Longitudinal, Randomized, and Parallel Clinical Trial Comparing a Violet Light-Emitting Diodes System and In-Office Dental Bleaching: 6-Month Follow-Up.

This study compared two bleaching techniques with regard to the degree of tooth sensitivity (TS), color change, and treatment stability for a 6-month follow-up period. Sixty volunteers were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and submitted to in-office bleaching. For group 1, we performed one bleaching session with a 35% hydrogen peroxide gel and a second bleaching session after 7 days; for group 2, we performed two bleaching sessions with two applications per session, each session with a 7-day interval, using a light-emitting diodes (LEDs) device emitting violet light (405-410 nm) without employing peroxide-containing bleaching gel.

Mechanical Properties of the Mandible in Postmenopausal Women Under Aledronate Treatment.

Aims: This study evaluated the mechanical properties of mandibular bone tissue retrieved from postmenopausal women under alendronate treatment.

Methods: Twenty postmenopausal women were divided into two groups: healthy postmenopausal subjects (control group) and osteoporotic subjects treated with alendronate (alendronate group). Mandibular bone samples were retrieved with a trephine bur at the time of dental implant placement and fixed in 4% formalin.

Adhesive/silane application effects on bond strength durability to a lithium disilicate ceramic.

Objective: To test the effects of different adhesive protocols and silane application on the adhesive durability to a Lithium Disilicate reinforced glass ceramic.

Methods: Forty disks of 13 mm diameter (E.max Press) were used.

Er,Cr:YSGG Laser Energy Delivery: Pulse and Power Effects on Enamel Surface and Erosive Resistance.

Background: High power lasers have been suggested as a useful tool for dental caries and erosion prevention due to the increase of enamel acid resistance.

Objective: to evaluate the effect of Er,Cr:YSGG (erbium,chromium:yttrium, scandium, gallium, garnet) laser irradiation pulse frequency and power on enamel surface and acid erosion resistance.

Methods: By combining pulse frequency (5-75 Hz) and power settings (0.

Effect of different power settings of Er,Cr:YSGG laser before or after tribosilicatization on the microshear bond strength between zirconia and two types of cements.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different output powers of Er,Cr:YSGG laser and the association with tribochemical silica coating on the bond strength between zirconia ceramic and two resin cements. One hundred ninety-two zirconia ceramic bars (IPS e-max ZirCAD Ivoclar Vivadent-) were sectioned (6 × 6 × 4 mm), sintered, and randomly divided into 12 groups for each cement system according to the surface treatment (n = 8): C-without treatment (control); R-tribochemical coating + resin cement (control); 2L-laser (2.0 W) + resin cement; 2LR-laser (2.

Analysis of Human Tooth Pulp Chamber Temperature After 670 nm Laser Irradiation: In Vitro Study.

Objective: One of the limiting factors of employing laser radiation on dental therapies is the potential of causing thermal injuries to pulp tissues. The purpose of this study was to evaluate intra-chamber temperature increase on extracted human teeth exposed to 670 nm wavelength InGaAlP laser diode radiation.

Materials And Methods: In vitro intra-chamber temperature measurements of 12 standardized human teeth (incisors, canines, premolars, and molars; n = 3) were taken both before and after laser radiation.

Bond Strength of Abraded and Non-Abraded Bleached Enamel to Resin After Er,Cr:YSGG Laser Irradiation.

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the microtensile bond strength (μTBS) of a composite resin to abraded or non-abraded bleached enamel after Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation and to observe the fracture patterns of the tested interfaces.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred twenty-eight bovine incisors were sectioned, resulting in 228 enamel blocks (7 × 4 × 4 mm) that were divided into 12 groups (n = 19) according to the factors "adhesion" after bleaching (immediate adhesion; after 14 days; and a control group with adhesion on unbleached teeth); enamel "abrasion" (with or without abrasion simulating cavity preparation); and "laser" (with or without Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation). Bleached enamel groups were treated with 20% carbamide peroxide, 8 h/day for 21 days.

In Vitro Behavior of Osteoblasts on Zirconia After Different Intensities of Erbium, Chromium-Doped: Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium, and Garnet-Laser Irradiation.

Objective: This study investigated the osteoblastic behavior to yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) surface after different intensities of erbium, chromium-doped:yttrium, scandium, gallium, and garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser irradiation treatment.

