Effectiveness of postprocessing on 3D printed resin biocompatibility in prosthodontics: A systematic review.

Statement Of Problem: Additive manufacturing is used in prosthodontics for producing casts, surgical guides, and interim and definitive prostheses. Printed resin components that will be in contact with the oral mucosa must meet biocompatibility requirements in accordance with current standards for medical devices. Despite such approvals being obtained by the manufacturer, the dentist remains responsible for following the manufacturer recommendations.

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth.

Background: In children, dental caries (tooth decay) is among the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Pulp interventions are indicated for extensive tooth decay. Depending on the severity of the disease, three pulp treatment techniques are available: direct pulp capping, pulpotomy and pulpectomy.

Bisphenol A Release: Survey of the Composition of Dental Composite Resins.

Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor with potential toxicity. Composite resins may not contain pure BPA, but its derivatives are widely used. Several studies found doses of BPA or its derivatives in saliva or urine of patients after composite resin placement.

One-step partial or complete caries removal and bonding with antibacterial or traditional self-etch adhesives: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Current concepts in conservative dentistry advocate minimally invasive dentistry and pulp vitality preservation. Moreover, complete removal of carious dentin in deep carious lesions often leads to pulp exposure and root canal treatment, despite the absence of irreversible pulp inflammation. For years, partial caries removal has been performed on primary teeth, but little evidence supports its effectiveness for permanent teeth.

Understanding dental CAD/CAM for restorations--accuracy from a mechanical engineering viewpoint.

As is the case in the field of medicine, as well as in most areas of daily life, digital technology is increasingly being introduced into dental practice. Computer-aided design/ computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) solutions are available not only for chairside practice but also for creating inlays, crowns, fixed partial dentures (FPDs), implant abutments, and other dental prostheses. CAD/CAM dental practice can be considered as the handling of devices and software processing for the almost automatic design and creation of dental restorations.

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth.

Background: In children, dental caries is among the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Pulp interventions are indicated for extensive tooth decay. Depending on the severity of the disease, three pulp treatment techniques are available: direct pulp capping, pulpotomy and pulpectomy.

Comparison of intervention effects in split-mouth and parallel-arm randomized controlled trials: a meta-epidemiological study.

Background: Split-mouth randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are popular in oral health research. Meta-analyses frequently include trials of both split-mouth and parallel-arm designs to derive combined intervention effects. However, carry-over effects may induce bias in split- mouth RCTs.

Laypersons' esthetic perception of various computer-generated diastemas: a pilot study.

Statement Of Problem: Managing excess anterior spacing is a common problem in dental practice. During orthodontic or restorative treatment planning, clinicians must decide how to distribute this space. However, few reports are available in the dental literature about the attractiveness and esthetic impact of anterior spaces other than midline diastemas.

Methodological quality and implications for practice of systematic Cochrane reviews in pediatric oral health: a critical assessment.

Background: To ensure evidence-based decision-making in pediatric oral health, Cochrane systematic reviews that address topics pertinent to this field are necessary. We aimed to identify all systematic reviews of paediatric dentistry and oral health by the Cochrane Oral Health Group (COHG), summarize their characteristics and assess their methodological quality. Our second objective was to assess implications for practice in the review conclusions and provide an overview of clinical implications about the usefulness of paediatric oral health interventions in practice.

Clinical efficacy of composite versus ceramic inlays and onlays: a systematic review.

Objectives: Large tooth substance losses are frequent in posterior teeth because of primary caries or aging restorations. Inlays and onlays are often the minimal invasive solution in such cases, but the efficacy of the composite and ceramic materials used is unknown. We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials comparing the efficacy of composite and ceramic inlays or onlays.

Efficacy of composite versus ceramic inlays and onlays: study protocol for the CECOIA randomized controlled trial.

Background: Dental caries is a common disease and affects many adults worldwide. Inlay or onlay restoration is widely used to treat the resulting tooth substance loss. Two esthetic materials can be used to manufacture an inlay/onlay restoration of the tooth: ceramic or composite.

Infiltration, a new therapy for masking enamel white spots: a 19-month follow-up case series.

Enamel white spot lesions are frequent and can impact patients' quality of life. The most conservative treatment in such cases is microabrasion, a technique that presents some drawbacks. The proposed strategy is not based on the elimination of dysplastic enamel, but on masking the lesion by infiltrating the porous subsurface enamel with a hydrophobic resin that has a refraction index closer to that of sound enamel, after permeating the non-porous surface enamel through hydrochloric acid erosion.

Randomization in clinical trials: stratification or minimization? The HERMES free simulation software.

Objectives: Operative clinical trials are often small and open-label. Randomization is therefore very important. Stratification and minimization are two randomization options in such trials.

Development of a core set of outcomes for randomized controlled trials with multiple outcomes--example of pulp treatments of primary teeth for extensive decay in children.

Objectives: Evidence-based comparisons of interventions can be challenging because of the diversity of outcomes in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We aimed to describe outcomes in RCTs assessing pulp treatments for primary teeth and to develop a core set of component outcomes to be part of composite outcome defining the failure of a pulp treatment.

Methods: We systematically reviewed articles of RCTs comparing pulp treatments for primary molars published up to February 2012.