Dental Research and Management (ISSN: 2572-6978)

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Mouth is an important source of infections and oral infections increase the risk of mortality [1]. Invasive Candida infections (ICI) are associated with high mortality and non-albicans Candida are responsible for most of such cases [2]. Candida may even play a role in the development of cancer [3]. In a recent large follow up study from Denmar View more

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Introduction   In the 20th Century, because of industrialization, most people  work far less hours, receives more pay and produces more, when compared to the 18th and 19th Century.  Occupational job stressors in dentistry were recognized in the 1970’s and 1980’s, and have aggravated since then [1,2] .  Socio-economic progress driven by View more

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IntroductionPermanent mandibular second molars usually display the normal anatomy of two roots, one mesial and the other distal with four root canals (two mesial and two distal) [1,2]. However, the morphology of root canal system in these teeth can vary according to the races, age and gender of the population studied [3-6]. For the success of e View more

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Dental local anesthetics contain vasoconstrictors, such as adrenaline and felypressin, to enhance the anesthetic effects and reduce bleeding in the surgical field. Adrenaline has been used for long periods of time as an additive to local anesthetics. With a typical dose range of 10 - 12.5 μg /mL, adrenaline is believed to prolong duration by View more

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Introduction Dental researchers and clinicians have long recognized the viability of reducing dental caries with fluoride [1]. But the multifactorial nature of tooth decay contributes to the still problematic issue of tooth decay and therefore continues to command attention, which includes improved understanding of not only the effect of carie View more

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Introduction Dental pulp tissue is capable of innate and adaptive immune responses caused by various mmunological conditions [1-3]. One host-defense system, involving the innate immune response upon exposure to the external environment, is the production of defensins [4]. Human beta-defensins (hBD) are small cationic antimicrobial peptides p View more

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How Does One Evaluate Soft Tissue Esthetics?The Pink Esthetic Score (PES) is a simple yet complete tool for assessment of esthetic parameters [1]. The PES is a composite score of the tooth volume/outline [2], mesio-gingival papilla, distal gingival papilla, labial margin curvature, labial edge height, and the color and texture of soft tissue. H View more

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Introduction In forensic applications, person’s identity is one such field where facial measurements play a very important role, particularly in different procedures of facial reconstruction where the measurements helps the forensic team to make the final face irrespective of the methods used. Anthropometric measurements especially facial me View more