The clinical effect of feldspar ceramics and lithium disilicate reinforced glass was studied. 57 affected teeth with complete root canal treatment computer aided design/computer manufacturing (CAD/CAM) endocrown restoration were reviewed 24-36 months aftercompletion the restoration. These dimensions including anatomical morphology, proximal contact , color matching, edge integrity, coloring, se...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the diagnostic efficiency of a digital radiographic system (RadioVisioGraphy -RVG-) in combination with a diagnostic assisting program (Logicon) with RVG in basic mode, magnification and conventional radiography (Kodak). STUDY DESIGN A study was made of 384 proximal surfaces corresponding to 192 posterior teeth. The diagnostic techniques employed comprised Ko...

We describe the long-term complications six years after chemoradiotherapy in a 20-year old woman with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We wanted to know whether the radiation dose was constant throughout the oral cavity, and thus uniformly affecting the corresponding dental and skeletal structures. Clinical and radiologic findings are described six years after chemoradiotherapy based on a two-dimensio...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and bitewing images in detection of secondary caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty proximal slots of Class II cavities were randomly prepared on human premolar and molar teeth, and restored with amalgam (n=60) and composite resin (n=60). Then, artificial secondar...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy on the diagnosis of secondary caries-like lesions simulated on esthetic restorations of different materials, changing the incidence vertical angle (IVA) of the x-ray beam. Twenty human teeth received MOD inlay preparations. In the experimental group (n=10), a round cavity was made in the floor of the proximal box to simulate the caries-like les...

AIM Resin infiltration of proximal lesions is a new approach to stopping caries progression. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate four-year efficacy of proximal infiltrates in adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS In ten adolescents, a total of 21 proximal infiltrates (ICON® (DMG, Germany) were applied to initial proximal lesions of permanent incisors and premolars according t...

Prevention of more invasive restorative treatment modalities requires early caries diagnosis which dental clinicians face during everyday practice. The primary visual inspection method has partial reliability for detecting noncavitated lesions, especially on proximal surfaces. Thus, dentists regularly prefer bitewing radiographs as an adjunct method for diagnosis of the carious lesions. Many ra...