Clinicians need to have the ability to predict the prognosis of endodontic treatment to make informed decisions on treatment options. The prognosis of initial endodontic treatment is reported to be very favorable with high healing rates; however, several variables have been identified as possible contributors to decrease healing in previous research. Objective: To determine the outcome of initi...

OBJECTIVES An unsuccessful attempt to reach the apical area or to place the retrograde material is a major difficulty in periradicular surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the histological evaluation of the healing process following an orthograde versus a retrograde application of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as a root-end filling material during apical surgery on cats' teeth in or...

PURPOSE Plasma Membrane Calcium-ATPases (PMCAs) are integral membrane proteins essential to the control of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. In humans, four genes encode PMCA proteins termed PMCA1-PMCA4. PMCA4 is the major PMCA isoform expressed in human corneal epithelium (hCE); however, little is known about its role. The present study documented expression of PMCA4 in rabbit CE (rbCE) and fo...

OBJECTIVES The current experiments had three aims (i) to determine whether the absence of the periodontal ligament (PDL) may alter features of the healing of an extraction socket, (ii) to examine if there were differences in the proportion of different tissues in resolved extraction sockets and surgically produced defects after 3 months of healing, (iii) to study the influence of different biom...

Aim: To evaluate the outcome of single visit nonsurgical retreatment by clinical examination and PAI (Periapical Index) and, patients’ feedback regarding after 1 year.
 Material Method: 115 patients who previously had were recalled year dropouts, 84 examined clinically radiographical examinations completed pre-and postoperatively using Periapical Index. Patients also asked if they would st...