Curcumin analogues with improved antioxidant properties: A theoretical exploration.

Curcumin, a ubiquitous dietary molecule, is a versatile antioxidant that fights against free radicals. The antioxidant activity of curcumin and its structural analogues such as hispolon, halfcurcumin and polyhydroxycurcumin is analyzed using density functional theory (DFT). The thermochemical parameter, bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE) is used to analyse the propensity of radical attack.

Odontogenic myxoma: A review with report of an uncommon case with recurrence in the mandible of a teenage male.

We describe a 13-year-old boy with recurrence of an odontogenic myxoma of the mandible. We review the existing published literature on the lesion, emphasizing the similarities and differences among lesions in the differential diagnosis. Odontogenic myxoma is an uncommon benign tumor that mainly affects the mandible, with a peak incidence in the second to fourth decades of life and predilection for the female sex.

Cone beam computed tomography evaluation of the diagnosis, treatment planning, and long-term followup of large periapical lesions treated by endodontic surgery: two case reports.

The aim of this case report is to present two cases where cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) was used for the diagnosis, treatment planning, and followup of large periapical lesions in relation to maxillary anterior teeth treated by endodontic surgery. Periapical disease may be detected sooner using CBCT, and their true size, extent, nature, and position can be assessed. It allows clinician to select the most relevant views of the area of interest resulting in improved detection of periapical lesions.

Cone beam computed tomography evaluation of the periapical status of nonvital tooth with open apex obturated with mineral trioxide aggregate: a case report.

Management of a tooth with open apex is a challenge to the dental practitioners. Evaluation of the periapical healing is required in such cases by radiographic techniques. The objective of this paper was to assess the healing of a periapical lesion in a non-vital tooth with open apex treated with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) obturation using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).