10.1055/b-0034-84419 Microinvasive Therapy: 16 Sealing of Approximal Surfaces Stefania Martignon, Kim Ekstrand The general decrease in caries experience among children and adolescents in the past 30 years1 is based on…
10.1055/b-0034-84409 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 6 Radiographic and Other Additional Diagnostic Methods Rainer Haak, Michael J. Wicht Many sites that have a predilection for caries naturally lie in regions of the…
10.1055/b-0034-84405 The Disease: 2 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Caries Peter Shellis As described in Chapter 1, teeth are continuously bathed in saliva, one of the main functions of which is…
10.1055/b-0034-84408 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 5 Visual–Tactile Detection and Assessment Kim R. Ekstrand, Stefania Martignon The terms detection and assessment with respect to caries lesions have not been widely adopted so…
10.1055/b-0034-84411 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 8 Epidemiology of Caries and Noncarious Defects U. Schiffner The early chapters of this book (Chapters 1–3) dealt with the fundamental ecology of the oral cavity…
10.1055/b-0034-84410 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 7 Caries Risk Assessment and Prediction Cor van Loveren The terminology associated with assessing or predicting future development of caries can easily lead to confusion. Throughout…
10.1055/b-0034-84407 The Disease: 4 Paradigm Shift in Cariology Sebastian Paris, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel The previous chapters have addressed the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical appearance of caries. This brief chapter will discuss…
Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Forsus fatigue-resistant device (FRD) EZ2 appliance (3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif) on facial soft tissues by using images obtained from cephalometric…
Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the factors that influence potential orthodontic patients choosing an orthodontist, general dentist, or direct-to-consumer (DTC) aligners for their treatment, and to determine the level…
Introduction The objective of this research was to compare the 2 treatment protocols including a functional mandibular advancer (FMA; Forestadent, Pforzheim, Germany) followed by multibracket appliances (MBAs) vs a Forsus…
