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Fears and difficulties of Moroccan dental students regarding endodontic access cavity were evaluated among 3 items: (i) teachers, (ii) student confidence and (iii) access cavity protocol. A three Likert scale was used to rate 24 statements. Specific scores between 1 and 3 and mean scores between 0 and 1 were used to assess statements and items, respectively. Among 116 students, the mean score of difficulty related to teachers (0.48 ± 0.14) was significantly low (p < 0.001) compared to student confidence (0.69 ± 0.12) and cavity protocol (0.68 ± 0.08). The number of teachers was esteemed insufficient, additional training sessions were requested and maxillary teeth and molars were rated the most difficult with specific scores of 1.91 ± 0.80, 2.72 ± 0.61, 2.22 ± 0.67 and 2.47 ± 0.74, respectively. The highest specific score referred to the risk of making ledges (2.8 ± 0.56) or perforations (2.76 ± 0.59). Students expressed a lack of confidence, difficulty with upper molars and fears of making procedural errors.
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Endodontics , Tooth , Humans , Root Canal Therapy/methods , Endodontics/education , Students, Dental , FearABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Honey has shown positive antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory actions in several dermatological studies; however, it is unclear if it could be effective in the treatment of periodontal disease. OBJECTIVES: To answer the question: Does honey have antimicrobial activity against periodontopathogens? METHODS: Six electronic databases were screened from initiation to 31 January 2019 for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and controlled in vitro studies exploring the antimicrobial effect of honey against periodontopathogens. Honey's botanical origin, periopathogens that showed microbial susceptibility to honey, MICs, microbial growth conditions, control product and clinical follow-up were the main investigated outcomes. The risk of bias (RoB) of included RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration RoB tool. The RoB of in vitro studies was evaluated based on the Sarkis-Onofre judgement model adapted to the context of honey. RESULTS: A total of 1448 publications were found as search results in the screened databases. Sixteen eligible papers were included based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Retained studies included 5 RCTs and 11 in vitro controlled trials. Manuka and multifloral honeys were the most studied varieties. The tested honeys showed a significant antimicrobial action, with different MICs, against eight periopathogens. Four of the five RCTs showed a high RoB, while 4 of the 11 retained in vitro studies showed a medium RoB. CONCLUSIONS: Honey showed a significant antimicrobial activity against all targeted periopathogens. Additional experiments are required to explore the entire antimicrobial spectrum of honey towards all pathogens involved in periodontal disease.
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Anti-Infective Agents , Honey , Periodontal Diseases , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Humans , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Periodontal Diseases/drug therapyABSTRACT
Ce cas clinique décrit la prise en charge d'un édentement maxillaire unilatéral de grande étendue par une prothèse composite stabilisée sur implants. Dans cette situation clinique défavorable et lorsque la solution par prothèse fixée sur implants ne peut être retenue pour des raisons locales ou générales, la prothèse amovible partielle métallique (PAPM) reste l'alternative de choix. Elle peut être stabilisée efficacement par des implants. En effet, l'utilisation de ces derniers comme support de moyens de rétention complémentaires est d'un apport considérable. Ainsi, la PAPM stabilisée sur implants permet de modifier l'architecture de l'édentement, d'optimiser l'équilibre prothétique, de rallier exigences esthétiques et fonctionnelles assurant alors une meilleure intégration prothétique
