Country and gender differences in the motivation of dental students-An international comparison.

Purpose: The objective of this study, conducted in Germany, Finland and Turkey, was to identify whether motivations to study dentistry varied by country, gender or year of study.

Methods: The multicentre pilot study was conducted in English language in 2014. Participants (n = 469 dental students) were either in the first or last year of study.

Maxillary incisor trauma in patients with class II division 1 dental malocclusion: associated factors.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the presence of maxillary incisor trauma (MIT) with age, gender, dentition type, the degree of overjet (OJ), lip form, respiratory type and dental arch form in patients with Class II division 1 dental malocclusion.

Subjects And Methods: 256 patients (mean age: 15.80 ± 2.

Oral manifestations and prosthetic rehabilitation in hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN)type IV: a case report.

Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies (HSAN) are rare genetic syndromes of unknown etiology. They are seen in early childhood and are categorized into six different types by their symptoms. HSAN type 4 demonstrates autosomal recessive transmission pattern, with such major characteristics as loss of sense of pain, self-mutilation, anhydrosis and mental retardation.

Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (CPP-ACP) May Be an Alternative Preventive Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) on the buffering capacity of saliva and plaque pH in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP).

Materials And Methods: A total of 15 3- to 8-year-old subjects with CP living in a governmental institution were included in this study. Dental plaque pH and the buffering capacity of saliva were measured at the first visit (baseline) and accepted as control values.

A new method to estimate dental age.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Demirjian's method in estimating the dental age in Turkish children and to estimate the validity of Demirjian's standards for the studied population.

Materials And Methods: Panoramic radiographs of 756 northwestern Turkish children aged 5-13 years were examined. The new method for dental age estimation for both genders was studied to determine the relationship between dental age, chronological age and Demirjian's scores.

The effects of a caries-removing gel (Carisolv) on FM3A cell-line in vitro.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the cytotoxic effects of Carisolv on mouse mammary carcinoma cell line (FM3A) at different application times.

Methods: The FM3A cell line obtained from the European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures was used in the cell culture assays. Exponentially growing cells were seeded in 5x10(5)cells/well in 5 ml of RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10(%) fetal calf serum and antibiotics in each well of a six-well plate.