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Papers by Mohamed Ingafou

Research paper thumbnail of Detection of Species Diversity in Oral Fungi Colonization and Anti-Fungal susceptibility among Non-Oral Habit adult patients

Research journal of pharmacy and technology, Nov 30, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of A Comparative Study of Condylar Bone Pathology in Patients with and without Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Using Orthopantomography

Journal of Clinical Medicine

This study aimed to compare condylar bony pathology in patients with and without temporomandibula... more This study aimed to compare condylar bony pathology in patients with and without temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) using orthopantomography at Ajman University dental clinics between 2017 and 2021. Patient data from the Ajman University archives were collected after obtaining ethical approval. OPG (orthopantomogram) views were evaluated for potential TMJ pathology. Three independent observers underwent calibration and image analysis, with their agreement level calculated using Kappa statistics (score 0.781). Condylar changes were coded from 0 to 6. Statistical tests such as the Mann–Whitney Test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Spearman’s correlation, and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The inter-examiner reliability for OPG was 0.903, and intra-examiner reliability was 0.908. The most common condylar bony changes observed in OPG views were flattening and osteophyte. Female participants had a higher prevalence of all bony changes. Temporomandibular Disorder (TM...

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived competency towards preventive dentistry among dental graduates: the need for curriculum change

Background: A previous study has shown that dental practitioners in Benghazi believed that the le... more Background: A previous study has shown that dental practitioners in Benghazi believed that the less prevention-oriented education system is one of the barriers to applying preventive dentistry. Objective: To assess attitudes and perceived competence of the dental graduates in Benghazi towards prevention and early management of dental caries. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among internship students attending the Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry in Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya. The par-ticipants were asked to provide demographic information, to respond to statements about their attitudes towards preventive dentistry, and to answer questions regarding their perceived competence in applying preventive dentistry procedures. Results: Data from 108 Libyan dental graduates were analysed for this study, of which 64 % of them were females and 42.1 % of them passed their final year with grade: acceptable. The most acknowledged aspe...

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical studies of oral lichen planus

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence of tooth wear among Libyan dental students in Benghazi

Background: The problem of tooth wear (TW) encountered increasingly by clinicians and researchers... more Background: The problem of tooth wear (TW) encountered increasingly by clinicians and researchers. An early recognition as well as an understanding of the etiologies and risk factors of tooth wear is important to prevent serious irreversible damage to the dentition and for the adequate provision of preventive and therapeutic measures. Aims: To determine the prevalence of tooth wear and identify the associated factors among dental students in Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi. Methods: The study comprised of 300 participants aged 18-27 years, of which 250 (83%) were females and 50 (17%) were males. All participants completed a questionnaire before examination. The questionnaire consisting of 14 questions about dietary habits, hygiene habits, medications usage, tooth sensitivity and para-functional habits. Tooth wear was measured using Smith and Knight Tooth wear Index. Data were tabulated and analyzed using Chi Square test; P value was set at 0.05. Results: The prevalence ...

Research paper thumbnail of Macroglossia as the first oral manifestation of dialysis-associated systemic amyloidosis

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical and Histopathological Study of OLP Clinical and Histopathologic observations in a cohort of Libyan patients with Oral Lichen Planus

This study describes the clinical and histological features in a cohort of 72 Libyans with a hist... more This study describes the clinical and histological features in a cohort of 72 Libyans with a histologically confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP) seen in the academic department of Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology of dental faculty in Benghazi in the period between 1997 and 2015. The cases were followed up clinically from the time of first visit up to periods extending from 4-14 years. In addition, serial biopsies were taken (whenever it deemed necessary) for those patients diagnosed with epithelial dysplasia to monitor its behaviour within the lesion. All the epithelial dysplastic changes were found in erosive, atrophic and bullous form, and none was detected in the white keratotic types. Only One case had undergone malignant transformation after 14 years of the first presentation. Most of the cases responded invariably to management by topical corticosteroids, however, systemic corticosteroids were used for short periods in 5 cases, while benzydamine hydrochloride proven to be beneficial for the relief of mild to moderate pain that sometimes associates with OLP.

