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West Afr J Med
September 2024
.Department of Preventive Dentistry, Lagos State University, College of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Ikeja, Lagos, PMB 21266, Nigeria.
Background: Indirect pulp capping is the main treatment modality for reversible pulpitis.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Biodentine® and Calcium hydroxide in the formation of dentin bridge.
Materials And Methods: A double blinded, randomized clinical control trial involving 50 consenting subjects, aged 16 to 55 years with deep carious vital teeth.
Clin Oral Investig
January 2025
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental Materials, and Endodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Rua Siqueira Campos, 180, Centro, Vitória da Conquista, Bauru, São Paulo, BA, ZIP: 45.000-455, Brazil.
Objective: This study investigated the associations among endodontic instruments, ultrasonic tips and various final irrigation protocols for removing intracanal and intratubular biofilms in long oval canals.
Methodology: One hundred mandibular premolars inoculated with Enterococcus faecalis were divided into two groups: the control group (CG: n = 10), which received no treatment; and the test groups (n = 30), which included saline (SS), sodium hypochlorite (2.5% NaOCl) and chlorhexidine (2% CHX).
J Oral Rehabil
January 2025
Department of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Background: Oral frailty in older adults can affect their eating efficiency, prolonging meal times, which can compromise food flavour.
Objective: This study explored the association between cooking methods and chewing-to-swallowing time on the basis of different oral functions in older adults.
Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 65 community-dwelling individuals aged ≥ 65 years.
Medicina (Kaunas)
January 2025
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Galicia, Spain.
: This systematic review aimed to compare the effect of chitosan in smear layer removal with other commonly used chelators during root canal treatment. : The PRISMA guidelines were followed. Ex vivo studies performed in non-endodontically treated extracted human permanent teeth with a fully formed apex, in which sodium hypochlorite was the main irrigant and chitosan was used as final irrigation to observe its capacity to remove the smear layer using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBeijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
February 2025
Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing 100081, China.
Objective: To study the durability of the anti-demineralization effects of fluoride varnish after being applied to dental root surfaces.
Methods: Coronal and radicular dentin samples were prepared from extracted human teeth. Duraphat (DP) was applied to the dentine surfaces to form a protective film.
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