Influence of Access Cavity Design on the Fracture Strength of Endodontically Treated Teeth Restored Using Short Fiber-Reinforced Composite and High Strength Posterior Glass Ionomer Cement.

Aim: This in vitro study aimed to determine the influence of access cavity design and residual tooth structure and to compare the fracture resistance of the teeth post endodontically restored with short fiber-reinforced composite (GC everX Posterior; GC, India) and conventional posterior high-strength GIC (Glass Ionomer Cement) (GC Gold Label IX; GC, India).

Methods: Ninety extracted human mandibular molars were classified into five groups, i.e.

Comparative evaluation of push-out bond strength of bioceramic and epoxy sealers after using various final irrigants: An study.

Aim: The aim of the study is to compare the push-out bond strength of bioceramic and epoxy sealers after using various final irrigants.

Materials And Methods: Hundred single-rooted teeth were divided into two groups ( = 50) according to the sealer used: Group A: Bio C (bioceramic sealer), Group B: Dia-Proseal (epoxy sealer). Each group was subdivided into five subgroups ( = 10) according to the final irrigation protocol: Group A1 and B1 - 5% glycolic acid (GA), Group A2 and B2 - 17% GA, Group A3 and B3 - 0.

Insight into status of dental caries vaccination: A review.

Despite advances in the 21 century, dental caries still remains to be one of the most common infectious diseases. Its prevalence was confirmed by the World Health Organization and affirms dental caries as a major health problem in all over the world. Even though the process of tooth decay is multifactorial, the oral bacteria, mutans streptococci, such as and Streptococcus sobrinus, are considered to be causative agents of dental caries in human.

Relationship between the Depth of Penetration and Fracture Resistance of Various Sealers: A Comparative Study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate the penetration depth and fracture resistance of three different sealers and to verify the relationship between the penetration depth and fracture resistance.

Materials And Methods: Sixty single-rooted teeth were selected and root canal preparation was done. After the instrumentation, the teeth were divided into three groups of 20 each.

Position Statement of IACDE for managing dental patients during COVID-19.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a major health concern globally ever since it was declared as Pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Due to the evolving and contagious nature of coronavirus, it continues to remain a threat for dental health-care personnel. As the virus travels from person-to-person via direct contact through droplet inhalation, cough, and sneeze or through contact transmission, it remains infectious even through inanimate surfaces.

Sealing ability of three different root repair materials for furcation perforation repair: An study.

Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the sealing ability of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)-Angelus, Biodentine™, and EndoSequence cement in furcation perforations using protein leakage assessment.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted using seventy extracted human maxillary and mandibular molars with intact furcation. The samples were randomly allocated into three groups ( = 20) based on repair material used: Group 1 - MTA-Angelus, Group 2 - Biodentine™, and Group 3 - EndoSequence.

Extensive external localized idiopathic root resorption - An unusual case report.

External root resorption of permanent teeth is a multifactorial process. This article presents an unusual case of localized idiopathic extensive external root resorption involving the whole mesial root of the right mandibular first molar in a 42-year-old female patient. No significant systemic, dental, or familial findings could be identified as a possible cause.

Incremental techniques in direct composite restoration.

Polymerization shrinkage is one of the dental clinician's main entanglements when placing resin-based composite restorations. None of the method can assure a perfectly sealed restoration for adhesive restorative materials; clinicians must abode problems of polymerization shrinkage and its possible ill effects. The objective of this article is to review different incremental techniques that can ruin the polymerization shrinkage stress of direct composite restoration.

Use of bovine colostrum in periapical defects following surgical endodontics: Two case reports.

Periapical lesions are the most common pathological conditions involving teeth which often require surgical intervention. To achieve optimal healing both clinically and radiographically, bone grafts and barrier membranes have been used to fill the periapical defect after degranulation of the lesion. Colostrum is one of the new materials, which has osteoinductive or regenerative potential.

Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of QMix™ 2 in 1, sodium hypochlorite, and chlorhexidine against Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans.

Aim/objective: The aim of this study is to compare the antimicrobial efficacy of QMix™ 2 in 1, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), and chlorhexidine (CHX) against Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans.

Materials And Methods: Eighty freshly extracted, single-rooted human mandibular premolar teeth were instrumented and autoclaved. Samples were divided into two groups of 40 teeth each based on the type of microorganism used.

"Dentinal microcracks after root canal preparation" a comparative evaluation with hand, rotary and reciprocating instrumentation.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of dentinal micro cracks after instrumentation with various types of NiTi files in rotary and reciprocating motion.

Materials And Methods: One hundred human extracted mandibular central incisors were taken and divided into 10 groups (n=10 teeth per group). Group 1- No preparation, Group 2 - Hand instrumentation, Groups 3,4 - ProTaper files in rotary and reciprocating motion, Groups 5,6 - ProTaper Next files in rotary and reciprocating motion, Groups 7,8 - Oneshape files in rotary and reciprocating motion, Groups 9,10 - Reciproc files in rotary and reciprocating motion.

A simplified etching technique to improve the adhesion of fiber post.

Purpose: Numerous methods were used to etch the fiber posts to improve its bonding to root canal dentin. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of 37% phosphoric acid in etching fiber posts in comparison with 24% hydrogen peroxide.

Materials And Methods: Ninety human maxillary central incisors were taken and post space preparation was done.

Evaluation of biocompatibility of a new root canal irrigant Q Mix™ 2 in 1- An in vivo study.

Aim: To evaluate the biocompatibility of a new root canal irrigant Q mix™ 2 in 1 in comparison to 0.9% sterile saline, 3% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), 2% chlorhexidine (CHX), and 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

Materials And Methods: Six circles were drawn on the dorsal skin of 24 male Wistar Albino rats, leaving 2cm between each circle.

Assessment of the wetting behavior of three different root canal sealers on root canal dentin.

Aim: The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the wetting behavior of three different root canal sealers on the root canal dentin surface treated with irrigants and their combination.

Materials And Methods: Decoronation and apical third resections of 27 extracted single-rooted human mandibular premolars were done. The roots were then split longitudinally into two halves, and randomly assigned into three treatment groups (n=18).

Spectrophotometric and colorimetric evaluation of staining of the light cured composite after exposure with different intensities of light curing units.

Aim/objective: To understand the importance of intensity of light in polymerizing light cured composites and its relation to color stability.

Materials And Methods: Forty specimens of composite disc with 3mm diameter and 1.5 mm thick were divided into two groups of 20 samples each.

Expansion of gutta-percha in contact with various concentrations of zinc oxide-eugenol sealer: a three-dimensional volumetric study.

Introduction: Successful endodontic treatment depends on achievement of a fluid-tight seal that is not possible solely with gutta-percha and requires the use of a root canal sealer. Eugenol, which is a principal component in zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE) based sealers, is reported to produce a volumetric expansion of gutta-percha. The aim of this study was to evaluate the three-dimensional expansion of gutta-percha at various powder/liquid ratios of ZOE-based sealer by using spiral computed tomography (SCT).

Endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with unusual location of second mesio buccal orifice.

Maxillary first molar can have a mesio-buccal-2 (MB2) orifice located palatally, but adjacent to the mesio buccal orifice. An awareness and understanding of this root canal morphology can contribute to the successful outcome of root canal treatment. This report discusses endodontic treatment of a maxillary first molar with unusual location of second mesio buccal orifice.