• The feasibility and acceptability of a mobile application for oral health education among adults in Rwanda 

  Nzabonimana, Emmanuel; Malele-Kolisa, Yolanda; Hlongwa, Phumzile (Dove Medical Press, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND : Mobile technology health application (mobile Apps) can assist people manage their health and wellness, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide valuable information whenever necessary. OBJECTIVE : This study ...
• Audit of dental record-keeping at a university dental hospital 

  Moshaoa, Mpule Annah Lerato; Taunyane, Keitumetse; Hlongwa, Phumzile (AOSIS, 2023-12-20)

  BACKGROUND : Good record-keeping is fundamental in clinical practice and essential for practising dental practitioners and those in training. AIM : This study aimed to evaluate the level of compliance with clinical ...
• Incidental pathologic findings from orthodontic pretreatment panoramic radiographs 

  Hlongwa, Phumzile; Moshaoa, Mpule Annah Lerato; Musemwa, Charity; Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar (MDPI, 2023-02)

  Panoramic radiography is frequently performed for new patients, follow-ups and treatment in progress. This enables dental clinicians to detect pathology, view important structures, and assess developing teeth. The objective ...
• Buccal corridor changes in orthodontically treated extraction and non-extraction Class 1 patients 

  Choma, Ntwampe M.; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo; Sethusa, Peter M.S. (South African Dental Association, 2022-06)

  BACKGROUND : Patients seek orthodontic treatment mainly to improve their facial aesthetics and obtain an acceptable smile. It is purported that orthodontic extraction treatment may result in narrow buccal corridors which ...
• Oral hygiene habits and status of orthodontic patients attending the University of Pretoria, Oral and Dental Hospital 

  Buthelezi, Noluthando Loveness; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo (South African Dental Association, 2021-04)

  BACKGROUND : Most orthodontic patients struggle to maintain good oral hygiene during treatment. AIM : To determine oral hygiene habits and status of patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment at University of Pretoria, ...
• Arch dimension changes with a passive self-ligating system 

  Van den Berg, Johannes Jacobus (University of Pretoria, 2014-11)

  Recently, self-ligating brackets have gained popularity among clinicians around the world (Pandis et al., 2010, Berger, 2008). A passive self-ligating system utilizes a passive self-ligating slot, which is supposed to ...
• The epidemiology of malocclusion in Zambian urban school children 

  Ghabrial, Emad; Wiltshire, William; Zietsman, Seugnet; Viljoen, Ella (South African Dental Association, 1998-08)

  This survey was undertaken to determine the occlusal status of a selected group of urban Zambian Black 9-12 year old children at 5 different schools in the same geographical area in order to determine their need for ...
• The orthodontist's views regarding academic education in cleft lip and palate as well as craniofacial deformities in South Africa 

  Ghabrial, Emad; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (South African Dental Association, 2021-05)

  BACKGROUND : Orthodontists are essential members of a craniofacial team (American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Team Standards Committee)1. Because cleft lip/palate (CLP) and craniofacial deformities (CFD) vary in ...
• Primary surgery effect on dental arch relationships of patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate using the GOSLON yardstick index 

  Ghabrial, Emad; Van den Berg, Hester J.S.; Du Plessis, Susanna M. (South African Dental Association, 2021-06)

  OBJECTIVES : To score dental arch development using the Great Ormond Street, London, and Oslo (GOSLON) yardstick index, following primary surgery in patients with a complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), and to ...
• A survey of South African maxillofacial & oral surgeon opinions regarding the academic education in the field of cleft lip/palate and craniofacial deformities 

  Ghabrial, Emad; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (South African Dental Association, 2020-06)
• South African speech-language therapists’ opinion of their training in cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities 

  Ghabrial, Emad; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Olorunju, Steve A.S. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-07-30)

  BACKGROUND : Speech care of cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) and craniofacial deformities (CFD) is complex and lengthy and requires collaboration amongst different disciplines. Consequently, it is important to provide ...
• Treatment of thumb-sucking habit using a fixed tongue crib appliance - a case report and literature review 

  Reddy, D.; Dawjee, Salahuddien M. (South African Dental Association, 2019-06)

  A prolonged thumb sucking habit is associated with certain dental malocclusions. Numerous techniques and appliances have been reported for the treatment of thumb sucking, all having varying degrees of success. This ...
• Introducing the alveolar moulding obturator (AMO) : an appliance for the early management of cleft palate neonates 

  Dawjee, Salahuddien M.; Dawjee, M.M. (South African Dental Association, 2019-04)

  Clefting of the lip and palate is one of the most common congenital malformations encountered worldwide. It affects about 1 to 1.6 per 1000 live births and is more common in males than in female, occurring more frequently ...
• The mandibular anterior repositioning appliance (MARA) - a report of three cases 

  Weber, J.H.; Botha, Piet; Dawjee, Salahuddien M. (South African Dental Association, 2019-11)

  INTRODUCTION : The MARA (Mandibular Anterior Repositioning Appliance) is a fixed functional appliance used in the treatment of mandibular deficiencies. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : To demonstrate the clinical capabilities, ...
• Enamel demineralisation as an iatrogenic effect of orthodontic treatment : a clinical review 

  Omar, Shazia; Dawjee, Salahuddien M. (South African Dental Association, 2018)

  Small areas of demineralised enamel, commonly referred to as white spot lesions (WSLs), constitute an important clinical problem in Orthodontics following treatment with fixed appliances. They are the result of an imbalance ...
• The orthopantomograph as an indicator of vertical jaw relations 

  Suliman, Mohamed F.; Dawjee, Salahuddien M. (South African Dental Association, 2018-11)

  INTRODUCTION : Lateral cephalometry is important in the orthodontic diagnosis of jaw relationships, in treatment planning, and prediction of growth but also in the evaluation of different facial forms. Little research has ...
• Part 15 : Secondary use of unethically obtained data : fifty shades of grey/ aye/nay 

  Sykes, Leanne M.; Evans, William G.; Gani, Fatima; Vally, Zunaid Ismail; Dullabh, Hemant D. (South African Dental Association, 2017-11)

  On a regular basis, dental practitioners have to make decisions regarding their care of their patients. Previously, dentists did this almost instinctively, drawing upon personal resources such as clinical experience, ...
• Keratocystic odontogenic tumour masquerading as a mucosal antral cyst 

  Carim, R.; Mahomed, F.; Ngwenya, S.; Rokhotso, E. (South African Dental Association, 2015-06)

  Keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) is of clinical importance because of its pronounced tendency to recur. Among the factors that complicate KCOT management are its protean radiological presentations. KCOT ...
• Comparing two orthodontic brackets’ bond to fluorosed and non-fluorosed enamel - an in vitro study 

  Monehi, Serufe Emily (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Orthodontic attachments must be able to bond to a wide range of tooth and prosthetic surfaces. Despite the high prevalence of fluorosis in many parts of South Africa (Louw A, Chikte U 1997), only limited information is ...
• Lip tape therapy in patients with a cleft lip – a report on eight cases 

  Dawjee, Salahuddien M.; Julyan, J.C.; Krunauw, J.C. (South African Dental Association, 2014-03)

  INTRODUCTION: Lip tape therapy or lip taping is a widely used tissue approximation technique in cleft lip babies. Various tapes have been tested and used worldwide. Allergic reactions and skin irritation are the most ...

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