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Objectives: This study assessed the awareness of dental students and practicing dentists in Turkey regarding forensic odontology and the recognition and reporting of child abuse. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study included 406 participants. The 31- item questionnaire covered forensic odontology, ch...

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate dentists’ self-reported use of rotary instrument systems and related selection criteria during non-surgical endodontic retreatment in Turkey, and to identify demographic and professional factors associated with these outcomes. Methods: A nationwide, cross-sectional, web...

Objectives: Smoking is one of the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality, representing a threat to public health, including oral health. Oral hygienists are in a privileged position to deliver brief and very brief interventions during consultations. This study aimed to identify the procedures oral hyg...

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of intra-articular infiltration of ozone-activated plate- let-rich plasma combined with occlusal splint therapy in the treatment of patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 21 patients, who were allocated into thr...

Objectives: To evaluate postoperative maximal inter-incisal opening and facial nerve injury following gap arthroplasty, and to assess the influence of Sawhney classification on these outcomes. Methods: Data from 103 patients (Sawhney Class II, n=28; Class III, n=75) undergoing gap arthroplasty were reviewed. Posto...