Virtual reality is a computer based technology linked with the future of dentistry and dental practice. The virtual articulator is one such application in prosthetic and restorative dentistry based on virtual reality that will significantly reduce the limitations of the mechanical articulator, and by simulation of real patient data, allow analyses with regard to static and dynamic occlusion as ...

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Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) has been used widely in a range of biomedical and dental applications in recent years. In the field of restorative dentistry, various kinds of lasers have been developed for diagnostic (e.g. caries detection) and operative applications (e.g. tooth ablation, cavity preparation, restorations, bleaching). The main benefits for laser a...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Individuals with disability usually suffer from complex oral problems and marked physical limitations, and therefore need special dental care. The dentists’ attitude and perceived educational barriers for oral health promotion among the individuals with disabilities were evaluated in the present study.METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 193 dentists participating in the ...

Human healthcare is facing a major uprising in the wake of ongoing technological expansions in the field of nanotechnology. Incorporation of nanotechnology into dentistry will make possible the maintenance of near perfect oral environment by using nanomaterials, including tissue engineering, and ultimately, dental nanorobots. New potential treatment prospects in dentistry may include: dentition...

my reactions to activities in several areas which will affect our teaching of dentistry for children and handicapped individuals. Specifically, I have been asked to identify the impact of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)* Future of Dentistry for Children Committee report on pedodontic education. My comments are influenced by discussions at this meeting with pediatric dentists ...

Pediatric dentistry provides primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, together with special health care needs. This specialty encompasses a variety of skills, disciplines, procedures and techniques that share a common origin with other dental specialties however these have been modified and reformed to the distinctive re...

Manish Goel*, G. Venkanna Babu** and Manish Sharma# *Professor, Department of pedodontics and preventive dentistry, Maitri College of dentistry and research centre, Durg, (C.G.) **Senior Lecturer, Department of pedodontics and preventive dentistry, Maitri College of dentistry and research centre, Durg, (C.G.) #Professor, Department of prosthodontics, Sardar Patel institute of dental sciences, L...

This study sought to identify faculty, organization, patient pool, and procedures taught in predoctoral pediatric dentistry programs using a questionnaire sent to all fifty-five U.S. dental schools in 2001. Forty-eight (87 percent) programs reported an average of 3.9 full-time and 2.1 part-time FTE faculty, resulting in a mean faculty to student ratio of 1:6.4. One-third employ general dentists...

conclusions midazolam could be used as a safe and effective drug for conscious sedation, general anaesthetic premedication and the treatment of seizures during dental treatment. however, further research on paediatric patients would be beneficial. evidence acquisition to conduct this review of the literature, pub-med and scopus were searched using the following terms: midazolam, oral, transmuco...