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  • The longevity of restorations - a literature review 
    Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Vally, Zunaid Ismail; Sykes, Leanne M. (South African Dental Association, 2015-10)
    Dentists need to consider various factors when choosing restorative materials, with the longevity of restorations being one of the most important criteria. Replacement of failed restorations constitutes over 60% of ...
  • Looking beyond the physical management of patients with head and neck cancer 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Ntseke, Tshegofatso V.; Nethononda, Portia (South African Dental Association, 2021-07)
    Cancers of the head and neck region often leave patients with conspicuous defects, as well as limitations in physical and psycho-social functions. Rehabilitation is challenging and can never fully restore the anatomical, ...
  • Nasal reconstruction of a patient with complete congenital arhinia : a clinical report 
    Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Van den Heever, Jacobus; Sykes, Leanne M.; Kluge, Herman (Elsevier, 2016-12)
    Complete congenital arhinia is a rare embryonic disorder of unknown etiology. This is a clinical report of prosthetic nasal rehabilitations done in the early childhood and adolescent stages of a patient with complete ...
  • Outsmarting COVID-19 through rapid 3D printing and flipped learning in fixed prosthodontics 
    Fortuin, Alwyn; Van den Heever, J.H.; Postma, Thomas Corne (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)
    Fixed prosthodontics comprises an array of advanced clinical skills that dental students need to master before qualification. Fixed prosthodontics involves the rehabilitation of absent and severely damaged teeth by means ...
  • Part 12. Dental images : ensuring the understanding, acceptance and consent of and by patients to all possible usages 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Harryparsad, Ashana; Evans, William G. (South African Dental Association, 2017-08)
    There is an idiom which says "A picture is worth a thousand words". At no time could this be truer than in the very visual digital world of today. The Internet, having the ability to mix text with other media such as ...
  • Part 13. Issuing medical certificates : how sick do you have to actually “Be sick”? 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Evans, William G.; Gani, Fatima; Nethononda, Portia (South African Dental Association, 2017-09)
    Absenteeism from work as a result of sickness places a tremendous financial burden on the economy of any country. In 2013, the Adcorp index revealed that 3.96 million South Africans were absent from work due to illness ...
  • 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, ...
  • Patients are people treating the person, not the problem 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Evans, William G.; Dullabh, Hemant D. (South African Dental Association, 2018-03)
    A health-care practitioner is an individual who provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic manner to people, families or communities. Sadly, many clinicians could ...
  • Practicing beyond your expertise - Part 10. Who's to blame, who's to name? 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Vally, Zunaid Ismail; Evans, William G. (South African Dental Association, 2017-06)
    A prosthodontist was recently called by a dentist who was asking for advice about a patient who was anaesthetized and lying in the chair at that time. The patient was partially dentate in the mandible, with severe periodontal ...
  • The prevalence of second canals in the mesiobuccal root of maxillary molars : a cone beam computed tomography study 
    Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Herbst, Dirk; Postma, Thomas Corne; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen (Wiley, 2019-04)
    The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of MB2 canals in permanent maxillary molars utilising CBCT; in patients attending a university hospital. A total of 200 patient scans, (100 female and 100 male patients), ...
  • Prosthetic challenges in a patient with ocular evisceration and global preservation 
    Lekay-Adams, Mary-Rose; Sykes, Leanne M.; Du Plessis, F. (South African Dental Association, 2014-02)
    The eye is a vital organ from a functional perspective, but loss of an eye also often leads to altered emotional, psychological, behavioural and social responses. This may adversely affect the quality of life of a patient ...
  • Race in health research : considerations for researchers and research ethics committees 
    Van Staden, Werdie; Nienaber, A.; Rossouw, T.; Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; Nel, Jan Gert; Bapela, S.; Beetge, Mia-Michaela; Blumenthal, Ryan; Castelyn, Camille De Villebois; De Witt-Jordaan, T.W. (Wilma); Dlagnekova, Antonia; Kotze, Carla; Mangwane, S.; Napoles, Lizeka; Somers, R.; Sykes, Leanne M.; Van Zyl, W.B.; Venter, Marietjie; Uys, Andre; Warren, Nichola (South African Medical Association, 2023-04)
    This article provides ethical guidance on using race in health research as a variable or in defining the study population. To this end, a plain, non-exhaustive checklist is provided for researchers and research ethics ...
  • Reconstruction of an extensive midfacial defect using additive manufacturing techniques 
    Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Van den Heever, Jacobus; Hoogendijk, Christiaan Frederik; Botha, Sarel; Booysen, Gerrie; Els, Johan (Wiley, 2016-10)
    Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours are extremely rare tumours arising in peripheral nerves. Only 17 cases involving the trigeminal nerve have ever been reported. These tumours have a very poor prognosis and very ...
  • Root canal preparation with reciprocating instruments - a literature review and clinical application 
    Victor, Christiaan; Van der Vyver, Petrus Jacobus; Vorster, Martin; Vally, Zunaid Ismail (South African Dental Association, 2020-10)
    It is well described that the presence of microbial flora in the pulp space of the tooth, and the inability of the immune system to remove these pathogens, are the major sources of peri-apical and radicular inflammation. 1 ...
  • The scope of maxillofacial prosthodontics 
    Van den Heever, J.H.; Sykes, Leanne M.; Du Plessis, F. (South African Dental Association, 2012-11)
    Oral cancer may affect up to 275 000 new patients per year worldwide. Many of these will be disfigured by the destruction of tissue within the face and head area. Maxillofacial prosthodontics can play a vital role in ...
  • Self-reported substance use, in dental and oral hygiene students at a university in South Africa 
    Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo; Mostert, Vanessa C.; Sykes, Leanne M. (South African Dental Association, 2022-10)
    BACKGROUND : A recent study amongst South African dental students found that a number of them had perceived moderate to severe stress and as a result, some have resorted to stimulant drugs. AIM : The aim of the study ...
  • South Africa’s contribution in the field of forensic odontology - a textbook review 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Robinson, Liam (South African Dental Association, 2021-08)
    This textbook represents an up-to-date, comprehensive compilation of the field of Forensic Odontology. The chapters have been uniquely structured to take the reader through all aspects of this discipline in a methodical ...
  • Statistical terms Part 1 : The meaning of the MEAN, and other statistical terms commonly used in medical research 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Gani, Fatima; Vally, Zunaid Ismail (South African Dental Association, 2016-07)
    No abstract available.
  • Statistical terms Part 2 : Principles of research study design : understanding the options, indications and limitations 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Gani, Fatima; Dullabh, Hemant D. (South African Dental Association, 2016-08)
    Consider this proposed study. AIM: This cohort case study will use a causal, cross sectional design, based on historical records, to explore and describe the long-term, sequential effects of eating. HO: This study will ...
  • Students’ vulnerability in educational research 
    Sykes, Leanne M.; Dullabh, Hemant D. (South African Dental Association, 2012-06)
    Dental teaching institutions in South Africa recently implemented “learner-centred” curricula and expected educators to alter their teaching styles accordingly, but perhaps without providing adequate training in this ...