2026 May - 71 articles
Background/Objectives: Oral health problems among adolescents in Indonesia remain high, particularly in Gorontalo City. Conventional education approaches are often insufficient to promote sustained behavioral change. This study aimed to evaluate the...
Background/Objectives: The present study aims to test three different types of PMMA (Fotodent Guide—3D printed (M1), Aidite Temp—milled (M2), Duracryl—self-polymerized (M3) on HFIB-G and on OECM-1. Methods: The two cell types (HFIB-...
Background: Haptic simulation technologies are increasingly integrated into preclinical dental education to support procedural skill development. However, the extent to which haptic simulators improve performance compared to traditional phantom-head-...
Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of bone changes in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and describe their distribution regarding age and sex using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Methods: This retrospective study analyzed CBCT images of 483...
Objectives: Six dentin adhesives were tested in vitro regarding their cytotoxicity toward human fibroblasts. AdheSE, Clearfil SE Bond, Hybrid Bond, One-up Bond F Plus, Optibond Solo Plus, and Syntac were tested using a cell culture model. The several...
Dental pain due to dentine hypersensitivity or pulpitis is characterized by short or lasting episodes of pain triggered by normally innocuous stimuli originating from exposed dentine. Both represent the most frequent pain of the orofacial region. Tra...
Background: Osteoinduction and bone regeneration are fundamental biological mechanisms enabling osseointegration and long-term durability of endosseous dental implants. In clinical practice, poor bone conditions, aesthetic demands, and peri-implant s...
Background/Objectives: Provisional restorations are essential in prosthodontic treatment, and reliable intraoral repair is clinically important during extended interim use. This in vitro study evaluated the effects of organic solvent pretreatment on...
Background: The integration of digital technologies into prosthodontics has significantly improved clinical workflows, from intraoral data acquisition to restoration design and fabrication. Accurate tooth shade selection remains a critical step in ac...
Background/Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to determine postgraduate orthodontic students’ moral reasoning ability and evaluate their opinions on professionalism and the Dental Board of Australia’s (DBA) tribunal outcomes. M...
Objectives: The aims were to compare prevalence of high dental anxiety (DA) in 2000, 2011 and 2023, to compare the age- and sex-specific levels of DA, and to study if total, anticipatory, and treatment-related DA have an independent association with...
Background/Objectives: Simulation-based education is increasingly used in health sciences to promote active learning and the development of clinical and non-technical skills. However, its implementation in undergraduate dental education remains limit...
Objectives: Digital impression-taking techniques are widely used due to their many advantages. However, the accuracy of intraoral scanning in full-arch cases remains a matter of debate. The reliability of different digital implant impression techniqu...
Purpose: This study provides a comparative evaluation of surface changes in BioHPP materials under routine professional hygiene procedures, which is recommended by dentists, twice a year. BioHPP is a polyetheretherketone polymer used in prosthetic de...
Background: Potentially malignant oral disorders (OPMDs) and oral carcinomas represent a significant oncological concern in incarcerated populations, where multiple modifiable risk factors such as tobacco use, illicit drug consumption, oncogenic huma...
Background/Objectives: Early childhood caries (ECC) remains a major public health concern, with Streptococcus mutans as a primary etiological agent. Current treatments rely on broad-spectrum antimicrobials, which can disrupt the oral microbiome and p...
Background/Objectives: We evaluated whether resin infiltration treatment of demineralized enamel improves shear bond strength (SBS). Methods: Thirty permanent bovine incisor teeth were assigned randomly into three groups (n = 10 per group): control g...
Background: The transition from dental education to professional practice represents a critical stage in career development, influenced by individual expectations, labor market conditions, and institutional support mechanisms. This study aimed to exp...
Background: Investigation of craniofacial growth and maturation, particularly of structures such as the spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) and mandibular condyle cortication (MCC), provides valuable insight into late adolescent development. These m...
Aim: Asthma is a chronic condition with high prevalence in pediatric populations and may negatively influence oral health. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the association between asthma and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) i...
Background: Accurate three-dimensional positioning of dental implants is critical for ensuring biomechanical stability, prosthetic passivity, and long-term clinical success. While computer-assisted navigation systems achieve high precision, their com...
Objective: This study aimed to assess whether older American adults with multimorbidity are at higher risk of becoming edentate over time. Methods: We used data from three waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a longitudinal survey of older...
Background: The primary goal of root canal treatment is the prevention and healing of apical periodontitis through the meticulous elimination of pathogenic bacteria and infected tissues. Within this framework, apical patency remains a fundamental yet...
Background/Objectives: Modern restorative dentistry increasingly focuses on achieving optimal aesthetic integration while simplifying clinical procedures. Single-shade resin composites were introduced to reduce the complexity of conventional multi-sh...
Background/Objectives: Electrolytes used in in vitro corrosion testing critically determine the behavior inferred for metallic dental implants, yet formulations and their justifications are inconsistently reported across the literature. This review c...
