Abstract Background Pre-dental students’ perception and awareness about current technology in dentistry can influence their motivation maturity during the learning experience affect dental education outcome. This observational survey aimed to examine pre-dental student's cognitive behavioral traits as measures toward digital dentistry. The covered areas that authors believed impact future inves...

introduction: there are several methods for evaluating microleakage in dentistry, for example dye or bacterial leakage, electro-chemical methods, radioisotope labeling and fluid filtration. the purpose of this study was to assemble the fluid filtration system for quantitative evaluation of microleakage in dental materials. materials and methods: the roots were connected to a tube filled with an...

I have had the pleasure of working with digital radiography for the past six years. Most of us are familiar with the benefits this technology can bring to any practice, including higher quality radiographs than are possible with film and tremendous efficiency gains. In this article I will explain the benefits specific to pediatric practices and to practitioners who work in hospital operating ro...

AIM Recent advances in three-dimensional imaging have led to an increased interest in the application of computer-models in paediatric dentistry. However, in evidence-based paediatric dentistry the accuracy of new methods must be validated before they are introduced to clinical practice. We aimed to compare the accuracy of measurements of digital models obtained using a non-contact 3D measuring...

Steven D. Spitz, is a Prosthodontist and has just celebrated his 12-year anniversary as owner and practitioner of Smileboston Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry. He received his undergraduate degree at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, attended a general practice residency in Miami in the Jackson Memorial Hospital/VA program and received his prosthodontic training in the Harvard School of...

Gummy smile cases are always esthetically demanding cases. This article presents a case treated with an interdisciplinary treatment approach and Digital Smile Approach (DSA) using Keynote (DSA), to predictably achieve an esthetic outcome for a patient with gummy smile. The importance of using questionnaires and checklists to facilitate the gathering of diagnostic data cannot be overemphasized. ...

This article presents the approach the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto employed to modernize its methods of instruction by using online technologies. A small team of faculty, students, and content developers was assembled to work with individual faculty members to brainstorm and research ideas for innovative teaching practices in dental studies. The team was not content to sim...

The study of identical twins can point out potential limitations in biometrics and forensic odontology. This case report presents three-dimensional (3D) palatal rugae analysis in monozygotic twins utilizing digital models obtained directly by scanning the maxillary dental arch with the iTero® intraoral digital scanner. The results show that the rugae patterns contain related but not identical f...

To the Editor: I am writing in response to a recent article published in the June issue of Imaging Science in Dentistry by Demirturk Kocasarac and Celenk titled “Effectiveness of digital subtraction radiography in detecting artificially created osteophytes and erosions in the temporomandibular joint.” The authors compared the diagnostic efficacy of panoramic radiography and panoramic digital su...