introduction chronic periodontitis has been associated with cardiovascular diseases. the hypothesis that oral, especially periodontal, infections have potentially serious systemic implications, is now gaining credence. methods and materials cases were 45-60 years old patients who had been hospitalized in one of cardiologic care units or emergency wards of isfahan medical university, for acute m...

An accurate diagnosis of the morphology of the root canal system is a prerequisite for successful root canal treatment.1 Frequently, root canals are left untreated because the clinicians fail to identify their presence, particularly in teeth that have an anatomical variations or additional root canals.2 Supernumerary root is a developmental condition and may involve any tooth. The incidence of ...

aims: decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) index plays a key role in health care decision-making. according to who guideline, dmft should not be more than 1 in 12-year old children. the role of fluoride intake in tooth and bone health is also well known. this study was carried out to investigate the dmft index in junior high school students of golpaygan city, iran, and its relation the fluo...

Implant dentistry as we all know has grown leaps and bounds in the last few decades as there has been immense research and also due to advances in technology since the time Prof Branemark invented the concept. Therefore the success rate is predictable and it remains as one of the best methods for replacement of missing teeth. Needless to say it is an expensive modality of treatment and only the...

OBJECTIVES a) to evaluate the interexaminer reliability in caries detection considering different diagnostic thresholds and b) to indicate, by using Kappa statistics, the best way of measuring interexaminer agreement during the calibration process in dental caries surveys. METHODS Eleven dentists participated in the initial training, which was divided into theoretical discussions and practica...

OBJECTIVE To compare prevalence and carriage of Candida species among gutka-chewers and betel-quid-chewers. METHODS The cross-sectional case-control study was conducted between January and December, 2015 at the Oral Surgery department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and the Dental department of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, and comprised oral yeast samples of gutka-chewers, betel-qu...

The DMFT index, which represents caries experience as recommended by the World Health Organization (clinical examination without radiographs), was compared with a modified DMFT index with radiographs. The purpose was to evaluate how much the DMFT index underestimates the need for restorative care. A cohort of 376 young adults (eighteen to twenty years old) was examined from March 2003 to Decemb...