OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of erosion and toothbrush abrasion on different restorative materials and human enamel. METHODS Human enamel and 5 kinds of tooth-colored restorative materials were used. The restorative materials included three composite resins (Filtek Silorane, Tetric EvoCeram, and Tetric EvoFlow), a polyacid-modified composite (Dyract Extra), ...

All-ceramic restorations have been used for long as restorative material in dentistry. However, the recent advances in both the material and technology of all-ceramic have made them a more viable treatment option. Several practitioners hesitate in giving this option to patient for fear of failure. This article describes all the failures of all-ceramic material and how to prevent them. In partic...

objectives: microleakage is a major cause of failure of dental restorations and results in development of secondary caries, tooth hypersensitivity and pulp pathosis. this study aimed to compare the microleakage of class ii cavities filled with two types of composite resins and a compomer and subjected to thermocycling. methods: in this in vitro experimental study, class ii cavities with a gingi...

The restoration o[ primary anterior teeth presents a problem to the clinician. This paper describes a technique for the restoration of carious or fractured primary anterior teeth, utilizing a transparent, removable, pedodontic crown form as a matrix and an acid-etched, composite resin as a restorative material.

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), is an autosomal dominant disorder with a prevalence of 1 in 1,000,000 individuals. It is generally characterized by orofacial manifestations, including enamel hypoplasia, retained primary teeth, and impacted permanent and supernumerary teeth. The successful treatment involving a timing intervention (orthodontic-maxillofacial surgeons-restorative) is already descri...

introduction: before placing or cementing a restoration into a cavity preparation, the clinician must decide whether a cavity base, liner or a protective cavity sealer should be placed. while this seems simple, the decision is complicated by an ever-increasing number of products available. in addition, the clinical success of an indirect restorative procedure depends, to a great extent, on the ...

objective: this study investigated the antibacterial properties of an ion-releasing resin composite (degufill), a hybrid resin composite (inten-s), a compomer (compoglass f) and a resin-modified glass ionomer (vitremer) against streptococcus mutans. materials and methods: the bacteria were derived from the dental plaque and cultured on blood agar plates. eppendorf tubes were filled by unset res...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the contributions of some prosthetic parameters such as crown-to-implant (C/I) ratio, retention system, restorative material, and occlusal loading on stress concentrations within a single posterior crown supported by a short implant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computer-aided design software was used to create 32 finite element models of an atrophic poste...

Dental diseases are among the most common ailments, and dentists in the United States spend over 50% of their time in dental practice rebuilding carious, malformed, and traumatically injured teeth. It is logical, therefore, that the majority of the dental school curriculum is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of teeth with anomalies. Dentists have several choices of materials ...

A variety of esthetic restorative materials are available for restoring primary incisors. Knowledge of the specific strengths, weakness, and properties of each material will enhance the clinician's ability to make the best choice of selection for each individual situation. Intracoronal restorations of primary teeth may utilize resin composites, glass ionomer cements, resin-modified ionomers, or...