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Thermoplastic materials in dental technology

Thermoplastic materials have been used in aviation and space engineering for a long time. Owing to their high mechanical strength and low modulus of ...

Accelerated generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from human oral mucosa using episomal plasmid vectors and maternal transcription factor Glis1

Objective: Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) possess high pluripotency and differentiation potential and may constitute a possible source of autologous...

Bone block graft to treat an apicomarginal defect simultaneously with apical surgery of the maxillary incisors: A case report with three-year follow-up

Objective: The objective of this article is to describe the successful management of an apicomarginal defect of a maxillary lateral incisor with a bone ...

Composition of platelet-rich plasma gel: A Western blot analysis

Objective: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel is an autogenous blood-derived material that may be used as a regenerative agent of oral structures. The ...

Spontaneous bone regeneration after removal of cysts: One-year follow-up of 336 consecutive cases

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess spontaneous bone healing after enucleation of large jaw cysts without using any grafting material.

Knowledge about risk factors associated with periodontal disease among patients referred to a specialist periodontal clinic

Objective: The patient’s awareness and knowledge of periodontal disease is a key factor for successful periodontal treatment. The objective of this ...

Modification of tooth neck dentin with a diode laser for desensitisation

Cervical dentin hypersensitivity is a common phenomenon and affects an increasing number of young adults. Today, more than 30% of the adult population in ...

Current and related literature abstracts

Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is playing an increasingly important role in diagnosis and treatment planning of dental implants, and can serve as an ...

Interdisciplinary approach to treatment of maxillary radicular cysts: Minimization of surgical invasiveness and medication load

Taking into consideration the active lifestyle of most of our working patients with maxillary odontogenic radicular cysts, such patients require more ...

Smile analysis and photoshop smile design technique

Dental facial aesthetics can be defined in three ways. Traditionally, dental and facial aesthetics have been defined in terms of macro- and micro-elements. ...

Virtual reality simulation: Indications and perspectives in the field of dental education

Virtual reality (VR) simulation inevitably conjures up images of futuristic technology, imaginary worlds or complex robotic devices. What it may not ...

Low-level laser therapy in dentistry: New opportunities to treat your patients

Laser therapy is not a foreign concept to most dental practitioners as many practitioners include surgical lasers in their arsenal of high-tech equipment. ...

Cone Beam Computed Tomography: Is dentistry ready for a new standard of care?

Since its commercial introduction into dentistry in 2001, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been rapidly evolving into a new standard of care in ...

Periodontal decontamination in microsurgery

We are witnessing today an upsurge in the use of minimally invasive techniques in the medical field. Dentistry has not escaped this rapidly expanding trend....

Diode laser application optimises the clinical outcomes of digital workflow

“Digital Workflow” has become an established term in present-day dentistry, helping to solve problems in dental technology which would have been...

Projecting a new smile from a facial photograph: A new way to plan multidisciplinarydental treatments

Aesthetic dentistry relies on professional trust, traditional wax-ups and artistic modifications of provisional restorations in the mouth to achieve the ...

CAD/CAM dentistry and the laboratory technician: Partners in success

The concept of digital dentistry is one that started out small and has progressively increased in momentum until its boundaries appear to have become ...

Staying ahead in dentistry: Pleading for language competency and communication skills

Language competency can mean different things to different people. A dentist and dental nurse for example, will use a completely different vocabulary to ...

Smoking as a permissive factor of periodontal disease in psoriasis

Several chronic illnesses can be traced back to alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy nutrition or smoking. Smoking, in particular, is a ...

The perimeter preparation

The composite restoration is the basic foundation of the general dental practice. Countless composites are placed by dentists every day. Through the science...

The perimeter preparation

The composite restoration is the basic foundation of the general dental practice. Countless composites are placed by dentists every day. Through the science...

The right to be pain free

Pain is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue ...

Improving success with your cosmetic cases using the TMJ QuickSplint

Any clinician who practises aesthetic or reconstructive dentistry knows the challenges of predictably executing multi-unit anterior dental cases. From ...

Shade analysis and communication

With ever increasing emphasis on aesthetics in dentistry, and patient demands to fabricate ceramic restorations that mimic natural teeth that are ...

Evolving conservative dentistry

A mere 20 years ago, fourth-generation adhesives revolutionised restorative dentistry by offering a predictable technique for bonding to both enamel and ...

Daktari for Maasai – First dental project at Ololosokwan clinic

The whole project arose from my first visit to Tanzania in October 2010. After climbing the highest mountains in Tanzania—Mt. Meru and ...

Silane coupling agents and surface conditioning in dentistry

In dental restorations, it is desirable to have durable and strong bonding between resin composite and dental restorative materials. Weak bonding at the ...

Use of an X-ray phantom in dental 3-D diagnostics in digital volume tomographs

Undoubtedly, digital volume tomography has significantly expanded the range of dental imaging diagnostics. Just as Paatero ushered in a new era of dental ...

“Once you’ve tried it, you can’t drink anything else”

Way back in 2005, I was listening to a speaker discuss a new way of placing dental implants that would revolutionise the process. He showed a video of an ...