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  1. V Rajendran K, Baharin F, Md Said H
    Cureus, 2024 Jul;16(7):e65907.
    PMID: 39219917 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65907
    The presence of natal and neonatal teeth is a rare anomaly that can lead to various complications. This case report aims to highlight the potential delayed sequelae that can arise following the extraction of natal teeth. A boy aged three years and two months was referred for pain and an abscess on his lower anterior teeth. He had two natal teeth at birth, which were extracted on the second day of life due to excessive mobility and profound discomfort to the mother during breastfeeding. Surprisingly, he presented with pain in the same area where the teeth were extracted previously. Upon examination, residual root-like structures were observed at the sites of teeth 71 and 81, with an abscess noted on tooth 81. The radiographic assessment confirmed the presence of residual roots, prompting the extraction. History, clinical, radiographic, and histopathological evaluations strongly validate the diagnosis of residual natal teeth. Gentle curettage of the socket should be performed whenever possible following the extraction of natal teeth to prevent complications. Although residual tooth formation is uncommon, periodic follow-up is important to monitor for any potential problem and observe adjacent teeth eruption.
  2. Lin GSS, Chin YJ, Chong RS, Baharin F, Syed Saadun Tarek Wafa SWW, Dziaruddin N
    BMC Oral Health, 2023 Jul 05;23(1):452.
    PMID: 37407955 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03130-8
    BACKGROUND: Paediatric dentistry is a branch of dental specialty that focuses on dental care for children from infancy through adolescence. However, there is no standardised national undergraduate paediatric dental curriculum in Malaysia. The present study aimed to identify relevant topics for undergraduate paediatric dental curricula and to determine the appropriate cognitive and psychomotor levels for each topic based on the consensus among paediatric dental experts.

    METHODS: Potential relevant undergraduate paediatric dentistry topics were initially drafted and revised according to the revised national competency statement. The final draft included 65 topics clustered under 18 domains. A fuzzy Delphi method was used and experts who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were invited to anonymously ranked the importance of relevant topics using a five-point Likert scale and proposed suitable cognitive and psychomotor levels for each topic. Fuzzy evaluation was then performed, and experts were considered to have reached a consensus if the following three conditions were achieved: (a). the difference between the average and expert rating data was ≤ 0.2; (b). the average expert consensus was ˃70%; and (c). the average fuzzy number was ≥ 0.5. Subsequently, the mean ratings were used to determine the cognitive and psychomotor levels.

    RESULTS: 20 experts participated in the survey. 64 out of 65 paediatric dentistry topics were deemed acceptable. The average fuzzy number ranged from 0.36 to 0.85, while the average Likert score ranged from 3.05 to 5.00. The topic "Dental amalgam" was rejected based on expert consensus since the average fuzzy number was 0.36. The most significant topic was "Pit and fissure sealant", followed by "Preventive advice", "Early childhood caries", "Dental caries in children & adolescent", "Management of dental caries in paediatric patients", and "Consent" which were equally ranked as the second most important topics. According to Bloom's and Simpson's taxonomies, most of the paediatric dentistry topics were rated adequate for undergraduate students at the cognitive level of "Apply" (C3) and a psychomotor level of "Guided response" (P3).

    CONCLUSION: The current study successfully identified relevant undergraduate paediatric dentistry topics using the fuzzy Delphi method, which can facilitate future educators to improve existing Malaysian undergraduate paediatric dental curricula.

  3. Jesmin F, Kamarudin A, Baharin F, Ahmad WMABW, Mohammed M, Marya A, et al.
    Biomed Res Int, 2021;2021:8424206.
    PMID: 34977246 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8424206
    Introduction: Hall's technique preformed metal crown (HTPMC) has been used widely by pediatric dentists in developed countries as a new approach for managing decayed primary molars without local anesthesia, caries removal, and tooth preparation. Currently, inadequate information is available regarding the implementation of this technique (HTPMC) in Malaysia. This study is aimed at evaluating the implementation of HTPMC by Malaysia's pediatric dentists and identify the co-occurrence frequencies of the HTPMC implementation with the respondents' demographic profile.

    Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based research was conducted among 65 pediatric dentists in Malaysia. Online questionnaires were distributed to the pediatric dentists employed at public hospitals (MOH) and universities in Malaysia.

    Result: It was found that over half of the respondents (65.6%) employed HTPMC. The analysis of the co-occurrence network frequency revealed that a high frequency of female pediatric dentists who were within the age group of 31-40 years old had fulfilled their postgraduation overseas and was employed in the university mainly applied HTPMC.

    Conclusion: The application of HTPMC among respondent pediatric dentists in Malaysia was high. However, most respondents considered HTPMC a treatment option only to manage carious primary molar rather than a treatment of choice.

  4. Snigdha NTS, Kamarudin A, Baharin F, Ghani NRNA, Bin Yhaya MF, Ahmad WMAW, et al.
    BMC Oral Health, 2023 Jul 08;23(1):462.
    PMID: 37420224 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03129-1
    OBJECTIVE: To compare the sealing ability and marginal adaptation of three calcium silicate-based cement (Biodentine, Pro root MTA, MTA Angelus) using a bacterial leakage model and scanning electron microscope (SEM).

    METHODS: Recently extracted lower first premolars were randomly categorized into three experimental groups (n = 15 samples), positive control (n = 5 samples), and negative control group (n = 5 sample). Samples from the experimental groups and positive control group were subject to cavity Class I occlusal preparation followed by modified coronal pulpotomy. Different types of bioceramic dressing material were placed in 3 mm thickness accordingly, group 1 (Biodentine), group 2 (MTA Angelus), and group 3 (ProRoot MTA). No dressing material was placed in the positive control group (group 4). All samples were placed in the incubator for 24 h at 37℃, 100% humidity, for the materials to be completely set. The final restoration was placed using the Z350 resin composite. A double layer of nail varnish was applied over all the sample surfaces except the occlusal site. Whereas the samples' surfaces in the negative control, were completely covered. A 3 mm length was measured from the root apex of the samples from each group, before proceeding with the resection. The bacterial leakage test was performed using Enterococcus faecalis TCC 23,125, and a sample from each experimental group was randomly chosen for SEM. Data analysis was conducted under the One-way ANOVA test, completed by Tukey's post hoc test.

    RESULTS: There is a significant difference in sealing ability and marginal adaptation between the groups. (p 

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