Exploring dental anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between mindfulness or self-compassion and dental neglect.

Dental anxiety and dental neglect are interconnected constructs with profound consequences for oral health and corresponding challenges for dental professionals. Meanwhile, other literature has indicated that mindfulness and self-compassion relate negatively to different forms of anxiety, and propose elements of potential interventions. This study aimed to explore the potential impact of dental anxiety as a mediator on the relationships between mindfulness or self-compassion and dental neglect.

Mandibular canines with additional roots: An ex vivo study of the external and internal morphology.

The aim of this study was to investigate the root and root canal morphologies of mandibular canines with additional roots using cone-beam computed tomography. Seventy-seven extracted two-rooted and one-three-rooted permanent human mandibular canines were selected. Aspects of the external morphology evaluated were crown length, root length, total length, root bifurcation distance from the cementoenamel junction, root size, and direction of the root curvature in the apical third.

3-Rooted Maxillary First Premolars: An Ex Vivo Study of External and Internal Morphologies.

Introduction: This study aimed to analyze the external and internal morphologies of 3-rooted maxillary first premolars using cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) imaging.

Methods: Fifty-six three-rooted maxillary first premolars were imaged by CBCT imaging and classified into 4 groups on the basis of external root morphology. Internal morphologic features, including the shapes of the buccal and palatal orifices and distances of bifurcation of the buccal-palatal and mesiobuccal-distobuccal root canals from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), were measured.

Endodontic management in a patient with vitamin D-resistant Rickets.

Introduction: Hypophosphatemic vitamin D-resistant rickets (VDRRs) is a metabolic bone disease caused by abnormalities in the vitamin D receptive system or in phosphate and calcium metabolism. This condition occurs in growing skeleton affecting bone and dentin mineralization, resulting in systemic and oral manifestations.

Methods: A 15-year-old boy was referred to the private clinic for endodontic treatment in #9.