Cervical dental caries and/or abrasions are often associated with gingival recessions. These lesions can be treated with either restorative or periodontal approaches. There are various periodontal approaches for treating gingival recessions associated with carious cervical lesions (Matter, 1979; Fourel, 1982; Miller, 1983; Pini Prato et al, 1992; Goldstein et al, 2002) that make it possible to ...

Well-planned projects might end unsatisfactorily if changes in software release plan are not controlled and managed. While process control detects potentially risky changes, re-planning adjusts a current plan to changing reality. Association rule mining can be used to discover interesting relations like associations, correlations etc. among different attributes of large databases. We investigat...

The paradigms of transformational planning, case-based planning, and plan debugging all involve a process known as plan adaptation | modifying or repairing an old plan so it solves a new problem. In this paper we provide a domain-independent algorithm for plan adaptation, demonstrate that it is sound, complete, and systematic, and compare it to other adaptation algorithms in the literature. Our...

INTRODUCTION Sound knowledge of the external and internal morphology of the different teeth groups is essential to ensure a successful outcome of root canal treatment. The aims of this study were to review the available literature with respect to the root and root canal morphology of maxillary first premolars and discuss the clinical considerations of this morphology on the various dental proce...

AIM To evaluate the root canal configuration of permanent mandibular first and second molar teeth in a Chinese subpopulation using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). METHODOLOGY Patients who required CBCT radiographic examinations as part of their routine examination, diagnosis and treatment planning, were enrolled. Cases where the anatomy was compromised by physiological or pathological p...

statement of problem: root surface contamination or infection can potentially change the consequences of regenerative periodontal therapies and therefore the modification and disinfection of the contaminated root surfaces are necessary. objectives: this study aimed to compare the surface characteristics of the extracted human teeth after exposure to four root conditioners in different time peri...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze how anti-infectious periodontal treatment affects C reactive protein (CRP) values in patients with type 1 diabetes, and correlate baseline CRP levels with periodontal disease severity. STUDY DESIGN A cohort of fifty three subjects with type 1 diabetes and moderate to severe periodontitis were recruited. Periodontal parameters were measured, ...

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are the most frequent cause of disability in the working population, exceeding accidental trauma in frequency. The risk of developing work-related upper limb disorders (WURLDs) is high among dental hygienists and the most frequently affected are elderly subjects and women. Since such disorders can have a negative effect on the working life and on th...