{"title":"The new model related to the application of communication technology in the national health insurance measure promotion through the online course among the dentists in Taiwan.","authors":"Feng-Chou Cheng, Ling-Hsia Wang, Chun-Pin Chiang","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 2","pages":"1379-1381"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11993093/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geographical distribution and regional characteristics of dental laboratories and dental clinics in Taiwan.","authors":"Wei-Chun Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 2","pages":"1384-1385"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11993051/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144023134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conventional surgery combined with the liquid nitrogen cryosurgery: An innovative treatment approach for the medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ).","authors":"Lo Po-Yan, Ke Yuan-Kai, Po-Chih Hsu","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 2","pages":"1375-1376"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11993043/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Successful oral surgery under general anesthesia for a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy presenting with mandibular fracture: A case report.","authors":"Ming-Hung Chen, Yi-Fang Tu, Yung-An Chen, Jehn-Shyun Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2024.11.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 2","pages":"1377-1378"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11993050/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143983262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new model for the dental assistant recruitment: A leap forward in the functionality of online community groups among the dental workers in Taiwan","authors":"Feng-Chou Cheng , Yu-Ting Hu , Chun-Pin Chiang","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2025.03.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jds.2025.03.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 3","pages":"Pages 1928-1930"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144366980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chia-Tze Kao , Tsui-Hsien Huang , Ming-Yi Lu , Chuan-Hang Yu
{"title":"Advancing special needs oral healthcare in Southeast Asia through Taiwan's New South Bound Project: Institutional feedback and sustainable strategies","authors":"Chia-Tze Kao , Tsui-Hsien Huang , Ming-Yi Lu , Chuan-Hang Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2025.03.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jds.2025.03.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background/purpose</h3><div>Providing oral healthcare to individuals with special needs remains inadequate in Southeast Asia. This study evaluated the outcomes from five universities across three Southeast Asian countries participating in Taiwan's “New South Bound Special Needs Patients Oral Care Project” after its four-year implementation (2018–2021).</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>The questionnaires distributed to participating universities collected data on dental professionals' demographics, patient characteristics, and project satisfaction. Descriptive statistics analyzed the responses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>All universities reported excellent satisfaction with the project. Dental professionals’ ages ranged from 31 to 60 years, and their service experience varied from 1 to 10 years. Special needs patients receiving dental care ranged from <5 % to 30 %, predominantly from urban areas, with most universities serving older adults. Each institution developed unique education, outreach, and institutional collaboration promotion strategies.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The project successfully established special needs oral health programs with high satisfaction levels. It facilitated knowledge transfer, including Taiwan's expertise in domiciliary dental care. Recommendations include expanding collaboration, developing standardized curricula, implementing caregiver education, establishing monitoring systems, creating a regional network, and expanding domiciliary care training. These efforts align with WHO's Sustainable Development Goals while improving oral healthcare accessibility for individuals with special needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 3","pages":"Pages 1660-1664"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144366617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Che-Ming Liu , Tsung-Yueh Lu , Ching-Shuen Wang , Sheng-Wei Feng , Yu-Chieh Lin , Sheng-Yang Lee , Wei-Chun Lin
{"title":"Evaluation of the accuracy, occlusal contact and clinical applications of zirconia crowns using artificial intelligence design versus human design","authors":"Che-Ming Liu , Tsung-Yueh Lu , Ching-Shuen Wang , Sheng-Wei Feng , Yu-Chieh Lin , Sheng-Yang Lee , Wei-Chun Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jds.2025.03.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jds.2025.03.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background/purpose</h3><div>The uniqueness of human teeth necessitated that dental restorations be customized primarily through extensive manual labor. Therefore, this study explored the potential of AI designed dental restorations for clinical applications.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Digital artificial design and AI design crown restorations were replicated 10 times, for a total of 20 samples. The zirconia crown restoration was completed by strengthening and glazing according to standard clinical procedures. Samples were digitally archived using a dental scanner to assess reproducibility, precision, and occlusion. The human trial portion included natural tooth preparations by clinical standards. Three participants each designed two crowns, resulting in a total of six crowns. Dental x-rays were used for image evaluation.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The 3D accuracy showed that stereolithography (STL) and scan files of the AI design group were 3.4 and 6.6 times lower than the digital group, respectively (<em>P</em> < 0.05). The space of the occlusal surface of the AI-designed crown was 1.8-times higher than that of the digital design (<em>P</em> < 0.05). Intraoral optical images demonstrated that the AI designed crown closely resembled the human-designed counterpart in appearance. Comparison of color distribution showed more differences on the buccal and lingual sides between the two design patterns.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Clinical images indicate that the shape, precision, and space of AI designed crowns are comparable to those of digitally designed crowns. Despite the spatial differences in contact between AI designed and digitally designed crowns, the in vivo and in vitro test results demonstrated favorable realism and contact quality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15583,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Sciences","volume":"20 3","pages":"Pages 1665-1672"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144366618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}