Materials And Methods: Y-TZP blocks were randomized divided into 4 groups to Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation: group G1 = control (no laser irradiation); group G2 = 1.5 W; group G3 = 3.

Evaluation of Temperature and Roughness Alteration of Diode Laser Irradiation of Zirconia and Titanium for Peri-Implantitis Treatment.

Objective: This study investigated the effects of diode laser (gallium, aluminium, arsenide [GaAlAs]) irradiation with decontamination parameters on the temperature and roughness of yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP), titanium (TI), and sandblasted large grit acid-etched titanium (SLA).

Materials And Methods: Three groups (n = 10) of standardized disks with 5 mm diameter and 2 mm thickness were produced with Y-TZP obtained from computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM), machined TI and SLA. The diode laser single application (808 nm, 20 sec, 1 W, 50 Hz, t on = 100 ms, t off = 100 ms, energy density = 28.

Levels of osteoclastogenesis-related factors in the peri-implant crevicular fluid and clinical parameters of immediately loaded implants in patients with osteopenia: a short-term report.

Purpose: The aim of this prospective controlled study was to evaluate the influence of osteopenia on the levels of osteoclastogenesis-related factors in the peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) and on the clinical parameters of immediately loaded implants.

Materials And Methods: This study included 24 patients who received at least two implants in the mandible, with restorations delivered 48 hours after implant placement. Patients were divided into control (n = 11) and osteopenia (n = 13) groups.

Oral Streptococci Biofilm Formation on Different Implant Surface Topographies.

The establishment of the subgingival microbiota is dependent on successive colonization of the implant surface by bacterial species. Different implant surface topographies could influence the bacterial adsorption and therefore jeopardize the implant survival. This study evaluated the biofilm formation capacity of five oral streptococci species on two titanium surface topographies.

Impact of osteoporosis in dental implants: A systematic review.

Aim: To assess the failure and bone-to-implant contact rate of dental implants placed on osteoporotic subjects.

Methods: Extensive examination strategies were created to classify studies for this systematic review. MEDLINE (via PubMed) and EMBASE database were examined for studies in English up to and including May 2014.

Influence of cavity preparation with Er,Cr:YSGG laser and restorative materials on in situ secondary caries development.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of cavity preparation and restorative materials containing fluorides in the prevention of secondary caries lesion development in situ.

Methods: A total of 120 blocks obtained from human teeth were divided into two groups and standardized cavities were prepared using diamond burs (DB) or Er,Cr:YSGG-laser [20 Hz, 4.0W, 55% water, 65% air (LA)].

Influence of photoactivation source on restorative materials and enamel demineralization.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the photoactivation source on the polymerization depth of restorative materials and its effects on resistance to enamel demineralization.

Background Data: Argon-ion laser (AL) irradiation itself provides a reduced depth of caries lesions in sound enamel.

Methods: Eighteen human teeth were sectioned into 36 blocks and distributed into two groups according to the respective restorative material: resin-modified glass ionomer material (RMGI) (Vitremer-3M ESPE; A3; n=18) and composite resin (CR) (Z350-3M ESPE; n=18).

Surface alterations of zirconia and titanium substrates after Er,Cr:YSGG irradiation.

This study investigated changes in the roughness parameters (Sa in μm(2) and Ra in μm) of yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) and large-grit sandblasted acid-etched (SLA) titanium (TI) materials after decontamination by erbium chromium-doped:yttrium, scandium, gallium, and garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser irradiation. Twenty disks were analyzed in this study: 10 disks of Y-TZP (5 mm in diameter and 3 mm in height), standardized with CAD-CAM procedures, and 10 disks of SLA TI (5 mm in diameter and 4 mm in thickness). Disks were randomized into four groups (n = 5), according to whether laser irradiation was performed: Y-TZP_G1 and TI_G1 were not treated by laser (control groups), whereas Y-TZP_G2 and TI_G2 were irradiated with Er,Cr:YSGG laser (1.

Effects of tobacco smoking on the survival rate of dental implants placed in areas of maxillary sinus floor augmentation: a systematic review.

Objectives: The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of smoking on the survival rate of dental implants placed in areas of maxillary sinus floor augmentation.

