AIM This in vitro study evaluated the pulpal and subsurface temperatures during proximal tooth surface irradiation with different settings of an 808 nm diode laser. MATERIALS AND METHODS The elevation of pulpal and subsurface temperature during irradiation was measured using thermocouples positioned in the centre of the pulp chamber (n=30) and in the centre of a prepared 1.5 mm deep coronal c...

A case of bilateral fusion is presented, the definitions of fusion and gemination are reviewed, as well as the diagnostic criteria. The clinical implications of fused teeth include the probability of loss of arch length, caries susceptibility of the fissure, and missing corresponding permanent incisors. Introduction In 1963 Tannenbaum and Ailing, defined gemination as the formation of the equiv...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare all ceramic inlay/onlay survival rates in vital and nonvital teeth having the same cavity design. Filling the pulp chamber with ceramic materials or not was also discussed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ceramic class II inlays/onlays were made on 11 premolars and 30 molars: 14 vital, 27 endodontically treated. The same tooth preparation design was performe...

Background: Dental caries is a bacterial disease affecting the hard tissue of the teeth as well as the pulp. The human dental pulp consists of odontoblast which are organized as a densely packed cell layer. Odontoblasts is located at the periphery of the pulp; therefore, they are the first cells encountered by cariogenic bacteria and their products that are represented in the carious lesion. Pu...

Several in vitro methods have been developed over the years to improve correlation between screening tests and usage tests of dental restorative materials. Pulpal responses to restorative materials in usage tests are usually less severe than are responses of cells either in vitro screening tests or in implantation tests where there is direct contact between experimental materials and vital cell...