Research Activities

  • Early childhood caries (ECC) (Peretz, Eidelman, Faibish)
  • Pulpotomized with MTA (Eidelman, Holan, Fuks)
  • Behavior management in pediatric dentistry, (Peretz)
  • Dental anxiety in children (Peretz)
  • Local anesthesia to pediatric patients. (Ram).
  • Periodontal health in children. (Bimstein).
  • Renal failure and oral health in children (Bimstein, Eidelman).
  • Sequela and prognosis of traumatized primary teeth. (Holan, Ram, Fuks).
  • Pedodontic Orthodontic for special need patients. (Shapira, Becker, Chaushu).
  • Salivary flow and Ig levels in Down Syndrome. (Shapira, Chaushu, Becker)
  • Class 2 plastic restorations primary teeth. (Fuks)
  • Sedative combinations in children (Shapira, Holan, Fuks)
  • Patients with special needs (Shapira, Peretz, Holan, Efrat)

Recent publications
Restorations, behavior and Streptococcus Muntans count:

  • Peretz B., Faibis S., Ever-Hadani P., Eidelman E. (2000) Children with BBTD treated under general anesthesia or sedation: behaviour in a follow up visit. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 24:97-101.
  • Eidelman E., Faibis S., Peretz B. (2000) A comparison of restorations for children with early childhood caries treated under general anesthesia or conscious sedation. Pediatric Dentistry 22:33-37.
  • Peretz B., Faibis S., Ever-Hadani P., Eidelman E. (2000) Dental health behavior of children with BBTD treated under GA or sedation, and their parents in a recall examination. Journal of Dentistry for Children 67: 50-54.
  • Ram D., Peretz B. (2000) Composite crown-form crowns for severely decayed primary molars: a new technique for restoring function and esthetics. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 24:257-260.

Pulpotomies in primary teeth

  • Eidelman E., Holan G., Fuks, AB. (2001) Mineral trioxide aggregate vs. formocresol in pulpotomized primary molars: a preliminary report. Ped Dent 23:15-18.
  • Holan, G., Fuks, AB., Keltz, N. (2002) Success rate of formocresol pulpotomy in primary molars restored with stainless steel crown vs. amalgam. Pediatric Dentistry. 24:212-216.

Dental anxiety and behavior in pediatric dental patients

  • Zadik, D., Peretz. B. (2000) Management of the crying child during dental treatment. Journal of Dentistry for Children 67: 55-58.
  • Peretz, B., Efrat, J. (2000) Dental anxiety among young adolescent patients in Israel. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 10:126-132.
  • Peretz, B., Mersel, A. (2000) Non-institutionalized elderly dental patients in Israel: Socio-demographics, health concern and dental anxiety. Special Care in Dentistry 20:61-65.
  • Peretz, B., Mann, J. (2000) Dental anxiety among Israeli dental students: a four-year longitudinal study. European Journal of Dental Education 4:133-137.

Methods to improve administaring of L.A.

  • Peretz, B., Bimstein, E. (2000) The use of imagery suggestions during administration of local anesthesia in pediatric dental patients. Journal of Dentistry for Children 67:263-267.
  • Ram, D., Peretz, B. (2001) Reactions of children to maxillary infiltration and mandibular block. Pediatric Dentistry 23:343-346.
  • Peretz, B., Bimstein, E. (2000) The use of imagery suggestions during administration of local anesthetic in pediatric dental patients. ASDC Journal of Dentistry for Children, 67:263-267.

Periodontal and gingival health

  • Katz, J., Peretz, B., Sgan-Cohen, H., Horev, T., Eldad, A. (2000) Periodontal status by CPITN and associated variables in Israeli permanent force military population. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 25:319-324.
  • Bimstein, E., Soskolne, A.W., Lustmann. J (2000) Histomorphologic changes in the gingiva and pulp of over retained primary teeth. ASDC Journal of Dentistry for Children, 67:403-407.
  • Bimstein, E., Becker, A., Karimbumbux, N.Y. (2000) Orthodontic treatment and periodontal concerns. Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry 6:7.
  • Mass, E., Bimstein, E. (2001) Radiographic assessment of the alveolar bone height in children and adolescents with familial dysautonomia.Pediatric Dentistry 23:61-65.
  • Irshied, J., Bimstein, E. (2001) Oral diagnosis of Behcet disease in an eleven-year old girl and the non-surgical treatment of her gingival overgrowth caused by Cyclosporine. The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 26:93-98.

Traumatized primary teeth

  • Efrat, J., Peretz, B. (2001) Immediate repositioning of an accidentally extruded immature permanent premolar after an extraction of root remnant of the primary molar. Dental Traumatology, 17: 46-48.
  • Holan, G., Ram D. (2000) Aspiration of an avulsed primary incisor. A case report. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 10:150-152.
  • Holan, G., Ram, D., Fuks, AB. (2001) The diagnostic value of lateral extraoral radiograph in cases of intrusion of maxillary primary incisors. Pediatric Dentistry 24:38-42.

Special needs patients

  • Bimstein, E., Sapir, S., Houri-Haddad, Y., Shapira, L. (2001) IgG serum levels to Porphyromonas gingivalis in children. Pediatric Dentistry 23:163-164.
  • Becker, A., Shapira, J., Chaushu, S.(2000) Orthodontic treatment for disabled children: motivation, expectation and satisfaction. European J Orthodont 22:151-8.
  • Becker, A., Shapira, J., Chaushu, S. (2001) Orthodontic treatment for disabled children: A survey of patient and appliance management. British J Orthodont 28:39-44.
  • Chaushu, S., Shapira, J., Becker, A. (2001) The orthodontic treatment of children with disabilities. J Israel Dent Assoc 18:42-50.

Oral findings in Down Syndrome patients

  • Merrick, J., Shapira, J. (2000) Dental concerns in Down syndrome. Int J Adoles Med Health 12: 75-79.
  • Merrick, J., Shapira, J. (2000) Preventive dental health for persons with Down syndrome. Int J Adoles Med Health 12: 81-84.
  • Shapira, J., Chaushu, S., Becker, A. (2000) The prevalence of third molar agenesis, tooth impaction and tooth transposition in individuals with Down syndrome. Angle Orthodontist 70:290-96.