Material And Methods: The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register (CENTRAL), MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched in duplicate up to, and including, October 2012 without language restrictions. Studies were considered eligible for inclusion if they involved the treatment of smokers and non-smokers with titanium implants and sinus floor elevation procedures.

Influence of photo-activation source on enamel demineralization around restorative materials.

This study evaluated the effects of the photoactivation source and restorative material on the development of caries-like lesions on human enamel after an in vitro pH challenge. Enamel cavities were prepared in 36 blocks, which were assigned to two groups according to the restorative material: resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGI) and composite resin (CR). Samples were exposed to quartz-tungsten-halogen lamp, argon-ion laser, or light-emitting diode (n = 6).

Stability of implants placed in augmented posterior mandible after alveolar osteotomy using resorbable nonceramic hydroxyapatite or intraoral autogenous bone: 12-month follow-up.

Purpose: This prospective, controlled split-mouth study evaluated the stability of dental implants placed in the augmented mandibular areas with alveolar segmental "sandwich" osteotomies using nonceramic hydroxyapatite (ncHA) or autogenous bone.

Material And Methods: This study included 11 bilaterally partially edentulous mandibular patients in a split-mouth design. Alveolar augmentation osteotomies were performed bilaterally with interpositional ncHA graft (test group) or interpositional intraoral autogenous bone graft (control group).

Er:YAG-laser and sodium hypochlorite influence on bond to dentin.

Purpose: The aim of this in vitro study was to verify the interference of previous application of sodium hypochlorite in the bond strength to dentin irradiated with Er:YAG laser (80 mJ, 2 Hz, 25 J/cm(2)), using two adhesive systems with different solvents (Adper Single Bond2 - 3M ESPE [SB] and Prime&Bond 2.1 - Dentsply [PB].

Study Design: Ninety standardized dentin disks were treatment with phosphoric acid etching (PA), PA and 10% sodium hypochlorite (SH), Er:YAG laser (ER), ER and 10% SH.

Bone-to-implant contact around immediately loaded direct laser metal-forming transitional implants in human posterior maxilla.

Objective: Direct laser metal forming (DLMF) is a procedure in which a high-power laser beam is directed onto a metal powder bed and programmed to fuse particles according to a computer-aided design file, generating a thin metal layer. This histologic study evaluated the bone-to-implant contact (BIC%) around immediately loaded DLMF transitional implants retrieved after 2 months from posterior human maxillae.

Methods: Twelve totally edentulous individuals (mean age, 66.

Effects of different concentrations of carbamide peroxide and bleaching periods on the roughness of dental ceramics.

The wide use of dental bleaching treatment has brought concern about the possible effects of hydrogen peroxide on dental tissue and restorative materials. The objective of this study was to evaluate in vitro the effect of nightguard bleaching on the surface roughness of dental ceramics after different periods of bleaching treatment. Fifteen specimens of 5 × 3 × 1 mm were created with three dental ceramics following the manufacturers' instructions: IPS Classic (Ivoclar-Vivadent); IPS d.

Knoop microhardness and FT-Raman evaluation of composite resins: influence of opacity and photoactivation source.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion by Knoop microhardness (KHN) and FT-Raman spectroscopy (FTIR) of one nanofilled (Filtek Supreme-3M-ESPE [FS]) and one microhybrid composite (Charisma-Heraeus-Kulzer [CH]), each with different opacities, namely enamel, dentin, and translucent, which were photo-activated by a quartz-tungsten-halogen lamp (QTH) and a light-emitting diode (LED). Resin was bulk inserted into a disc-shaped mold that was 2.0 mm thick and 4 mm in diameter, obtaining 10 samples per group.

Effects of Er:YAG laser irradiation on the microtensile bond strength to bleached enamel.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of different Er:YAG laser (λ = 2.94  μm) energy parameters on the microtensile bond strength (μTBS) and superficial morphology of bovine enamel bleached with 16% carbamide peroxide.

Background: Laser irradiation could improve adhesion to bleached enamel surfaces.

Microtensile bond strength of resin composite to dentin treated with Er:YAG laser of bleached teeth.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of Er:YAG laser (λ = 2.94 μm) on microtensile bond strength (μTBS) and superficial morphology of bovine dentin bleached with 16% carbamide peroxide. Forty bovine teeth blocks (7 × 3 × 3 mm(3)) were randomly assigned to four groups: G1- bleaching and Er:YAG irradiation with energy density of 25.