ÖZ Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, diş hekimliği pratiğinde kullanıma sunulmuş/sunulacak olan yapay zeka destekli dental tanı yapabilen uygulamalar ile koruyucu hekimlik ve kişiselleştirilmiş sağlık uygulamalarına Türk toplumunun bakış açısını belirlemektir. Gereç Yöntemler: Web esaslı anket platformu kullanılarak, 29 adet kapalı uçlu 2 açık toplam 31 farklı soru hazırlanmış anketimiz ana dili Türkçe...

Amaç: Üst çene birinci büyük azı dişlerin kanal tedavilerinin en önemli başarısızlık nedenleri arasında mesiobukkal 2. (MB2) kanalların varlığı gelmektedir. Oldukça karmaşık bir kök anatomisine sahip bu MB2 lokalizasyonu da çeşitlilik gösterebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada varlığının insidansının tespiti ile ağızlarının meziobukkal 1. (MB1) ağızlarına olan uzaklığının konik ışıklı bilgisayarlı tomogr...

introduction: video-assisted clinical instruction (vacid) has been found to be a beneficial teaching tool for various fields in dentistry. the aim of this interventional study was to compare the efficacy of live conventional demonstration (cd), video teaching, and vacid (video with explanation) methods in teaching of root canal treatment to undergraduate dental students. methods and materials: ...

Introduction: A thorough knowledge of the anatomic morphology of the root canal system is necessary for the long-term success of the root canal therapy. The occurrence of C-shaped root canal configuration is one such variation. Achievement of favorable prognosis after commencing root canal therapy in such teeth is one of the challenges imposed on the endodontist. Hence, we evaluated the healing...

introduction: vertical root fracture (vrf) is a complication which is chiefly diagnosed radiographically. recently, film-based radiography has been substituted with digital radiography. at the moment, there is a wide range of monitors available in the market for viewing digital images. the present study aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of medical and conventi...

introduction: root canal preparation techniques may cause postoperative pain. the aim of the present study was to compare the intensity of postoperative pain after endodontic treatment using hand files, single file rotary (oneshape), and single file reciprocating (reciproc) systems. methods and materials: in this single-blind, parallel-grouped randomized clinical trial a total of 150 healthy pa...

introduction: transportation is an important iatrogenic endodontic error which might cause failure. this study evaluated the canal transportation caused by neoniti and protaper instruments, using cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) cross sections. methods and materials: this in vitro experimental study was performed on 40 mesiobuccal roots of maxillary first molars. the teeth were scanned with...

AIM To report a case of apical fenestration and overfilling in which unusual pain characteristics made differential diagnosis challenging. SUMMARY A 32-year-old woman with diffuse, spontaneous, moderate pain in the maxillary left posterior sector, exacerbated by masticatory and facial muscle movement, with intense sporadic electric-shooting pain, underwent clinical examination and 3D cone bea...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the success rate and time required for bypassing the fractured segments of four different nickel-titanium (NiTi) rotary systems. METHODS AND MATERIALS This study was conducted on the mesiobuccal canals of 60 mandibular molars with fully-formed apices. Fifteen Flex Master, K3, RaCe and Hero Shaper instruments with 0.04 taper and tip si...

Nickel-titanium rotary file (NTRF) usage parameters were surveyed among dentists in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire encompassing the NTRF usage parameters was emailed to all members of the Saudi Dental Society. Data were collected from participants and analyzed using chi-square tests. The response rate was 90.1% (n = 246). Of these respondents, 42.3% endodontists used NTRF in all of their cases (...