The purpose of the study was to use FEM to analyze three dimensional movements of first permanent molar distalization using mini-implants

As more contact sports are played, the chances of dental injuries in sports are increasing by the day. That is why, it is important that the dentist insists that the athletes, esp. those playing contact need to wear mouthguards. But as awareness about mouthguards is not enough, dental trauma is often seen in sports that need to be treated. Also, along with dental injuries management, athletes need good dental care and oral hygiene maintenance which they quite often tend to neglect.

Face bow transfer has been in popular use in clinical prosthodontics and in the treatment planning of orthognathic surgery. Face bows have been subjected to an evolutionary process for bringing in precision and ease of operation.

Permanent tooth avulsion is the most devastating of all dental injuries, accounting for 1 - 16 percent of all traumatic injuries, with maxillary incisors being the most often affected

The Dental therapist in Nigeria is trained among other things, to carry out prophylactic cleaning of the teeth of patients and to give oral hygiene instructions. This in important for good oral hygiene status of the patient.

During an endodontic treatment, a dentist encounters multiple variations in the configuration of the root canal system. This morphologic variation makes many canals very difficult to find and the operating dentist has to take various measures to locate such hard-to-find canals.

The progression of clinical decision making involves evaluating clinical facts in conjunction with an interaction between the dentist and the patient. Patients come to dental clinic with not only problems in their oral cavity but also certain psychological and emotional concerns. In this article, we have concentrated on emotions which are also important in the interactions between other members of the dental office and patients.

Though there have been an outbreak of mucormycosis infection in covid-19 patients, it was prevalent even before the pandemic. When the defense system of the human body is damaged or the concentration of pathogens reach an exceptionally high density, opportunistic infection such as mucormycosis may emerge.

4% Articaine is a local anaesthetic agent that has a more superior anaesthetic effect compared to lidocaine.To evaluate the efficiency of articaine as a local anesthetic agent when extracting maxillary teeth using buccal infiltration only compared to Lidocaine buccal and palatal infiltration.

The cultivation of periodontal ligament fibroblasts, associated with the simulation of compression or tension on the cell, enables the analysis of changes in morphology and identification of molecules and protein expression. The system formed by the receptor activator of nuclear factor ?B (RANK), receptor activator of nuclear factor ?B ligand (RANKL), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) is directly linked to bone remodeling, in the formation and reabsorption of bone tissue.

To evaluate possible effect of simultaneous Laser therapy application on dental implant inserted into narrow alveolar ridges after crestal splitting using a piezoelectric device.

Skills training in Prosthodontics, requires time, teachers and repetitions by the students. When proficiency is achieved, perfor- mance of skill becomes automatic.

Periodontal disease can cause gingival inflammation, bleeding from gums, bad breath, and if left untreated could lead to tooth mobility and tooth loss.

The skin grafting is an age old surgical reconstruction technique that is still being practiced. It is such a versatile procedure that it still holds a place in the reconstructive ladder forming an important treatment option in the field of reconstruction.

Forensic odontology is a branch of forensic sciences which uses the skill of the dentist as well as forensic odontologist to use dental records in personal identification in various legal purposes.

To review the advantages of enhance recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in nonhead and neck disciplines and to portray early execution endeavors in significant head and neck surgeries.

This straight jaw surgery developed only recently, largely Charrier J.-B. Orthognathic surgery of adults and facial aesthetics during the exuberant growth of medical and dental science over the last thirty years, when it emerged from maxillofacial surgery, to become a sub-specialty of its own, orthognathic surgery was aided by collaboration of dentofacial orthopedic colleagues.

Mandibular second premolar came in the third grade after third permanent molars and maxillary permanent canines in frequency of impaction.

This clinical study was conducted to compare between intra-ligamentary injection of 20 mg Piroxicam and 4% Articaine after in-ferior alveolar nerve block injection in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis of mandibular molar teeth treated in a single-visit root canal treatment as regards to their ability to control pain during access cavity preparation, instrumentation and at 6, 12, 24, 48-hrs post-operatively using Numerical Rating Scale