The dental lasers of today have benefited from field of quantum mechanics, initially formulated during the early 1900s by Danish physicist Bohr. The first laser use in endodontics was reported by Weichman & Johnson (1971) who attempted to seal the apical foramen in vitro by means of a high power-infrared (CO2) laser. In May 1990, Myers and Myers developed the first specialized dental laser (pul...

Objective: Dental bleaching offers a conservative, simplifi ed, and low cost approach to change the color of discolored teeth. The aim of this study is to present the restoration made with porcelain laminate veneers after vital bleaching. Case Report: A 24 years old male patient referred to Dicle University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, because of the complaint of ...

Re-establishing a patient’s lost natural dental esthetics is one of the most important topics of today’s dentistry, in addition to function and phonation.A major factor in achieving an elusive dominant characteristics called personality is a captivating smile showing an even row of natural gleaming white teeth. In order to solve such problems, the technique preferred most frequently is to cover...

Esthetic or cosmetic dentistry is one of the main areas of dental practice. Increasing demand of patients for esthetics has resulted in the development of several techniques for restoring the anterior teeth. Composite resin restorations have become an integral part of contemporary restorative dentistry and can be called "star of minimal invasion" due to its conservative concepts. The direct com...

Introduction Quantification of carious lesions and measurement of the distance to the pulp is an important task in conservative dentistry. This information can improve identification of cases with the potential for maintaining pulp vitality and monitor treatment success of indirect pulp capping. In the procedure of indirect pulp capping the nearly exposed pulp is covered with a chemical (usuall...

Received Dec 6, 2013 Revised Jan 20, 2014 Accepted Feb 26, 2014 Operative (conservative) dentistry and endodontics are specialties of dentistry where the operator is exposed to various infectious agents either via contact with infected tissues, fluids or aerosol. The potential for cross infection to happen at the dental office is great and every dentist must have a thorough knowledge of the con...

This paper describes a short overview of the history and classification of different materials used in dentistry, and represents the challenge and usage of the latest inventions in the field of dental materials, with special focus on gold-based alloys. Chapter 1 gives an introductory overview of dental materials’ historical evolution; chapter 2 contains a review of dental material’s classificat...

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