Peruse the August edition of the International Dental Journal (IDJ), featuring review and research articles authored by distinguished experts in dentistry and oral health. As the official scientific publication of the FDI, the IDJ proudly announces a newly revealed 2023 Impact Factor of 3.2. This milestone achievement has elevated the journal's ranking to an impressive #20 out of 157 in dentistry journals, placing it for the first time ever in the top quartile of Dentistry, Oral Surgery, and Medicine journals.
 

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Editorial

• Addressing Inequalities in Science: The Role of Language Learning Models in Bridging the Gap
  Betül İlhan, Barış Oğuz Gürses, Pelin Güneri

Systematic Review

• Alternative Direct Restorative Materials for Dental Amalgam: A Concise Review Based on an FDI Policy Statement
  Gottfried Schmalz, Falk Schwendicke, Reinhard Hickel, Jeffrey A. Platt
   
• Motivational Interviewing on Periodontal Treatment Outcomes: A Meta-Analysi
  Chaoning Zhan, Wanting Qu, Melissa Rachel Fok, Lijian Jin, Yifan Lin
   
• Effect of Er:YAG Laser Irradiation on Preventing Enamel Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Zhiyuan Feng, Rui Yuan, Lin Cheng, Hao Fan, ... Zhaonan Hao
   
• Antimicrobial Activity of Antibacterial Sutures in Oral Surgery: A Scoping Revie
  Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Simone Scapellato, Marco Cicciù, Eugenio Pedullà

International Public Health

• Genetic Connectivity of Gut Microbiota and Oral Ulcers: A Mendelian Randomization Study
  Bilun Jin, Pengfei Wang, Peiqi Liu, Yijie Wang, ... Lin Niu
   
• A Mendelian Randomisation Analysis Reveals No Relationship Between Periodontitis and Coronary Atherosclerosis
  Zhengrui Li, Qi Wang, Xufeng Huang, Yinteng Wu, ... Ling Zhang
   
• Associations of Urinary Total Arsenic and Arsenic Species and Periodontitis
  Han Yang, Jing Wang, Qiansi Chen, Yuxuan Wu, ... Fa Chen
   
• Oral Health Policy and Research Capacity: Perspectives From Dental Schools in Africa
  Olivia Urquhart, Cleopatra N. Matanhire-Zihanzu, Roopali Kulkarni, Emilio Alberto Parrado, ... Alonso Carrasco-Labra
   
• The Response of the Indonesian Dental Community to the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Iwan Dewanto, Rosa Amalia, Armelia Sari Widyarman, Freddy W Ferdiansyah
   
• COVID-19 Severity in Patients With Apical Periodontitis: A Case Control Study
  Nadya Marouf, Raidan Ba-Hattab, Fatima Al-Sheeb, Amal Diab, ... Faleh Tamimi

Practice-related research

• Psychological Stress and its relationship to Periodontal flora and salivary Nitrite/Nitrate
  Elisa Ponzio, Jacopo Dolcini, Scilla Sparabombe, Giorgio Firmani, ... Pamela Barbadoro
   
• Effects of Hydroxyapatite-Containing Toothpastes on Some Caries-Related Variables: A Randomised Clinical Trial
  Guglielmo Campus, Fabio Cocco, Richard Johannes Wierichs, Thomas Gerhard Wolf, ... Maria Grazia Cagetti
   
• Penetration of Calcium Silicate and Epoxy Resin Sealers Into the Lateral Canals
  Angel Yuk Yan Chan, Jeffrey Wen Wei Chang, Gary Shun Pan Cheung, Prasanna Neelakantan, ... Angeline Hui Cheng Lee
   
• The Significance of Modified Histone H3 in Epithelial Dysplasia and Oral Cancer
  Woraphaluck Tachaveeraphong, Ekarat Phattarataratip
   
• Cross-Cultural Validation of the Thai Oral Health Impact Profile for Temporomandibular Disorders
  Ronlada Porntirit, Phanomporn Vanichanon, Prangtip Potewiratnanond, Justin Durham, Chayanit Chaweewannakorn
   
• Associations Between Temporomandibular Disorders and Brain Imaging-Derived Phenotypes
  Jun Lin, Dong-Yuan Cao
   
• Concentration of Fluoride in Saliva After Fluoride Gel Application: A Randomised Clinical Trial
  Anna Turska-Szybka, Zuzanna Piotrkowicz, Maria Prokopczyk, Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, ... Jacek Tomczyk
   
• Excessive Gag Reflex, Dental Anxiety, and Phobia of Vomiting in Dental Care
  Nir Uziel, Efrat Gilon, Idan Bar, Naftaly Edri, Ilana Eli
   
• Uncovering the Hidden: A Study on Incidental Findings on CBCT Scans Leading to External Referrals
  Sharmin Kadkhodayan, Fabiana T. Almeida, Hollis Lai, Camila Pacheco-Pereira
   
• Dental Care to Reduce Aspiration Pneumonia Recurrence: A Prospective Cohort Study
  Taiju Miyagami, Yuji Nishizaki, Ryoko Imada, Kohei Yamaguchi, ... Toshio Naito

Science and Technology in Dental Practice

• Diabetic Macrophage Exosomal miR-381-3p Inhibits Epithelial Cell Autophagy Via NR5A2
  Xin Huang, Linhesheng Wei, Mengdi Li, Yong Zhang, ... Zhengmei Lin
   
• Photosensitive Hydrogels Encapsulating DPSCs and AgNPs for Dental Pulp Regeneration
  Yan He, Yanni Zhang, Fengting Hu, Min Chen, ... Lihua Luo
   
• Effect of a Novel ‘Scan Body’ on the In Vitro Scanning Accuracy of Full-Arch Implant Impressions
  Tingting Zhang, Bo Yang, Ruihan Ge, Chaobiao Zhang, ... Yan Wang
   
• The Role of Pecking Motion Depths in Dynamic Cyclic Fatigue Resistance: In Vitro Study
  Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Francesco Saverio Canova, Luigi Generali, Eugenio Pedullà
   
• The Effect of Marijuana-Smoking on Dental Caries Experience
  Meyassara Samman, Thayer Scott, Woosung Sohn
   
• The 100 Most-Cited Randomised Controlled Trials in Orthodontics: A Bibliometric Study
  Xiang Yao Lam, Jianhan Ren, Andy Wai Kan Yeung, Yifan Lin
   
• Visualisation of Droplet Flow Induced by Ultrasonic Dental Cleaning
  Haiyin Shu, Xiaoyan Yu, Xiankun Zhu, Fan Zhang, ... Jin Zhao

Interprofessional education and practice

• Attitude Towards Sustainability in Dentistry: The Evidence From Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
  Sanjida Haque, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Fatema Akhter, Adel AbdulRahman M. Bianoony
   
• A Comparative Study of the Sensitivity and Specificity of the Ishihara Test With Various Displays
  Thomas Klinke, Wolfgang Hannak, Klaus Böning, Holger Jakstat

Letter to the Editor

• Response to Generative AI in Dental Licensing Examinations: Comment
  Reinhard Chun Wang Chau, Khaing Myat Thu, Ollie Yiru Yu, Edward Chin Man Lo, ... Walter Yu Hang Lam