Clearfil Protect Bond™ versus Uni-Etch™ antibacterial self-etchant: A war of giants against shear bond strength.

Aims And Objectives: To use antibacterial agents with two conventional bonding systems and evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) of bracket to enamel.

Materials And Methods: Overall, 120 human-extracted first premolars were used. The specimens were equally divided into six sub-groups of 20 samples.

Review of drug treatment of oral submucous fibrosis.

This study undertook a review of the literature on drug treatment of oral submucous fibrosis. An electronic search was carried out for articles published between January 1960 to November 2011. Studies with high level of evidence were included.

Involvement of viral factors with head and neck cancers.

The incidence of head and neck cancer remains high and is associated with many deaths in both Western and Asian countries. Common risk factors in head and neck carcinoma are smoking and alcohol abuse, however, in an increasing proportion of cases, no significant smoking or drinking history has been reported. The infectious nature of oncogenic viruses sets them apart from other carcinogenic agents.