Purpose: This study aimed to carry out a city-wide survey to evaluate undergraduate students' opinions on their oral surgery training by measuring their self-confidence. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional survey of 383 3rd year, 412 4th year and 363 5th year undergraduate dental students from six dental schools in Istanbul with a mean age of 22.73 ± 1.55 was conducted towards the end of the academic year. A web link to the questionnaire was sent to the contact person at the participating dental schools. The questionnaires were anonymously evaluated. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and Chi-square tests were performed to examine the data. A P-value of <.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results:In total, 1158 responses were returned, representing 67% of the overall students in the 2018-2019 academic year. The male respondents were significantly more self-confident than females in the general aspects of surgical skills. More than half of the respondents (53%) felt confident in oral surgery knowledge to undertake independent practice. Although 5th year respondents felt more confident in the general aspect of the questionnaire, their ability of differentiation of odontogenic and non-odontogenic pain was lower than their counterparts. The majority (86%) of the participants disagreed that the only knowledge required for oral surgery was that of tooth and jaw anatomy. Conclusion:This survey revealed perceived confidence in tooth and retained root extraction. The male respondents were found to be more self-confident. There is a need for improvement in surgical skills, recognition of malignancies and differentiation of the origin of the pain. K E Y W O R D Sanatomical knowledge, dental students' opinion, oral surgery teaching, self-confidence

Intraosseous schwannomas are benign neoplasms that originate from the neural sheath. Most common occurrence sites being soft tissues of head and neck, intraosseous schwannomas are rare. This case report presents an unusual location of an intraosseous schwannoma of the mandible and its management.

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SummaryBackground/Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of dental students in a private dental school with the use of the WHOQOLBREF scale.Material and Methods: The Turkish version of the WHOQOLBREF questionnaire was used to assess the QOL of dental students in their first (n=73), second (n=58), third (n=55), fourth (n=47) and fifth (n=48) years with a mean age of 22,15 ± 1,89 between January and February 2019. The items were organized in four domains (physical and psychological health, social relations and the environment) with most response options on a five-point Likert-type scale. Descriptive statistics were computed and the P-value of <0,05 was set as statistically significant.Results: The sample was composed of 281 students, corresponding to an overall response rate of 90,6%. The overall QOL was rated good by the responding students. The difference between male and female respondents’ answers was not statistically significant. Mean scores were lowest for the psychological domain and were highest for the physical health domain. The psychological domain of the first-year participants was significantly better than that of fourth-year participants. Furthermore, the overall quality of life was highest for first-year students’ compared to all years.Conclusions: Although the overall QOL for students in the present study was generally acceptable, the psychological domain was the lowest in dental students. A positive relationship was observed between students’ satisfaction with health and their QOL. Dental schools should focus on reorganizing the curriculum and provide support for dental students, especially for those in their fourth-year.

Bu çalışmada süt dişi çekim nedenlerinin; yaş, cinsiyet ve diş konumuyla ilişkisinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Yeditepe Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi'nde 2018-2019 yılları arasında lokal anestezi altında süt dişi çekimi yapılan 2 ile 14 yaş arası 1074 hastanın yaş, cinsiyet, radyografi, sistemik durum ve çekim nedenleri retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Çekim nedenlerinde cinsiyetler arası bir fark bulunmazken en çok çekim 6-9 yaş grubunda (%53,4) yapılmıştır. İki-beş yaş ve 6-9 yaş gruplarında çürük en sık çekim nedenini oluştururken; 10-14 yaş grubunda dişler en sık fizyolojik rezorpsiyon nedenli çekilmiştir. Süt molarlar en çok çekilen diş tipi olarak bulunmuştur (%70,1) (p<0,05). Sonuç: Çocuklara ve ebeveynlerine verilen ağız-diş sağlığı eğitimleri yaygınlaştırılarak patolojik kaynaklı diş çekim prevalansı düşürülebilir. Anahtar kelimeler: Süt dişi, çekim, çürük, fizyolojik rezorpsiyon SUMMARY Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reasons for extraction of primary teeth in terms of age, sex and the type of teeth. Material and Method: Retrospective analysis of 1074 children aged between 2 to 14 who underwent primary tooth extraction under local anesthesia in Yeditepe University Dental Faculty between 2018 and 2019 was carried out. Patient's age, sex, medical condition, type of tooth extracted and reason for extraction were analyzed. Results: There was no sex difference regarding extraction reasons. Most teeth extraction was performed in the age group of 6-9 (53.4%). While the caries was the main reason for primary teeth extraction in the age groups of 2-5 and 6-9; physiological resorption was found to be the most common reason in the age group of 10-14. Primary molars (70.1%) were the most common type of teeth extracted (p<0.05). Conclusion: Prevalance of pathological teeth extraction can be reduced by widespreading of oral health education to children and parents.

Çalışmamızda ramus veya simfizden alınan blok greftlerle kazanılan kemik miktarlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Horizontal veya kombine alveolar defekti bulunan 15 hastanın radyolojik görüntüleri restrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Defektler ramus veya simfiz bölgesinden alınan otojen blok greftlerle ogmente edilmiştir. Pre-op ve post-op 6. ayda alınan dental volumetrik tomografi (DVT) görüntüleri ile kazanılan kemik miktarları değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar Wilcoxon, Mann Whitney U ve Pearson Korelasyon testleri ile değerlendirilmiştir (p<0,05). Bulgular: Kadın hastaların post-op kemik kalınlığı değerleri pre-op kemik kalınlığı değerlerinden istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,003). Ramus grubunda kazanılan kemik miktarı simfiz grubundan istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,002). Sonuç: Tüm hastalarda en az 4 mm çapında implant yerleştirilebilecek yeterli horizontal kemik hacmi elde edilmiştir. Anahtar kelimeler: Ogmentasyon, otojen, ramus grefti, simfiz grefti, intra-oral donör saha SUMMARY Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acquired bone volume obtained from ramus or symphysis block grafts. Materials and Method: This retrospective study was conducted on 15 patients with horizontal or combined alveolar bone defects. They were treated by autogenous bone blocks harvested from the ramus or symphysis. Bone volumes were measured pre-op and post-op 6th month by dental volumetric tomography images respectively. The results were analyzed by Wilcoxon, Mann Whitney U and Pearson Correlation tests (p<0,05). Results: Post-op bone volume values are statistically higher than pre-op ones in female group (p=0,003). Acquired bone values of the ramus group is statistically higher than the symphysis group (p=0,002). Conclusion: In all patients, sufficient horizontal bone volumes were acquired for at least 4 mm diameter implant insertion.

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