Bonding of Composite Cements Containing 10-MDP to Zirconia Ceramics Without Dedicated Ceramic Primer.

Purpose: To measure zirconia-to-zirconia microtensile bond strength (µTBS) using composite cements with and without primer.

Materials And Methods: Two Initial Zirconia UHT (GC) sticks (1.8x1.

Adhesive dentistry: Current concepts and clinical considerations.

Objectives: To address contemporary concepts in adhesive dental materials with emphasis on the evidence behind their clinical use.

Overview: Adhesive dentistry has undergone major transformations within the last 20 years. New dental adhesives and composite resins have been launched with special focus on their user-friendliness by reducing the number of components and/or clinical steps.

Validity of periodontitis screening questions in a Brazilian adult population-based study.

Population-based studies assessing self-reported periodontal questions in low-income countries are lacking, and therefore we aimed to assess the accuracy of self-reported periodontal items in Brazil. One thousand one hundred and forty adults from Florianópolis, Brazil, had their periodontium clinically examined, and responded to the following self-reported items on periodontal conditions: Question (Q)1, Do you have any wobbly teeth?; Q2, Do your gums usually bleed?; and Q3, Has your dentist ever told you that you have gum disease? Periodontitis was defined as: a. ≥ 6.

Diagnostic validity of self-reported oral health outcomes in population surveys: literature review.

Population-based health surveys are increasingly including self-reported oral health measures. However, their validity is frequently questioned. This study aimed to review the diagnostic validity of self-reported oral health measures - regarding periodontal conditions, number of remaining teeth and use and need of prostheses - and to present prototypes of oral health items to assess periodontal conditions.