Research paper thumbnail of Detection of Species Diversity in Oral Fungi Colonization and Anti-Fungal susceptibility among Non-Oral Habit adult patients

Research journal of pharmacy and technology, Nov 30, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of A Comparative Study of Condylar Bone Pathology in Patients with and without Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Using Orthopantomography

Journal of Clinical Medicine

This study aimed to compare condylar bony pathology in patients with and without temporomandibula... more This study aimed to compare condylar bony pathology in patients with and without temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) using orthopantomography at Ajman University dental clinics between 2017 and 2021. Patient data from the Ajman University archives were collected after obtaining ethical approval. OPG (orthopantomogram) views were evaluated for potential TMJ pathology. Three independent observers underwent calibration and image analysis, with their agreement level calculated using Kappa statistics (score 0.781). Condylar changes were coded from 0 to 6. Statistical tests such as the Mann–Whitney Test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Spearman’s correlation, and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The inter-examiner reliability for OPG was 0.903, and intra-examiner reliability was 0.908. The most common condylar bony changes observed in OPG views were flattening and osteophyte. Female participants had a higher prevalence of all bony changes. Temporomandibular Disorder (TM...

Research paper thumbnail of Perceived competency towards preventive dentistry among dental graduates: the need for curriculum change

Background: A previous study has shown that dental practitioners in Benghazi believed that the le... more Background: A previous study has shown that dental practitioners in Benghazi believed that the less prevention-oriented education system is one of the barriers to applying preventive dentistry. Objective: To assess attitudes and perceived competence of the dental graduates in Benghazi towards prevention and early management of dental caries. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among internship students attending the Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry in Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya. The par-ticipants were asked to provide demographic information, to respond to statements about their attitudes towards preventive dentistry, and to answer questions regarding their perceived competence in applying preventive dentistry procedures. Results: Data from 108 Libyan dental graduates were analysed for this study, of which 64 % of them were females and 42.1 % of them passed their final year with grade: acceptable. The most acknowledged aspe...

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical studies of oral lichen planus

Research paper thumbnail of Prevalence of tooth wear among Libyan dental students in Benghazi

Background: The problem of tooth wear (TW) encountered increasingly by clinicians and researchers... more Background: The problem of tooth wear (TW) encountered increasingly by clinicians and researchers. An early recognition as well as an understanding of the etiologies and risk factors of tooth wear is important to prevent serious irreversible damage to the dentition and for the adequate provision of preventive and therapeutic measures. Aims: To determine the prevalence of tooth wear and identify the associated factors among dental students in Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi. Methods: The study comprised of 300 participants aged 18-27 years, of which 250 (83%) were females and 50 (17%) were males. All participants completed a questionnaire before examination. The questionnaire consisting of 14 questions about dietary habits, hygiene habits, medications usage, tooth sensitivity and para-functional habits. Tooth wear was measured using Smith and Knight Tooth wear Index. Data were tabulated and analyzed using Chi Square test; P value was set at 0.05. Results: The prevalence ...

Research paper thumbnail of Macroglossia as the first oral manifestation of dialysis-associated systemic amyloidosis

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical and Histopathological Study of OLP Clinical and Histopathologic observations in a cohort of Libyan patients with Oral Lichen Planus

This study describes the clinical and histological features in a cohort of 72 Libyans with a hist... more This study describes the clinical and histological features in a cohort of 72 Libyans with a histologically confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP) seen in the academic department of Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology of dental faculty in Benghazi in the period between 1997 and 2015. The cases were followed up clinically from the time of first visit up to periods extending from 4-14 years. In addition, serial biopsies were taken (whenever it deemed necessary) for those patients diagnosed with epithelial dysplasia to monitor its behaviour within the lesion. All the epithelial dysplastic changes were found in erosive, atrophic and bullous form, and none was detected in the white keratotic types. Only One case had undergone malignant transformation after 14 years of the first presentation. Most of the cases responded invariably to management by topical corticosteroids, however, systemic corticosteroids were used for short periods in 5 cases, while benzydamine hydrochloride proven to be beneficial for the relief of mild to moderate pain that sometimes associates with OLP.