Use of Vital Pulp Therapies in Primary Teeth with Deep Caries Lesions.

Purpose: This manuscript presents evidence-based guidance on the use of vital pulp therapies for treatment of deep caries lesions in children. A guideline panel convened by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry formulated evidence-based recommendations on three vital pulp therapies: indirect pulp treatment (IPT; also known as indirect pulp cap), direct pulp cap (DPC), and pulpotomy.

Methods: The basis of the guideline's recommendations was evidence from "Primary Tooth Vital Pulp Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Restoring masticatory function in a patient with severe microstomia using rapid prototyped mesh and a custom-made hinge and swing-lock prosthesis.

This clinical report describes the use of rapid prototyped mesh in a complete swing-lock prosthesis to restore masticatory function in an edentulous patient with severe microstomia and perioral scar tissue after an industrial hot tar accident.

Efficacy and Stability of Two in-Office Bleaching Agents in Adolescents: 12 Months Follow-Up.

Objective: Although there are several clinical studies on in office vital bleaching in adults, there are no Randomized Clinical Trials for the efficacy of this application in adolescents. The aim the study was to evaluate the efficiency of two bleaching systems on adolescents for twelve-months follow-up.

Study Design: Twenty-eight volunteers, aged between 13-18, randomly divided into two groups.

Dental Treatment of a Child with Pallister-Killian Syndrome.

The Pallister-Killian syndrome (PKS) is an extremely rare genetic disorder with an incidence estimated around 1/25000. PKS is a multiple congenital anomaly deficit syndrome caused by mosaic tissue limited tetrasomy for chromosome 12p. The presented report is the first confirmed case with PKS in Turkey.

Effectiveness of an infiltrant on sealing of composite restoration margins with/without artificial caries.

Aim: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a resin infiltrant (ICON) on marginal sealing ability of class II resin restorations with/without-caries.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight noncarious human pre-molar teeth were embedded and MO and DO preparations of standard dimensions were prepared. The left side of dentin margins of the cavities were left nonbonded (UB) while the right side were bonded using total etch-bonding agent and all restored with a Nanohybrid composite.

SEM-EDX analysis of brushing abrasion of chitosan and propolis based toothpastes on sound and artificial carious primary enamel surfaces.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the brushing abrasion effects of toothpastes containing chitosan and propolis on sound and demineralized primary tooth enamel.

Methods: Pairs of enamel specimens were prepared from human extracted primary teeth, embedded in epoxy resin and polished. An artificial subsurface lesion was created in one specimen from each pair.

A comparison of three-dimensional and two-dimensional cephalometric evaluations of children with cleft lip and palate.

Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the consistency of orthodontic measurement performed on cephalometric films and 3D CT images of cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients.

Methods: The study was conducted with 2D radiographs and 3D CT images of 9 boys and 6 girls aged 7-12 with CLP. 3D reconstructions were performed using MIMICS software.

Accuracy of an electronic apex locator: a clinical evaluation in primary molars with and without resorption.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of electronic apex locator (Root ZX) in primary teeth with and without apical root resorption in vivo.

Study Design: The electronic working length was determined in 28 primary teeth (A total of 46 primary molar root canals with 24 roots without resorption and 22 roots with resorption) from twenty-eight healthy children using Root ZX. The teeth were then extracted.

Two-year study of alternative conservative treatment modalities for early anterior permanent tooth loss.

Premature tooth loss in children may consist of single or multiple, primary or permanent, and anterior or posterior units of the dentition. This tooth loss may be due to either trauma or caries and, in some cases, to congenital or genetic defects. With anterior tooth loss cases, there are several problems the dental practitioner must consider.

Cytotoxicity of a new hemostatic agent on human pulp fibroblasts in vitro.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity of the plant extract ankaferd blood stopper (ABS) in vitro.

Study Design: ABS was eluted with fresh Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) without serum for 72 h, at 37 °C. The cells treated with various dilutions of ABS were seeded into 96-well microplate at 10⁴/well in triplicates.

Microleakage of different temporary filling materials in primary teeth.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the sealing properties of IRM, Coltosol, Cavit G, Adhesor and Clip, which used as temporary filling material in coronal access openings in extracted human primary teeth.

