth are composed of a number of colours and individual tooth colour also varies from the gingival margin to the incisal edge. This study sought to determine the extent of the polychromatic nature of teeth using a Nigerian adult population...


Pediatric phantom dosimetry using a hand-held portable dental radiology device

Zachary D Bozic; Juan F Yepes*; James E Jones; Brian J Sanders; LaQuia Vinson; Brandon Johnson

    Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the radiation dose of the NOMAD Pro 2 device for different anatomical areas using a pediatric phantom.
Methods: Absorbed doses resulting from a maxillary anterior occlusal and bitewing projections of an anthropomorphic 10-year-old child phantom were acquired using optical stimulated dosimetry...


Phenomenological research in health professions education: Methods, data collection and analysis

Michael G Reeson

    Whilst the majority of research in health professions education is quantitative in nature, this is often not sufficient in order to explore important concepts and questions. In its broadest sense, phenomenology attempts to explore people’s own lived experience and how they interpret that experience...


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