Cheating behaviors of dental students.

There has always been some degree of cheating in educational institutions. Many students who have difficulty retaining information, or who are just too lazy to work, turn to cheating as an easy way to obtain high marks. The aims of this study were to investigate undergraduate dental students' attitudes about the seriousness of thirteen cheating behaviors and to determine the students' attitudes about justification for cheating. A multiple choice questionnaire was distributed to 200 undergraduate dental students at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Jordan University of Science and Technology in the second through the fifth year of the curriculum in order to rate thirteen cheating behaviors and report their degree of satisfaction with studying dentistry. The response rate was 100 percent. Nine out of the thirteen cheating behaviors were considered as serious by about 85 percent of students. This majority also reported that they enjoyed studying dentistry compared to 10 percent who liked dentistry and 5 percent who disliked dentistry. Those 85 percent reported that they considered themselves to be ethical, while 10 percent selected somewhat ethical and 5 percent selected not ethical. This study revealed the importance of the issue of cheating and how it is evaluated by dental students who may benefit from educational programs as part of their curriculum.

Soft tissue profile changes in patients with cleft lip and palate following maxillary osteotomies.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the soft tissue profile changes associated with Le Fort maxillary osteotomy in subjects with cleft lip and palate and the predictability of those changes. DESIGN: A retrospective cephalometric study. The sample comprises 28 patients with cleft lip and palate. All consecutively treated cases with satisfactory records at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, and St. Lawrence Hospital, Chepstow, were included. RESULTS: Males and females showed no significant differences in their soft tissue response. The proportion of soft to hard tissue change increased progressively for points that are more inferiorly placed on the upper soft tissue profile. The horizontal change in upper incisor position was the most common significant predictor of soft tissue change but accounted for less than 50% of the variability of change for all soft tissue points. The cleft lip patients in this study did not have upper lips that were compressed as a result of the orthognathic surgery by a significantly different amount when compared with those of noncleft patients in previous studies. CONCLUSIONS: The soft tissue response to Le Fort osteotomy is similar in amount in cleft and noncleft subjects. Movement of the upper incisor tip is the best predictor of soft tissue changes, but the confidence limits of predictability are relatively wide.

Transmigration of unerupted mandibular canines: a literature review and a report of five cases.

Migration of a mandibular canine across the midline (transmigration) is a rare condition. Bilateral transmigration is extremely rare, there being only two published accounts. Of the five cases of transmigration described in this report, one involved bilateral transmigration. Treatment options are discussed.

Accessory jaw and mouth: report of case.

A rare case of teratoma, presented with a double mandible and double mouth, mucous secretions and two teeth erupting in the accessory mouth. There are numerous supernumerary teeth in the main body of the mandible, and geminated primary teeth in the mandibular arch. There was a history of cleft palate.

Allergic reaction to nickel orthodontic wires: a case report.

A 14-year-old boy had an allergic reaction to nickel wires used in an orthodontic appliance. The allergy was confirmed through patch testing.