{"title":"Statement of Purpose/Levels of Evidence","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1532-3382(25)00064-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1532-3382(25)00064-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 2","pages":"Article 102149"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143903775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information for Readers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1532-3382(25)00065-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1532-3382(25)00065-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 2","pages":"Article 102150"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143903779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information for Authors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1532-3382(25)00066-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1532-3382(25)00066-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 2","pages":"Article 102151"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143903778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SARAH M. KHAIRY, DALIA M. TALAAT, KARIN M.L. DOWIDAR
{"title":"REMINERALIZATION OF WHITE SPOT LESIONS IN PRIMARY TEETH USING AN INTENSIVE APPLICATION PROTOCOL OF CURODONT REPAIR FLUORIDE PLUS, MI VARNISH OR DURAPHAT VARNISH (RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL)","authors":"SARAH M. KHAIRY, DALIA M. TALAAT, KARIN M.L. DOWIDAR","doi":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To evaluate the efficacy of intensive application of Curodont Repair Fluoride Plus (CRFP), MI varnish or Duraphat in treating white spot lesions (WSLs) of primary teeth over 12-months follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Sixty-six high-caries-risk preschooler children with active WSLs in their primary anterior teeth, were randomly allocated to receive intensive application of CRFP, MI varnish, or Duraphat. Lesions were assessed using ICDAS-II criteria and DIAGNOdent laser fluorescence at baseline and after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. lesion size changes were evaluated using standardized photographs after 3, 6, and 12 months. Visual analogue scale was used for assessing esthetic improvement after 6 and 12 months.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Multivariable logistic regression models addressing caries arrest (using ICDAS-II severity scores) and reducing lesion activity revealed that CRFP achieved significantly higher odds of caries arrest (AOR=6.46, <em>P</em> = .011) and decreasing number of active lesions (AOR=19.86, <em>P</em> = .003) when compared to Duraphat. No significant difference was found between MI varnish and Duraphat regarding caries arrest (AOR=2.07, <em>P</em> = .242) or reducing lesion activity (AOR=4.11, <em>P</em> = .064). All study materials resulted in significant percent reduction in DIAGNOdent readings across time (<em>P</em> < .001). CRFP reduced DIAGNOdent readings significantly when compared to Duraphat at all time intervals while a significant difference appeared between CRFP and MI varnish groups only after 9 and 12 months. All the materials reduced lesion size significantly, with the greatest reduction achieved by CRFP, resulting in moderate to exceptional esthetic improvement.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Intensive application of CRFP exhibited superior remineralization and esthetic improvement of WSLs compared to MI varnish or Duraphat.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 3","pages":"Article 102163"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144147960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
YU-HSUAN PI (Reviewers), WEI-CHUN LIN, CHIA-YU CHEN, CHIN-WEI WANG
{"title":"LASER-MICROTEXTURED ABUTMENTS MAY HELP REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND PERI‑IMPLANT TISSUE REMODELING FOLLOWING IMPLANT PLACEMENT","authors":"YU-HSUAN PI (Reviewers), WEI-CHUN LIN, CHIA-YU CHEN, CHIN-WEI WANG","doi":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Article Title and Bibliographic Information</h3><div>Aldrin Huamán‐Mendoza, Renata Bommarito, Marcos Hideki Hagy, Nathalia Vilela, Marcelo Munhóes Romano, Mariana Minatel Braga, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Marinella Holzhausen. Effect of laser‐microtextured abutments on peri‐implant outcomes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Clinical Oral Investigations (2024) 28:388 <span><span>https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05785-1</span><svg><path></path></svg></span></div></div><div><h3>Source of Funding</h3><div>This research received no specific grant from any funding agency.</div></div><div><h3>Type of Study/Design</h3><div>Systematic review with meta-analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 3","pages":"Article 102162"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144170467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE MAY REDUCE DENTINE HYPERSENSITIVITY IN ADULTS","authors":"LINDA L. CHENG (Reviewer)","doi":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Article Title and Bibliographic Information</h3><div>Clinical evidence for silver diamine fluoride to reduce dentine hypersensitivity: A systematic review. Chan AKY, Tsang YC, Yu OY, Lo ECM, Leung KCM, Chu CH. J Dent. 2024 Mar; 142:104868. <span><span>doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2024.104868</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>.</div></div><div><h3>Source of Funding</h3><div>None reported. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.</div></div><div><h3>Type of Study/Design</h3><div>Systematic review and meta-analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 3","pages":"Article 102161"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144178507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ACCURACY OF INTRAORAL CAMERA AND SMARTPHONE CAMERA IN TELEDETECTION OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG ADULTS: A DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY STUDY","authors":"RANA MAHROUS, HALA AMER, WAFAA ESSAM","doi":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and Objectives</h3><div>Tele-dentistry combines telecommunications and dentistry to transmit clinical data for remote consultation and treatment planning. It improves dental care access for screening, referrals, and treatment. This study aimed to test the accuracy of intraoral camera and smartphone camera in the diagnosis of cavitated carious lesions among adults in Alexandria, Egypt.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A diagnostic accuracy study was conducted on adults above 18 years old visiting clinics of the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University to compare 2 different tele-dentistry caries detection methods (intraoral camera (C50 Full HD with fluorescence) and smartphone camera (Samsung Galaxy A24) after randomizing the participants into 2 groups. The reference standard was face-to-face examination. The caries diagnosis was based on the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) through clinical examination, intraoral camera videos, and smartphone photos. