2026 July - 74 articles
Objective: This study evaluated the educational value and motivational impact of unit-based Key Terminology Tests, combined with a dedicated glossary, in a second-year dental physiology course designed to support preparation for computer-based testin...
Background: Preventive oral-health behaviors are crucial for reducing the incidence of dental caries, but there is still little data on whether Chinese dental patients continue to practice these behaviors. This study investigated self-reported change...
Background/Objectives: Dental caries remains a major public health problem in childhood and disproportionately affects socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Although toothbrushing and oral hygiene are commonly promoted as key preventive behavi...
Background/Objectives: Oral appliance (OA) therapy is an established treatment option for patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although OAs of various designs have been developed, clinical evidence regarding the effectiveness...
Background/Objectives: Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare but potentially fatal complication of dental and oral and maxillofacial surgical local anaesthesia (LA). Three amide agents are commonly used in the UK: lignocaine (lidocaine...
Pediatric dental diseases, notably dental caries, malocclusion, and dental trauma, remain a significant public health challenge in China, exerting considerable impact on children’s oral and general health. Despite growing societal demand for pe...
Background/Objectives: Mandibular kinematics are increasingly central to the construction of the digital dental avatar, and can be recorded with two categories of devices: dedicated jaw motion analysers and intraoral scanners with motion-tracking mod...
Background and Objectives: Dental models are essential for diagnosis and prosthetic treatment planning and have traditionally been fabricated from gypsum. With the growing adoption of digital workflows, 3D-printed dental models are increasingly used;...
Objective: To report the conservative management of a complex failed apexification in a permanent premolar complicated by severe internal root resorption, irregular apical calcification, and exceptionally thin root canal walls and to evaluate its lon...
Background/Objectives: The increasing prevalence of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has prompted questions regarding their effects on periodontal health. While the detrimental impacts of cigarette smoking are well-established, the periodo...
Background/Objectives: This exploratory study aimed to characterize the microbiological contamination of dental unit waterlines (DUWLs) and to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a 0.5% sodium hypochlorite shock treatment. Methods: Water samples from...
Background: Continuous chelation with etidronic acid (1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, HEDP) has been proposed as a less aggressive alternative to sequential irrigation with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in endodontics. This system...
Background: Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) plays a major role in dental biofilm-related infections and contributes to antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, the development of biocompatible nanomaterials with antibacterial, antibiofilm, and rege...
Background/Objectives: Effective communication between practitioners and their patients is pivotal to achieving successful treatment outcomes. The objective was to evaluate differences in post-examination anxiety and intra-operative behavior among pe...
Background: To compare the short-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of electrolytic versus conventional mechanical implant surface decontamination during surgical treatment of peri-implantitis. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 2...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare insertion torque (IT) and primary stability, assessed by resonance frequency analysis (RFA), between two implant systems with a shared macrodesign but different surface morphology and titanium grade in...
Background: Management of post-extraction sockets with buccal dehiscence in the esthetic zone remains clinically challenging, particularly when immediate implant placement is indicated. Conventional approaches often rely on guided bone regeneration (...
Background/Objectives: Orthodontic treatment with a Rapid Maxillary Expander (RME) induces stress on the mid-palatal suture and involves the surrounding craniofacial sutures, leading to significant variations in bone turnover markers (BTMs). The ai...
Population aging, persistent oral health inequalities, and growing reliance on informal caregiving are creating new challenges for oral healthcare systems worldwide. Mobile health technologies (mHealth) are increasingly being used to support oral hea...
Background/Objectives: Luting agents are used to cement indirect restorations to teeth, and some of their components may induce pulpal reactions. This systematic review aims to evaluate the biocompatibility and effects of contemporary luting cements...
Background/Objectives: Dental procedures are generally not considered environmentally sustainable; however, there is a growing emphasis on the implementation of environmentally conscious practices in dentistry. Despite this shift, the environmental i...
Background/Objectives: Environmental air pollution and structural barriers to preventive dental care are increasingly recognized as determinants of population health inequalities. However, their combined association with oral disease burden across Eu...
Background/Objectives: Health literacy is closely related to preventive behaviors, but its connection with actual oral health practices is still not fully clear, especially in the digital context. This study aimed to assess the association between ge...
Background: Dental anxiety constitutes a prevalent barrier to oral healthcare utilization, yet patient-centered data on its prevalence, symptom profile, and preferred management strategies remain scarce in Romanian adult populations. Objectives: This...
Objectives: This study aimed to assess and compare the fracture resistance (FR) of teeth with simulated root perforations repaired using NeoMTA 2, NeoPUTTY, and Biodentine. Methods: Sixty-five single-rooted human teeth were decoronated to a standardi...