Study Design: Standardized access cavities of 2 x 2 mm were prepared in the eighty-four, caries-free human primary anterior teeth. The teeth were divided randomly into five groups of 16 teeth each.

Resin-dentin interfacial morphology and shear bond strengths to primary dentin after long-term water storage: an in vitro study.

Objective: To evaluate the resin-dentin interfacial morphology and shear bond strength of several new dentin bonding systems on deep dentin of primary teeth after a 1-year storage period.

Method And Materials: Test specimens were prepared using 5 adhesive systems (Syntac Single-Component [Ivoclar Vivadent], Prime And Bond NT [Dentsply DeTrey], Adper Prompt L-Pop [3M ESPE], Gluma One Bond [Heraeus Kulzer], and iBond [Heraeus Kulzer]) on primary deep dentin. The shear bond strength data were evaluated with Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.

Endodontic and orthodontic treatment of fused maxillary central incisors: a case report.

The purpose of this case report was to describe combined endodontic and orthodontic treatment of a patient who had permanent maxillary central incisors fused with supernumerary teeth. A severe esthetic problem and crowding in the maxillary arch were present clinically. Radiographic examination demonstrated two separate crowns, roots and pulpal canals on each side.

The evaluation of cystatin C, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha levels in total saliva and gingival crevicular fluid from 11- to 16-year-old children.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of cystatin C, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in the total saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of periodontally healthy children (PHC) and children with gingivitis (CG) who were between 11 and 16 years old.

Methods: The study was carried out with 10 PHC and 25 CG. Unstimulated total saliva and GCF samples were obtained.

The Evaluation of Cystatin C, IL-1β, and TNF-α Levels in Total Saliva and Gingival Crevicular Fluid From 11- to 16-Year-Old Children.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of cystatin C, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in the total saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of periodontally healthy children (PHC) and children with gingivitis (CG) who were between 11 and 16 years old.

Methods: The study was carried out with 10 PHC and 25 CG. Unstimulated total saliva and GCF samples were obtained.

Accuracy of two different apex locators in primary teeth with and without root resorption.

The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of two frequency apex locators, Root ZX (Morita, Kyoto, Japan) and Endex (Osada, Tokyo, Japan) in primary teeth with and without root resorption in vitro. For this study, 90 sound extracted primary teeth (60 molars and 30 incisors; 93 roots with visible resorption and 51 roots without) were selected. A total of 144 root canals were included.

The prevalence and surface distribution of caries among schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey according to their dental health behaviors.

The aim of this study was to classify children according to their oral hygiene behaviors at the elementary school, and to evaluate the effects of oral health behaviors on caries prevalence, and to calculate the number of carious teeth and the surface distribution of caries in school children during a 2-year follow-up period. Results shows that even in the presence of the acquisition of appropriate oral hygiene behavior during preschool period, dental professionals and educational system should supported oral health motivation in primary school.

Gap formation between different cavity walls and resin composite systems on primary and permanent teeth.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of five self-etching and etch-rinse dentin-bonding agents in achieving a gap-free adaptation between the restorative material and the dentin in primary and permanent teeth.

Methods And Materials: Gaps located at the restoration dentin interface were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Results: There were more gaps on the corner of the cavities, but no significant difference was detected between different cavity walls (p>0,05).

Coronal microleakage of temporary restorations in previously restored teeth with amalgam and composite.

Aim: This study evaluated microleakage at the interface between various temporary restorative materials and existing amalgam or composite restorations, and dental tissues in previously restored teeth after partial removal of the restoration.

Materials And Methods: The distal half of amal gam (Ag) and composite restorations (Co) in 45 teeth were removed, then filled with temporary restorative materials (IRM, Coltosol and CLIP). After thermal cycling, microleakage was measured microscopically as the penetration of basic fuchsine according to a four-unit-scale: The data were evaluated with Friedman and Kruskal-Wallis tests using Bonferroni correction (p < 0.

An evaluation of survival of space maintainers: a six-year follow-up study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the median survival time of fixed and removable space maintainers related to age groups, gender, and their distribution in upper and lower dental arches. The adherence of patients to a periodic recall program and the success rate of different types of space maintainers related to different arches were also evaluated. This study included 663 patients aged between 4-15 years old that were treated between the years of 1997 and 2002.