Combining Whitening Techniques and Minimally Invasive Treatments
Linda Greenwall in Tooth Whitening Techniques, 2017
The reasons for nonvital whitening are as follows, according to Abbot and Heah (2009) and Plotino et al. (2008): Trauma (the most common cause; 58.8%).Previous dental treatment (23.9%).Pulp necrosis (13.7%).Pulp canal calcification (3.6%). Dark-yellow and black teeth require more applications of whitening agent than light-yellow and gray teeth.Intrapulpal hemorrhage, carious tooth.Defects on teeth, calcification.Genetic issues (hyperbilirubinemia, fibrosis of the pancreas, amelogenesis imperfecta, cystic endodontic treatment).Residual pulp tissue after endodontic treatment.Endodontic materials (medications, irrigants, root or canal sealer).Root resorption.
Effects of Stress on Physiological Conditions in the Oral Cavity
Eli Ilana in Oral Psychophysiology, 2020
Subjects in two of the studies were dental patients undergoing nonsurgical endodontic therapy.14,27 The stressor was the patient’s fear of the upcoming endodontic therapy. Prior to treatment, each subject completed a dental-anxiety questionnaire and supplied a sample of unstimulated pooled saliva. During treatment, patients were instructed to perform different relaxation procedures (e.g., hypnosis, meditation). Another saliva sample and a second dental anxiety questionnaire were obtained after the session was completed. Positive correlations were found between the questionnaire-assessed evaluation of stress and relaxation and the salivary results. The stress-related salivary changes were increased opacity, increased protein, reduced volume, reduced a amylase, and reduced pH. These results were also found when separate salivary gland secretions were used28 and when the technique of relaxation was performed by a patient well trained in deep relaxation through meditation.31
The Digestive (Gastrointestinal) System and Its Disorders
Walter F. Stanaszek, Mary J. Stanaszek, Robert J. Holt, Steven Strauss in Understanding Medical Terms, 2020
Dentistry (from the Latin dens meaning tooth) or odontology (from the Greek odous) refers to the specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of deformities or disorders of the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures. Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry that specializes in the prevention and correction of dental and facial irregularities, often termed malocclusion. Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the study and treatment of abnormal conditions of the tissues surrounding the teeth. Endodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp and periapical (around the tip) tissues. Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the teeth and dental care of children. Terms for the specialists in these areas are dentist, odontologist, orthodontist, periodontist, endodontist, and periodontist.
Which procedures and materials could be applied for full pulpotomy in permanent mature teeth? A systematic review
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2019
M. Zanini, M. Hennequin, PY. Cousson
Dogmas are changing with the evolution of knowledge. For several decades, the widespread view was that full pulpotomies should not be indicated as definitive treatments in permanent mature teeth. Full pulpotomies in vital permanent teeth are now, however, promoted as an alternative to root canal treatment, aiming to preserve pulpal vitality, to reduce the risks for failure of root canal treatment and for economic reasons. A previous quantitative synthesis review including six studies reported [1] that the weighted mean success rate of full pulpotomy reached at least 90% in treating carious vital pulp exposure of permanent mature teeth with closed root apices. It concluded that full pulpotomy could be considered as a substitute to extraction or root canal treatment in specific conditions. Many general dentists may be interested in knowing how to perform full pulpotomy, in face of difficult endodontic cases of vital teeth.
A bibliometric analysis of the 103 top-cited articles in endodontics
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2019
Bülent Yılmaz, Muzaffer Emir Dinçol, Turgut Yağmur Yalçın
In our study, endodontic microbiology and regenerative endodontics were the most common subspecialties. In the study by Fardi et al. [15], endodontic microbiology (n = 17) and leakage (n = 15) were the most common subspecialties, but there were no articles published in regenerative endodontics. In our study, there were only a few articles related to leakage (n = 3). These results show that while the importance of endodontic microbiology persists, the subspecialty of leakage has lost its previous significance and regenerative endodontics is a new emerging subspecialty. When our articles in regenerative endodontics (n = 15) were compared with the 100 top-cited articles in the same field as identified by Adnan and Ullah [21] recently, only three articles were shared between the lists. Because we considered the boundaries of regenerative endodontics to be broader than did Adnan and Ullah [21], articles related to pulp stem cells were also included in our list. For example, three of the most cited articles in our list described the properties of postnatal human dental pulp stem cells; the endodontic importance of this issue was also highlighted by Fardi et al. [15], but these articles were not present in the list by Adnan and Ullah [21].
Temperature and time variations during apical resection
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2021
Ömer Ekici, Kubilay Aslantaş, Özgür Kanık, Ali Keles
Although it is possible that accessory canals and isthmuses are associated with persistent apical periodontitis when they have sufficient volume to harbour large numbers of microorganisms [9], an accurate identification of these structures is clinically impossible with the current imaging devices [10]. From a clinical perspective, an apical root-end resection, which aims to remove the reservoir of persistent microorganisms in the complicated anatomy may be performed on teeth with persistent apical periodontitis after root canal treatment. Numerous techniques and devices have been proposed in the literature to obtain the ideal method for apical surgery. Treatment results in endodontic surgery have improved in recent years with the development and introduction of microsurgical instruments that allow better management of root-end resection. It is important to have new methods to minimize adverse effects, such as angled root-end resections, cracks and smoothness of the resected apical surface [11]. In addition, the present methods should have appropriate cooling systems in the apical resection process so as not to cause a temperature rise beyond physiological limits in the tooth and surrounding vital tissues.
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