Dear Editor, There have been a rising trend in publishing dental science articles in medical journals. 1 Bibliometric and scientometric information regarding the trends in dental science articles in medical journals from India is evident in the literature. 1 More recently, the publication trends of oral pathology articles published in a pathology journal from Iran were reported. 2 This study ai...

Till date, there has been no single material in dentistry that is idyllic in nature, which can satisfy all the necessities of a superlative material. As the search for an ―ideal restorative material‖ continues, newer group of materials were introduced. These are ―Smart Materials’’, as they support the remaining tooth structure to the level, so that more conservative cavity preparation can be pe...

Global awareness of growing demand for oral health care services became prominent over past several decades (1). Far reaching consequences of clinical dentistry for overall societal welfare were more obvious to the governing health authorities in mature market economies at first (2). Eastern European and Balkan health systems suffered from serious development setbacks during painful transitiona...

BACKGROUND Utilization of health services is the actual attendance by the members of the public at health care facilities to receive care. Utilization, serves as an important tool for oral health policy decision-making. The aim of the present study was to retrospectively gauge and assess the utilization pattern of the dental treatments which was given in hospital for last 10 years. MATERIALS ...

Adresa za dopisivanje Univ.-Doz. Dr. Blerim Kamberi Department of Dental Pathology and Endodontics University Dentistry Clinical Center Rrethi i Spitalit p.n. 10000 Prishtina Tel: +38138512474 Faks: +38138512474 [email protected] Sažetak Svrha studije bila je istražiti i usporediti sadržaj mangana u uzorcima zuba pojedinaca s različitih zemljopisnih lokacija. Materijal i postupci: Na po...

Rehabilitation of lost dental aesthetic is one of the most important concerns for contemporary dentistry. Conservative treatment modality along with aesthetic approaches, such as direct and indirect laminate veneer restorations were the treatment of choice. Laminate veneers are restorations to correct aesthetic deficiencies and discolorations. Direct laminate veneers involve the application of ...

The objective of this study was to investigate trends in ankyloglossia and its surgical treatment among pediatric patients South Korea from 2011 2020. Data Health Insurance Review Assessment Service (HIRA)’s Healthcare Bigdata Hub were used for analysis the diagnosis rate frenum surgery rate. Considering annual population change, crude rates per 100,000 calculated analyzed. To other factors inc...

Subcutaneous emphysema of the face or neck which may extend into the mediastinum can complicate the use of high-speed air-turbine dental drills (1-5) or dental extractions (1). Pneumopericardium with subcutaneous emphysema has also occurred after maxillary surgery (6). Pneumopericardium, where air may have forced its way through a tear in the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory passages, h...

Abstract The aesthetic result in the ceramic restoration of anterior teeth has always been a challenge clinical practice and, these cases, success depends on skills both clinician and dental technician. In current dentistry, main objective is to pursue results while preserving biological structures. Among various conservative techniques available for restorations, veneers are most advantageous,...

Background Replantation of intact avulsed teeth can be one of the most conservative procedures in dentistry. If it is successful, the patient is "ahead of the game"-if it is not, nothing has been sacrificed. After evaluating seventy-one replanted teeth, Kemp et al. concluded that treatment of avulsed teeth by replantation is justified, despite the fact that it is usually not a permanent procedu...