The Effect of Educational Status on the Perception of Social and Spontaneous Smiles.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of educational status on the perception of smile esthetics considering social and spontaneous smile patterns.

Methods: The present study was conducted on 110 subjects with differing educational status. Of 110 subjects with a mean age of 39.

Evaluation of Enamel Surface Roughness after Various Finishing Techniques for Debonding of Orthodontic Brackets.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the surface roughness of enamel after debonding with various types of burs.

Methods: The buccal surfaces of 20 mandibular incisors for each group of bur were subjected to profilometer analysis, and three parameters of surface irregularity were recorded. After bracket debonding, adhesive remnants were removed by tungsten carbide burs in low-speed, high-speed, and stainbuster settings.

Temporary Mental Nerve Paresthesia Originating from Periapical Infection.

Many systemic and local factors can cause paresthesia, and it is rarely caused by infections of dental origin. This report presents a case of mental nerve paresthesia caused by endodontic infection of a mandibular left second premolar. Resolution of the paresthesia began two weeks after conventional root canal treatment associated with antibiotic therapy and was completed in eight weeks.

The effect of two artificial salivas on the adhesion of Candida albicans to heat-polymerized acrylic resin.

Purpose: Xerostomia can diminish the quality of life, leads to changes in normal chemical composition of saliva and oral microbiata, and increases the risk for opportunistic infections, such as Candida albicans. Various artificial salivas have been considered for patients with xerostomia. However, the knowledge on the antifungal and antiadhesive activity of artificial saliva substitutes is limited.

Intraosseous and extraosseous variants of dentinogenic ghost cell tumor: two case reports.

This paper aims to present both intraosseous and extraosseous variant of dentinogenic ghost cell tumor as well as a review of the literature. An 11-year old female patient presented a swelling and pain in the molar area of the mandible and a 15-year-old female patient reported a complaint of swelling in the right vestibular region of teeth 12 and 13(FDI 2-digit classification system). Microscopic examinations showed similar features which characterized by ameloblastoma-like islands of epithelial cells, containing numerous ghost cells.

Exposure to mercury among dental health workers in Turkey: correlation with amalgam work and own fillings.

Purpose: To investigate the current status of exposure to mercury (Hg) among dental health workers in Turkey.

Methods: A total of 115 persons working in the same hospital were included in the study and were divided into three groups. Group 1 consisted of 67 dentists; group 2 consisted of 21 dental personnel who work with amalgam, and group 3 consisted of 27 control subjects who work in the same hospital but are non-dental personnel.

Outcomes of moderate sedation in paediatric dental patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of moderate sedation with nitrous oxide/oxygen (N(2) O/O(2)) alone or combined with different dosages and administration routes of midazolam in uncooperative paediatric dental patients using the Bispectral Index System (BIS).

Methods: This one-year clinical study examined first-visit moderate sedation performed in 240 healthy children aged 4-6 years. Subjects were randomly divided into four groups according to drug, route and dosage, as follows: Group 1 - 0.