OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intensity of fluorescent light reflected from cavity wall dentin, after dentin stained by an experimental caries detecting liquid was removed. BACKGROUND DATA The conventional caries detecting liquid tends to penetrate dentin too deeply. On the other hand, DIAGNOdent has gradually gained recognition and established itself as a caries det...

The dentin-pulp complex comprises mineralized dentin and the vital soft tissues encased inside dentin, i.e. odontoblasts and pulp tissue. During caries progression, the dentinal minerals are dissolved and eventually the collagenous organic matrix is degraded. However, the exact mechanisms and enzymes responsible for the organic matrix breakdown remain unknown. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), ...

BACKGROUND Radiation related caries (RRC) can cause rapid progression, with a high potential for dental destruction affecting mainly cervical and incisal areas. Unlike the injuries that occur in the conventional caries, incipient RRC present in unusual surfaces have difficult diagnosis and classification stages of cavitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Evaluate the radiographic patterns of deminera...

This study investigated the effect of a caries-detecting solution on the tensile bond strength (TBS) to sound bovine dentin--which was either rinsed thoroughly of or contaminated with the caries-detecting solution. Caries Detector (1.0% acid red in propylene glycol) was applied on flat dentin surfaces for 10 seconds, rinsed, and dried with syringe air. In another group, Caries Detector was not ...

OBJECTIVE The Spectra Caries Detection Aid is a fluorescent camera (FC) caries detector device that has been demonstrated to detect occlusal caries extending into dentin with good sensitivity and specificity. This in vitro study examined the diagnostic performance of this device with the goal of defining the numerical reading that best indicates that a tooth has dentin caries. METHODS Ninety ...

Background and Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the microleakage of cervical res-torations with the use of a one-step self-etch adhesive after application of three differ-ent hemostatic agents. Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, 96 cervical cavities were prepared on 24 intact and 24 demineralized teeth. Forty-eight class V cavities with sound tooth substrate were assigned to group...