Juniper Publishers Journal Of Dentistry and Oral Health

  Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health Dentin Dysplasia Type I-Diagnosis and Treatment: Case Report- Juniper Publishers Authored by  Carmem Dolores Vilarinho Soares de Moura Abstract This paper aims to report the case of a child with dentin dysplasia type I. An 8 year old female child was referred to the Children's Dental Clinic of the Universidade Federal do Piauf with an aesthetic complaint caused by missing teeth. Four permanent first molars, premolar upper right and upper left permanent canine were present. There was satisfactory oral hygiene and no dental diseases. Anamnesis and laboratory tests did not detect any systemic disorders. Evaluations of initial panoramic radiographs and computed tomography showed permanent teeth with apparently normal crowns, with short and conical roots and obliteration of the pulp chamber, confirming the diagnostic hypothesis of Dentin Dysplasia type I. Root Dentin Dysplasia or Dentin Dysplasia type I is a r...

          Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health Pick A T - Public Campaign to Promote the Use of Toothpicks: A Pilot Study- Juniper Publishers Authored by  Yvonne AB Buunk-Werkhoven Abstract Introduction: Caries and periodontal diseases, as most common oral diseases, can be prevented by performing optimal oral self-care, which means daily adequate tooth brushing, including inter dental cleaning, for example the use of toothpicks. Objectives: Two Pick a T pilot field studies were set up, aimed to evaluate relatively innovative implementations of monitored oral hygiene activities in the HORECA (Hotel, Restaurant and Catering). Material and Methods: The first study was conducted in three restaurants; single wrapped toothpicks were presented passively or actively to the customers. The second study was conducted in a foodmarket; 290 customers received toothpicks with Aminfluoride after they complet...

        Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health Dental Materials and their Innovation in Digital Dentistry- Juniper Publishers Authored by  Abad-Coronel Cristian Abstract Dental materials have been studied since the beginning of dentistry. Today, with the development of new technologies based on computer- aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), continuously new and improved materials are presented. The study of the materials, independent of their manufacturers is indispensable to generate suitable criteria of selection for clinicians and dental technicians. In this article opinion, the evolution, clinical and laboratory applications, properties, methods of study and the perspective of CAD/CAM materials are focused from an independent point of view. Keywords: Cad-cam materials; Digital dentistry; Dental materials Opinion The digital dentistry era is...

      Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health Photodynamic Disinfection in the Treatment of Chronic Adult Periodontitis: A Multicenter Clinical Trial- Juniper Publishers Authored by  Roger C Andersen Abstract Background: Scaling and root planing (SRP) has been used effectively in periodontal therapy for more than 100 years, but produces only modest, transient reductions in bacterial load. Photodisinfection is a bactericidal modality based on the generation of oxidative stress on outer bacterial cell membranes, when light of a matched wavelength illuminates a photosensitive agent near the membrane. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of photodisinfection as an adjunct to SRP in chronic adult periodontitis. Methods: 121 patients with chronic periodontitis were recruited into a multicenter, randomized, examiner-blinded, parallel-group study. All patients were treated with scaling and root planning (SRP) at al...