Research Article
Volume 4 Issue 11
Clinical Performance and Antibacterial Effect of Two Luting Cements Used
with CAD-CAM Zirconia Space Maintainer
Ibrahim Barakat, Mohamed Galal Aboelsoud and Salem Abdelhakim
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Background: Premature loss of primary molars plays a significant role in the malfunction of the masticatory apparatus and
considerable malocclusion. Space maintainers referred to appliances that preserve the space for adequate eruption of permanent
teeth. In modern civilization, the era of esthetics has the main interest of people; therefore, the introduction of new materials and
techniques is required.
Methods: In the present study, clinical and antimicrobial evaluation of two luting types of cement [(glass ionomer cement (group A)
and resin cement (group B)] under custom made zirconia space maintainers.
Results: Twenty-four space maintainers (96%) remain in position and function after three months of evaluation for group A and
92% for group B. Also, there was no significant difference in the antibacterial properties between the two groups.
Conclusion: Both luting types of cement provided a sufficient success rate during the clinical evaluation period.
Keywords:Space Maintainers; Zirconia; GIC; Resin Cement; Streptococcus mutans
Opinion
Volume 4 Issue 11
Digital Dentistry: The Future is Here
Nessma Adel Muhammed
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Introduction
With the presenting of modern technology in our lives, everything
became so much easier, faster and the impossible turned to
possible in almost every field. This includes the dental field, as before
the invention of the great technologies; no one thought that
it’s possible to limit too many appointments in the dental office to
only one visit.
Digital dentistry is a term that means the use of computerbased
or digital components to carry the dental procedures rather
than using electrical or mechanical ones.
Case Report
Volume 5 Issue 4
Retrieval of Separated File in Mandibular First Premolar
Hussam Farrash and Omar Alzahrani
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This study shows the removal of broken fragment in the apical part of in mandibular first premolar. A patient was referred
for restoring her broken lower right premolar. Her chief complaint was restoring the broken tooth with permanent restoration.
Periapical radiography showed a broken file fragment in the apical part of the affected tooth. A CBCT scan was acquired and revealed
the location and size of the broken fragment. The clinical examination showed that the tooth has been previously initiated, the
tooth was tender to percussion. Thus, the nonsurgical root canal retreatment was done and the broken fragment was retrieved. The
prognosis of this case is high because all canals were found and cleaned and shaped then obturated.
Keywords: Mandibular First Premolar; Periapical Radiography; CBCT; Root Canal Retreatment
Case Report
Volume 5 Issue 4
Management of a Primary Periodontal - Secondary Endodontic Lesion by Combination of
Periodontal and Endodontic Therapy Along with Placement of a Regenerative Collagen Membrane
at the Furcal Area - A Case Report
Kazi Hossain Mahmud, Rina Niroula and Moktadir Hossain
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Endodontic-periodontal lesions or retrograde pulpitis can be caused by the bacteria in periodontal pockets affecting the dental
pulp. More than half of all tooth problems are caused by pulpal and periodontal disorders. Inflammatory periodontal disease and
pulpal problems might make diagnosis and treatment planning more complex. The efficiency of a bio absorbable barrier membrane
in the therapy of a furcation defect linked with an endo-perio lesion in a left mandibular first molar is examined in this case report.
The hard and soft tissue lesions have completely healed on follow-up radiographs. For a long-term prognosis, the tooth with endoperio
lesions should be extensively examined for any cracks or fractures, particularly in the furcation zones. It was demonstrated in
this case study that a three-month treatment interval between endodontic therapy and periodontal surgery has no negative impact
on periodontal tissue healing.
Keywords: Endo-Perio Lesion; Mandibular Molar; Furcation; Treatment Interval
Research Article
Volume 5 Issue 4
Dental Corono-Radicular Fractures in Adult Subjects: Epidemiology, Etiopathogeny,
Anatomic Pathology and Therapeutic Indications
Adou Akpe Jonas, Kouame Patrice A, Amantchi D, Adouko Aka, Aye M, Kouyate V and Angoh Yapoh
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Introduction: Coronoradicular fractures are a frequent reason for consultation today in Ivory Coast and they pose the problem of the
conservation of the tooth, yet awaiting a final or prosthetic restoration.
Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out on 100 cases of coronary radicular fractures in adult patients seen
during our consultations. Thus, for each patient, we will note the reason for the consultation, the tooth concerned, living or not, with
root canal treatment or not, bearing a filling or not, the type of fracture, the buccal, palatal or lingual movable pan and the presence
adjacent or opposing teeth.
Results: Epidemiologically, there is a 9% frequency of coronary radicular fractures diagnosed during our consultations. Chewing
is the main circumstance of occurrence and in 70% of cases and gum pain caused by mobility of the fractured pan (80%) or pulp
exposure (10%) motivates the consultation. The teeth were pulped in 85% of the cases and the antagonist tooth exists in all the cases
and often alive. 60% of oblique fractures are subgingival, 40% supragingival and the mobile part is most often vestibular 70 when the
tooth is maxillary and in 60% lingual when the tooth is mandibular. maxillary teeth are the most represented in our sample (60%).
Conclusion: Coronal radicular fractures are quite worrying for the practitioner because of their frequency and their etiopathogenesis.
They are generally teeth already treated or at the end of treatment with a prosthetic project or not. These oblique corono-radicular
fractures raise the question of whether or not the tooth is preserved. This will depend on the type of fracture and the height of the
fracture, especially at the root level.
Keywords: Fractures; Pain; Prosthesis
Case Report
Volume 5 Issue 5
CBCT-A Promising Diagnostic Tool for Radix Entomolaris
Preeti Chawla Arora, Aman Arora and Jasmeen Kaur
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Presence of an additional supernumerary distolingual root in the mandibular molar is termed as Radix Entomolaris (RE). It is
common in mandibular first molar, but its occurrence in mandibular second molar is scarcely reported in literature. Two-dimensional
imaging can diagnose anatomical root canal variations when taken with different horizontal angulations. With the recent innovations
in three-dimensional diagnostic imaging, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) can aid in unfolding the complexities of
the root canal system. Accurate diagnosis by CBCT leads to the success of endodontic treatment. A rare case of radix entomolaris in
mandibular second molar is reported here with three-dimensional imaging with CBCT.
Keywords: Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Additional Root; Mandibular Second Molar; Radix Entomolaris; Distolingual Root; Radix
