1Department of Chemistry, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan 2Department of Pharmacology, Matsumoto Dental University, Nagano, Japan 3Department of Innovation in Dental Education, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan 4Department of Oral Anatomy, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan 5VMC Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 6Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Ja...

introduction: radiography is one of the most important diagnostic methods for evaluation of dental caries. on the other hand, the least amount of radiation along with high quality is a main gold standard. the purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of primax, insight radiographic films, and direct digital images (schick cmos-aps), in detection of interproximal natural carie...

background: fracture load of implant-supported restorations is an important factor in clinical success. this study evaluated the effect of two techniques for screw access hole preparation on the fracture load of cement-screw retained implant-supported zirconia-based crowns. methods: thirty similar cement-screw retained implant-supported zirconia-based maxillary central incisor crowns were evalu...

background. this study evaluated the effect of two prophylaxis techniques on the marginal gap of ci v resin-modified glass-ionomer restorations. methods. standard cl v cavities were prepared on the buccal surfaces of 48 sound bovine mandibular incisors in this in vitro study. after restoration of the cavities with gc fuji ii lc resin-modified glass-ionomer, the samples were randomly assigned to...

background this cross sectional study was performed to evaluate dental ages and incidence of dental anomalies in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all). methods and materials a total of 25 all patient who passed at least 2 years of chemotherapy and 25 healthy sex and age matched children were evaluated. dental age as well as dental anomalies in shape, size, number, and structur...

background and objective: the concept of immediate occlusal loading with dental implants offers several advantages. in this research, the effect of type of restoration on osseointegration rate of dental implants was histologically evaluated. materials and methods: three months prior to implantation, the lower premolar teeth of 15 dogs were extracted. then, 3 to 4 maestro™ implants were placed i...

The need for domiciliary dental care has increased with the aging of Japanese society. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Dental Association conducted a survey of dental institutions within Tokyo in order to clarify which factors influenced implementation of domiciliary dental care by dental institutions. The proportion was significantly higher in (1) dentists in their 50s or older, (2...

Objectives: The aims of the current study were to find the prevalence of Dental Anxiety amongst Pakistani University Students and to determine the differences in relation to gender, education and level of dental anxiety. Methods and Materials: A questionnaire consisting Dental Anxiety Scale and Dental Fear Scale describing anxiety-provoking stimuli was constructed and presented to 385 universit...

INTRODUCTION People with diabetes are at increased risk of periodontal disease and tooth loss. Healthy People 2010 set a goal that 71% or more of people with diabetes should have an annual dental exam. METHODS We assessed dental insurance and annual dental visits among dentate respondents from the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE) Survey cohort (N = 20,188), an ethnically strat...