Effect of enveloping and disinfection methods on artefact formation on enveloped PSP plate images.

Objectives: To investigate the artefacts caused by different disinfection and protection methods that can be used for infection control of photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plates.

Methods: The plates that were enveloped with single or double envelopes were sprayed with an alcohol-containing solution or wiped with an alcohol-containing tissue. Four PSP groups with two plates in each group were formed (A = wiping single envelope, B = wiping double envelopes, C = spraying onto single envelope, and D = spraying onto double envelopes).

Idiopathic coronal resorption in impacted permanent teeth and its relationship with age: radiologic study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between idiopathic coronal resorption and age in adult patients.

Materials And Methods: 3405 digital panoramic radiographs present in the archive of the radiology department belonging to 1584 males and 1821 females aged 25 and over were assessed by two oral and maxillofacial radiologists. The patients' age, gender, number of impacted teeth, number and position of teeth with idiopathic coronal resorption and the extent of coronal resorption were recorded on standard forms.

Influence of gag reflex on removable prosthetic restoration tolerance according to the patient section of the short form of the Gagging Problem Assessment Questionnaire.

Purpose: To assess removable prosthetic restoration tolerance according to the patient section of the short form of the Gagging Problem Assessment Questionnaire (GPA-pa SF) and the influence of gender, education level and prosthesis type and denture-related mucosal irritation on the GPA-pa SF scores before treatment and over a period of two months after prosthesis insertion.

Materials And Methods: 130 participants who required removable prosthesis were surveyed with a standard form that included questions regarding age, gender, education level, dental attendance, and prosthetic restoration type. Participants answered the GPA-pa SF before restoration (T0) and 1 day (T1), 2 days (T2), 15 days (T3), 1 month (T4), and 2 months (T5) after prosthesis insertion.

Teeth number anomalies in permanent dentition among non-syndromic dental patients.

The aim of this study was to establish teeth number anomalies in relation to gender, tooth type, location, distribution pattern and the association between frequently missing teeth among a group of dental patients in Turkey. A total of 378 non-syndromic patients (240 females and 138 males) with an age range of 7-45 (x +/- SD = 22.07 +/- 3.

Assessment of the associated symptoms, pathologies, positions and angulations of bilateral occurring mandibular third molars: is there any similarity?

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and establish any similarity between the associated symptoms, pathologies, positions, and angulation types of bilateral occurring mandibular third molars among a group of young adult patients.

Study Design: A total of 342 patients (167 females, 175 males), aged between 20 and 25 years (mean: 22.2, SD: 1.

Reproducibility and agreement of clinical diagnosis of occlusal caries using unaided visual examination and operating microscope.

Aim: To assess the reproducibility of clinical diagnosis of occlusal caries using unaided visual examination and examination with an operating microscope (16 x magnification) and to determine the agreement between these 2 methods.

Materials And Methods: Three experienced dentists used unaided visual examination and an operating microscope to grade, according to a standard caries rating scale, a total of 299 occlusal surfaces in 112 subjects (mean age 28.3 years, standard deviation 0.

Dental esthetic satisfaction, received and desired dental treatments for improvement of esthetics.

Aim: The purposes of this research were to investigate factors influencing patients' satisfaction with their present dental esthetic, received previous dental treatments on anterior teeth and basic treatments that they wanted to undergo to improve their dental appearance.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1014 patients who attended a dental school in a major city in Turkey participated in the study. The participants were surveyed with a questionnaire containing questions about gender, age, education level, self-reported tooth appearance, received previous dental treatments on anterior teeth and desired basic esthetic dental treatments.

The use of a microscope for restorative treatment decision-making on occlusal surfaces.

Using an operating microscope, this study assessed the effect of 16x magnification on the restorative treatment of posterior teeth and compared the results against an unaided visual examination in vitro. Three dentists examined 300 premolars and molars at different times using an unaided visual examination and an operating microscope at 16x magnification. The observers examined the occlusal surfaces of teeth according to a patient model and selected a treatment protocol based on the following scale: 0: No Active Care (NC); 1: Preventive Care (PC) and 2: Operative Care and Preventive Care (OC+PC) advised.

Dietary habits and oral health related behaviors in relation to DMFT indexes of a group of young adult patients attending a dental school.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the dietary habits and oral health related behaviors in relation to the dental health status in terms of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT index) of a group of young adults attending to a dental school located in a major city in Turkey.

Study Design: A total of 416 young adults (247 females and 169 males) with an age range of 18-25 (Mean 23.2 sd 0.

Dental fear and anxiety levels of patients attending a dental clinic.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiety levels of patients attending a university oral diagnosis clinic. Avoidance, felt physiologic responses, and the most fear-producing stimuli of dental treatment were also evaluated.

Method And Materials: A total of 1,437 patients were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), Dental Fear Scale (DFS), and questions about age, gender, education level, and frequency of dental visits.

Restorative treatment decision making with unaided visual examination, intraoral camera and operating microscope.

This study assessed the restorative treatment options of the occlusal surfaces of teeth examined with unaided visual assistance, an intraoral camera and an operating microscope. Sixty-eight extracted human molars were mounted to perform mouth models with a premolar in contact on both sides. Four observers examined the models in a phantom head, which simulated clinical conditions, using three techniques: unaided visual examination, intraoral camera and operating microscope.

The assessment of unaided visual examination, intraoral camera and operating microscope for the detection of occlusal caries lesions.

This study compared the efficiency of unaided visual examination, intraoral camera and operating microscope according to a visual scoring system (ERK) at occlusal caries detection. A total of 84 extracted human molars were mounted to create mouth models with a premolar in contact on both sides. The models were examined in a phantom head simulating clinical conditions by four observers using the three techniques: unaided visual examination, an intraoral camera and on operating microscope according to the ERK scale.

Approximal carious lesion depth assessment with insight and ultraspeed films.

This study evaluated the efficiency of a new E/F-speed film, Insight, at the determination of approximal carious lesion depths compared with Ultraspeed. Radiographs of 80 extracted human molars and premolars were taken with both films under standardized conditions. The presence or absence of caries and depth of lesions was determined by three observers using a predetermined scale.

The efficiency of three different films and radiovisiography in detecting approximal carious lesions.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Ultraspeed, Ektaspeed Plus, and Insight radiographic films, and radiovisiography in detecting approximal carious lesions.

Method And Materials: Eighty approximal surfaces of 40 extracted human molars and premolars were evaluated. Radiographs of teeth blocks were taken with three different films and radiovisiography under standard conditions.

Common errors on panoramic radiographs taken in a dental school.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency of common errors seen on panoramic radiographs taken in the Radiology Department of a dental school by trained assistants. Four hundred and sixty radiographs were evaluated for 20 categories of common errors. Out of the evaluated radiographs, 37.