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  1. Fulltext Construction of Custom Ocular Prosthesis With Reduced Number of Visits: A Case Report
    Sulaiman MM, Abdul Muttlib NA, Alawi R
    Cureus, 2023 Nov;15(11):e48159.
    PMID: 38046708 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.48159
    Construction of an ocular or eye prosthesis can be challenging, as it is a cosmetic device. It needs good communication between dentists and maxillofacial technicians. The construction process normally requires multiple appointments, which involve at least four visits starting with ocular impression to insertion of the prosthesis. This article will outline the clinical step and propose a clinical technique to reduce the number of appointments from four to three appointments, which would benefit both the patient and practitioner.
  2. Fulltext COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among dental students and dental practitioners: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Lin GSS, Lee HY, Leong JZ, Sulaiman MM, Loo WF, Tan WW
    PLoS One, 2022;17(4):e0267354.
    PMID: 35439274 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267354
    BACKGROUND: Dental practitioners and dental students are classified as high-risk exposure to COVID-19 due to the nature of dental treatments, but evidence of their acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccination is still scarce. Hence, this systemic review aims to critically appraise and analyse the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination among dental students and dental practitioners.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: This review was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42021286108) based on PRISMA guidelines. Cross-sectional articles on the dental students' and dental practitioners' acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccine published between March 2020 to October 2021 were searched in eight online databases. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool was employed to analyse the risk of bias (RoB) of each article, whereas the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine recommendation tool was used to evaluate the level of evidence. Data were analysed using the DerSimonian-Laird random effect model based on a single-arm approach.

    RESULTS: Ten studies were included of which three studies focused on dental students and seven studies focused on dental practitioners. Four studies were deemed to exhibit moderate RoB and the remaining showed low RoB. All the studies demonstrated Level 3 evidence. Single-arm meta-analysis revealed that dental practitioners had a high level of vaccination acceptance (81.1%) than dental students (60.5%). A substantial data heterogeneity was observed with the overall I2 ranging from 73.65% and 96.86%. Furthermore, subgroup analysis indicated that dental practitioners from the Middle East and high-income countries showed greater (p < 0.05) acceptance levels, while meta-regression showed that the sample size of each study had no bearing on the degree of data heterogeneity.

    CONCLUSIONS: Despite the high degree of acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among dental practitioners, dental students still demonstrated poor acceptance. These findings highlighted that evidence-based planning with effective approaches is warranted to enhance the knowledge and eradicate vaccination hesitancy, particularly among dental students.

  3. Fulltext Molecular Mechanisms of Candida albicans Adhesion to Maxillofacial Silicone Elastomers: Integrating Candidate Molecular Pathways with Material Surface Properties
    Hamarsha AM, Atatra M, Watted N, Irekeola AA, Sulaiman MM, Hasbullah N
    Int J Mol Sci, 2026 Oct 12;27(20).
    PMID: 42941804 DOI: 10.3390/ijms27209031
    Colonisation of maxillofacial prostheses by Candida albicans is conventionally attributed to surface roughness, porosity, and wettability properties that explain where cells accumulate rather than why particular surfaces promote biofilm formation. This review reinterprets the in vitro literature on C. albicans adhesion to maxillofacial silicone elastomers through the underlying molecular events. Nine eligible studies identified through searches of PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect conducted on 31 March 2026 were appraised with the QUIN tool and mapped onto a six-stage molecular cascade: surface conditioning, reversible attachment, adhesin engagement, morphogenesis, matrix assembly, and antifungal tolerance. Three conclusions emerged. First, C. albicans senses topography through mechanically gated calcium channels and converts mechanical contact into hyphal commitment; roughness is therefore a morphogenetic cue that surface finishing can withhold. Second, the tested agents-silver nanoparticles, chitosan, thymol, and carvacrol, and a Lactobacillus brevis-derived biosurfactant-engage distinct molecular targets and are not mechanistically interchangeable. Third, most included studies evaluated silicone without salivary conditioning, whereas the clinical interface is an acquired salivary pellicle that supplies both adhesion receptors and antimicrobial peptides. All studies fell within the medium risk-of-bias band (50.0-62.5%). Pellicle-conditioned models and molecular readouts are required. The mechanistic interpretations discussed in this review are derived from the broader C. albicans literature and have not been directly demonstrated on maxillofacial silicone elastomers.
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