D3000 – D3999 Endodontics
Chapter 4. D3000 – D3999 Endodontics By Kenneth Wiltbank, D.D.S. Introduction Endodontics utilizes the 3000 section of the CDT Code. These codes concern procedures related to maintenance of the pulp,…
D1000 – D1999 Preventive
Chapter 2. D1000 – D1999 Preventive By Paul Bornstein, D.M.D. Introduction The topic of preventive dentistry is unique in that it really intermixes with many other categories of service. To…
D2000 – D2999 Restorative
Chapter 3. D2000 – D2999 Restorative By Ronald Riggins, D.M.D. Introduction Restorative codes represent the majority of dental procedures done in a general dental practice on a day-to-day basis. Selection…
Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: From Lab to Clinics
Fig. 9.1 Classical triad of tissue engineering: cells, supporting scaffold and growth factors Fig. 9.2 Current concept of tissue engineering . The cells communicate with its environment with structural, physical,…
Biomaterials: From Lab to Clinics
Property Co-Cr Ti Au GC Al2O3 YZP PFR FRC Isotropicity + + + + + + + +/− Anisotropicity − − − − − − − +/− Toughness − +/−…
Research in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Criterion AECGa ACRa ACR/EULARa Subjective Sicca eye + − Entryb Sicca mouth + − Entryb Objective Ocular signs: Schirmer’s test +…
Remedies for Oral Mucosal Diseases
Fig. 12.1 Healing of aphthous ulcers on the upper labial mucosa following 2 days of treatment with locally applied doxycycline gel (see Ref. 8). The gel was applied to the ulcer…
Secrets of Jönköping: Why Do Most 80-Year-Olds Have More Than 20 Remaining Teeth, and Why Are There Very Few Edentulous?
Fig. 11.1 Frequency (%) of children and adolescents without caries and restorations in 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, and 2013 11.2.2 Periodontitis and Gingivitis Between 1983 and 2013, there was a…
Cross-Disciplinary Research Has Increased Our Understanding of Oral Mucosal Diseases
Fig. 2.1 The classical cycle of investigation, hypothesis and experimentation in clinical research 2.2 What Is Research in Medical and Dental Schools? It can be argued that research in dental…
Oral Health Research Implants and Bone Regeneration
Fig. 6.1 Immediate implant placement protocol which includes (a) and (b) careful and atraumatic tooth extraction; (c) flapless implant placement in the ideal prosthetically driven position; (d) placement of a…
in Biomedical Research
Fig. 13.1 Hippocrates 460–377 BC Fig. 13.2 Main steps for attaining permit(s) for scientific investigation. In life sciences approval by ethical committee has a central role The need for something broader…
Approach in Translational Dental Research
Fig. 8.1 It has been reported that periodontitis increases the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. It also has been proven that smoking or obesity increases periodontitis and that they independently contribute…
aMMP-8 Oral Fluid PoC Test
Fig. 4.1 Inflammation limited to the gingival margin in a female adult African To effectively manage those “difficult to explain” cases, periodontologists must embrace the shift to the measurement of…
and Periodontitis: A Source of Connection to Systemic Diseases
miRNA Regulation periodontally affected tissues Type of immune system affected in periodontitis Mechanism Upregulated Downregulated miR-30e – Yes Innate immune system Inhibits NK cell activation. This downregulation increases NK cell…
Critical Reason for Conducting Clinical Trials Is that Results with Humans Are Not Necessarily Predictable from Preclinical Studies
!DOCTYPE html SYSTEM “about:legacy-compat”> © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 Jukka H. Meurman (ed.)Translational Oral Health Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78205-8_7 7. A Critical Reason for Conducting Clinical Trials Is that Results with Humans…
Research in the Oral Health Sciences
Fig. 1.1 This figure depicts the four translational phases in the biomedical research translation continuum (T1–T4) and provides examples of methodological approaches that are used within each phase Most models…
Considerations After Athletic Dental Trauma
The following list of factors should be considered: 1. Degree or severity of the initial injury : 1. Hard and soft tissue involvement 2. Loss of a tooth/teeth …
of Athletic Dental Injuries: The Mouthguard
Fig. 7.1 The Academy for Sports Dentistry’s Position Statement on the Properly Fitted Mouthguard, 2010 The athletic mouthguard and the treatment of orofacial trauma are undeniably the most important responsibilities…
Oral and Dentoalveolar Trauma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Emergent Care
Fig. 3.1 Dental trauma from sport: complex injury to the dental hard tissue, periodontal ligament, supporting bone, and the oral soft tissues. (Photo credit: Dr. Paul Nativi) Fig. 3.2 Complex…
of Endodontics in Dental Trauma
Fig. 4.1 a, b Pre-operative images of lateral luxation on tooth #8 and uncomplicated crown fracture on tooth #9. Soft-ware imaging from Kodak depicting the CBCT axial c, sagital d,…
