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Mercury vapour exposure during dental student training in amalgam removal [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Amalgam that is used for dental fillings contains approximately 50% elemental mercury. During dental student training, amalgam is often removed by drilling without the use of water spray and suction, which are protective measures in ...
Andrea O’Connor, Brianne Lamey, Robin Warwick   +2 more
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Tribo-corrosion of steel in artificial saliva [PDF]

, 2014
Stainless steel is widely used as dental implant. However, there has been little work on the micro-abrasion of such materials in laboratory simulated oral environments, where abrasion, sliding wear can interact simultaneously.
Holmes, D., Sharifi, S., Stack, M. M.
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Amalgam Fillings: Do Dental Patients Have a Right to Informed Consent [PDF]

, 1991
Recent animal studies have shown significant mercury absorption from dental fillings and resulted in unfavorable media attention. Yet, an FDA advisory committee has found no evidence of Risk to dental patients, and many dentists believe that patients are
Royal, Michael A.
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Treatments of unesthetic amalgam tattoo: A literature review and a case report

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background An amalgam tattoo is an iatrogenic lesion that can lead to esthetic concerns. This paper presents a literature review aimed at exploring treatment options available to clinicians for addressing this unesthetic issue. Methods The initial search identified 209 potentially relevant publications.
Lucrezia Parma‐Benfenati, Saeed A. Elrefaei, Hom‐Lay Wang, Muhammad H. A. Saleh   +3 more
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Model‐Based Cost‐Effectiveness of Direct Restorations: Amalgam Dominates

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives A phase‐down of dental amalgam use has been mandated and the feasibility of its phase‐out in England by 2030 is being explored. Amalgam use in English National Health Service (NHS) care still predominates for posterior restorations, though access to this care is increasingly limited.
O. Bailey, S. J. Stone, G. Taylor, L. Ternent, C. R. Vernazza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical behaviour of dental composite filling materials using digital holography [PDF]

, 2010
One of the most common clinical problems in dentistry is tooth decay. Among the dental filling materials used to repair tooth structure that has been destroyed by decay are dental amalgam and composite materials based on acrylics.
Campos, J.C. Reis, Lopes, H., Monteiro, J.M., Vaz, M.A.P.   +3 more
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Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and Transforming Growth Factor-β Stimulate Cystine/Glutamate Exchange Activity in Dental Pulp Cells [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction The growth factors insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) are protective to dental pulp cells in culture against the toxicity of the composite materials Durafill VS and Flow Line (Henry Schein Inc, New ...
Alyssa Furey, Asrari, Barthel, Bègue-Kirn, Cabrera, Camargo, Doug Lobner, Duailibi, D’Souza, Fogal, Franco, Furey, Goldberg, Gronthos, Hansen, Hu, Kalyva, Katherine Pauly, Kaur, Keelan, Kim, Kim, Kymberly Fritz, Lobner, Lovschall, Marcato, Nie, Onishi, Pacheco, Paranjpe, Piani, Piattelli, Ricketts, Rutherford, Stanley, Stockton, Tziafas, Tziafas, Ward, Wood   +39 more
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Metal Sensitization in Patients That Underwent Patch Test Pre and Post‐Implant Exposure

Contact Dermatitis, EarlyView.
Sensitization to metals was similar in pre‐implant and post‐implant patients. Women with jewellery allergy are at higher risk to have a patch test positive to metals. Post‐implant testing in case of contact dermatitis could be helpful to identify culprit allergens. ABSTRACT Background Sensitization to metals can cause allergic symptoms in subjects that
Nicholas Zampa, Ilaria Lazzarato, Marcella Mauro, Alice Tassinari, Luca Cegolon, Francesca Larese Filon   +5 more
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The Evolution of Dental Materials over the Past Century: Silver and Gold to Tooth Color and Beyond. [PDF]

, 2019
The field of dental materials has undergone more of a revolution than an evolution over the past 100 y. The development of new products, especially in the past half century, has occurred at a staggering pace, and their introduction to the market has been
Bayne, SC, Ferracane, JL, Marshall, GW, Marshall, SJ, van Noort, R   +4 more
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Examining the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Assessment: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT and Educator‐Generated Multiple‐Choice Questions in a Dental Exam

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To compare the item difficulty and discriminative index of multiple‐choice questions (MCQs) generated by ChatGPT with those created by dental educators, based on the performance of dental students in a real exam setting. Materials and Methods A total of 40 MCQs—20 generated by ChatGPT 4.0 and 20 by dental educators—were developed based on ...
Nezaket Ezgi Özer, Yusuf Balcı, Gaye Bölükbaşı, Betul İlhan, Pelin Güneri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source