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive values were calculated for the 2 methods at tooth and surface levels.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study included 50 adults. The age group (26-40) comprised (46%) of the participants. Both cameras had high specificity and accuracy (>90%). The lowest sensitivity was in the case of detecting cavitated lesions at surface level (intraoral camera = 84.62% and smartphone = 79.52%). The smartphone camera had the lowest precision at both tooth (49.3%) and surface (58.4%) levels.\"</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The intraoral camera showed higher accuracy than the smartphone camera especially in detecting cavitated carious lesions at surface level. While intraoral cameras are the preferred modality, smartphone cameras provide a more accessible and cost-effective alternative, especially in resource-limited settings. However, their limitations should be acknowledged.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 3","pages":"Article 102160"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AHMAD ABDUL KADER ABUOKAL , MOUHAMMED RIHAN , ABDULKARIM ALBACHA HJAZI , ABDALLA IBRAHEM MOHAMMED IBRAHEM ELEMAM , MAMDOUH MOHAMED RAGAEY AHMED EZZAT MOHAMED
{"title":"SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE-KETAMINE COMBINATION VS DEXMEDETOMIDINE ALONE FOR PEDIATRIC DENTAL SEDATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS","authors":"AHMAD ABDUL KADER ABUOKAL , MOUHAMMED RIHAN , ABDULKARIM ALBACHA HJAZI , ABDALLA IBRAHEM MOHAMMED IBRAHEM ELEMAM , MAMDOUH MOHAMED RAGAEY AHMED EZZAT MOHAMED","doi":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102158","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Dexmedetomidine (D) and ketamine are widely used for pediatric dental sedation, each presenting unique benefits and potential adverse effects. Combining these agents, referred to as DK, was suggested to provide a balanced approach to pediatric sedation. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DK versus dexmedetomidine alone in pediatric dental procedures.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and CENTRAL, identifying randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing DK to D alone. Eligible studies were screened, and data were extracted following PRISMA guidelines. Meta-analyses were conducted using random effects models through RevMan software.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Five studies involving 308 pediatric patients were included. Meta-analysis showed no significant difference in onset of sedation time (MD = −0.02 minutes; 95% CI = [−3.27, 3.23]; <em>P</em> = .99; I² = 29%), duration of sedation (MD = −7.39 minutes; 95% CI = [−21.69, 6.91]; <em>P</em> = .31; I² = 95%), or recovery time (MD = 4.71 minutes; 95% CI = [−12.80, 22.23]; <em>P</em> = .60; I² = 92%). Analysis of Anxiety and pain scores favored DK (SMD = −0.67; 95% CI = [−1.20, −0.14]; <em>P</em> = .01; I² = 35%), (MD = −1.11; 95% CI = [−2.04, −0.19]; <em>P</em> = .02; I² = 20%), respectively. Adverse events, including bradycardia, hypotension, and agitation, vomiting, nausea showed no significant differences between groups.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The combination of DK does not offer significant advantages over dexmedetomidine alone for pediatric dental sedation. However, DK showed a moderate reduction in anxiety and pain with a favorable safety profile, suggesting it is a viable option in clinical practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 3","pages":"Article 102158"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144106046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MARYAM EMAMI , MEHDI AZIZMOHAMMAD LOOHA , KEITH DA-SILVA , MOHAMMADJAVAD SHIRANI
{"title":"EFFICACY OF PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY ON PAIN PERCEPTION DURING LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS","authors":"MARYAM EMAMI , MEHDI AZIZMOHAMMAD LOOHA , KEITH DA-SILVA , MOHAMMADJAVAD SHIRANI","doi":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jebdp.2025.102143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the impact of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on objective and physiological measures of local anesthesia injection pain in children aged 3-12.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA) guidelines and is registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) under the registration number CRD42024549936. A systematic search was conducted in Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library to locate relevant Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) between January 2000 to September 2024. Study screening, data extraction, risk of bias evaluation, and certainty of evidence grading were performed independently by 2 reviewers. Meta-analyses focused on the pain assessment using following measures: Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (PRS), Sound, Eye, and Motor Scale (SEM), Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale (FLACC), and heart rate (HR). Sensitivity analyses were conducted using a leave-one-study-out approach to assess the robustness of the findings, while publication bias and heterogeneity were evaluated through established statistical methods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Out of 1322 identified studies, 7 RCTs met inclusion criteria. PBMT significantly reduced pain, with moderate certainty, as measured by the objective FLACC scale (SMD = −0.41, 95% CI: −0.72, −0.09, <em>P</em> = .011) and the physiological HR method (SMD = −0.50, 95% CI: −0.86, −0.14, <em>P</em> = .006), demonstrating moderate and no heterogeneity, respectively. However, no statistically significant effect was observed on subjective measures using the PRS (SMD = −0.66, 95% CI: −1.63, 0.32, <em>P</em> = .185) and SEM (SMD = 0.18, 95% CI: −1.09, 1.45, <em>P</em> = .780) scales. Five studies had low risk of bias, and GRADE analysis indicated very low to moderate certainty. Funnel plots showed minimal publication bias, except for slight asymmetry in PRS.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>PBMT demonstrates potential as a nonpharmacological method to reduce injection pain in children, as reflected in FLACC and HR outcomes. However, no significant effect of PBMT was observed on the SEM scale. Further research is needed to clarify its impact on subjective pain measures (PRS) and to optimize PBMT protocols.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice","volume":"25 3","pages":"Article 102143"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144071105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}