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  • Preventive oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients attending selected private dental practices in Pretoria, South Africa. 
    Durow, Nienke Heilétje Jr (University of Pretoria, 2023)
    Introduction The increasing awareness of the connection between oral health and systemic health emphasizes the urgency of proper preventive oral care. Identifying deficiencies is crucial for improving preventive oral ...
  • The role of the dentist in the early detection of oral cancer 
    Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Van Zyl, Andre W. (2011-09)
    All patients, and especially high-risk patients, visiting their dentist should receive a thorough examination for the presence of potentially malignant disorders or early oral cancer. It is well documented that early ...
  • Selected pathobiological features and principles of pharmacological pain management 
    Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar; Ballyram, Raoul; Fourie, Jeanine; Bouckaert, Michael; Lemmer, Johan; Feller, Liviu (Sage, 2020-05)
    Pain induced by inflammation and nerve injury arises from abnormal neural activity of primary afferent nociceptors in response to tissue damage, which causes long-term elevation of the sensitivity and responsiveness of ...
  • Situational awareness in the context of clinical practice 
    Feller, Shani; Feller, Liviu; Bhayat, Ahmed; Feller, Gal; Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar; Vally, Zunaid Ismail (MDPI, 2023-12-04)
    In the context of clinical practice, situational awareness refers to conscious awareness (knowledge), which is a mental model of a given clinical situation in terms of its elements and the significance of their interrelation. ...
  • The socket-shield technique at molar sites : a proof-of-principle technique report 
    Schwimer, Charles W.; Gluckman, Howard; Salama, Maurice; Nagy, Katalin N.; Du Toit, Jonathan (Elsevier, 2019-02)
    The socket-shield technique for avoiding postextraction tissue alteration was first described in 2010. The technique was developed for hopeless teeth in anterior esthetic sites but has not yet been described for molar ...
  • Substance abuse among oral healthcare workers 
    Marnewick, J.C. (Johan); Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2014-05)
    The abuse of both licit and illicit substances by the general population affects at least one in ten people. Research shows that the oral healthcare worker has at least the same prevalence of substance abuse, perhaps even ...
  • Substance abuse and oral health 
    Van Zyl, Andre W. (South African Dental Association, 2014-02)
    Substance abuse is a worldwide phenomenon. It is on the increase in most countries and claims the lives of millions every year. Substance abuse may involve licit and illicit drugs, with licit substances claiming more lives ...
  • Tumour genetic heterogeneity in relation to oral squamous cell carcinoma and anti-cancer treatment 
    Feller, Gal; Khammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar; Ballyram, Raoul; Beetge, Mia-Michaela; Lemmer, Johan; Feller, Liviu (MDPI, 2023-01)
    Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents more than 90% of all oral cancers and is the most frequent SCC of the head and neck region. It may affect any oral mucosal subsite but most frequently the tongue, followed ...
  • Yes, you can say no 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Crafford, Elmine; Fortuin, Alwyn (South African Dental Association, 2020-05)
    Quality dental care begins with determining the patient’s understanding of the dental treatment, their expectations, attaining all the diagnostic information and compiling a treatment plan best suited to each individual.1 ...