Objectives: In this in vitro study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of bur wear during grinding on the marginal gap of Zirconia Lithium Silicate (ZLS) single crowns. Methods: A single maxillary right canine typodont tooth, pre-prepared for a full cer...
Background: To investigate whether coating xenogeneic bone grafts with hyaluronic acid influences early osteogenic and fibrotic marker expression in vitro. Methods: Three xenograft materials were evaluated, including one hyaluronic acid-coated produc...
Background: Periodontitis affects approximately 7–11% of the global adult population in its severe forms and has been epidemiologically associated with cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases. Low-grade chronic inflammat...
Background and Clinical Significance: Dental trauma presents a considerable challenge for clinicians due to the diverse and complex effects on teeth. Effective management often requires the collaboration of multiple specialists, including endodontist...
Objective: Implant rehabilitation in grafted alveolar clefts requires a complex staged reconstructive approach, and a clinically important yet underexplored question is which patients require additional pre-implant block regrafting after primary graf...
Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained growing interest in the field of orthognathic surgery due to its potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, surgical planning, and treatment outcomes. This scoping review maps literature f...
Background/Objectives: Delivering consistent preclinical instruction for implant attachment procedures can be challenging in large dental cohorts. This report describes the development and implementation of institutionally produced training tools des...
Background/Objectives: Root perforation treatment is essential for restoring the tightness of the root system, preventing periradicular inflammation and tooth loss. The present study aimed to evaluate the biocompatibility of Ketac™ Molar EasyMi...
Background/Objectives: Titanium implants remain the gold standard in implant dentistry. However, growing interest in metal-free alternatives has led to increased use of zirconia implants. Despite encouraging short-term outcomes, evidence regarding th...
Background/Objectives: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-8 and MMP-9) are key mediators of periodontal tissue degradation and have been proposed as salivary biomarkers of disease activity. However, their comparative responsiveness to non-surgical period...
Background/Objectives: To elucidate the effects of immediate dentin sealing (IDS) with two universal adhesive systems on the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) and enzymatic activity (MMPs) of CAD/CAM hybrid ceramic onlays. Methods: Twenty-four...
Background/Objectives: A marked anteroposterior gradient of nasal fossa pneumatisation over the posterior maxillary alveolar base has been documented at the second premolar level, yet whether this gradient extends to the second upper molar (M2)&mdash...
Background: Finite element analysis (FEA) has become an important tool in restorative dentistry for investigating stress distribution in teeth and dental restorations. However, the accuracy of such analyses strongly depends on the anatomical fidelity...
Background/Objectives: Effective irrigation of the apical third remains one of the greatest challenges in root canal treatment, particularly in curved canals where anatomical complexity restricts irrigant penetration. This in vitro study evaluated th...
Background/Objectives: Fear of pain is common in both dental and health care settings and a factor that clinicians have to consider when examining and treating patients. Fear of dental pain has been described as associated with dental anxiety. The ai...
Background/Objectives: Valid and reliable measurement of dental anxiety is of importance in both clinical and research settings. The aim of this study was to adapt and evaluate the Swedish child and adolescent version of the index of dental anxiety a...
Background/Objective: The present case demonstrates the successful preservation of a severely inflamed dental pulp despite uncontrolled bleeding occurring during pulpotomy. This novel therapeutic approach was developed when a 7-year-old boy presented...
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates key cellular processes, including proliferation, migration, differentiation, apoptosis and tissue homeostasis, and plays a pivotal role in tooth development and post-developmental dental physiology....
Background: Nocebo effects are described as adverse symptoms arising from negative expectations rather than direct physiological harm, and are increasingly recognised across healthcare. While traditionally examined within pharmacological trials, emer...
Objectives: To investigate whether Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipains contribute to the activation of MMP-8 and MMP-9 in patients with cancer and to evaluate the potential of aMMP-8 chair-side test for early detection of active periodontal inflammat...
Objectives: This longitudinal study examined the association of parents’ dental anxiety during early pregnancy with the stability of brushing their own and their children’s teeth from the age of one to four years. Methods: The study used...
Objectives: This study evaluated the prevalence of periapical lesions in endodontically treated teeth restored with cast post-and-core systems after a minimum two-year follow-up, and identified restorative and clinical factors influencing periapical...
Background/Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the Locally Estimated Scatterplot Smoothing (LOESS)-smoothed percentiles for growth trajectories and evaluate age-related tendencies across groups using visual cross-sectional graphs...
Objectives: The impact of dental and oral health conditions on the oral health state and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQL) in geriatric in-hospital (GIH) patients requires clarification. For this reason, this exploratory and hypothesis-gene...
Background: Intraoral scanning (IOS) errors seldom originate from a single-point failure; instead, they arise from interactions among hardware performance, reconstruction software, and operator-dependent acquisition behaviors. James Reason’s la...
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