An impacted left mandibular second molar (tooth 37) was extracted, but most of its dental follicle remained in the socket. The crown and dental papilla of an unerupted, left mandibular third molar (tooth 38) were then placed into the socket of tooth 37. Successful interaction between the dental follicle of tooth 37 and the crown and dental papilla of tooth 38 led to the formation of a new tooth...

The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) has established an Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System and started examination in 2004. Non-edited videotapes were assessed by two judges in a double-blinded fashion with strict criteria. Two kinds of criteria, namely common and procedure-specific, were prepared. The common criteria were designed to evaluate set-ups, autonomy of the ope...

  Objective: Microbial plaque is among the main etiologies of periodontal disease, and tooth brushing with toothpaste is the most commonly used method of plaque control. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of tooth brushing with and without three different dentifrices.   Methods: Thirty dental students were randomly selected to participate in this clinical trial and were asked to refrain f...

Treatment by continuous passive movement at home is an alternative to immobilisation in a cast after surgery for club foot. Compliance with the recommended treatment, of at least four hours daily, is unknown. The duration of treatment was measured in 24 of 27 consecutive children with a mean age of 24 months (5 to 75) following posteromedial release for idiopathic club foot. Only 21% (5) of the...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate the variation in the amount of the orthodontically induced tooth movement in humans and potential associations between the amount of tooth movement with age and location in the mandible or maxilla. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study included 11 participants (7 females, 4 males) with an age range of 11.3-28.6 years. In a standardized experimen...

OBJECTIVE This study was intended to optimize perlite particle size and morphology for better tooth cleaning and lower tooth abrasion, and to evaluate the performance of a whitening toothpaste containing the optimized perlite abrasive for tooth cleaning, abrasion, and polishing. METHODS Perlite toothpaste abrasive samples were prepared by air classifying a commercial expanded perlite product....

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...

OBJECTIVES We compare the symptomatic effects of 300 or 600mg daily of ASU in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS A multicenter, double blind, study comparing a daily intake of 300mg or 600mg of ASU and placebo. The study lasted 3 months and involved patients of both genders, aged 45 to 80 years and presenting with femoro-tibial knee osteoarthritis. The primary endpoint was NSAIDs and ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to present a literature review and case series report of tooth abnormalities in congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face (CIL-F). METHODS Four typical cases of CIL-F are presented. Tooth abnormalities in CIL-F documented in the English literature are also reviewed. The clinical and radiological features of tooth abnormalities are summarized. RESULT...