Dental erosion, and specifically its symptoms, has long been studied in Japan as an occupational dental disease. However, in recent years, few studies have investigated the development of this disease or labor hygiene management aimed at its prevention. As a result, interest in dental erosion is comparatively low, even among dental professionals. Our investigation at a lead storage battery fact...

Neuroblastoma, a malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system and the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood, arises from embryonic neural crest cells. Tooth development begins before birth and continues for 12–14 years with the development of the third molar for several years. Abnormal events that occur during odontogenesis give permanent damage. Whereas the impact of multimoda...

Background Social support and school play a pivotal role in the development of oral health-related behaviors among students. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between stages of dental cleaning behavior change based on Trans-theoretical model with school role and social support in Iranian students. Materials and Methods In a cross-sectional study, 525 male and female student...

OBJECTIVE To compare the mean dental maturity amongst three vertical facial patterns (short, average and long anterior facial heights) and also amongst two sagittal facial patterns (skeletal class I and II) in orthodontic patients. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from August to October 2008. METHODOLOGY ...

Complex human tissues harbor stem cells and/or precursor cells, which are responsible for tissue development or regeneration. Recently, dental tissues such as periodontal ligament (PDL), dental papilla or dental follicle have been identified as easily accessible sources of undifferentiated cells. Dental precursor cells are attractive for usage in regenerative dentistry, like for example regener...

Restorative and endodontic procedures have been recently developed in an attempt to preserve the vitality of dental pulp after exposure to external stimuli, such as caries infection or traumatic injury. When damage to dental pulp is reversible, pulp wound healing can proceed, whereas irreversible damage induces pathological changes in dental pulp, eventually requiring its removal. Nonvital teet...

Editorial Modern dental education has its roots in the USA where the first dental school started in Baltimore in 1840. It did not take long, however, before independent dental curricula were introduced in Europe leading to different patterns of education. During the last thirty years different activities in harmonization of European higher education have lead dental education also to face conti...