Sadly, despite the fact that dental caries is preventable and industrial nations have seen substantial falls in recent years there are still significance numbers of children with dental caries that remains untreated. While many of these can be managed with routine care other need additional behavioural management support, sedation or for a small (but significant) [read the full story…]
The aim of this systematic review was to analyse the evidence on the occurrence of denture stomatitis (DS) and potential risk factors in patients wearing partial removable dental prostheses (RDPs). The Medline, EMbase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched. This was supplemented by manual searching. [read the full story…]
Zirconia is a polycrystalline ceramic without a glassy phase and exists in several forms. Recently, zirconia has been used to fabricate ceramic fixed dental prosthesis FDPs with relatively high strength and good aesthetics. The aim of this systematic review was to assess zirconia-based FDPs in terms of survival and complications. Veneering techniques for porcelain application [read the full story…]
Post systems are used in the restoration of endodontically treated teeth where there has been significant loss of the clinical crown. A post provides a method to secure filing material to the tooth. The aim of this trial was to assess the survival rate of two different post systems after 5 years of service. Patients [read the full story…]
This 2010 review by Cehreli et al of marginal bone loss around implants has now been critically reviewed by the American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry. The review found that Marginal bone loss around implants supporting or retaining mandibular overdentures is not significantly affected by the implant system or attachment design However the reviewer [read the full story…]
This large clinical trial compares the outcomes using two materials for pulpotomies in permanent teeth demonstrating good success at 12 months.
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Tooth coloured adhesive filling materials are in common use in dentistry providing good results. However, their success relies on the adhesive systems that provide this bond which has allowed a more conservative approach to cavity preparation. The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of these systems in non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs). The [read the full story…]
Dental implants are usually placed after raising a flap to visualise the bone where they are to be placed. Several flap designs have been proposed but in some instances, they can also be placed flapless reducing patient discomfort. The aim of this Cochrane review was to evaluate whether:- flapless procedures are beneficial for [read the full story…]
The February issue of the Cochrane Library sees the publication of two new oral health protocols. It will be a little while before the reviews are published. However people for are working in these areas may be interested to know that these reviews are underway. The full text of each protocol is available from the [read the full story…]
The main aim of this systematic review was to quantitatively estimate the survival and success rates of immediate implants and the implant-supported prosthesis, the prevalence of biological, technical and aesthetic complications, and the magnitude of soft and hard tissue changes following implant placement in fresh extraction sockets. The MEDLINE (PubMed) and the Cochrane library databases [read the full story…]
