OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of color change, any rebound effect, and sensitivities associated with using 2 different concentrations of carbamide peroxide in vivo. METHOD AND MATERIALS Twenty-five subjects used 10% and 15% agents in trays for 14 days on different sides of their maxillary arches. Subjects returned in 3 days and at 1, 2, 3, and 6 weeks for eval...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Researchers have long been in search of products to enhance healing and patient comfort postoperatively. PURPOSE This study aimed to assess the efficacy of propolis extract in combination with Coe-PakTM dressing for pain relief and wound healing after crown lengthening surgery. MATERIALS AND METHOD This randomized clinical trial was performed on 36 patients who were...

Adequately contoured implant restorations need to transition from the circumferential design of the implant head to the correct cervical tooth anatomy. The implant abutment may be used to effect this transition provided there is sufficient running room. Implant restorations have been described as overcontoured, flat, and undercontoured. It has been shown that overcontouring will generally cause...

Background: The aim of this paper is to review the major quantitative and qualitative therapeutic outcomes for gingival recession defects in the esthetic zone. Methods: PubMed and MEDLINE were searched for entries up to April, 2012. For the assessment of quantitative parameters, criteria for considering studies for this assessment was based on the most current systemic review by Chambrone publi...

Gingival health state assessment has always been considered of great importance in the field of dentistry. A major concern in this area is the subjectivity that commonly applied assessment methods inherit. Most of the previous approaches that aim at introducing objectivity in the assessment are based on data from photographic images of the gingival area. Nevertheless, they generally lack applic...

In the light of the scarcity of epidemiological studies on the oral health of the general population within the context of the Amazon region, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis, as well as to evaluate the need for restorative treatment, among school students aged 15 to 19 years in the city of Manaus, AM, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was carried out on...

BACKGROUND This article reports a clinical case with a 3-year follow-up in which a subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) was used with the tunnel technique to treat multiple gingival recessions, and describes a technique used to enlarge the extension of the graft. METHODS A 41-year-old female patient was referred for evaluation and treatment of maxillary multiple recessions. Following ...