Dental erosive wear assessment among adolescents and adults utilizing the basic erosive wear examination (BEWE) scoring system.

Objectives: To investigate erosive tooth wear and related variables among adolescents and adults in Israel, utilizing the new basic erosive wear examination (BEWE) scoring system, in an attempt to contribute to the ongoing review, evaluation, and further development of an international standardized index.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytic survey was conducted among 500 subjects of five age groups. Dental erosion was measured according to the new BEWE scoring system.

Forced eruption of a solitary nonrestorable tooth using mini-implants as anchorage: rationale and technique.

Purpose: The need to place a restoration's margins on sound tooth material may require crown lengthening or forced eruption. The latter intervention may benefit from a severance of the tooth's circumferential fibers during the orthodontic process in an effort to stabilize the bone level. Orthodontic appliance design for the extrusive action, especially in the absence of neighboring teeth, may require the use of mini-implants, which are a useful adjunct in such situations.

Evaluation of cetylpyridinium chloride for infection control in storage solution.

Storage solution is used in in vitro experimental studies to prevent dehydration of teeth collected immediately after extraction and to prevent bacterial and fungal growth in the storage media. The chemical nature of the storing agent may affect the tooth structure and material properties at the tested interface. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of 0.