A Comparative Analysis of Different Finishing and Polishing Devices on Nanofilled, Microfilled, and Hybrid Composite: A Scanning Electron Microscopy and Profilometric Study.

Unlabelled: The continuous development of esthetically acceptable adhesive restorative material has made a variety of tooth-colored materials available for clinical use. The advent of visible light polymerizing resin and the use of finer filler particles permit resin composites to be polished to higher degree. The effect of polishing systems on surface finish has been reported to be material-dependent, and the effectiveness of these systems was mostly product-dependent.

Prevalence of temporomandibular joint dysfunction and its signs among the partially edentulous patients in a village of North Gujarat.

Unlabelled: There is disagreement about the association between missing teeth and the presence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD).

Aim: To investigate whether, the span of edentulousness, gender, number of quadrants involved, pathological migration and the type of kennedy's classification are related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction signs.

Materials And Methods: Clinical examination of 250 patients (males 99 and females 151) was done among the age group of 35 to 45 years.

A study to evaluate the frequency and association of various mucosal conditions among geriatric patients.

Unlabelled: Geriatric dentistry or gerodontics is the delivery of dental care to older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of problems associated with normal aging and age-related diseases as part of an interdisciplinary team with other health care professionals.

Aim: To evaluate the oral mucosal status in the elderly population of different age group and fnd out the association of age, gender and denture with oral mucosal disorders.

Materials And Methods: The study sample consisted of 570 geriatric persons concentrating mainly on the oral mucosal changes or lesions occurring in the geriatric population.