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The Role of Asepsis in Endodontic Care
Because decontamination and recontamination prevention are fundamental endodontic treatment principles, the modern field of endodontics is inseparable from the field of microbiology, and endodontic therapy, as a result, should be regarded as the dental procedure with the highest level of required aseptic protocol. This article attempts to review some potential sources of contamination and cross-contamination during conventional non-surgical root canal therapy. Clinicians following the strictest aseptic protocol should logically improve case outcome by reducing canal contamination during root canal therapy. |
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8/31/2012 |
July/August 2010 |
2 |
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Pre-Restorative Diagnosis
Teeth, however durable and long lasting, function within a system that includes muscles and the temporomandibular joints. Weakness and lack of stability in any of the components of this system can lead to failure and poor functioning in the others. Proper examination will lead to a diagnosis of the current health of these components, and thusly shape the planning of restorative treatment. Instability in any of the system components must be recognized and rectified before alteration to the system is initiated. |
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6/30/2012 |
June 2010 |
2 |
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The Bruxism Triad
Sleep bruxers are a difficult subset of patients to manage predictably. They damage teeth and restorations at a higher rate than normal stress related bruxers. The adverse effect of their sleep bruxism does not stop just with tooth damage. These patients are more prone to sleep disturbances including apnea and gastric reflux symptoms. It appears that these three sleep issues are interwoven in a triad of factors that create a uniquely detrimental environment for teeth. |
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5/31/2012 |
May 2010 |
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Orthodontic Caries Control and Bleaching
Oral hygiene during orthodontic treatment can be facilitated by applying bleaching materials to elevate the pH of the mouth during the course of treatment. Fabrication of thermoplastic bleaching trays directly in the mouth over the braces without impressions affords a reasonable technique for the multiple trays required during the orthodontic changes. |
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4/30/2012 |
April 2010 |
2 |
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Caries Risk Assessment for Children
Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease. The impact of this silent epidemic affects not only children but the family, schools and the communities they belong to. Infants who are of low socioeconomic status, whose mothers have a low education level, and who consume sugary foods are more likely to have caries at young age than children in whom those risk factors are not present. Identifying risk factors for dental caries at early age has become a challenge not yet achieved. This article provides information about the nature of the dental caries, predictor factors related to the disease and useful caries risk assessment tools to be used in children. Targeting populations at high-risk is of interest for developing effective interventions in preventing dental caries. |
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3/31/2012 |
March 2010 |
2 |
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Methamphetamine: Oral Effects and Treatment
Methamphetamine abuse leads to devastating medical, psychological, and social consequences. Adverse health effects include memory loss, aggression, psychotic behavior, heart damage, malnutrition, and severe dental problems. The intent of this article is to enlighten the reader to the drug’s mechanism of action, to identify the oral effects of using the drug, to discuss the scope of the problem, and to advise on successful modalities to treat both the dental effects of the drug as well as the addiction. |
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2/29/2012 |
February 2010 |
2 |
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Acellular Dermal Matrix Tissue Grafts
Adequate zones of attached, keratinized tissue are important for the periodontal health of the natural tooth system and surrounding bone. This principle becomes more significant in periodontal/prosthetic and cosmetic dental procedures. Additionally, in tooth replacement procedures, adequate zones of attached keratinized tissue can lead to a healthy implant/gingival complex. Correction of deficient gingival tissues by either autogenous or allogenic tissue grafts have been well documented in the literature. This article will demonstrate acellular dermal tissue grafting in conjunction with correcting and altering the natural tooth system before the finalization of prosthetic procedures. |
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1/31/2012 |
January 2010 |
2 |
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Defining New Paradigms for Assessment of Implant Receptor Sites
An emerging technology that encompasses computed tomography, cone-beam computed tomography, and interactive software applications has slowly progressed and evolved into a necessary tool for diagnosis, treatment planning, and delivery of dental implant and associated restorative and surgical procedures. The integration of these innovative tools is helping to define new methods for appreciating anatomy, improving accuracy, and enhancing presurgical prosthetic planning to achieve true restorative-driven implant dentistry. This article will demonstrate how computed tomography combined with interactive virtual treatment-planning software applications can empower clinicians with enhanced diagnostic capabilities for implant receptor-site assessment, generating new paradigms that eventually may supersede older methods of presurgical planning for dental implant reconstruction. |
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12/31/2011 |
November/December 2009 |
2 |
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Complete Dentures: Achieving Superior Anterior Esthetics and Post-Delivery Maintenance
Complete denture therapy is full-mouth rehabilitation without the benefit of supporting teeth for stability and esthetic guidance. Consequently, the clinician is faced with both functional and esthetic challenges when restoring the patient’s oral condition with this treatment modality. However, these challenges offer an opportunity for the dentist to offer the patient a cosmetic makeover. Through enhanced tooth selection and arrangement, it is possible to provide an improved esthetic outcome for the patient. The purpose of this article is to present guidelines for tooth selection and arrangement, and also to discuss a popular tangential topic of interest: postoperative maintenance for the complete denture patient. |
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10/31/2011 |
October 2009 |
2 |
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Grafting Osseous Defects with DFDBA Putty: A Review of Available Materials, Grafting Principles, and Case Examples
The importance of grafting deficient areas of bone has been well established in the literature. Through a successful graft, bone form can be maintained for support for dental implants, soft tissue support, periodontal maintenance, and ovate pontic formation. The use of a demineralized, freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) putty offers certain advantages over other graft materials and can avoid the need for a second-site surgery for autogenous donor bone. These advantages include handling properties, osteoinductivity, membrane tenting, and less susceptibility to migration after placement. This article will review grafting principles, DFDBA putty properties and available products, treatment planning principles, and offer case examples showing successful graft results. |
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9/30/2011 |
September 2009 |
2 |
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