BACKGROUND The main aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of erosive tooth wear and its association with dental caries and socio-demographic factors among middle-aged Finnish adults. METHODS Of the total Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 12,058), a convenience sample (n = 3181 adults) was invited for an oral health examination of which 1962 (61...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Scaling and root planing is one of the most commonly used procedures for the treatment of periodontal diseases. Removal of calculus using conventional hand instruments is incomplete and rather time consuming. In search of more efficient and less difficult instrumentation, investigators have proposed lasers as an alternative or as adjuncts to scaling and root planing. H...

o bjectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of salivary ph on the shear bond strength (sbs) of orthodontic brackets to tooth surface. materials and methods: eighty intact premolars were randomly divided into four groups of 20.  after bonding a bracket on each tooth, the groups one to four were stored in artificial saliva at a ph of 3.8, 4.8, 5.8, and 6.8, respectively for ...

fusion is a rare occurrence in molar teeth. the purpose of this rare case presentation is to describe the nonsurgical endodontic treatment of maxillary molar. a 28-year-old patient was referred for endodontic treatment of her chronic apical abscess of right maxillary second molar. in the clinical examination, a sinus tract adjacent to involved tooth and a small crown of supernumerary tooth fuse...

A computational method has been developed for stress analysis of a restored tooth so that experimental effort can be minimized. The objectives of this study include (i) developing a method to create a 3D FE assembly model for a restored tooth based on CT images and (ii) conducting stress analysis of the restored tooth using the 3D FE model established. To build up a solid computational model of...

OBJECTIVE To report the effects of a primary tooth trauma on the underlying permanent tooth germ. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 12-year-old girl was referred to our clinic with a complaint of poor aesthetic appearance. The crown of the permanent maxillary left central tooth exhibited an increased clinical crown height with an 'enamel hyperplasia' in the cervical third and had hypop...

Talon cusp is a developmental anomaly seen on the lingual surface of anterior teeth. Gemination is an anomaly caused by a single tooth germ that attempted to divide during its development. These developmental anomalies may cause clinical problems including esthetic impairment, pain, caries and tooth crowding. This paper presents an unusual case of gemination accompanied by talon cusp in permane...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate cuspal flexure in posterior primary teeth following restoration with three different materials. Twelve primary second molars were obtained. A precision strain gage was attached to the buccal surface of each tooth and balanced at zero. The teeth were mounted and then loaded with a 10 kg force; the strain appearing on the strain gage indicator was recorde...

PURPOSE Articulation paper mark size is widely accepted as an indicator of forceful tooth contacts. However, mark size is indicative of contact location and surface area only, and does not quantify occlusal force. The purpose of this study is to determine if a relationship exists between the size of paper marks and the percentage of force applied to the same tooth. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirt...

The method is to gain the image of tooth profile and contact spot by using digital camera, to reconstruct diametrically the contact spot of hypoid gear through the computer graphics techniques, to make sure of the relative position on the edges between tooth surface and spot, and to evaluate the size, position and direction of contact spot, in order to provide foundation for in-line inspection ...