Tooth-Coding Systems in the Clinical Dental Setting

microbial contamination of the white coats of dental staff in the clinical setting

background and aims. although wearing a white coat is an accepted part of medical and dental practice, it is a potential source of cross-infection. the objective of this study was to determine the level and type of microbial contamination present on the white coats of dental interns, graduate students and faculty in a dental clinic. materials and methods. questionnaire and cross-sectional surve...

Radiographic Evaluation of Dental Development in Patients With Tooth Agenesis

Introduction: Hypodontia is one of the most common developmental anomalies. This study aimed to evaluate the variations of radiographic dental development in a group of Iranian children with dental agenesis. Materials and Methods: This study evaluated 1230 Orthopantomographs (OPGs) for agenesis of permanent teeth obtained from the patients aged between 8 and 18 years. Then the difference betwe...

Deciduous Tooth and Dental Caries

In humans, deciduous tooth development begins before birth and is complete by about the fourth postnatal year. They are lost when the patient becomes 11 years old. The permanent teeth appear by 6-7 years (and later for the wisdom teeth). Most are successional, and a few are non successional. The coronal part of the human tooth is composed of two hard tissues: enamel and dentin, and this part in...

Rapid HIV testing in the dental setting.

Estimating Dental Age Using the Pulp/Tooth Perimeter Ratio in Maxillary Canines by Digital Panoramic Radiography

Introduction: Teeth can be used to determine age in forensic medicine if none of the other techniques of identification are appropriate. The researchers used panoramic radiographs from patients referred to Yazd Shahid Sadoughi Dental School to determine age using pulp/tooth perimeter ratio. Methods: In this diagnostic study, 800 panoramic digital radiographs were examined and the age of the pa...