Introduction: The function of the masticatory apparatus is complete when the dentition is intact with contact between the individual teeth and proper occlusion with the antagonists. For years, occlusal contacts have been studied to determine their exact location and describing various materials and methods for their registration such as paper foil, silk, and Shimstock foil. For years, occlusal contacts have been studied to determine their exact location and describe various materials and methods for their registration such as paper foil, silk, shim stock foil, the T-Scan system, and more recently the OccluSense system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The incisors and molars play a major role in the formation and function of permanent dentition. Much research has been devoted to investigating the eruption of teeth and their root development.
Aim: To study the root development of permanent incisors and mandibular molars in correlation with treatment plan and proper treatment protocols.
Unlabelled: Aesthetic perception of the changes in teeth appearance is one of the factors that makes a person undertake a dental treatment.
Objective: The aim of this study was to survey dentists' and non-specialists' aesthetic perception of dental fluorosis.
Patients And Methods: We recruited 120 young people (age range 18-22 years with little knowledge of dental fluorosis and 120 randomly selected dentists.
Introduction: There is evidence that the prevalence of dental fluorosis in many countries has increased over the last three decades along with a noted decrease of dental caries. To date no comparative studies of dental caries and dental fluorosis have been conducted in Bulgaria reflecting the present-day conditions of life.
Aim: To study comparatively the prevalence of dental fluorosis and dental caries and to establish what relationship, if any, there is between them.