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Sigmund Freud’s Maxillary Jawbone Cancer (1856-1939)
Xavier Riaud
From 1919 to his death, Sigmund Freud was treated for a maxillary jawbone cancer by two exceptional surgeons, the Austrian, Hans Pichler, and the American, Varaztad Kazanjian. Escaping the Nazi regime, he ...
Julien Marmont, Joséphine’s dentist and sometimes, that of Napoleon 1st
Xavier Riaud
Archeology, Forensic Dentistry and Dental Pulp DNA: Some Historical Cases
Xavier Riaud
Today, dental pulp DNA, free from any dental pathology, constitutes a remarkable means of investigation in odontology but also in archeology. Indeed, numerous historical researches in forensic dentistry us...
Statistical Survey on the Soldiers’ Odontogram of the Crimean War (1853-1856) Found in Sevastopol
Xavier Riaud
Crimean War, 1853-1856. Recently, a mass grave has been exhumed which contained the bodies of numerous French soldiers who had died during the confrontation. An archaeological mission was immediately launc...
Dental Caries Experience among 15 Year Old School Children from Macedonia and India
Vesna Ambarkova1*, Aasim Farooq Shah2, Manu Batra3, A Ishrat4, Kristina Mitic5 and Biljana Kapushevska6
Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the dental caries status of the 15 year old children of the southeast region of Macedonia and Bandipora District of Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir St...
Self-reported of Oral Hygiene Knowledge & Attitude among Iranian Prenatal Women: A Single Center Experience
Jalaleddin Hamissi1*, Jamshied Poursamimi2, Zahra Alizadeh Tabari2, Azar Rezaei3 and Zahra Hamissi4
Background: Pregnant women are more susceptible to periodontal disease and it may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess women’s k...
Parotid Saliva Secretion by Mechanical Stimulation is Site Specific in the Oral Cavity in Human Subjects
Kiyotoshi Inenaga1*, Tomohiro Inagaki1, 2, Ayu Kuroki1, Suzuro Hitomi1, Kentaro Ono1 and Ryuji Hosokawa2
For oral health, it is an important issue to keep and, if deteriorated, to improve salivary secretion. Although mechanical stimulation in chewing and masticating bolus induces the salivary secretion, it is...
Quest for Esthetics in the 21st Century, Evolution or Slavery?
Carina Mehanna Zogheib
Relating Dental Caries Experience with Body Mass Index among Primary School Children from Ohrid City – A Pilot Study
Vesna Ambarkova1* and Bakračevska Gracija2
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and mean DMFT score of 12 year old school children in Ohrid city. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional st...
Clinical Considerations and Management of Maxillary Anterior Teeth Spacing- A Multidisciplinary Approach
Abhishek Mehta
A major objective of dental care is extending the life span of the dentition either by prevention or by treatment of dental diseases. One of the challenges in for dental professionals in their clinics is t...
Diagnosis of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A New Appraisal Based on Response to Treatment
Irfan Ul Hassan Haji1*, Asaad Javaid Mirza2, Abdur Rahman Al-Atram3, Maaz Javaid4, Jagadish S Hiregoudar5 and Unnati Pitale6
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of carbamazepine as primary definitive diagnostic aid in patients with classical/idiopathic and symptomatic/ pathological trigeminal neuralgia by an...
The Cities with Inhabitants which Suffering from Dental Fluorosis, Is the Drinking Water the Only Reason? Epidemiologic Report
Sara Esmaili1, Hamidreza Poureslami*2, Najmeh Pourgholamali1, Maryam Salahi1 and Parnian Poureslami3
The most cities which their inhabitants are suffering from fluorosis, located in plain regions or margins of seas. However; there are some other cities located in high and mountainous regions with high&nbs...
Oral Manifestation of Lead Poisoning
Shishir Ram Shetty1*, Sura Ali Ahmed Foud Al- Bayati2 and RidhimaSuneja3
Lead was a key component in the medical sciences during its early days. Over the years the toxic effects of lead has been studied in detail and have been withdrawn from the modern drugs. However lead ...
Tooth Mortality in Two US Populations Living a Century Apart
Adriana Modesto1, 2, Kate Quinlin3 and Alexandre R Vieira1, 2*
Purpose: To determine the frequency of tooth loss of individuals who lived during the nineteenth century and compare it to the current prevalence of tooth loss of an adult population in the US. Materi...
Oral Presentation in Dengue
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Dengue is an important mosquito borne viral infection. The classical presentation of dengue is acute febrile illness with hemorrhagic complication. Focusing on oral manifestation, it is not common. In this...
Diagnostic Delay in Oral Cancer: An Overview of Different Perspectives on a Public Health Problem
Pablo Álvarez-Nóvoa1*, Juan M Seoane-Romero1, Carmen López Silva2, Miguel Anxo Losada-López3 and Pablo Varela-Centelles1, 2
Early diagnosis in oral cancer may have a major role in improving survival rates, allowing patients to take advantage of less aggressive treatments, mitigating the morbidity of the process. Definitive diag...
The Foremost Challenge in Endodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed
Persistent Oral Malodor Associated with Periodontitis Caused by Tooth Perforation
M Yoneda1*, N Suzuki1, A Fujimoto1, H Morita1, R Uemura2, C Koga2 and T Hirofuji1
There are many causes for oral malodour, and tongue coating, periodontitis, deep caries and unfitted restorations are main causes of bad breath odour. It is not difficult to reduce oral malodour by careful...