Effects of magnification on restorative dental preparation performance: a scoping review and level of evidence mapping.

Objective: This scoping review aimed to identify and describe the available evidence on the effect of magnifying devices (loupe or microscope) on the performance of restorative dental preparations.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews and registered on the INPLASY database. An electronic search was performed in four databases and Grey literature for articles published until November 2023.

Accuracy of artificial intelligence in implant dentistry: A scoping review with systematic evidence mapping.

Statement Of Problem: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dentistry has grown. However, the accuracy of clinical applications in implant dentistry is still unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review with systematic evidence mapping was to identify and describe the available evidence on the accuracy and clinical applications of AI in implant dentistry.

Rhomb-I, a P-I metalloproteinase from Lachesis muta rhombeata venom degrades vessel extra cellular matrix components and impairs platelet aggregation.

Rhomb-I, a 23-kDa metalloproteinase was isolated from L. m. rhombeata venom.

Micro-CT assessment of gap-containing areas along the gutta-percha-sealer interface in oval-shaped canals.

Aim: To assess the interfacial adaptation (gap-containing areas) of two root canal sealers (EndoSequence BC Sealer and AH Plus) to a conventional gutta-percha (GP) cone (GP-sealer interface) in oval-shaped canals filled using the single cone technique.

Methodology: Sixteen teeth with oval-shaped canals were selected, scanned in a micro-computed tomographic device, and pair-matched according to the volume, aspect ratio and configuration of root canals. Root canals were then sequentially prepared with WaveOne Gold Primary and Large instruments, followed by filling with WaveOne Large GP points associated with either the premixed calcium-silicate EndoSequence BC Sealer or the epoxy resin-based AH Plus sealer (n = 8 per group) using the single cone technique.

Effectiveness for dentin hypersensitivity treatment of non-carious cervical lesions: a meta-analysis.

Objective: The aim of this review is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of in-home or in-office treatments for dentin hypersensitivity.

Materials And Methods: An electronic search without restriction on dates or languages was performed in four electronic databases until March 2017. In addition, hand-searches in regular journals and in the gray literature were also conducted.

WITHDRAWN: Interrelation of periodontal parameters between asthmatics and nonasthmatics subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The Publisher regrets that this article is a duplication of an article that has already been published in the Journal of Periodontology, 89 (2018) 440-455, doi:10.1902/jop.2017.

Amalgam and resin composite longevity of posterior restorations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The aim of the present review was to evaluate by means of a systematic review and meta-analysis the hypothesis of no difference in failure rates between amalgam and composite resin posterior restorations.

Data: Randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials and prospective and retrospective cohort studies were included in this review. The eligibility criteria included clinical trials in humans with at least 12 months of follow-up comparing the failures rates between occlusal and occlusoproximal amalgam and composite resin restorations.

Influence of C-factor and light-curing mode on gap formation in resin composite restorations.

To investigate the influence of the C-factor (Cf) and light-curing mode (LCM) on gap formation in resin composite (RC) restorations. Cylindrical Class I cavities with a 5.0 mm diameter andthree different depths (1.

The influence of C-factor, flexural modulus and viscous flow on gap formation in resin composite restorations.

This study analyzed the influence of C-factor, flexural modulus and viscous flow on gap formation in resin composite restorations. Two resin composites, a mini-filled hybrid (P 60) and a nanofilled (Supreme), were used. The flexural modulus was obtained from bar-shaped specimens submitted to three-point bending.

Analysis of gap formation at tooth-composite resin interface: effect of C-factor and light-curing protocol.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of C-factor and light-curing protocol on gap formation in composite resin restorations.

Material And Methods: Cylindrical cavities with 5.0 mm diameter and three different depths (A=1.