This article presents the basic principles of dental occlusion and an overview of this subject area, which is important for dental professionals. Clinical relevance: A sound knowledge of dental occlusion is important in order to improve dental treatment outcome and achieve a long-lasting restoration.

BACKGROUND Dental esthetics has become a popular topic among all disciplines in dentistry. When a makeover is planned for the esthetic appearance of a patient's teeth, the clinician must have a logical diagnostic approach that results in the appropriate treatment plan. With some patients, the restorative dentist cannot accomplish the correction alone but may require the assistance of other dent...

Introduction: Evaluation is a critical issue to achieve the goals of academic education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the achievement level of educational objectives in Babol dental school using the CIPP (content, input, process, and product) model based on the point of view of students. Materials &Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed using a researcher made questionnai...

Peter Rechmann, DMD, PhD, Beate M.T. Rechmann, William H. Groves Jr., Charles Q. Le, Marcia L. Rapozo-Hilo, Richard Kinsel, DDS, and John D.B. Featherstone, MSc, PhD Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94143 Convergent Dental, Inc., 2 Vision Drive, Natick, Massac...

Surgical emphysema is a relatively rare complication of dental surgery. Many cases go unrecognized or are misdiagnosed. Although the majority of cases resolve spontaneously, some can lead to potentially life-threatening complications requiring emergency intervention. A case of surgical emphysema following a routine restorative dental procedure is presented. The differential diagnosis and manage...

Replacing missing teeth using dental implants is a good treatment option with a high degree of success. As the dental implantology field develops and the number of implants placed worldwide increases, several terms and techniques have been formulated. Therefore, a basic knowledge of dental implants is necessary for every dental student and dentist. The current article sheds light on how the den...

The number of new technologies emerging each year in the realm of dental caries management is growing at an exponential rate. Examining the patent literature, one can see that this growth rate will likely continue, with the outcome that dentistry will see an expanded growth in managing dental caries by risk assessment with medicinal therapeutic interventions. Restorative dentistry solutions, tr...

Dental anxiety is one of the major problems affecting children, which impairs the rendering of dental care, leading to impaired quality of life. It often leads to occupational stress in dental personnel and conflict between parents/caregivers. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials done in children, to synthesize evidence...

Member of Torabinejad Dental Research Center and Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran Member of Dental Materials Research Center and Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative De...