Influence of osteoporosis on the oral health of menopausal women.

This article presents current research data that describe the etiology and prevalence of factors associated with osteoporosis and its manifestations in the oral cavity. To educate their patients, dentists should be knowledgeable about the oral manifestations of osteoporosis and should collaborate with other health care providers to reduce the possible destructive effects of osteoporosis on their patients' oral health.

Oral health status of Asian and Hispanic women. A pilot study.

Data on the oral health of Asian and Hispanic women are rare in the dental literature. The objective of this study was to investigate the oral health status and needs of women from these two groups. Forty newly registered women from each group were the subjects of the study.

Occurrence of torus palatinus and mandibularis among women of different ethnic groups.

Purpose: To detect the presence of tori in women of different ethnic groups residing in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., USA.

Microleakage evaluation of two newly introduced hybrid glass ionomer cements.

This study evaluated the microleakage of Photac-Fil Aplicap (ESPE) and Fuji II LC (GC) glass ionomer cements. Polished Class V restorations were compared with non-polished restorations. No measurable microleakage was detected after thermocycling and staining in India ink dye.

Comparison of thermoplasticized gutta-percha root canal obturation technique to the lateral condensation.

This in vitro study compared the quality of filling the root canal by the conventional lateral condensation technique to the fill by the commercially available thermoplasticized gutta-percha method. Subjective radiographic evaluation of density, presence of voids, and extent of fill were made for each of the 20 freshly extracted maxillary central incisors used for this study. Voids were noted in 10% of the laterally condensed canals, versus 40% of those obturated with the thermoplasticized gutta-percha.