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Archives of Dentistry
ISSN: 2689-6222
2020
Volume 2, Issue 2, p21-50
Articles published in this issue are Open Access and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY NC) where the readers can reuse, download, distribute the article in whole or part by mentioning proper credits to the authors.
How Dental Service Organizations Strategically Navigated the Pandemic: Applauding a Successful Business Model
David G. Dunning, Kenneth J. Davis, Robert D. Madden
The dental community and broader economy have been shaken to the core since the month of March, 2020. Dr. Marko Vujicic [1] reported dentistry in the United States in the first quarter of 2020 enjoyed growth and was about to or fully recover from or had already overcome the downturn from the recession in 2007. Then, COVID-19 struck a
Arch Dent, 2020, Volume 2, Issue 2, p21-27 | DOI: 10.33696/dentistry.2.011
Backwards Screening for Gorlin-Goltz syndrome – Does It Make Sense? - A Family Case Report
Manfred Nilius, Minou Nilius, Henry Leonhardt, Anne Weißflog, Guenter Lauer
The Gorlin-Goltz syndrome (GGS), also referred as Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS) or Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome (BCNS) was first described by Gorlin et al. in 1960 although it was known for decades before [1]. It is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by KeratoCystic Odontogenic Tumors (KCOT) in the jaws,
Arch Dent, 2020, Volume 2, Issue 2, p28-34 | DOI: 10.33696/dentistry.2.012
The Involvement of 18 kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO) in Cigarette Smoke-related Diseases: A Review
Nidal Zeineh, Abraham Weizman, Moshe Gavish
Cigarette smoke (CS) is a main risk factor for the development of various diseases, either via direct exposure of tissues to CS [1-3] or indirect exposure of remote organs to CS extracts (CSE) (Figure 1) [4-6]. The harmful impact is induced by exposure to the toxic CS substances, each cigarette contains approximately 7,000 chemicals. Out of
Arch Dent, 2020, Volume 2, Issue 2, p35-43 | DOI: 10.33696/dentistry.2.013
Photodynamic Therapy for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Dental Office: Could be Possible?
Cinzia Casu
In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the Wuhan province of China, which has since caused a worldwide pandemic, with more than 21.2 million confirmed cases and over 760,200 confirmed deaths as of 14 August 2020. SARS-CoV-2 is a single-stranded RNA virus classified in
Arch Dent, 2020, Volume 2, Issue 2, p44-46 | DOI: 10.33696/dentistry.2.014
Dental Practice Covid-19 Infection Control Precautions
Ahmed Basheer Ayyed
In the end of 2019, a large number of patients started suffering from a disease that includes symptoms which can be displayed as a severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, in addition to multi organ dysfunction. These symptoms were detected in Wuhan, which is considered the capital city of Hubei province, with
Arch Dent, 2020, Volume 2, Issue 2, p47-50 | DOI: 10.33696/dentistry.2.015