Digital panoramic radiography for diagnosis of the temporomandibular joint: CBCT as the gold standard.

Three-dimensional imaging modalities have been reported to be more accurate than panoramic radiographs (PR) for the assessment of bone components of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). No exact prior information is available that demonstrates which specific limitations occur in terms of TMJ diagnosis when using PR for this purpose. This study aimed to assess the clinical validity of digital panoramic radiography (DPR) when diagnosing morphological disorders of the TMJ using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images as the gold standard.

Silver nanoparticles in dental biomaterials.

Silver has been used in medicine for centuries because of its antimicrobial properties. More recently, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized and incorporated into several biomaterials, since their small size provides great antimicrobial effect, at low filler level. Hence, these nanoparticles have been applied in dentistry, in order to prevent or reduce biofilm formation over dental materials surfaces.

Accuracy of digital panoramic radiography in the diagnosis of temporal bone pneumatization: a study in vivo using cone-beam-computed tomography.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of panoramic radiographs in the evaluation of pneumatization of the temporal bone, with confirmation of the diagnosis by cone-beam-computed tomography (CBCT) images.

Methods: Images of 200 patients' digital panoramic radiographies and CBCT were examined by three evaluators regarding the presence or absence of pneumatization on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) fossa and/or articular eminence. When present, the defect was classified as uni- or multilocular, and as unilateral or bilateral.

Oral streptococci growth on aging and non-aging esthetic restorations after radiotherapy.

The aim of this study was to examine Streptococcus mutans biofilm growth on both aged and non-aged restorative dental resins, which were submitted to therapeutic irradiation. Sixty-four disks of an esthetic restorative material (Filtek Supreme) were divided into 2 groups: aged group (AG) and a non-aged group (NAG). Each group was subdivided into 4 subgroups: non-irradiated and irradiated with 10Gy, 35Gy, and 70Gy.

Effect of low-dose electron radiation on rat skin wound healing.

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of low-dose electron irradiation on morphological features of the wound healing process in rat skin. Surgical wounds were inflicted with a 2.3 x 1.