Dental Research Journal
Volume:8 Issue: 4, Jul 2011

It is an unfortunate event in the world of dental sciences, as dentistry has now lost one of its most eminent and respected icons. Professor Seyyed Behrouz Mousavi passed away on 23 June 2011 following a sudden episode of cerebrovascular accident. Respected Dr. Mousavi was a Professor of Endodontics, and the Chairman of the Torabinejad Dental Research Center at the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, of which he was one of the main founders. He also held the license to the fi rst English dental journal in Iran, the Dental Research Journal (DRJ). He reigned as the dean of Isfahan Dental School from 1988 to 1997. It was under his exemplary guidance, that the Isfahan School of Dentistry grew into one of the most respected sites for dental training in Iran. Professor Mousavi became the chairman of the Isfahan School of Dentistry Endodontic Department during the period of 1985-1988, and held the position of the president of the Iranian board of Endodontics from 1988. He has been honored by numerous national and international organizations for his contribution to Endodontic education and research. Another feather in his cap was being the head of the Isfahan Dental School Technical Committee on Stem Cell Research. Those of us who were fortunate to meet him came away greatly impressed with his genuine and humble nature. A man of his stature and importance and having his down to earth mannerisms, is indeed a rare combination to see! Professor S. Behrouz Mousavi has trained, mentored and befriended many Endodontists and researchers worldwide. He has added to the scope, knowledge and image of research more than one can imagine, gifting us with invaluable contributions and novel methods in his fi eld. He endeared himself to us all, and his presence will be greatly missed in every forward step that we take.

Postoperative swelling following different surgical strategies is an area of great interest. The main part of literature on the topic deals with swelling after extraction of low impacted third molar. In this review, we have analyzed publications of the last 20 years with a pubmed search using the following key words: impacted third molar, swelling third molar, wisdom tooth, edema jaw, corticosteroids and extraction third molar, antibiotic prophylaxis and tooth extraction. Attention has often been focused on corticosteroid therapy administered by diverse routes (orally, IV, IM, topically) and at different time schedules (before or after surgery or both). This investigation revealed how the use of different molecules and dosages makes the obtained results hardly comparable. Similar conclusions can be drawn from studies aimed at evaluating the effi cacy of antibiotic therapy administered either before or after surgery. A complete review has also to take into account different surgical strategies used including various fl aps, no traumatic osteothomy, and primary or secondary closure. The use of pharmacological therapy and application of an ice pack is critical in the postoperative period and has always provided positive results. However, even if it is diffi cult to come to defi nite conclusions, due to the variability of the design of studies analyzed, the postoperative discomfort identifi ed with edema, pain and trismus following wisdom tooth removal is infl uenced by various factors such as the diffi culty of the surgical procedure involved, age and gender of the patient, and experience of the surgeon. The pharmacological therapy when performed with corticosteroids seems to improve control of the postoperative swelling related with this kind of surgeries.

Transformation of health care is underway from sellers’ market to consumers’ market, where the satisfaction of the patients’ need is a primary concern while defi ning the service quality. Hence, commitment to provide a high-quality service and achieving patients’ satisfaction becomes an important issue for dental health care provider. The aim of this research is to investigate the quality of dental health care service based on empathy and responsiveness aspects. A to tal of 90 questionnaires were completed by the dental patients who came to dental polyclinic located in Government Hospital, West Java, Indonesia. The questionnaire was concerned on two dimensions of service quality model, i.e. empathy and responsiveness. The obtained data were analyzed using inferential statistics (t test) and also descriptive statistics with importance performance analysis. All the attributes tested by t test showed that perception and expectation differed signifi cantly, except for responsiveness, i.e. ability of dental assistants in assisting the dentist (t test 0.505Conclusion