Background/Objectives: Ankyloglossia diagnosis and management remain widely debated in dentistry, with variability reported in clinical decision-making and treatment approaches. Limited international evidence exists comparing how dental professionals...
Background/Objectives: The management of severe anterior dental trauma in growing patients remains a clinical challenge. This case report describes the treatment of a 10-year-old boy presenting with traumatic loss of maxillary anterior teeth followin...
Background and Objectives: In-office bleaching is one of the most requested aesthetic procedures, but its biomechanical aftermath on enamel—particularly the recovery trajectory of microhardness, surface roughness, and erosive vulnerability&mdas...
Background/Objectives: Traditional community oral health programs (COHPs) often remain reactive, clinic-based, and insufficiently integrated with medical, social, and aged-care systems. As a result, they may be poorly positioned to address the needs...
Background/Objectives: To characterize clinical values obtained from a digital jaw tracking system during the functional assessment of mandibular movements in patients undergoing prosthetic rehabilitation. Methods: Ten patients undergoing prosthetic...
Background/Objectives: The psychological state affects perceived pain and can be modulated by emotions and attention. Pain experiences are prevalent in dental treatment and play a key role in the development of dental anxiety and treatment avoidance....
Dental caries, as a common chronic disease with high global prevalence, has undergone a paradigm shift from a traditional treatment-oriented model to a management approach focused on controlling caries risk factors while implementing personalized pre...
Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool in oral medicine, where it holds significant promise for enhancing the diagnosis, treatment, and management of oral cancer. Our team aimed to develop a new tool,...
Background/Objectives: Preoperative anxiety is a common issue among patients undergoing third-molar surgery, significantly impacting physiological stability, surgical outcomes, and recovery, highlighting the need for effective non-pharmacological int...
Background/Objectives: Single-retainer Maryland adhesive restorations provide a minimally invasive fixed option for replacing missing anterior teeth in young patients. When congenital absence of a maxillary lateral incisor is associated with a contra...
Background: Unilateral posterior crossbite (UPXB) is a common malocclusion in growing patients, often associated with functional mandibular deviation and asymmetric masticatory function. However, its relationship with muscle activity remains unclear....
Objectives: This scoping review summarized the evidence on the biocompatibility of pit and fissure sealants, focusing on cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and overall biological safety of commercial and experimental materials evaluated in vitro and in vivo...
Background/Objectives: Large language models have created new pathways for patients to access health information, yet little is known about how the general population uses these conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools for oral health concer...
Background/Objectives: Digital triage systems are increasingly used in dentistry to support patient access and improve service efficiency, particularly in academic and public healthcare settings. However, limited evidence exists on how these systems...
Background: Porphyromonas gingivalis is the principal bacterial species implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Despite its central role, direct detection of periodontopathic bacteria is not routinely performed in dental clinics. Although te...
Background: Tooth enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized tissue in the human body. It serves as a protective barrier against chemical, mechanical, and microbial challenges. Despite its durability, enamel remains vulnerable to developmental...
Background/Objectives: Estrogen is a key female hormone; however, its role in periodontitis remains poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of 17β-estradiol (E2) on experimental periodontitis using an ovariectomy (OVX) model with...
Background/Objectives: Advances in restorative caries management have shifted operative dentistry from complete caries excavation toward selective, tissue-preserving strategies that maintain remineralizable dentin and support adhesive restoration. Ch...
Background: Social media platforms like Instagram have become major sources of health information, often amplifying unverified claims. Nocturnal mouth-taping is one such trend promoted as beneficial for sleep and overall health despite limited scient...
Objectives: We aimed to explore whether incorporating a deliberate error-based learning activity, adapted from error management training (EMT), could enhance undergraduate dental students’ understanding of common intra-oral radiographic faults...
Background/Objectives: Periodontitis is a highly prevalent inflammatory disease and a major cause of tooth loss worldwide. Accurate diagnosis requires integration of clinical and radiographic findings, but interpretation of panoramic radiographs is s...
Background/Objectives: Traumatic dental injuries involving the maxillary anterior teeth are common; however, combined extrusive and lateral dislocation during active orthodontic treatment is uncommon and presents unique management challenges. This ca...
Background: The aim of this ex vivo study was to compare the resistance to lateral wall failure during sequential implant site preparation using osseodensification (OD) burs and conventional rotary drills in a standardized narrow ridge model. The pri...
Background: Crown lengthening procedures are widely used in restorative and periodontal therapy to expose sufficient tooth structure for functional and esthetic rehabilitation. Traditionally performed using an open-flap approach, these procedures hav...
Background/Objectives: This cross-sectional observational study investigated factors associated with emergency room (ER) utilization for dental pain in a rural inland region of Portugal. The main objective was to examine the relationship between acce...
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