Clinical, Radiological, and Histological Assessment of Magnetic Nanoparticles as Pulpotomy Medicament in Primary Molars.

Aim And Objectives: Aim of the study was to evaluate the success of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as pulpotomy medicament by clinical, radiologic, and histological assessment in primary molars.

Materials And Methods: The sample included 30 primary molars from 25 children aged between 3 and 9 years requiring pulpotomy treatment. Pulpotomy was carried out with MNPs.

Effect of alcoholic beverages on shear bond strength of composites to enamel.

Background: Longevity of composite restoration in the oral cavity is dependent on various factors. One such factor is exposure to various foods and beverages which could alter the properties of the material.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of most widely consumed alcoholic beverages on shear bond strength of composites to enamel.

Comparative Evaluation of Three Different Materials: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, Triple Antibiotic Paste, and Abscess Remedy on Apical Development of Vital Young Permanent Teeth.

Aims: The aim of the study is to compare the success rate of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), Triple antibiotic paste, and Abscess remedy in apical development of vital young permanent teeth.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 60 children aged 6-14 years were selected and were randomly divided into three groups, each comprising of 20 children. Group I, Group II, and Group III in which MTA (Pro root), triple antibiotic paste (3Mix MP), and Abscess remedy (Product Dentaire, Switzerland) was used pulpotomy medicament.

Efficacy of titanium dioxide nanoparticle spray to disinfect mobile phones used by endodontist: A bacteriological study.

Aim: The objectives of this study were to determine the bacterial contamination of the mobile phones that were used by the endodontist in comparison with the general dentist and also to determine the usefulness of titanium dioxide nanospray (TiO NS) in mobile phone decontamination.

Materials And Methods: Samples from the 60 mobile phones were taken using moist sterile swabs before, 10 min, and 1 week after the use of TiO NS. Before collection of the swabs, the participants' informed consent was obtained.

An Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Admira (Ormocer) as an Alternative Material for Bonding Orthodontic Brackets: An Study.

Objective: To evaluate shear bond strength (SBS) of Ormocer-bonded orthodontic brackets with self-etching primer (SEP) and conventional adhesive system and also to assess the amount of adhesive remaining on the tooth surface after debonding using adhesive remnant index (ARI).

Materials And Methods: The study was done on 90 extracted human upper first permanent maxillary premolars. The study sample was categorized into three groups of 30 each to assess the SBS using three adhesives, Ormocer, SEP, and conventional adhesive system.

A review of research on cytological approach in salivary gland masses.

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) in salivary gland pathologies. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in the PubMed database using related Medical Subject Heading terms "sensitivity and specificity of FNA in salivary gland" and "diagnostic accuracy of FNA in salivary gland" for the period 1980-2016, and we found that 414 research studies had been published. PRISMA technology was utilized to prepare flow chart for displaying data search strategy.

Comparing the outcomes of incisions made by colorado microdissection needle, electrosurgery tip, and surgical blade during periodontal surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Context: Electrosurgery offers many unique advantages such as hemostasis and precise tissue cutting; however, there are a number of disadvantages including thermal injury and delayed wound healing.

Aims: The aim of the present study was to compare the outcomes of incisions made by Colorado microdissection needle, electrosurgery tip, and surgical blade during periodontal surgery.

Settings And Design: Twenty-two individuals participated in this study.

Extrication of DNA from Burnt Teeth Exposed to Environment.

Introduction: Teeth are good sources of DNA in mass disasters especially in fires and explosions because they are largely protected from environmental and physical conditions. It is possible to obtain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) even in cases of degraded human remains.

Aim: To obtain DNA from burnt teeth exposed to environment for a period of six months and 12 months and to highlight the importance of DNA obtained from tooth in identifying a deceased in fire accidents after being subjected to environment.

Alexidine: a Safer and an Effective Root Canal Irrigant than Chlorhexidine.

Introduction: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is generally used as the final irrigating solution in root canal therapy. Recent studies have reported that, toxic precipitates containing parachloroaniline (PCA) are formed when CHX reacts with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). Whereas, Alexidine (ALX), a bisbiguanide disinfectant similar to CHX, has proven to form no precipitates with NaOCl.

Evaluation of the Effect of recasting Nickel-chromium Base Metal Alloy on the Metal-ceramic Bond Strength: An in vitro Study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of recasting base metal alloy on the metal-ceramic bond strength.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60 test samples were prepared from new and recast nickel-chromium alloy and divided into six groups. In group A0, test samples were prepared from 100% new alloy.

