Browsing Faculty of Dentistry by Subject "Paediatric dentistry"

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    • Are fissure sealants still relevant as a caries preventive measure? 

      Mulder, Riaan (South African Dental Association, 2016)
      The groundwork for fissure sealants was completed in 1955 and lead to the introduction in 1971 of the Nuva-Seal Fissure Sealant by L.D Caulk. Since caries predominantly affects the pits and fissures of the teeth of ...

    • Biomaterials and designer functional applications in oral cavity 

      Perchyonok, Tamara; Mulder, Riaan (Nova Science Publishers, 2016-05-10)
      Dental biomaterials and natural products represent two growing research fields, revealing that plant¬derived compounds may play a role not only as nutraceuticals in affecting oral health but also in improving physicochemical ...

    • Continuous workplace-based assessment as an indication of clinical competence in paediatric dentistry 

      Mohamed, Nadia; Smit, Liezl (International Network for Higher Education in Africa, 2021)
      An authentic workplace setting provides the ideal opportunity for assessment of students’ clinical competence at the ‘does’ level of performance. Final-year dental students in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry at ...

    • Dental needs of intellectually disabled children attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town 

      Roberts, T; Chetty, M; Kimmie-Dhansay, F; Fieggen, K; Stephen, Lawrence X.G.S (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE. To assess the dental needs of a group of children with intellectual disability (ID) attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS. This was a cross-sectional study based on ...

    • Lasers in paediatric dentistry 

      Mulder, Riaan; Karic, Vesna; Melman, Geoffrey (South African Dental Association, 2016)
      Many clinicians will be faced with the un-cooperative paediatric patient presenting at their practices with a “fear of the unknown”. Establishing trust with these patients is essential in order to achieve a productive ...

    • Maxillo-facial radiology case 128 

      Nortje, Christoffel (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      The lower clinical picture and radiographs represents a condition where the general growth is retarded, the children are pale due to anaemia and the most noticeable change of the oral structures is enlargement of the ...

    • Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children attending the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic in Cape Town 

      Mulder, Riaan; Mohamed, Nadia; Mathiba, Olorato (Wiley, 2021)
      Objective: Investigation of the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)-infected children undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional ...

    • Taking and making decisions for children in dentistry 

      Naidoo, Sudeshni (South African Dental Association, 2015)
      In dentistry one rarely deals with life-or-death decisionmaking, however important human values are at stake during the course of any dental treatment. These include preventing pain, preserving and restoring oral function ...