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Evaluation of a Long Standing School-based Oral Health Program: A Sequential-explanatory Mixed-method Approach
DownloadFall 2016
Background: In 1983, the Kuwait Ministry of Health established the School-based Oral Health Program (SOHP) in the Capital region and, in 1995, extended it to all Kuwaiti regions. The program provides education activities, prevention procedures, and treatment care. The service is delivered through...
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Evaluation of anatomic surgical outcomes in children with sleep disordered breathing symptoms using Cone beam Computed Tomography
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Aims: to utilize accurate and time-efficient methods to segment the upper airway, develop a registration method for longitudinal CBCT data specific for the upper airways, and correlate meaningful CBCT imaging parameters with surgical outcomes in pediatric cohort with SDB symptoms. Methods: 1)...
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Examining the Validity of a Synthesized Summary Measure for Caries Detected Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System
DownloadSpring 2018
Background: The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) was developed as a standardized system based on the best available evidence for detecting early and later stages of carious lesions. The aim of developing this system was to improve the quality of collected data on...
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Expansion and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Stem Cells by Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound for Dentofacial Tissue Engineering
DownloadFall 2009
The objective of these experiments is to explore the effect of LIPUS on the ultraexpansion and osteogenic differentiation of harvested passage-4 HUCPV-SCs. HUCPV-SCs were divided into two groups: a treatment group that received LIPUS for 10 minutes for 1, 7, and 14 days and a control group that...
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Incidental sinonasal findings in cone-beam computed tomography imaging of the temporomandibular joints: prevalence and clinical significance
DownloadSpring 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and potential clinical significance of incidental sinonasal findings in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans requested for TMJ diagnostic purposes. This project comprised the retrospective analysis of CBCT images from 500...
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Mandibular Condyle Tissue Reaction to Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in a Young Adult Rat Animal Model
DownloadSpring 2015
Mandibular condyle, especially in postnatal life, grows mainly by endocondral bone growth and has a pivotal role in development of the mandible and oro-facial complex as a whole. This important growth site of the mandible has unique adaptive remodeling in response to external stimuli even beyond...
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Fall 2022
Objectives: To identify the risk factors of MPT development in oral cancer patients and to examine the survival rates of oral cancer patients with MPTs and its associated factors. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively studied the data of 3,549 patients diagnosed with primary oral cancer using...
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Obstructive sleep apnea in children: Different approaches for screening, management, and patient engagement
DownloadSpring 2023
Fernandes Fagundes, Nathalia Carolina
BACKGROUND: The disruption of normal respiratory and ventilation patterns during sleep, also called sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB), is a condition that may vary from simple snoring to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The heterogeneity of this disorder may result in difficulties in diagnosis and...
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Fall 2021
Background: Oral cancer is a deadly public health issue worldwide with steady survival rate (50%-60%) for decades. Alberta is positioned as the 4th province for oral cancer incidence and related death prevalence in Canada. While the importance of early detection of oral cancer is well-documented,...
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Oropharyngeal dimensional changes following maxillary expansion with two different appliances: a CBCT study
DownloadFall 2019
Capenakas, Silvia Patricio Gianoni
Maxillary expansion is used to correct maxillary deficiencies, the most common technique is the Rapid Maxillary Expansion. Although there are several other treatment types depending on age such as surgery or archwire; maxillary expansion, have been related to the increase of the upper airway...