MATERIALS IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

Coronal Sealing Capacity of Temporary Restorative Materials in Pediatric Dentistry

Materials and methods: Access cavities were prepared in 72 intact extracted premolar teeth. The samples were divided into three groups (n = 24) and filled with Coltosol, Compoglass, or Zonalin. After thermal cycling for 500 cycles (5–55°C), the teeth were immersed in 1% methylene blue dye at 37°C for 1 week (n = 8), 1 month (n = 8), and 2 months (n = 8). The samples were sectioned buccolinguall...

Guidelines in Restorative Dentistry

Study Protocol in Restorative Dentistry

Research has often been considered an enigma by most of us a privilege of the exclusives of the profession. But research simply means 're-search' the existing facts either to solve a problem or improve an existing system all along the process adding more new facts to the profession. Being an action packed speciality, most of us aspire to be a clinician rather than an academician or a scientist.

Guideline on Pediatric Restorative Dentistry

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) presents this guideline to assist the practitioner in the restorative care of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with special health care needs. The objectives of restorative treatment are to repair or limit the damage from caries, protect and preserve the tooth structure, reestablish adequate function, restore esthetics (where...

Melding Endodontics with Restorative Dentistry