Context: In recent years, lasers have numerous applications in orthodontics as an important field of dentistry. The purpose of this article is to review some of the major applications of laser in the field of soft tissue management in orthodontics. Evidence Acquisition: No single laser wavelength can be used to optimally treat all dental diseases. However, the needs of the orthodontic clinician...

The field of dentistry is constantly changing with the introduction new materials and techniques that resulted in good treatment outcome.Bio-ceramics are amongst recently introduced which have changed face dentistry. Bioceramics biocompatible, nontoxic, non-shrinking usually chemically stable within biological environment.The development bioceramic based has greatly improved dentist’s possibili...

Feynman's early vision in 1959 gave birth to the concept of nanotechnology. He saw it as an unavoidable development in the progress of science and said that there is plenty of room at the bottom. Since then, nanotechnology has been part of mainstream scientific theory with potential medical and dental applications. Numerous theoretical predictions have been made based on the potential applicati...

Clinical decision-making is complex and based upon accurate evaluation of clinical findings using diagnostic tests and reference standard data. Given that many aspects of dental examination are not direct measures, but rely on indirect measures, it is important for clinicians to understand the basic principles and terms used to assess the accuracy of diagnostic tests and to appropriately evalua...

BACKGROUND Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, has become a valuable adjunct in wound healing in dentistry. Postsurgically, blood clots initiate the healing and regeneration of hard and soft tissues. Clinicians and scientists are investigating the use of PRP in dentistry as a way to enhance the body's natural wound-healing mechanisms. TYPES OF ARTICLES REVIEWED: The authors reviewed scientific articl...

Alveolar distraction osteogenesis: a systematic literature review Lili Yang, Eduardo Yugo Suzuki, Boonsiva Suzuki Lili Yang, Eduardo Yugo Suzuki, Boonsiva Suzuki 1 D.D.S, Student of Doctor of Philosophy Program in Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University. 2 D.D.S, Ph.D, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty ...

available to surgeons is most clearly seen in the field of dental surgery. Scientific and technical knowledge increased so much that some surgeons began to specialize in certain fields of which dentistry was one of the first to develop. By the start of the eighteenth century it was possible for some surgeons in Paris to exist solely as dentists, the most notable example being Pierre Fauchard, a...

1Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey 2Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA 3University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA, USA 4Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Istanbul, Turkey 5Department of Cardiology, Endodontology and P...