human dental pulp inflammation can progress to periapical lesion formation and conventional root canal treatment (rct) has been the traditional method for disease management. this observational study presents two cases of vital pulp therapy in mature molars diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis and associated with apical periodontitis. in these two clinical cases, the involved teeth had deep car...

introduction: the aim of this in vitro study was to compare polymicrobial microleakage of calcium enriched mixture (cem) cement, mineral trioxide aggregate (mta), amalgam, and composite resin as intra-orifice sealing materials. materials and methods: seventy single-rooted mandibular premolars were instrumented and obturated by cold lateral compaction technique. the teeth were randomly divided i...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different solvents; carbonic acid (h 2 co 3 ), hydrochloric acid (hcl), chlorhexidine (chx) and sodium hypochlorite (naocl) on the surface hardness of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium-enriched mixture (cem) cement. methods and materials: plexiglass molds were prepared and filled with angelus mta or cem cement and ...

during the recent years, there has been an increasing interest toward dietary administration of synbiotic to improve growth, immunity and physiology of fish. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of feeding on synbiotic (pediococcus acidilactici and fructooligosaccharide) enriched adult artemia franciscana on growth indices, intestinal microbiota and stress resistance of angel fish ...