School of Dentistry

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Tabriz Faculty of Dentistry is located in Tabriz, capital city of East Azarbayjan Province and is the only dental schoolwestern Iran. Tabriz Dental School was founded in 1986. The first students entered in 1987, graduating in 1993. In 1997 the school moved into a new and modern building, covering 22,000 square meters. The school expanded its educational programs in 2001 by offering its postgraduate specialty courses in three fields and at present it offers seven postgraduate specialty courses. Prospects for the Future We are determined, by asking for assistance from the Almighty, to promote the school's academic excellence, raise the standards of oral health in the community and join the circle of highly qualified dental schools in the country through optimizing instruction standards and innovative research programs. Mission Tabriz Faculty of Dentistry as the only dental school in the north-western Iran and as a part of a major university has combined and enjoyed the endeavors of competent and qualified academic staff with appropriate facilities and has committed itself to: Training highly qualified general practitioners and specialists; Updating the knowledge and skill of the graduates working in the north-western Iran;

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    The effect of 20 ppm ozonated gel and 1 % chlorhexidine gel on plaque index and the number of Streptococcus mutans obtained from dental plaque in children aged 6-12 years: A double-blind randomized clinical trial study
    (Tabriz University of Medical sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, 2024) Molaei, Zahra; Erfanparast, Leila; pediatric dentistry; Sadeghi, Javid; Ebrahim Adhami, Ziya
    Introduction: One of the methods to control dental caries is to use ozone. Since it is difficult for chidden to use mouthwashes, the present study aimed to evaluate 20-ppm zone and 1% chlorhexidine gels’ effects on the plaque index and Streptococcus mutans counts in 6–12-year-old children. Materials and methods: In the present double-blind clinical trial, 165 children, 6–12 years of age, referring to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tabriz Faculty of Dentistry, were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomly assigned to three groups: ozone gel, chlorhexidine gel, and control. All the subjects received oral hygiene instructions, and the study gels were tested on them. The subjects were instructed to place an adequate amount of the gels on all the surfaces of their teeth with one clean finger. The educational film was played and submitted to the parents in person. The patients and evaluators were blinded to the study groups. The plaque index and S. mutans counts in plaque samples were determined before intervention and three weeks after intervention on the buccal surface of the most posterior maxillary tooth (left or right). S. mutans counts were determined by culture. Stata 14 was used for statistical analyses using Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis, and post hoc Dum tests. Statistical significance was defined at P<0.05. Results: The 20-ppm ozone and 1% chlorhexidine gels significantly decreased dental plaque compared to the control group (P<0.05), and their effects were similar (P>0.05). These gels significantly decreased the colonies and bacterial counts of S. mutans (P<0.05). Conclusion: The performance of 20-ppm ozone gel in decreasing the dental plaque and S. mutans counts was similar to 1% chlorhexidine gel.