introduction : to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of pulpotomy treatment with mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) in symptomatic mature permanent teeth with carious exposure. materials and methods: ten patients aged 27-54 years presented with 11 symptomatic permanent teeth ( n =11). each offending carious tooth was clinically and radiographically determined. we removed caries as co...

i ntroduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and histological status of the pulp in sound human premolars after direct pulp capping (dpc) with four different dpc methods/materials. methods and materials: this study was conducted on eight volunteers who had to extract four first premolars due to orthodontic treatment. subsequent to tooth isolation, standardized class i occlu...

Revisions in the theoretical basis and practical applications of the Counting Method are described based on clinical and research experience with this technique, which aims to reduce intrusive traumatic memories. The importance of the role of imaginal exposure, rather than the therapeutic alliance, is emphasized, and the advantages of a more parsimonious, streamlined approach to exposure therap...

Owing to concerns about the safety and tolerability of exposure therapy, many clinicians deliver the treatment in an overly cautious manner, which may limit its effectiveness. Although didactic training in exposure reduces clinician concerns about the treatment to a moderate extent, improved training strategies are needed to minimize these concerns and improve exposure delivery. The present stu...