Since the 1950s, preformed paediatric crowns (PPCs) have been widely used as one approach to treat paediatric dental caries (Innes et al. 2015 ). PPCs allow retention of masticatory function and preserve the dental arch until permanent successors …
The use of pharmacological behavior management, in the form of sedation and general anesthesia (GA), especially in managing young and uncooperative children requiring dental treatment, mainly as a result of dental caries, is widely used in …
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S. Chakithandy, H. Nazzal, M. Matoug-Elwerfelli, S. Narasimhan, S. Uddin, K. S. Prabhu, L. Zarif, N. Mumtaz, A. Sharma, M. Al-Khelaifi
Teledentistry refers to the delivery of dental care using telehealth modalities, including the transmission of dental photographs to a dental provider for assessment of the patient off-site (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 2022 ). This …
Dental caries is a chronic, multifactorial disease caused by the interaction of multiple factors such as micro-organisms, saliva, diet, tooth morphology, and genetic predisposition (Prabakar et al. 2020 ). Even though awareness among people …
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S. Raghuthaman, K. Bansal, J. A. Quadri, V. P. Mathur, N. Tewari, R. Morankar
Initial proximal caries of primary molars is difficult to diagnose when compared to occlusal caries and other smooth surface caries (Braga et al. 2015 ). They are different from permanent molars because of their fewer inorganic components and …
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R. Sakulratchata, D. Saelow, S. Banyat, S. Wongto, A. Sappracha, R. Kriangkrai, P. Norchai, S. Tohnak
Dental and facial esthetics are important components of personal attractiveness, exhibiting variations across time and distinct cultural contexts (Jones and Hill 1993 ; Silva et al. 2018 ). Esthetics presents a pronounced impact on individuals Oral …
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L. A. Chisini, G. F. Boeira, M. B. Corrêa, M. M. S. Salas, F. V. Maciel, D. Passos, D. Gigante, N. Opdam, F. F. Demarco
Prefabricated zirconia crowns (PZCs) have recently been introduced as an esthetic alternative to preformed metal crowns and resin strip crowns for primary teeth (Gosnell and Thikkurissy 2013 ; Waggoner 2015 ). In contrast to resin strip crowns …
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P. Pengpue, V. Sirimaharaj, P. Chaijareenont, W. Chinadet
Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide (Selwitz et al. 2007 ). According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, dental caries impacts 60–90% of school-aged children globally and nearly all adults (Petersen et al.
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N. Larasati, M. F. Rizal, E. Fauziah
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04.04.2024 | Original Scientific Article
The condition Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may affect speech, hearing, dentition and appearance of patients. Therefore, CL/P patients often require multidisciplinary care, with treatments starting from birth and continuing until young adulthood …
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L. S. van der Knaap-Kind, L. A. Schipper, C. C. Bonifacio, E. B. Wolvius, L. Kragt
The term “contact area” of a tooth is used to describe the contour on the proximal aspect of the distal and mesial surfaces. (Sturdevant 2015 ) An ideally contoured, correctly located, and strong proximal contact is necessary to ensure the …
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M. S. Muthu, V. Kailasam, U. Rao, C. Krithika, M. Kirthiga, A. Jagadeesan, A. Warrier
Ectopic mandibular permanent canines are permanent canines located in different malpositions in the mandible. These positions can be horizontal locations or different oblique positions (Gonzalez-Sanchez et al. 2007 ; Dalessandri et al. 2017 ). Why …
Dental caries in primary and permanent teeth is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide and may affect all tooth surfaces (Collaborators et al. 2020 ). Although 12.5% of all tooth surfaces are occlusal, the morphological complexity of these …
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S. Amend, C. Boutsiouki, J. Winter, D. Kloukos, R. Frankenberger, N. Krämer
Primary teeth are inherently more vulnerable to the onset of dental caries and subsequent pulp involvement (Splieth et al. 2020 ). In cases of irreversible inflammation in primary tooth pulp, the conventional approach involves pulpectomy using …
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S. Sabbagh, Z. Bahrololoomi, A. Sarraf Shirazi, F. Zarebidoki, S. Salajegheh, F. Fotouhi, A. Akbarzadeh Baghban, S. Asgary
Gingival thickness (GT) and keratinized gingival width (GW) are the two components that define the gingival phenotype of each individual (Cortellini and Bissada 2018 ; Kim et al. 2020 ). Rigorous research has been carried out concerning adult …
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P. Lambrou, S. Kalfas, A. Arhakis
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14.03.2024 | Original Scientific Article
Organ transplantation is an effective treatment for paediatric patients with severe heart, liver, and kidney conditions. Congenital defects, such as congenital heart defects (CHD), biliary atresia (BA), and anomalies of the kidney and urinary …
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I. Landén, A. E. Olander, E. Salmela, T. Jahnukainen, H. Ruokonen, H. Alapulli, J. Helenius-Hietala
The most challenging task in the day-to-day clinical practice of a paediatric dentist is to preserve the primary teeth during the mixed dentition stage, either until its physiologic exfoliation or until the eruption of its successor (Martin et al.
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S. Balaji, G. Jeevanandan, V. Ravindran, A. A. Assiry, S. Vishwanathaiah, P. C. Maganur
Pulpectomy is used as a treatment option for the management of deep dentinal carious lesions in primary teeth which can be restored (Duggal et al. 2022 ). This procedure maintains the teeth in the dental arch until its exfoliation (Hidalgo et al.
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P. Nisar, F. Katge, V. K. Chimata, D. Pradhan, D. Patil, I. Agrawal
