dental materials that are used in dentistry should be harmless to oral tissues, so they should not contain any leachable toxic and diffusible substances that can cause some side effects. reports about probable biologic hazards, in relation to dental resins, have increased interest to this topic in dentists. the present paper reviews the articles published about biocompatibility of resin-restora...

Use of Vitremer Core Buildup/Restorative Cement (3M Dental Products Division) as a luting cement for orthodontic bands and space maintainers was described in 1994. For use as a luting agent, the restorative cement is mixed with a slightly lower powder liquid ratio so the blend is more fluid than one used for a dental restoration. A chief advantage of using Vitremer Restorative Cement for luting...

groups of patients within a practice, we typically provide empirical standardized recommendations such as “brush and fl oss” and “use fl uoride toothpaste.” Although many methods of intervention to reduce caries risk are extremely effective within populations at risk, routine measures do not target individual patients who might be at much greater than average risk. New ways of thinking combined...

Nowadays, lasers are widely used in many fields of medicine. Also, they can be applied at many branches of dental practice such as diagnosis, preventive procedures, restorative treatments, and endodontic therapies. Procedures like caries removal, re-mineralization, and vital pulp therapy are the most noticeable effects of laser irradiation which has gained much attention among clinicians. With ...

With the increasingly commercial emphasis on dental esthetics, patients have become more interested in improving the appearance of their smile. For many, whiter teeth is their chief goal. However, when considering dental bleaching, practitioners need to take certain precautions. Over the past decade, multiple studies have evaluated the effects of bleaching agents on restorative materials. This ...

a Master’s course in Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, North Paraná University (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil b Biochemistry Department, Biomedical Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil c Biochemistry Institute, Biological Structural Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil d Dental School, North Paraná Un...

The scope of this study was to investigate dental care from the life course perspective and its determinant factors among young people in the city of Sobral, State of Ceará, Brazil. A cohort study was conducted with waves in 2000, 2006 and 2012 with 482 young people aged between 17 and 21 years. Two outcomes were investigated: immediate dental care and the lack of dental care, based on the dent...

Aim: To evaluate the dental procedures carried out under general anesthesia (GA) on children with primary dentition in a pediatric hospital. Methods: The study comprised all treated GA at private hospital from January 2014 to December 2017. data was tabulated based records include reasons for treatment (DGA), status, and provided. Descriptive statistics were used statistical analysis chi-square...

AIM This study was designed to describe caries experience and treatment response in groups of children in three countries--Finland, Germany and Russia--with different systems of public dental care. MATERIALS AND METHODS Information concerning permanent teeth (carious and filled surfaces, type of restorative treatment and applied sealants) was collected retrospectively from existing dental rec...