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...

Aim: New treatment options have been developed as alternative post-retaining restorations and crowns that preserve remaining tooth tissue in endodontically treated teeth with excessive substance loss. This study, current approaches newly graduated, intern doctoral or specialist dentists coronal destruction were evaluated.
 Material Method: cross-sectional online questionnaire consisting of...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of different surface treatments of composite resin blocks on the adhesive properties of indirect composite restorations. The null hypothesis tested was that none of the performed surface treatments would produce greater bond strength. MATERIALS AND METHODS The crowns of 80 extracted molars were transversally sectioned next to the pulp to expose flat, deep dentin...

DIFFERENT INDIRECT RESTORATIONS TO REPLACE A SINGLE MISSING TOOTH IN THE POSTERIOR REGION ARE AVAILABLE IN DENTISTRY: traditional full-coverage fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), implant-supported crowns (ISC), and inlay-retained FDPs (IRFDP). Resin bonded FDPs represent a minimally invasive procedure; preexisting fillings can minimize tooth structure removal and give retention to the IRFDP, trans...

Introduction: The restoration of endodontically treated teeth is a topic that has been studied extensively but it is still a challenge for dental practitioners. The aim of this study was to evaluate fracture resistance, fracture patterns and fracture location of endodontically treated human maxillary premolars restored with direct and indirect composite resin and ceramic restoration. Methods: E...

BACKGROUND Composite resins have esthetic properties; they join the ability to preserve and reinforce sound tooth structure. Conservation is becoming popular for both small to medium defects and more compromised teeth. PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the clinical performance of Class II cuspal coverage direct composite restorations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty patients, 18 years or ol...

Introduction. The opportunity of using Endocrown-type restorations in the current prosthetic dentistry practice as an alternative to other, well-established methods corono-radicular and evolving palette adhesive materials has made these more popular last few years.
 Objective. purpose is review available literature about Endocrown regarding mechanical properties – fracture strength resista...

ABSTRACT The CAD/CAM technology arose from the need to develop materials with better mechanical and optical properties that could be used for making monolithic restorations. Several have been milling indirect restorations in prefabricated blocks. Among them, lithium silicate reinforced zirconia. Due its recent introduction market, this case report aimed present a detailed clinical protocol exec...