Does chewing xylitol gum improve oral health? [PDF]
, 2013 Popular chewing gum brands such as Orbit and Trident advertise that chewing their gum promotes oral health due to the presence of xylitol. This compound has interested oral health researchers since the 1970 s, but recent advances in research have been ...
Rouse, Thomas
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Managing carious lesions:consensus recommendations on carious tissue removal [PDF]
, 2016 The International Caries Consensus Collaboration undertook a consensus process and here presents clinical recommendations for carious tissue removal and managing cavitated carious lesions, including restoration, based on texture of demineralized dentine.
Banderjee, A. +17 more
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Postoperative Pain After The Use Of A Dexamethasone Rinse As An Irrigant Prior To Obturation [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose: The purpose of this randomized, double-blind pilot study was to determine the effect of dexamethasone on post-operative pain when used as an intracanal rinse prior to obturation.
Tarabishy, Kenan
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37% Phosphoric Acid Induced Stronger Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Expression of the Dental Pulp Than 19% Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid [PDF]
, 2014 Etching agents such as ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and phosphoric acid which are widely used in adhesive restoration system aimed to increase for retention of restorative materials, may act a chemical irritant that induce inflammation of ...
Fatimatuzzahro, N. (Nadie) +2 more
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Dental treatment and risk of variant CJD - a case control study [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: Knowledge of risk factors for variant CJD (vCJD) remains limited, but transmission of prion proteins via re-useable medical devices, including dental instruments, or enhanced susceptibility following trauma to the oral cavity is a concern ...
A. J. Smith +21 more
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Characterization of dentine to assess bond strength of dental composites [PDF]
, 2015 This study was performed to develop alternating dentine adhesion models that could help in the evaluation of a self-bonding dental composite. For this purpose dentine from human and ivory was characterized chemically and microscopically before and after ...
Aljabo, A +6 more
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Nanofibrous Spongy Microspheres for the Delivery of Hypoxia-primed Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells to Regenerate Vascularized Dental Pulp [PDF]
, 2016 Dental pulp infection and necrosis are widespread diseases. Conventional endodontic treatments result in a devitalized and weakened tooth. In this work, we synthesized novel star-shaped polymer to self-assemble into unique nanofibrous spongy microspheres
Hu, Jiang +6 more
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Nanodiamond-Gutta Percha Composite Biomaterials for Root Canal Therapy. [PDF]
, 2015 Root canal therapy (RCT) represents a standard of treatment that addresses infected pulp tissue in teeth and protects against future infection. RCT involves removing dental pulp comprising blood vessels and nerve tissue, decontaminating residually ...
Ho, Dean +12 more
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Torsion and Bending Properties of EdgeEndo Files [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: One important step of root canal therapy is the process of cleaning and shaping each canal. This process involves using endodontic rotary files combined with chemical irrigants to remove pulpal remnants and infected dentin from the canal ...
Hansen, Chad
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Snapshot: Emergency Department Visits for Preventable Dental Conditions in California [PDF]
, 2009 Provides an overview of dental health in California, the supply of providers, and out-of-pocket expenses. Presents data on emergency room visits for preventable conditions, by condition, county, age, gender, race/ethnicity, and insurance status and ...
Lisa Simonson Maiuro
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