In the International Dental Journal’s (IDJ) first edition of 2023, discover the new FDI Policy Statements that lay out the current thinking on various oral health- and dentistry-related issues and policies. Additionally, peruse a selection of concise reviews and scientific reports on topical issues ranging from odontogenic lesions to digital imaging. You can also discover who the reviewers are through the special article of thanks from the IDJ Editor-in-Chief, associate editors, and the publisher.

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.

 

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Policy Statements

• The Role of Vaccinations in Protecting the Dental Team
• Sports Mouthguards
• Prevention in Sports Dentistry
• Noma: Eradicating a Preventable Disease to Save Lives
• Bioactive Restorative Materials

Concise Reviews

• Probiotic Bifidobacteria in Managing Periodontal Disease: A Systematic Review
  
  Victor Haruo Matsubara, Kausar Sadia Fakhruddin, Hien Ngo, Lakshman P. Samaranayake
  
   
• Bioactivity of Dental Restorative Materials: FDI Policy Statement
  
  Gottfried Schmalz, Reinhard Hickel, Richard Bengt Price, Jeffrey A. Platt
  
   
• PROMs Following Root Canal Treatment and Surgical Endodontic Treatment
  
  Jasmine Wong, Gary Shun Pan Cheung, Angeline Hui Cheng Lee, Colman McGrath, Prasanna Neelakantan
  
   

Science and Technology in Dental Practice

• The Prevalence of EBV and KSHV in Odontogenic Lesions
  
  Mohammed Amjed Alsaegh, Okba Mahmoud, Sudhir Rama Varma, Shengrong Zhu
  
   
• Clustering of Signs and Symptoms of Oral Diseases in a Colombian Population
  
  Ana Cristina Mafla, Falk Schwendicke
  
   
• Accuracy of the Intraoral Scanner for Detection of Tooth Wear
  
  Somsak Mitrirattanakul, Siew Peng Neoh, Jirasin Chalarmchaichaloenkit, Chirasit Limthanabodi, Chocktipat Trerayapiwat, Natdanai Pipatpajong, Norravit Taechushong, Rochaya Chintavalakorn
  
   
• Effect of Sustained Systemic Administration of Ginger (Z officinale) Rhizome Extracts on Salivary Flow in Mice
  
  Chang Yu Kan, Jing Xuan H'ng, Andy Goh, Frederick Smales, Eng Lai Tan, Shiming Zhang, Mallikarjuna Rao Pichika, Abhishek Parolia
  
   
• Assessment of the Root Canal Similarity in Contralateral Mandibular Incisors
  
  Gaute Floer Johnsen, Håvard Haugen, Liebert Parreiras Nogueira, Usame Sevgi, Ashley Mae Jimenez, Joseph T. DeLuca, Ryan Mancuso, Lucila Piasecki
  
   
• Novel Dental Anomaly–associated Mutations in WNT10A Protein Binding Sites
  
  Piranit Kantaputra, Peeranat Jatooratthawichot, Oranuch Tantachamroon, Kamonporn Nanekrungsan, Worrachet Intachai, Bjorn Olsen, Sissades Tongsima, Chumpol Ngamphiw, James R. Ketudat Cairns
  
   

Practice-related Research

• 2D and 3D Wear Analysis of 3D Printed and Prefabricated Artificial Teeth
  
  Amna S. Al Saadi, Hatem M. El-Damanhoury, Nadia Khalifa
  
   
• Clinical Evaluation of Toothbrushes for Elderly Patients: A Crossover Study
  
  Virunpat Nitipong, Arunee Laiteerapong, Yossakit Lochaiwatana, Sirikarn P. Arunyanak
  
   
• Dentist Empathic Accuracy Is Associated With Patient-Reported Reassurance
  
  Serge A. Steenen, Moniek A.J. Zeegers, Arjen J. van Wijk, Saif Al-Zubaidi, Minakshi Jethu-Ramkrishan, Aida Loddin, Jan de Lange, Ad de Jongh
  
   
• Distraction With Virtual Reality Goggles in Paediatric Dental Treatment: A Randomised Controlled Trial
  
  Lior Zaidman, Gal Lusky, Aviv Shmueli, Elinor Halperson, Moti Moskovitz, Diana Ram, Avia Fux-Noy
  
   
• A 19-Year Study of Dental Needlestick and Sharps Injuries in Japan
  
  Yoko Iwamatsu-Kobayashi, Jun Watanabe, Taro Kusama, Hideaki Endo, Shinobu Ikeda, Koichi Tokuda, Kaoru Igarashi, Hiroshi Egusa
  
   

International Public Health

• Validity of Simple Self-Reported Periodontal Status Questions
  
  Attawood Lertpimonchai, Supang Tuntrakul, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Pimchanok Sutthiboonyapan, Prin Vathesatogkit, Artit Udomsak, Kanoknadda Tavedhikul
  
   
• Contextual and Individual Determinants of Anterior Open Bite in Adolescents
  
  Bastos Roosevelt-Silva, Pistelli Gustavo-Chab, Ferreira Fernando-Pedrin-Carvalho, Bastos José-Roberto-Magalhães, Janson Guilherme, Ferreira Raquel-Conceição
  
   
• Circ_0099630 Participates in SPRY1-Mediated Repression in Periodontitis
  
  Jing Wang, Zhenning Wang, Meng Huang, Yu Zhang, Lulu Xu
  
   
• Oral microbiota analyses of Saudi sickle cell anemics with dental caries
  
  Yousef M. Alyousef, Faisal A. Alonaizan, Ahmed A. Alsulaiman, Mohammed I. Aldarwish, Ali A. Alali, Naif N. Almasood, Chittibabu Vatte, Cyril Cyrus, Alawi H. Habara, Bobby P.C. Koeleman
  
   

Interprofessional Education and Practice

• Stylohyoid Ligament Calcification and Its Association With Dental Diseases
  
  Suhail H. Al-Amad, Saad Al Bayatti, Hissa Arif Alshamsi
  
   
• A Bibliometric Analysis of the International Dental Journal (2011-2020)
  
  Frank Mayta-Tovalino, Carlos Quispe-Vicuña, Miguel Cabanillas-Lazo, Arnaldo Munive-Degregori, Maria Eugenia Guerrero, Roman Mendoza
  
   

Correspondance

• Monkeypox in Dentistry: A New Opportunity for Research and Collaboration
  
  Frank Mayta-Tovalino, John Barja-Ore, Daniel Alvitez-Temoche
  
   

Thank you to Reviewers

• Thank you to Reviewers