diagnosis of infected and affected dentine is an important factor in clininal restorative treatment of dentine. in this study, the ir and raman spectra of the sound dentine, infected dentine and affected dentine are reported. the structure of infected dentine and affected dentine has been compared with the sound dentine and hydroxyapatite. it is shown while the infected dentine has lost its str...

iatrogenic perforation of the furcation area in multi-rooted molars during preparation of the access cavity can potentially lead to tooth extraction. the present case report describes the nonsurgical endodontic management of an extensive pulp chamber floor perforation in a first mandibular molar with calcium enriched mixture (cem) cement. the perforation was chemically cleaned and then physical...

UNLABELLED Dental unit water systems are contaminated with biofilms that amplify bacterial counts in dental treatment water in excess of a million colony forming units per milliliter (cfu/ml). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association have agreed that the maximum allowable contamination of dental treatment water not exceed 500 cfu/ml. This study was cond...