The best plan for success is to begin with the end in mind. It generally is agreed that the successful treatment of a badly broken down tooth with pulpal disease depends not only good endodontic therapy, but also on good prosthetic reconstruction of the tooth after endodontic therapy. The primary purpose of the post is to retain a core that can be used to retain definitive prostheses. A post an...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this systematic review was to assess and compare the 5- and 10-year survival of different types of tooth-supported and implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis (FDPs) and single crowns (SCs) and to describe the incidence of biological and technical complications. METHODS Three electronic searches complemented by manual searching were conducted to identify prospect...

The pursuit of esthetic excellence in dentistry today requires dental practitioners to enhance their knowledge and technique in restorations of the anterior teeth. Due to the high incidence and prevalence of fractures in this dental area, mimicking the optical properties and characteristics of the dental structure in young patients (aged 6 to 15 years) is a major challenge. This case report des...

INTRODUCTION: The use of intermaxillary fixation (IMF) in the treatment of maxillofacial trauma represents the cornerstone of fracture reduction and immobilization. Many modalities of IMF have been described. Recently, to overcome the cumbersome procedure of tooth borne appliances, miniimplants have been introduced into clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of using mini-...

OBJECTIVE To review our experience with miniplate fixation of fractures of the symphyseal and parasymphyseal regions of the mandible. METHODS A retrospective review of all mandible fractures treated from July 1, 1999, through July 31, 2011, by one of us (Y.D.) was performed. Intraoral, open rigid fixation of noncomminuted symphyseal and parasymphyseal fractures was performed using a combinati...

The diagnosis of incomplete cusp fractures has primarily relied on patient symptoms, which sometimes results in late treatment approaches. The transillumination of tooth structure by a fiber-optic light source can be considered an important adjunct tool in the diagnosis of incomplete cusp fractures before they reach their end stages. Furthermore, transilluminated teeth can be documented by intr...

Objective To compare periapical radiograph (PR) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the diagnosis of alveolar and root fractures. Material and Methods Sixty incisor teeth (20 higid and 40 with root fracture) from dogs were inserted in 60 anterior alveolar sockets (40 higid and 20 with alveolar fracture) of 15 macerated canine maxillae. Each fractured socket had a root fractured tooth ...

The impact of annular cracks on the effective elastic and conductive properties of a material is analysed. The compliance contribution tensor of an annular crack - the quantity that determines the increase in compliance of a solid due to introduction of such a crack - is derived analytically. The resistivity contribution tensor of an annular crack is calculated numerically. It is shown that an ...

The objectives of this study were to (i) characterize epidemiologic trends in anterior permanent tooth trauma in a sample of children and adolescents (ii) examine the relationship of crown fractures (CF) and concomitant root fractures (RF) to determine if CFs are protective against RFs and (iii) examine the radiographic evidence of RFs to determine the value of obtaining three vertical periapic...