Stay up to date on the latest oral health-related research with the April 2023 issue of the International Dental Journal (IDJ). This issue includes peer-reviewed articles that cover various topics, including periodontology, oral cancer, and digital imaging in dentistry, among others.

The IDJ is the official scientific journal of FDI. Published every two months, IDJ features peer-reviewed articles relevant to oral health issues worldwide. These focus on international public health, practice-related research, interprofessional education and practice, and on science and technology in dentistry.

Make sure to check out the April 2023 issue of the IDJ to discover the latest developments and insights related to the field of oral health and dentistry.

Read the April Issue

Concise Reviews

• Maxillary Midline Diastemas in West African Smiles
  Sefaakor Ahiaku, Brian J. Millar
   

Science and Technology in Dental Practice

• Poor Prognosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Correlates With ITGA6
  Churen Zhang, Qiaoling Cai, Jianguo Ke
   
• Development of Ferroptosis-Associated ceRNA Network in Periodontitis
  Churen Zhang, Pengxin Xue, Jianguo Ke, Qiaoling Cai
   
• Efficacy of Proanthocyanidins in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
  Evelina Alkimavičienė, Rasa Pušinskaitė, Nomeda Basevičienė, Rasa Banienė, ... Ingrida Marija Pacauskienė
   

Practice-related Research

• Major Stress Sources Amongst Dental Students at Damascus University, Syria
  Muhammad Rami Shehada, Ghaith Alfakhry, Issam Jamous, Abeer A. Aljoujou, Mahmoud Abdul_hak
   
• Oral Health Status and Literacy/Knowledge Amongst Pregnant Women in Shanghai
  Wenqi Hu, Yijun Wang, Ruyu Chen, Tingting Pan
   
• Anterior Maxillary Labial Bone Thickness on Cone Beam Computed Tomography
  Fawaghi AlAli, Momen A. Atieh, Haifa Hannawi, Mohamad Jamal, ... Maanas Shah
   
• Methods Helping Dentists to Detect Dental Fear
  Taina Kankaala, Päivi Rajavaara, Maria Kestilä, Minna Väisänen, ... Vuokko Anttonen
   
• Role of Chlorhexidine and Herbal Oral Rinses in Managing Periodontitis
  Marwa Y. Shaheen, Abeer S. Al-Zawawi, Darshan Devang Divakar, Hajer A. Aldulaijan, Amani M. Basudan
   
• Nano-cellulose Reinforced Glass Ionomer Restorations: An In Vitro study
  Najmeh Mohammadi, Zahra Fattah, Lida Vaziri Borazjani
   
• Management Thresholds for Molars With Occlusal Noncavitated Caries Lesions
  Mai E. Khalaf, Asma Alyahya, Muawia A. Qudeimat
   
• Human Bone Typing Using Quantitative Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
  Hairong Huang, Dong Chen, Kurt Lippuner, Ernst B. Hunziker
   
• Photobiomodulation for Managing “Dry Socket”: A Randomised Controlled Trial
  Shatha S. ALHarthi, Dena Ali, Nujud Zayed Alamry, Majed K. Alshehri, ... Munerah S. BinShabaib
   
• Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Patients Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Treatment
  Umarevathi Gopalakrishnan, Rajalakshmi Thakshina Murthy, A. Sumathi Felicita, Abdulrahman Alshehri, ... Shankargouda Patil
   

International Public Health

• Sociobehavioural Factors Associated With Child Oral Health During COVID-19
  Ravi Kumar Gudipaneni, Mohammed Farhan O. Alruwaili, Kiran Kumar Ganji, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, ... Omar A Bawazir
   
• Anaesthesia and Caries Treatment by Dental Hygienists: A Worldwide Review
  Meryam Bozia, Erwin Berkhout, Fridus van der Weijden, Dagmar Else Slot
   
• Reasons for Delay in Seeking Treatment for Dental Caries in Tanzania
  Tatheer Sachedina, Karpal Singh Sohal, Sira Stanslaus Owibingire, Omar J.M. Hamza
   
• Association Between Toothbrushing Habits and COVID-19 Symptoms
  Hazem Abbas, Kenji Takeuchi, Shihoko Koyama, Ken Osaka, Takahiro Tabuchi
   
• Validity and Reliability of the Vietnamese Version of the Dental Fear Survey
  Uyen-Anh Thi Dong, Trung Nhu Nguyen, Son Hoang Le
   

Interprofessional Education and Practice

• Dentists’ Self-evaluated Ability in Diagnosing and Updating About Pulpotomy
  Beatriz Della Terra Mouco Garrido, Luciana Lourenço Ribeiro Vitor, Thiago Cruvinel, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, ... Natalino Lourenço Neto
   

Correspondance

• COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Immune Response in Oral Fluids and Serum: Correspondence
  Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
   
• Static Computer-Aided Implant Surgery: An Ally Against Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance?
  Juan-Francisco Peña-Cardelles, Ignacio Pedrinaci, Elli Kotina, Alejandro Lanis, Angel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo
   
• Antibiotic Resistance: The Silent Pandemia (in the COVID-19 Era)
  Angel-Orión Salgado Peralvo, Naresh Kewalramani, María-Victoria Mateos-Moreno