Autotransplantation provides the possibility of a natural tooth rather than a prothesis or an osseointegrated implant to replace a missing tooth. The indications for autotransplantation are wide, but careful patient selection coupled with an appropriate technique is a prerequisite for a good functional and esthetic outcome. Autogenous tooth transplantation is the surgical movement of a tooth fr...

Tetracycline exposure in utero and in early childhood often results in intrinsic tooth staining that varies in severity based upon timing, duration, and form of tetracycline administered. Traditionally, dental aesthetics compromised by tetracycline staining have been restored with modalities requiring aggressive tooth preparation. In this case involving a patient with extremely severe staining ...

Childhood has been recognized as high-risk period for dental injuries and intrusion is one of the most common types of trauma to primary dentition. These injuries require the dentist to carefully examine not only the damaged tooth but possible sequelae to the permanent tooth germ and the overall health of the child. The present case report describes the treatment of a 3 years old child with com...

The differences in tooth colour are important factors in the esthetic dentistry. The aim of this study was to determine the tooth colour using visual methods under natural light and "Easy Shade" device. Five hundred patients of Dental Clinic Graz Austria were selected for this study. The results of this study showed that the shade matching using "Easy Shade" device were not better than shade ma...

Natural frequencies and vibration modes of four kinds of teeth were calculated by using a mechanical model. The alveolar bone and the tooth were assumed as rigid bodies, while the periodontal ligament was assumed as an elastic spring. All the natural frequencies were within a range of 1 to 10 kHz. The first natural frequencies of four teeth were about 1.5 kHz, and decreased as the root length d...

The relationship between the Lower Danube River level and Romanian annual catches of Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata, Bennett 1835) were analyzed. For analysis of long term data on the Danube River water level and Pontic shad catch, combinations of different methods were applied using statistical programs, SPSS 13.0 and MATLAB 6. Periodograms, containing cyclic patterns, were obtained using Fouri...

AIM This study was aimed at evaluating the quality of written prescriptions for fixed and removable prosthesis in Tabriz, northwest Iran. METHODS To assess the quality of written prescriptions for fixed and removable partial dentures, a total of 600 questionnaires were distributed among 15 licensed dental laboratories receiving both fixed and removable prosthesis projects. The technicians wer...

This paper presents an empirical study on the cross-linguistic influence of contact languages (Turkish, Georgian and Russian) in domain grammatical gender Pontic Greek spoken by Pontic-speaking community Georgia. The is based corpus data collected during several periods fieldwork within questions addressed are: What innovations can be observed understudied variety domain, and, if any innovation...