The Dental Connection to Health
Aruna Bakhru in Nutrition and Integrative Medicine, 2018
Over 50,000,000 (50 million) teeth are “saved” in the United States alone every year by having a “root canal” done on them. This common name for this treatment is really a misnomer. The root canal in a tooth is the portion in the center of the tooth that goes down into the roots (usually two roots—sometimes three or even four). When a “root canal” is done by the dentist, he or she removes the nerve in the center of the tooth and the pulp which surrounds it. This nerve and pulp go all the way down from under the “crown” of the tooth to the end of the roots in the jaw. This is usually done because the decay has penetrated the center of the tooth and a “normal” filling is impossible because it would press on the nerve and be incredibly painful. The “root canal” process itself has a reputation for being quite painful.
Strategy 5: Deliver world-class customer service
Philip Newsome, Chris Barrow, Trevor W Ferguson in Profitable Dental Practice, 2019
Conversely, we all know that the relief of pain and a comfortable, functional and aesthetic result do not necessarily indicate long-term treatment quality. If you are reading this, presumably you know at least a little more about dentistry than the average man in the street – imagine then you have just undergone root canal treatment. How do you know if it is any good or not? The tooth may look and feel fine, but without access to post-operative radiographs how can you be sure that that the canal has been correctly shaped and properly obturated? You cannot, and if you cannot, then imagine the difficulty an average patient would have in making such an assessment. The same can be said for just about every type of treatment we provide. How can a patient know if all subgingival calculus has been removed, or all the caries has been removed from a cavity? How can he or she even know if a restoration was required in the first place?
Radiographic Applications in Forensic Dental Identification
Michael J. Thali M.D., Mark D. Viner, B. G. Brogdon in Brogdon's Forensic Radiology, 2010
The first category of materials is the most commonly seen materials in the mouth and are termed "fillings" in the sense that a cavity preparation is made via tooth and caries removal followed by filling the preparation with materials which even-tually harden. A silver or "amalgam" filling (Figure 10.12) is made from an amalgamation of silver with several other metals combined with mercury and is one of the most traditional and time-tested restorations used in dentistry. The amalgam may replace one tooth surface or it may include all five. The amalgam will be seen within the tooth radiographically and will be highly radiopaque. The other common filling material is composite resin which contains acrylic with various filler materials including glass ionomers. These restorations are commonly called "composites" and have been used traditionally in the anterior teeth for aesthetic reasons as these materials are made to match the tooth in color and texture. At one time, composites were cured chemically but now are cured by exposing the material to UV light. They will also be seen radiographically within the tooth, but may appear radiolucent in older restorations and slightly radiopaque in newer restorations. Since composites often match the tooth so well, that they are difficult to observe clinically but will fluoresce less that tooth enamel when exposed to a UV light source. A
Musculoskeletal disorders and related factors in the Colombian orthodontists’ practice
Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022
Karina Andrea Ramírez-Sepúlveda, Martha Yojana Gómez-Arias, Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, Diana Milena Ramírez-Ossa
The following explanatory variables were considered: (a) age; (b) gender; (c) body mass index (BMI), defined as a person’s weight divided by the square of his/her height (with this information and according to the parameters of the WHO [19], the following characteristics were determined: underweight, BMI ≤ 18.50; normal weight, BMI = 18.50–24.99; overweight/obesity, BMI ≥ 25.00) – for this case, the self-reported BMI was used, which means that this measure was based on the responses of the surveyed people about their weight and height; (d) experience as a general dentist and as an orthodontist; (e) employment conditions, including type and number of contracts, working hours, number of working places, monthly income, opinion about the job and affiliation with a System of Labor Risks (Administradora de Riesgos Laborales [ARL]).
Application of Platelet Rich Fibrin in Tissue Engineering: Focus on Bone Regeneration
Published in Platelets, 2021
Ahmad Reza Farmani, Mohammad Hossein Nekoofar, Somayeh Ebrahimi Barough, Mahmoud Azami, Nima Rezaei, Sohrab Najafipour, Jafar Ai
Most of the clinical studies are carried out on bone regeneration in dentistry including alveolar bones, filling the preservation of extraction sockets, sinus, or facial bones. However, efforts for healing skull bone defects, also the role of PRF in the stabilization, and proper attachment of implants in dentistry are also highly sought after. For example, Alzahrani et al. [59] evaluated extraction socket restoration using autologous PRF in terms of clinical and radiographic parameters. Accordingly, 24 patients were divided into two groups, the test (PRF, n = 12), and control (blood clot, n = 12). The results showed the mean radiographic bone fill (RBF) percentage in the experimental group related to time intervals of 1, 4 and 8 weeks after the operation was 74.05 ± 1.66, 81.54 ± 3.33 and 88.81 ± 1.53, respectively. Also, results showed that patients in the PRF group had a better recovery index and a significant increase in bone density.
Niosomal formulation for antibacterial applications
Published in Journal of Drug Targeting, 2022
Mehrnoush Mehrarya, Behnaz Gharehchelou, Samin Haghighi Poodeh, Elham Jamshidifar, Sara Karimifard, Bahareh Farasati Far, Iman Akbarzadeh, Alexander Seifalian
Nanoscience is amalgamated to various medical fields research also revolutionised dental science. Implantation in dentistry, which is used worldwide to treat various edentulous, is placing a metal post that replaced the root section of a missing tooth [24]. Dental implants are typically made of a biocompatible material such as titanium. Despite that using dental implants is predicted to have a high success level; failures occur. Biomaterial-associated infection, which is prone to infections, has not been well examined, and it is a pressing problem. Implant-related chronic infections are caused by groups of specific microorganisms that can grow on the surface of implants as biofilms. Furthermore, when inappropriately treated, implant-associated infections have caused serious problems, such as implant loosening and implant removal, leading to bone loss in and around the implant and, in some cases, morbidity and mortality [91].
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