Total solution of a smart shade matching.

Background/purpose: The simulated color of restorations plays an important role in improving patient satisfaction. The aim of this study was to test a new intelligent colorimetric solution using the Advanced Reflectionless Technology (ART) monitor and compare them using commercially available shade systems.

Materials And Methods: Six participants' right maxillary central incisors were tested with three devices, including the AUO Display Plus (Group A), a Canon single-lens reflex camera with eLAB's polar eyes filter (Group E), and the VITA Easyshade V (Group V).

Accuracy of implant site preparation in robotic navigated dental implant surgery.

Background: Modern technological advancements have led to increase in the development of surgical robots in dentistry, resulting in excellent clinical treatment outcomes.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the accuracy of automatic robotic implant site preparation for different implant sizes by correlating planned and posttreatment positions, and to compare the performance of robotic and human freehand drilling.

Method: Seventy-six drilling sites on partially edentulous models were used, with three different implant sizes (Ø = 3.

Compressed sensing based CT reconstruction algorithm combined with modified Canny edge detection.

Given that the computed tomography (CT) reconstruction algorithm based on compressed sensing (CS) results in blurred edges, we propose a modified Canny operator that assists the CS algorithm to accurately capture an object's edge, to preserve and further enhance the contrasts in the reconstructed image, thereby improving image quality. We modified two procedures of the traditional Canny operator, namely non-maximum suppression and edge tracking by hysteresis according to the characteristics of low-dose CT reconstruction, and proposed two major modifications: double-response edge detection and directional edge tracking. The newly modified Canny operator was combined with the CS reconstruction algorithm to become an edge-enhanced CS (EECS).

Unilaterally impacted maxillary central incisor and canine with ipsilateral transposed canine-lateral incisor.

Concurrent impaction and transposition of maxillary anterior teeth is uncommon and poses a challenge for dentists. Early diagnosis and management of eruption disturbances benefits esthetic and functional outcomes. This article describes the treatment of a teenager who had impactions of the left maxillary central incisor and canine as well as ipsilateral canine-lateral incisor transposition.

Optimizing anterior esthetics of a single-tooth implant through socket augmentation and immediate provisionalization: a case report with 7-year follow-up.

Tooth extraction inevitably accompanies alveolar ridge resorption with loss of pre-existing tissue morphology. Replacing missing teeth with dental implants has become popular, but restoring anterior teeth with implant-supported restorations is a technique-sensitive task and poses challenges for dentists. With the progress of implant dentistry, the demand for optimal esthetics has become linked with the desire for faster, easier techniques that shorten treatment time and also satisfy patients.

Evaluating the accuracy of tooth color measurement by combining the Munsell color system and dental colorimeter.

As we pay increasing attention to dental aesthetics, tooth color matching has become an important part of daily dental practice. This aim of this study was to develop a method to enhance the accuracy of a tooth color matching machine. The Munsell color tabs in the range of natural human teeth were measured using a tooth color measuring machine (ShadeEye NCC).

Impacted mandibular second molars.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and severity of impacted permanent mandibular second molars (MdM2s) in the general population of Taiwan as well as to evaluate treatment outcomes with an innovative method for impacted MdM2s.

Materials And Methods: Dental records of 21,580 patients were retrospectively screened in this study. The impactions of MdM2s were registered.

Using a spectrophotometric study of human gingival colour distribution to develop a shade guide.

Objectives: For dental prostheses, colour choice is a main concern. The present spectrometric study analyzes healthy gingiva to develop a shade guide for pink aesthetics.

Methods: A reflectance spectrometer and an external light source were set up in a 45/0-degree optical configuration to measure the colour of gingiva over the maxillary anterior area.

Management of unilaterally deep impacted first, second, and third mandibular molars.

Simultaneous impactions of first, second, and third permanent molars comprises a very rare clinical situation with diverse therapeutic approaches and is a difficult challenge for dentists. Early diagnosis and treatment of eruption disturbances contributes to optimal outcomes. This article reports the treatment of a teenager with severe impaction of right mandibular first, second, and third molars, which hinders the masticatory function and dental arch integrity.

Immediate implant placement following minimally invasive extraction: a case report with a 6-year follow-up.

Single tooth replacement with a dental implant has become an increasingly favored treatment option in the anterior maxilla; however, bone resorption following maxillary anterior tooth extraction is very common and often compromises gingival tissue for the implant restoration. Achieving predictable peri-implant esthetics requires a proper understanding and preservation of the osseous and gingival tissue surrounding the failing tooth. Therefore, the key to maintaining the interproximal papillae is to preserve the osseous support with minimally invasive extraction.

Immediate provisional restoration of a single-tooth implant in the esthetic zone: a case report.

Immediate implant restoration of single implants may demonstrate a positive effect on peri-implant soft tissue. Placement of a provisional restoration following implant surgery can create soft tissue contours that resemble normal gingival topography before placement of the definitive prosthesis. This article describes a staged approach of the mandibular permanent right central incisor, which was congenital missing.

Corrosion resistance of different nickel-titanium archwires in acidic fluoride-containing artificial saliva.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that different nickel-titanium (NiTi) archwires may have dissimilar corrosion resistance in a fluoride-containing oral environment.

Materials And Methods: Linear polarization test, a fast electrochemical technique, was used to evaluate the corrosion resistance, in terms of polarization resistance (R(p)), of four different commercial NiTi archwires in artificial saliva (pH 6.5) with various NaF concentrations (0%, 0.

Reducing, by pulse width modulation, the curing temperature of a prototype high-power LED light curing unit.

Third-generation LEDs have high irradiance and efficiency, but the associated temperature rise is potentially hazardous to the pulp of teeth. We evaluated, during composite polymerization, the irradiance and temperature rise of a prototype high-power LED light curing unit (LCU) with optimal pulse width modulation (PWM), and then compared the results with four off-the-shelf high-power LCUs. A cavity was prepared in a tooth, and a composite resin layer was applied and cured.