Dental implants, as a result of their excellent success rates and advantages over fixed or removable methods, have become the optimal treatment for replacing missing teeth. Surgical and restorative techniques that can reduce the loss of hard and soft tissues that often accompany implant placement are desirable. Achieving an esthetic outcome in tooth replacement and implant treatment requires a...

While >50 genes have been found to influence the development of teeth in mice, we still know very little about the genetic basis for the adaptive characteristics of teeth, such as size and shape. We applied interval mapping procedures to Procrustes size and shape data obtained from 10 morphological landmarks on the mandibular molar row of the F(2) progeny from a cross between the LG/J and SM/J ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of artificial teeth for endodontic teaching. A questionnaire was prepared and submitted to 18 professors of Endodontics from different Brazilian universities to evaluate the following features of five cloudy resin artificial teeth: internal and external anatomy; coronal chambers regarding their size, shape and canal path; root canal regarding th...

The trade-off between tooth strength and tooth penetration: Predicting optimal shape of canine teeth" (2007). Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum. Paper 33.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of condensing osteitis lesions in Eastern Anatolian Turkish population. About condensing osteitis lesions, these were evaluated; sex, localization, side, age, shape and status of involved teeth (caries, restoration etc.). Methods: This retrospective study was carried out using panoramic radiographs of 962 patients who came to for...

Panoramic X-Ray images are very popular as a first tool for diagnosis in odontological protocols. Automating the process of analysis of such images is important in order to help dentist procedures. In this process, teeth segmentation from the radiographic images and feature extraction are essential steps. In this paper, we propose a segmentation approach based on mathematical morphology, quadtr...

the normal and lateral line cycloid scales of a cyprinid fish; alburnoides bipunctatus (blotch, 1782) have been subjected to sem to study their detailed structure. it shows the general architectural pattern of a cycloid cyprinid scale. the focus of the scale is clear and sharp located in the anterior field. circuli are observed in all fields. primary radii which originate from very near the foc...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the anatomical features of C-shaped root canal system in mandibular second molars using micro-computed tomography (microCT). Fifty-eight extracted mandibular second molars with fused roots were collected from a native Chinese population. The teeth were scanned into layers of 0.5-mm thickness by microCT and measurements were made at eleven levels. The...

the histology of digestive tract of caspian roach (rutilus rutilus caspicus) were studied for 53 days from hatching to fingerling size at the natural habitat of the larval stage. ages 1, 4, 10, 18, 28, 39 and 53 days after hatching (dah) were selected for the histological studies. after sampling and fixation with 10 percent formalin the histological process were conduct. the newly hatched larva...