Introduction: One of the most commonly used radiography methods for the diagnosis of oral and dental diseases is the panoramic radiography technique. This technique is widely used due to ease of implementation, extensive coverage, time and cost savings. Dental radiography, as a routine and appropriate test, accounts for about 33% of the total radiographic examination. However, ...

objectives: this study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of conventional and digital radiography for detection of cavitated and non-cavitated proximal caries. materials and methods: fifty extracted human premolars and molars were mounted in a silicone block. charge-coupled device (ccd) and photostimulable phosphor plate (psp) receptors and intra-oral films were exposed with 60 and 70 kvp wit...

conclusions the results of this study suggest that mri does not increase microleakage of amalgam restorations. results in teeth with amalgam filling, there were no significant differences of occlusal and gingival surface microleakage after mri exposure. occlusal and gingival surface microleakages were also similar with and without mri in teeth with bonded amalgam filling. materials and methods ...

Introduction: Radiography plays an important role in the diagnosis of oral and dental disease and one of the most common diagnostic procedures in dentistry. Recent reports have raised concern about the increased use of ionizing radiation in dental imaging and the possibility of cancers. The effective dose of some dental radiographic examinations is high enough, so appropriate ...

This epidemiological survey was conducted to find features of degenerative diseases associated with loss of teeth in the elderly. One hundred sixty-seven elderly (> or = 60 years old) people from local government health centers in East Jakarta, Indonesia were included in the study. The degenerative diseases (DM, hypertension, heart disease) were determined by physical examination, laboratory te...

Abstract Dental and Oral diseases are very common half of the world population suffers from it. Due to poverty or unhygienic practices, these common, it is estimated that 5% total medical expenditure in on oral diseases. In this paper, we have focused detecting cavities. Recent developments Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence helped a lot science. algorithms, diagnosis treatment can be don...

Abstract Background Further understanding of the distribution and changing characteristics dental diseases is great significance for all emergency centers strengthening medical staff’s treatment knowledge abilities effective use resources in face public health emergencies involving highly infectious respiratory diseases. Methods The records 4158 patients 2019 2020 were retrospectively analyzed ...

The concepts of health promotion, self-care and community participation emerged during the 1970s and, since then, their application has grown rapidly in the developed world, showing evidence of effectiveness. In spite of this, a major part of the population in the developing countries still has no access to specialized dental care such as endodontic treatment, dental care for patients with spec...

Dental hard tissue lesions, including caries, cracked-tooth, etc., are the most prevalent diseases of people worldwide. Dental lesions and correlative diseases greatly decrease the life quality of patients throughout their lifetime. It is still hard to noninvasively detect these dental lesions in their early stages. Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging hybrid technology combining the high spati...

o bjectives: gastric infection with helicobacter pylori may be one of the main causes of halitosis. this study was performed to evaluate the relationship of heli- cobacter pylori infection with halitosis. materials and methods : this case control study was performed on 44 dyspeptic patients with a mean age of 34.29±13.71 years (range 17 to 76 years). the case group included 22 patients with hal...