In recent years, the increasing demand for aesthetically appealing, naturally-coloured dental restoration options has given rise to a growth in the use of composites in the posterior dental area [1-5]. The declining acceptance of dental amalgam and the mercury problem also makes an alternative to amalgam necessary [6,7]. In a statement from the German Scientific Association for Operative Dentis...

Pain is one of the most frequent reasons for seeking dental treatment and clinical observations confirm that patients complain of dentinal sensitivity under different conditions and degrees of intensity. This is a very frequent problem after dental restorations with resin composite, even when there is no visible failure in the restoration. The aim of this bibliographic review was to identify th...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The purpose of this investigation was to assess the placement and replacement of resin-based composite restorations and related factors in a private practice in Greece. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 1500 subjects, 720 males and 780 females, aged 18 to 52 years old. The clinical examination involved calculation of the number of teeth with primary caries and faile...

The most common treatment in general dental practice is the replacement of restorations affected by secondary caries or marginal deficiencies. Alternative treatments to replacement of defective restorations, such as marginal sealing, refurbishment and repair, have demonstrated improvement of their clinical properties with minimal intervention. The aim of this clinical study was to estimate the ...

Reference scanners are used in dental medicine to verify a lot of procedures. The main interest is to verify impression methods as they serve as a base for dental restorations. The current limitation of many reference scanners is the lack of accuracy scanning large objects like full dental arches, or the limited possibility to assess detailed tooth surfaces. A new reference scanner, based on fo...

OBJECTIVES X-ray scanning analytical microscopy (XSAM) makes it possible to analyze small specimens in air without pretreatment. The purpose of this study was to utilize XSAM for the rapid analysis of metallic dental restorations by microsampling. METHODS Six different dental alloys were scratched with brand-new silicone points to obtain metal on the silicone point for compositional analysis....

The aim of this In Vivo study was to evaluate the influence of the cavosurface angle (with bevel, and no preparation), of direct composite resin restorations in previous fractured teeth after 4 years of clinical performance. The restorations were performed by a single operator, following a restorative standardized protocol. For the study were selected 24 upper central incisors with fracture or ...

For many years, amalgam was the preferred repair material; however, because of worries about aesthetics, mercury toxicity, and development lichenoid diseases, its use has decreased. The oral mucosa a reaction known as lesion (OLL). Dental materials, particularly amalgam, medications, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), are among backgrounds OLL. When restorative most frequently come into close to...

The use of dental implants as a source of support and retention for fixed restorations is common. This report describes the use of a fragment removal instrument together with the use of ultrasonic instrumentation to retrieve a screw fragment.

AIM This clinical report describes the occlusal rehabilitation of a partially edentulous patient with lost vertical dimension. BACKGROUND The patient did not want a removable partial denture. Implants, fixed restorations with occlusal plane correction, were used to restore the anterior and posterior support and treat the severely worn dentition. However, a partially edentulous patient may be ...