Dental Traumatology

Articles

• Traumatic dental injuries as reported during school hours in Bergen

  22 décembre 2014, par Marit S. Skeie, Trine Evjensvold, Thu Hue Hoff, Asgeir Bårdsen
  Aims To identify existing guidelines for managing traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in the schools of Bergen, to ascertain the frequency of occurrence of such injuries, and to estimate the need for further information among teachers and school administrators. Material and methods The study, (...)

• Pulp necrosis of teeth retained at the mandibular fracture site and the effect of dexamethasone on its occurrence

  22 décembre 2014, par Johanna Snäll, Eeva Kormi, Christian Lindqvist, Anna-Liisa Suominen, Anna-Maria Koivusalo, Jyrki Törnwall, Hanna Thorén
  Objectives The main purpose was to determine the occurrence of pulp necrosis (PN) of teeth retained at the mandibular fracture site. An additional purpose was to investigate whether perioperative use of dexamethasone increases the risk of PN. Patients and methods A follow-up study on 24 adult (...)

• Histopathological evaluation of the effects of variable extraoral dry times and enamel matrix proteins (enamel matrix derivatives) application on replanted dogs’ teeth

  22 décembre 2014, par Joao V. B. Barbizam, Rasha Massarwa, Lea Assed Bezerra Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra Silva, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Alberto Consolaro, Nestor Cohenca
  The extra-alveolar dry period and storage medium in which the tooth was kept prior to replantation remain the critical factors affecting the survival and regeneration of the damaged periodontium. When the replantation is delayed, replacement root resorption is the most common complication (...)

• Effect of fibroblast growth factor and enamel matrix derivative treatment on root resorption after delayed replantation

  22 décembre 2014, par Elif Bahar Tuna, Kiyoshi Arai, Merva Soluk Tekkesin, Figen Seymen, Koray Gencay, Noboru Kuboyama, Takahide Maeda
  Background Periodontal ligament (PDL) healing and long term prognosis of replanted avulsed teeth should rely on several factors including length of extra-oral dry time and type of the storage medium. The status of periodontal ligament is critical for the healing of replanted teeth. Different (...)

• Suitable design of mouthguard for sports-active person with spaced dentition

  22 décembre 2014, par Ruman U. Chowdhury, Hiroshi Churei, Hidekazu Takahashi, Sharika Shahrin, Shintaro Fukasawa, Abhishekhi Shrestha, Nami Takashino, Takefumi Negoro, Toshiaki Ueno
  Aim Custom-made mouthguard (MG) is popularly used by sports-active persons or athletes having either normo-occlussion or malocclusion to prevent dental injury. For sports-active person with malocclusion, specially designed mouthguard is often required. The purpose of this study was to make a (...)