Dentistry

9 open-access papers in Dentistry, free to watch.

Residual monomers and volatile leachable substances of conventional and CAD/CAM-fabricated denture base materials — GC-MS analysis and surface characterization

Residual monomers and volatile leachable substances of conventional and CAD/CAM-fabricated denture base materials — GC-MS analysis and surface characterization

Viktor Martian, Christoph Sasse, Ralf Bürgers, Andrea Schubert, Oskar Bunz

A denture can contain leftover building blocks from its manufacture. But in this study, the material with the most detectable residue did not release more of one key substance than plain control liquid.

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Validation of 3D intraoral scanner use for detecting caries lesions around dental restorations: A diagnostic accuracy study

Validation of 3D intraoral scanner use for detecting caries lesions around dental restorations: A diagnostic accuracy study

Bruna Machado Fernandes, Anelise Fernandes Montagner, Sarah Arangurem Karam, Françoise Hélène van de Sande, Marcos Britto Corrêa

A filling can look perfectly ordinary while decay is forming at its edge. This study asks whether a three-dimensional dental scan can help find that hidden trouble, without replacing the dentist’s judgment.

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Long-Term Survival of a Maxillary Subperiosteal Implant After Blast Injury: A 17-Year Follow-Up Case Report

Long-Term Survival of a Maxillary Subperiosteal Implant After Blast Injury: A 17-Year Follow-Up Case Report

Petro Rosiiskyi, Luigi Angelo Vaira

A dental implant stayed stable for seventeen years, and then endured a high-energy blast. The visible replacement was damaged, but the structure supporting it remained usable.

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Effect of injectable platelet rich fibrin augmented with vitamin c compared to injectable platelet rich fibrin alone on healing of necrotic mature single rooted teeth with chronic periapical periodontitis following regenerative endodontic therapy (a randomized controlled trial)

Effect of injectable platelet rich fibrin augmented with vitamin c compared to injectable platelet rich fibrin alone on healing of necrotic mature single rooted teeth with chronic periapical periodontitis following regenerative endodontic therapy (a randomized controlled trial)

Wesam Osama Hassan, Ahmed S. ElSheshtawy, Manal Mohamed Abdelbaki, Geraldine Ahmed

When a tooth is badly infected, the goal is not only to clean it, it is to help the damaged area heal. This study tested whether adding vitamin C would make that healing better, and the answer was unexpectedly even-handed.

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Specialists’ agreement and construct validation of a visual scale for assessing mucosal healing after third molar extraction

Specialists’ agreement and construct validation of a visual scale for assessing mucosal healing after third molar extraction

Júlia Gomes Lúcio de Araújo, Beatriz Campos Pereira, Lais Albuquerque FERNANDES, Natacha Kalline de Oliveira, Luciana Côrrea, Maria Cristina Zindel Deboni

After a wisdom tooth is removed, two dental professionals can look at the same healing wound and judge it differently. This study asks whether a shared set of pictures can make that judgment clearer.

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Onset of periodontitis — a registry-based cohort study

Onset of periodontitis — a registry-based cohort study

Anna Trullenque‐Eriksson, Jan Derks, Jessica Skoogh Andersson

Gum disease can look like an adult problem, but this study found clues as early as nineteen. The surprise is that the warning may be visible before serious damage begins.

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Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Mandibular Symphysis Growth between 12 and 15 Years of Age in Class II Malocclusion Subjects

Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Mandibular Symphysis Growth between 12 and 15 Years of Age in Class II Malocclusion Subjects

Ferdinando Ruiz, Pietro Venezia, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Calogero Lacagnina, Cristina Conforte, Gaetano Isola, Rosalia Leonardi, Antonino Lo Giudice

Orthodontic treatment can move teeth, but the bone at the front of the lower jaw sets a boundary. This study asks whether that boundary naturally reshapes during the teenage years, and finds a reason not to count on it.

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Effectiveness of External Precooling and Vibration Induced by BUZZY on Pain and Anxiety During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Injection in Children

Effectiveness of External Precooling and Vibration Induced by BUZZY on Pain and Anxiety During Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Injection in Children

Reyhane Narimany, Reyhaneh Faghihian, Mehdi Jafarzadeh Samani

A small device combines cooling and vibration to make a dental injection less frightening for children. But when it was tested, the reassuring sensation did not clearly reduce either pain or anxiety.

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Assessing the association between tea intake and risk of dental caries and periodontitis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Assessing the association between tea intake and risk of dental caries and periodontitis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Bilun Jin, Heng Chen, Peiqi Liu, Yijie Wang, Yi Guo, Chenxu Wang, Yue Jia, Rui Zou, Lin Niu

Tea is often treated as a healthy choice for your mouth. But this study found a genetic clue pointing in the opposite direction for gum disease, while finding no link with cavities.

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