Rashid I Mian
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Address: College of Dentistry
University of Hail
Ha'il
Saudi Arabia.
Phone: ++966557640083
Address: College of Dentistry
University of Hail
Ha'il
Saudi Arabia.
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Objectives:
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between patient perceptions and professional assessments for restorative treatment needs in a population attending dental Clinics at Hail.
Methodology:
Descriptive study with a cross sectional design. A validated questionnaire encompassing five subject areas for the dentists and patients was used as a study tool for this study. Data was presented in form of percentage. Chi-square test was employed to identify association amongst patient and dentists. P value <0.05 was considered significant.
Results:
Twenty-six 26% patients perceived discoloration compared to 41% reported by dentist, 70% patients and 59% dentist reported it not being a problem. 72% patients perceived pain as a concern compared to 91% by dentists. Both findings were statistically significant at P. value < 0.05. Twenty-eight 28% patients perceived space as a concern compared to 32% by dentist. Whereas for 70% patients space was not a concern, compared to 68% by the dentists. Similarly for loose teeth 53% patients and 47% dentists perceived it as a concern, while 47% patients and 53% dentists did not. Both findings were not statistically significant at P. value > 0.05.
Conclusions
Significant difference was observed between patient and dentist perception for pain and aesthetic (poor color). This difference could be because of aesthetic and pain being subjective entities. Cost was not a barrier in seeking dental consultation.
Keywords: Dentist, Patients, Perceptions, Treatment
B ackground: This study aimed to identify prevalence and severity of dental fl uorosis and also its association with various sources of drinking water among respondents of Hail province, Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods: Descriptive study with cross-sectional design having a sample size of 253 obtained from Raosoft sample size calculator. The margin of error was kept at 5%. The confi dence level for the study selected at 95%, and the response rate was set at 80%. Dean index was used as a study tool. Responses were collected and descriptive statistics, the Chi-square tests performed.
Results: Prevalence of dental fl uorosis was found to be 73.5%. In term of overall prevalence among gender, results were not signifi cant with male 70% and female 77.6% aff ected by dental fl uorosis. A signifi cant association was found in between severity of dental fl uorosis and diff erence sources of drinking water P < 0.001 on the Pearson Chi-square test using SPPS version 20.
Conclusion: Prevalence of dental fl uorosis was found to be very high in general and also if compared to limited studied studies available in Kingdom. The study was fi rst of its kind which provided baseline data on the concerned issue and recommended further research on contributing factor corresponding to dental fl uorosis in Hail and other cities of Saudi Arabia.
Key Words: Dental, fl uorosis, prevalence, severity
Methodology. To evaluate oxidative stress, the following parameters were included: tri-glycerides(TG), total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL), oxidized LDL cholesterol(Ox LDL), superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) and plasminogen activator inhibitor(PAI) which were measured at single observation point. Patient clinical and demographic data were taken from registered medication profiles from the Outpatient Department.
Results. The diabetic subjects have significantly high measured values of endocrine(p<0.01), metabolic(p<0.01) and antioxidant parameters(p<0.05), and have significant higher values of TG(3.69±1.27 vs 1.79±0.84 mmol/L, p< 0.01), Ox LDL(85.37±19.1 vs 77.11±26.64 mmol/L, p<0.05) and SOD enzyme activity(918.78 ± 145.39 vs 880.08±149.52 U/g Hb, p<0.05) compared to the controls. A significant negative correlation was found between Ox LDL and HbA1c(r = -0.6782, p < 0.001) among diabetic subjects.
Conclusion. Elevated Ox-LDL, SOD and GSH-Px are associated with the diabetic patients. However, oxidative stress threshold values also showed high oxidative activity markers among controls. Clinical variables showed predictive information on oxidative activity among diabetes patients.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, oxidative stress, clinical practice, glucose tolerance.
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Objectives:
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between patient perceptions and professional assessments for restorative treatment needs in a population attending dental Clinics at Hail.
Methodology:
Descriptive study with a cross sectional design. A validated questionnaire encompassing five subject areas for the dentists and patients was used as a study tool for this study. Data was presented in form of percentage. Chi-square test was employed to identify association amongst patient and dentists. P value <0.05 was considered significant.
Results:
Twenty-six 26% patients perceived discoloration compared to 41% reported by dentist, 70% patients and 59% dentist reported it not being a problem. 72% patients perceived pain as a concern compared to 91% by dentists. Both findings were statistically significant at P. value < 0.05. Twenty-eight 28% patients perceived space as a concern compared to 32% by dentist. Whereas for 70% patients space was not a concern, compared to 68% by the dentists. Similarly for loose teeth 53% patients and 47% dentists perceived it as a concern, while 47% patients and 53% dentists did not. Both findings were not statistically significant at P. value > 0.05.
Conclusions
Significant difference was observed between patient and dentist perception for pain and aesthetic (poor color). This difference could be because of aesthetic and pain being subjective entities. Cost was not a barrier in seeking dental consultation.
Keywords: Dentist, Patients, Perceptions, Treatment
B ackground: This study aimed to identify prevalence and severity of dental fl uorosis and also its association with various sources of drinking water among respondents of Hail province, Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods: Descriptive study with cross-sectional design having a sample size of 253 obtained from Raosoft sample size calculator. The margin of error was kept at 5%. The confi dence level for the study selected at 95%, and the response rate was set at 80%. Dean index was used as a study tool. Responses were collected and descriptive statistics, the Chi-square tests performed.
Results: Prevalence of dental fl uorosis was found to be 73.5%. In term of overall prevalence among gender, results were not signifi cant with male 70% and female 77.6% aff ected by dental fl uorosis. A signifi cant association was found in between severity of dental fl uorosis and diff erence sources of drinking water P < 0.001 on the Pearson Chi-square test using SPPS version 20.
Conclusion: Prevalence of dental fl uorosis was found to be very high in general and also if compared to limited studied studies available in Kingdom. The study was fi rst of its kind which provided baseline data on the concerned issue and recommended further research on contributing factor corresponding to dental fl uorosis in Hail and other cities of Saudi Arabia.
Key Words: Dental, fl uorosis, prevalence, severity
Methodology. To evaluate oxidative stress, the following parameters were included: tri-glycerides(TG), total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL), oxidized LDL cholesterol(Ox LDL), superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) and plasminogen activator inhibitor(PAI) which were measured at single observation point. Patient clinical and demographic data were taken from registered medication profiles from the Outpatient Department.
Results. The diabetic subjects have significantly high measured values of endocrine(p<0.01), metabolic(p<0.01) and antioxidant parameters(p<0.05), and have significant higher values of TG(3.69±1.27 vs 1.79±0.84 mmol/L, p< 0.01), Ox LDL(85.37±19.1 vs 77.11±26.64 mmol/L, p<0.05) and SOD enzyme activity(918.78 ± 145.39 vs 880.08±149.52 U/g Hb, p<0.05) compared to the controls. A significant negative correlation was found between Ox LDL and HbA1c(r = -0.6782, p < 0.001) among diabetic subjects.
Conclusion. Elevated Ox-LDL, SOD and GSH-Px are associated with the diabetic patients. However, oxidative stress threshold values also showed high oxidative activity markers among controls. Clinical variables showed predictive information on oxidative activity among diabetes patients.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, oxidative stress, clinical practice, glucose tolerance.
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