background: this study was aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy and feasibility of cone beam computed tomography (cbct) with phosphor storage plate (psp) in detection of simulated occlusal secondary caries. materials and methods: in this in vitro descriptive-comparative study, a total of 80 slots of class i cavities were prepared on 80 extracted human premolars. then, 40 teeth were randomly...

Caries disease is multifactorial. Whether caries disease will be expressed and damage dental hard tissue is dependent on the patient's own unique make-up of pathogenic risk factors and protective factors. Objectives This manuscript will review the science of managing caries disease based on assessing caries risk. Methods The caries balance/imbalance model and a practical caries risk assessment ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to perform a systematic evaluation of the literature reporting current scientific evidence for periodontal bacteria as contributors to atherosclerosis. METHODS Literature from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies concerning periodontal bacteria and atherosclerosis were reviewed. Gathered data were categorized into seven "proofs" of evid...

• M A N A G E M E N T O F R O O T C A R I E S U S I N G O Z O N E • 40 OZONE CAN BE CONSIDERED AS an alternative management strategy for root caries. Recently, Baysan et al., (2000) reported that ozone application for either 10 or 20 s was effective to kill the great majority of microorganisms in primary root carious lesions (PRCLs) in vitro and this application for a period of 10 s was also ca...

Dental caries is a common disease that results in tooth loss or cavitations. Medicines available in market though effectively treat dental caries but not without imparting the harmful effects. Medicinal plants have proven to be an effective and safe alternative to synthetic medicines. In vitro antibacterial activity of leaves of Syzygium cumini was studied against Streptococcus viridans, Strept...