Innate immunity represents the first line of defence against infectious agents and is essential for the detection of pathogens invading the host. Unless adaptive immunity, innate immunity is considered as non-specific as it is antigen-independent and reacts similarly to a variety of micro-organisms. It is responsible for mounting potent inflammatory responses that bring to infected tissues a va...

The wetness of dentin surfaces, the presence of pulpal pressure, and the thickness of dentin are extremely important variables during bonding procedures, especially when testing bond strength of adhesive materials in vitro with the intention of simulating in vivo conditions. The ultimate goal of a bonded restoration is to attain an intimate adaptation of the restorative material with the dental...

The restorative management of deep carious lesions and the preservation of pulp vitality of immature teeth present real challenges for dental practitioners. New tricalcium silicate cements are of interest in the treatment of such cases. This case describes the immediate management and the follow-up of an extensive carious lesion on an immature second right mandibular premolar. Following anesthe...

Introduction: A scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) is an apparatus for imaging properties. This can non-invasively and rapidly evaluate the hardness of materials in elastic region. device shows great potential diagnosis dental caries clinical setting. However, since tissue modulus measured using a SAM property region Knoop plastic region, properties differ completely. Therefore, we investigated...

The main aim of this in vivo study was to evaluate a possible remineralization of human carious dentin by means of chemical and microradiographic studies. Eighty-six samples of carious dentin were removed from 36 permanent teeth of 24 patients. These were divided into untreated (control) and chemically pure calcium hydroxide-capped (experimental) samples and analyzed at intervals varying from 1...

In comparison to enamel, bonding to normal dentin is a greater challenge because of its organic constituents, fluid-filed tubules, and variations in intrinsic composition. Bonding to sclerotic dentin is even more difficult. To evaluate the shear bond strengths of four adhesive systems to dentin substrates with different levels of mineralization, 120 extracted human teeth were randomly assigned ...

OBJECTIVES Compare the effectiveness of Papacarie™ gel for the chemo-mechanical removal of carious lesions on primary teeth to conventional caries removal with a low-speed bur with regard to execution time, clinical aspects and radiographic findings. MATERIAL AND METHODS A randomized controlled clinical trial with a split-mouth design was carried out. The sample was composed of 20 children ag...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect hemostatic agent containing aluminum chloride with ferric sulfate on shear bond strength resin-modified glass ionomer cement(RMGIC) dentin in primary tooth. Twenty extracted non-carious human teeth were collected study. specimens cut expose and polished. randomly seperated into 3 groups for treatment; group I: polyacrylic acid(PAA), RMGIC; II:...