Dental Traumatology

Articles

• The effect of model inclination during fabrication on mouthguard calliper-measured and CT scan-assessed thickness

  24 septembre 2015, par Timothy Farrington, Trevor Coward, Gladys Onambele-Pearson, Rebecca L. Taylor, Philip Earl, Keith Winwood
  Aim Excessive material thinning has been observed in the production of custom-made mouthguards in a number of studies, due to production anomalies that may lead to such thinning. This study investigated thinning material patterns of custom-made mouthguards when the anterior angulation of dental (...)

• Enamel fracture in the primary dentition has no impact on children’s quality of life : implications for clinicians and researchers

  24 septembre 2015, par Carlos Alberto Feldens, Peter Day, Tássia Silvana Borges, Eliane Gerson Feldens, Paulo Floriani Kramer
  Aim The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) on oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of preschool children, when enamel fractures were either included or excluded within the category of TDI. Material and methods An oral health survey was (...)

• Smartphones and dental trauma : the current availability of apps for managing traumatic dental injuries

  21 septembre 2015, par Serpil Djemal, Parmjit Singh
  Background/Aim There is a general consensus regarding the lack of awareness regarding the emergency management of traumatic dental injuries amongst laypersons and dental professionals. This article aims to provide an overview of the apps available for traumatic dental injuries using (...)

• Fracture resistance of simulated immature teeth filled with Biodentine and white mineral trioxide aggregate – an in vitro study

  18 septembre 2015, par Amr M. Elnaghy, Shaymaa E. Elsaka
  Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term fracture resistance of simulated immature teeth filled with Biodentine (BD) and white mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) as pulp space barriers for regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs). Materials and methods Sixty extracted (...)

• Miniscrew implant fracture and effects of such retained tip on dentin–pulp complex : a histological report

  18 septembre 2015, par Valai Kasim Shakeel Ahmed, Nathamuni Rengarajan Krishnaswamy, Rooban Thavarajah
  Miniscrew implants provide an excellent orthodontic anchorage. Besides the clinical benefits, miniscrew implants cause minor discomforts and in certain instances poses problematic complications. Damage to the adjacent tooth structure is the most feared complication of miniscrew implant (...)