Predicting refractive index of fluoride containing glasses for aesthetic dental restorations [PDF]
Dental Materials, 2018 Dental restoration aesthetics, particularly the translucency of modern dental restorative filling materials depends on the refractive index (RI) match between the different components in the material. In the case of dental composites (DC), the RI of the polymer must match the RI of the filler otherwise the material is optically opaque and has limited ...
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The Dental Aesthetic Index and Dental Health Component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need as Tools in Epidemiological Studies [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011 The present study assesses the validity and reproducibility of two occlusal indices for epidemiological studies—the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and the Dental Health Component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (DHC-IOTN) for the identification of orthodontic treatment needs.
Cardoso, Chrystiane F. +5 more
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Maloclusiones según el Dental Aesthetic Index en estudiantes de séptimo grado
Acta Médica del Centro, 2020 Introducción: con la reducción de la caries dental en adolescentes la atención se ha dirigido hacia otros problemas como las maloclusiones, que son el resultado de la anormalidad morfológica y funcional de los componentes óseos, musculares y dentarios y ...
Iraida María Pino Román +4 more
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Orthodontic treatment need for Brazilian schoolchildren: a study using the Dental Aesthetic Index [PDF]
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To determine the normative orthodontic treatment need among 12-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren, in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and compare with the need as perceived by the children themselves and their parents or
Anderson Barbosa de Almeida +1 more
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Aesthetic components of index of orthodontic treatment need in Serbian adolescents [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Background/Aim. The biggest motivating factor for undertaking orthodontic treatment is poor dental aesthetics as a consequence of occlusal abnormalities.
Ilić Jana +4 more
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Assessment of Different Orthodontic Treatment Need Indices
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To determine the orthodontic treatment need indices in the adolescents. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Orthodontics Department, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Dec 2019 ...
Muzna Hameed +5 more
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Dental Aesthetic Index scores and perception of personal dental appearance among Turkish university students [PDF]
The European Journal of Orthodontics, 2009 The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Turkish university students' awareness of malocclusion, their satisfaction with their personal dental appearance, and the severity of their occlusal irregularities. The sample consisted of 841 randomly selected university students, 522 (62.1 per cent) males and 319 (37.9 per cent ...
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Evaluation of Orthodontic Treatment Need—An Ethnic and Gender Prospective
Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society, 2023 Introduction: Index for Orthodontic Treatment Need is a widely used index to assess the orthodontic treatment need among various populations. Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare orthodontic treatment needs of Nepali among gender and ...
Rajiv Yadav +2 more
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Aesthetic Parameters and Patient-Perspective Assessment Tools for Maxillary Anterior Single Implants
International Journal of Dentistry, 2021 Background. This review aimed to concisely describe the current aesthetic objective indices for a single-implant maxillary anterior crown. The secondary aim was to propose introducing a unified, standardized questionnaire for adequately collecting ...
Kelvin I. Afrashtehfar +2 more
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Treatment needs and skill mix workforce requirements for prosthodontic care: a comparison of estimates using normative and sociodental approaches. [PDF]
, 2015 The traditional measure for assessing dental treatment needs and workforce requirements based solely on normative need (NN) has major shortcomings. The sociodental approach (SDA) to assess needs overcomes some of the shortcomings as it combines normative
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