An Study to Evaluate the Effect of Eugenol-free and Eugenol-containing Temporary Cements on the Bond Strength of Resin Cement and Considering Time as a Factor.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of eugenol-free and eugenol-containing cements on the bond strength of resin cement.

Materials And Methods: Dentin was exposed in five groups of extracted teeth (20 specimens each). In Group 1, specimens were not given temporary cementation.

Management of an Unusual Ectopic Eruption of Maxillary Canine.

Transposition of teeth is a rare condition, with a prevalence of 0.3-0.4% in general population.

Estimation of tissue and crevicular fluid oxidative stress marker in premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with chronic periodontitis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate tissue and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of the oxidative stress marker 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with chronic periodontitis.

Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of periodontitis and menopause induces oxidative stress.

Materials And Methods: According to Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW) criteria, women diagnosed with periodontitis were subdivided into three groups of 31 participants each 1.

Extra Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Simulating a Mucocele: A New Location for the Rare Entity.

Angiofibromas are rare, benign, but locally aggressive vascular tumours which account for 0.05-0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms.

Efficacy of a Novel Zn-Substituted Monetite-Based Scaffold in the Treatment of Periodontal Osseous Defects.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a zinc-substituted nanostructured monetite-based scaffold (Sil-Oss®) in the treatment of periodontal intra-bony osseous defects.

Methods: Thirty subjects participated in this study. Two sites in each subject were randomly assigned into each of the following experimental groups: Test group - open flap debridement (OFD) with Sil-Oss®; and control group - OFD with hydroxyapatite (HA) bone graft.

Resin bond strength to water versus ethanol-saturated human dentin pretreated with three different cross-linking agents.

Context: Resin-dentin bonds are unstable owing to hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation. Several approaches such as collagen cross-linking and ethanol-wet bonding (EWB) have been developed to overcome this problem. Collagen cross-linking improves the intrinsic properties of the collagen matrix.

Comparative evaluation and influence on shear bond strength of incorporating silver, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in orthodontic adhesive.

Objective: To investigate the influence of silver (Ag), zinc oxide (ZnO), and titanium dioxide (TiO) nanoparticles on shear bond strength (SBS).

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty extracted premolars divided into four groups with thirty specimens in each group. Group 1 (control): brackets (American Orthodontics) were bonded with Transbond XT primer.

A comparative evaluation of remineralizing ability of bioactive glass and amorphous calcium phosphate casein phosphopeptide on early enamel lesion.

Background: This study was done to evaluate remineralizing potential of bioactive glasses (BAGs) and amorphous calcium phosphate-casein phosphopeptide (ACP-CPP) on early enamel lesion.

Materials And Methods: Twenty freshly extracted mandibular premolars were sectioned sagittally. The buccal half was impregnated in acrylic resin blocks and treated with 37% phosphoric acid in liquid form, to demineralize enamel surface to simulate early enamel lesion.

Zinsser-Cole-Engman Syndrome: A Rare Case Report.

Zinsser-Cole-Engmann syndrome also called Dyskeratosis Congenita (DKC) is a rare genodermatosis first described by Zinsser in 1906. Mutations in DKC1 gene is responsible for DKC. It is usually inherited as an X-linked recessive trait, resulting in a striking male predilection.

Expression of CD1a by Langerhan's Cells in Oral Lichen Planus - A Retrospective Analysis.

Introduction: Langerhan's Cells (LCs) are dendritic cells of the oral epithelium which play a role in a series of oral lesions from gingivitis to oral cancer. Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is an oral mucosal T-lymphocyte mediated immunologic reaction to an unidentified putative antigen or allergen.

Aim: The aim of this study was to quantify the presence of immature LCs in OLP comparing them with normal epithelium.

Comparison of K-loop Molar Distalization with that of Pendulum Appliance - A Prospective Comparative Study.

Introduction: Molar distalization is the non extraction method of managing Class II malocclusions.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the skeletal and dentoalveolar effects of maxillary molar distalization with K-loop appliance, and to compare these effects with that of pendulum group.

Materials And Methods: Class I and dental Class II malocclusions were divided into two groups of 15 each: In Group 1 (nine females and six males; mean age, 16.