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Dental caries is one of the most common diseases in humans. In modern times, it has reached epidemic proportions. Dental caries is an infectious microbiologic disease of the teeth that results in localized dissolution and destruction of the calcified ...
Shivakumar K, Vidya S, Chandu G
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About two years ago we published a report in a journal of dentistry1concerning the occurrence of caries of the teeth among a group of children who had been carefully supervised, from a medical point of view, throughout infancy and early childhood. These children had been in a model institution until the age of 4 or 5 years, and had been carefully ...
ALFRED F. HESS +2 more
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Oral Health Literacy and its Determinants in Young Couples
Objectives: Oral health literacy (OHL) is an interplay of cultural, social and individual factors and plays an effective role in public health promotion.
Maryam Fazli +3 more
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Dental caries is a biofilm-mediated, sugar-driven, multifactorial, dynamic disease that results in the phasic demineralization and remineralization of dental hard tissues. Caries can occur throughout life, both in primary and permanent dentitions, and can damage the tooth crown and, in later life, exposed root surfaces. The balance between pathological
Pitts, Nigel B +9 more
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The caries pattern of primary teeth and its determinants among 5-7-year-old children in Tehran, Iran [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases in children that affects oral health, general health, and quality of life; and often leads to pain and discomfort when left untreated.
Pegah Khazaei +2 more
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Evaluation of Nickel and Chromium Ion Release from Stainless Steel, HANT and NiTi Arch Wires in Two 28-day Time Spans [PDF]
Background: Stainless steel and Nickel Chromium alloys show special mechanical features, which has made them the most common materials for fabrication of orthodontic arch wires.
Sepideh Arab +4 more
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Investigation of determinants of stress in patients requiring endodontics therapy
: Objectives: Dental stress is often considered as one of the important factors related to the patient's avoidance of dental visits. Considering the lack of comprehensive studies in this regard in Iran, we decided to design a study to explore the ...
Neda Hajihassani +2 more
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Salivary melatonin is depleted in patients with dental caries due to the elevated oxidative stress
Objectives: To determine salivary melatonin and malondialdehyde levels in individuals with and without dental caries. Materials and methods: Saliva samples were collected in a fasting state from patients with active dental caries (n = 16) and patients ...
Sindhu Saeralaathan +4 more
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Endodontic management of a rare case of the geminated maxillary second molar tooth using CBCT
This report illustrates a rare case of a geminated maxillary right second molar tooth using CBCT in a 23‐year‐old man with severe pain. Nonsurgical endodontic treatment was performed, which gave rise to an asymptomatic tooth at the 12‐month follow‐up.
Masoumeh Ramezani +2 more
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External root resorption is a clinical problem that is difficult to diagnose, therefore radiographic examination is important for diagnose.
Marjan Bolbolian +5 more
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