Appearance does count at any age. Esthetic compromise repels adult patients from accepting traditional metallic look orthodontic treatment. Tooth colored brackets and wires gained popularity for a few decades but gradually declined owing to its own disadvantages. Lingual orthodontic appliances brought paradigm shift, but could not got prevalent because of tedious bracket positioning, insufficie...

Background: The management of pediatric patients during dental treatment is crucial for promoting positive attitudes and reducing anxiety. This study aimed to evaluate the color choice preferences multi-colored restorative materials in assess impact selection on their attitude towards treatment.Methods: A cross-sectional observational was conducted Department Pediatric Preventive Dentistry, Jai...

Abstract Purpose of Review Yttria-stabilized zirconium dioxide, 3 mol% Y-TZP (zirconia, 3Y-TZP) was introduced as a prosthetic material to provide metal-free, tooth-colored, and durable option for the patients. However, its optical properties are not ideal. This review describes different strategies increase translucency zirconia summarizes current knowledge translucent fixed prosthodontic appl...

AIM To directly determine the mass of dye retained in teeth following exposure to aqueous solutions of Rhodamine B and to correlate tooth color modifications. MATERIALS AND METHODS Extracted third molars (25) were selected and sectioned at the cementoenamel junction for coronal staining. Pulp tissue was removed and teeth sonicated to remove debris. Teeth were kept in deionized water for 12 ho...

Adhesive layer is an essential part of tooth colored restorations which play an important role in decreasing the microleakage between the tooth and restoration material after polymerization shrinkage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of deferent adhesive system of bonding agent on microleakage of nanocomposite resin in class II cavities. Two different types of adhesive syste...

he 19 meeting of Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC) was held from 5 till 8 of April, 2017 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India encompassing more than 1900 participants from 40 countries. The theme of the congress was "Preserve to Stillness" “An endodontist is the cardiac and neurosurgeon for the tooth. No other specialty involves as much focus, depth of involvement or may we say,...