OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic literature review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of interventions used in the management of acute apical abscess in the permanent dentition. METHODS Electronic databases were searched from their inception to March 2002. These searches, combined with manual searching, yielded 85 citations, of which 35 were relevant. Independent application of inclusion...

AIM The aim of this study was to compare the survival of composite resin restorations retained by glass fiber posts or reversed-orientated (upside-down) metal posts in severely decayed primary anterior teeth after 6, 12, and 18 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of forty-four 3- to 5-year-old children with bilateral severely decayed primary maxillary canines were included. Patients were tr...

This comprehensive community health intervention aimed to improve the oral health and reduce the incidence of dental caries in Tabuk schoolchildren. The program supports the public health pyramid that provides a framework to improve health and included creating and evaluating a school oral health surveillance system, applying fluoride varnish and dental sealants on highand medium-caries risk ch...

Our objective is to analyze the constitution and drug resistance of pathogenic microorganisms in infected root canals. 69 patients with chronic periapical periodontitis were selected, the tooth root canals of which were collected. There were 15 cases (group A) with root canal infection after root canal treatment failure, 18 cases (group B) with root canal infection after dental crown restoratio...

INTRODUCTION Pulpectomy of primary teeth is mostly carried out with hand files and broaches which is tricky and time consuming procedure. The development of new design features like varying tapers, non-cutting safety tips and varying length of cutting blades have resulted in new generation of rotary instruments. AIM To compare and evaluate cleaning efficacy, canal preparation and volumetric f...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine the clinical and radiographic success of the treatment of maxillary anterior primary incisors with composite resin strip crowns placed in a private practice setting. METHODS This was a retrospective, clinical study of patients who had strip crowns (SC) placed on maxillary primary incisors, returned for at least 1, 6-month recall examination, and wh...

Disagreement remains regarding the optimal treatment for intrusive luxation injuries to permanent teeth. Three problems often present themselves following intrusive luxation: improper tooth position, pulpal necrosis, and internal or external root resorption. In the recent past, the accepted treatment was to allow the permanent teeth to reerupt spontaneously for 6-8 weeks. If this did not occur,...

This in vivo study compared the effect of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), IRM, Super EBA and ZOE in a puttylike consistency, used as retrofilling materials, in the healing process of periapical tissue of pulpless dogs' teeth submitted to a conventional retrofilling technique. Twenty-four premolars obtained from three dogs were used. At the first intervention, the animals were anesthetized, co...