Dr. Florin Amzica of the University of Montreal faculty of dentistry recently published in PLoS ONE an article on never before reported cerebral activity in people with a flat electroencephalogram (EGG). Dr. Amzica is an associate professor and the head of the laboratory on sleep neurophysiology and altered state of consciousness at the University of […]
This is the summary of the report issued by the Joint European Federation of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases: Diabetes and periodontal diseases: consensus report of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases (April 2013) Context Diabetes and periodontitis are complex chronic diseases with an established […]
This summary is based on the critical appraisal published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Post-op Sensitivity with Direct Composite Restorations (August 2013) Studies Reviewed Total-etch versus Self-etch Adhesive: Effect on Postoperative Sensitivity. Journal of the American Dental Association 2003 (134:1621–9) Postoperative Sensitivity in Class I Composite Resin Restorations in Vivo. Journal of Adhesive Dentistry 2006 […]
This is the summary of the report issued by the Joint European Federation of Periodontology and the American Academy of Periodontology Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases: Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: consensus report of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases (April 2013) Context This consensus report is concerned with the association […]
This summary is based on the article published in the journal of Orthodontics and Cranofacial Research: Metabolic changes of human dental pulp after rapid palatal expansion (August 2013) F. L. Wei; J. Geng; J. Guo; Q. Y. Guo; H. Wang; D. X. Liu; B. J. Zhang; C. L. Wang. Metabolic changes of human dental pulp […]
In a Special Issue (April 2013), the Journal of Clinical Periodontology presented a series of articles that explored the association between periodontitis and some systemic diseases. The following is a summary of the article: Periodontal systemic association: review of the evidence Context The review aims to critically appraise recent research on the associations between periodontal disease and […]
This summary is based on the Critical Appraisal published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry: Approaches to caries removal: what the clinical evidence says (April 2013) Context It is very common that complete caries removal in vital, asymptomatic teeth with deep carious lesions ends in unavoidable exposure of the pulp. As a result, the complexity […]
This summary is based on the article published in the International Dental Journal: An epidemiological scoring system for tooth wear and dental erosive wear (June 2013) Context The prevalence and severity of tooth wear and dental erosion is rising in children and there is no consensus about an index to be employed. Purpose of the Study […]