Objective: To review the current knowledge of CAD/CAM in dentistry and its development in the mentioned field. Sources: An electronic search was conducted across Ovid Medline, complemented by manual search across individual databases, such as Cochrane, Medline and ISI Web of Science databases and Google Scholar for literature analysis on the mentioned topic. The studies were reviewed thoroughly...

The goals of this exploratory study were to determine students' assessment of portable digital video instruction (using the Apple iPod) and to compare examination performance among groups of predoctoral dental students who did and did not utilize portable digital video instruction as a supplement to a conventional pediatric behavior management lecture. Dental students received a one-hour lectur...

Alloys of cobalt chromium have been used for decades to create frameworks removable partial dentures. While has multiple advantages, such as strength and light weight, the casting process is laborious requires special care ensure that human error minimized. Furthermore, display metal clasps in these may be considered a limitation at times, especially with esthetically demanding patients. The in...

* Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, 07058/Antalya,Turkey E-mail: [email protected] ** Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey *** Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Turkey **** Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk ...

Background: Above all methods effective learning results from decent training, acquired in the proper environment and encouraging creative methods. Computer-assisted training by educational software is considered a fundamental measure to improve medical and dentistry education systems. This study aims to design and assess fixed dental prostheses via 2 multimedia instructional contents at the Gu...

Developments in oral and maxillofacial radiology affect almost every aspect of dentistry: some change the legal framework in which Canadian dentists practise; some re-emphasize established standards of care, such as the dental radiologist's mantra, ALARA (using a dose that is as low as reasonably achievable) and viewing images in reduced ambient lighting. Developments in the legislation that re...

BACKGROUND Caregivers' oral health literacy (OHL) assessment results have been found to be related to their children's oral health status. A further aspect of this relationship may be the role of caregivers' reading habits. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to describe the relationship between caregivers' multimodal (digital and print) and multilingual (English and Chinese) reading habits, their OHL, an...

An overview of working with digital X–ray sensor equipment digital intraoral sensors (See Figure 1, opposite page) and this has given me the opportunity to develop and hone a vast array of tips and techniques to help make capturing images with digital intraoral sensors more comfortable and more consistent than ever before. Before we get into specific sensor placement tips, here are some general...