Roger D. Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):8.

Samuel M. Strong, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):10. 

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICD, FICOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):13. 

Thomas A. Viola, CCP, RPh

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):18.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, MA, FACD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):16.  

Roger A. Solow, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):21. 

Douglas D. Damm, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):77

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):78.  

Marcia Carneiro Valera, DDS, MSc, PhD
Lilian Eiko Maekawa, DDS, MSc, PhD
Adriana Chung, DDS, MSc
Flavia Goulart Rosa Cardoso, DDS, MSc
Luciane Dias de Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Carolina Lima de Oliveira, DDS
Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, DDS, MSc, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):25.  

This in vitro study sought to evaluate the biomechanical action on microorganisms and endotoxins of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and an intracanal medication containing Zingiber officinale, associated with calcium hydroxide. The results showed that the NaOCl eliminated 100% of root canal microorganisms and reduced endotoxins immediately and 7 days after preparation by 88.8% and 83.2%, respectively.

Saeed Asgary, DDS, MS
Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):30.  

This article describes the successful concurrent intentional replantation of 2 maxillary molars. Teeth No. 14 and 15 were sensitive to percussion and palpation. Radiographs revealed a large periapical radiolucent lesion and inadequate root canal filling in both teeth. Tooth No. 14 was extracted, root-end resection and root-end preparation was completed, and the cavities were filled with calcium enriched mixture cement. The tooth was replanted, and the same procedure was done for tooth No. 15. Follow-ups revealed no signs of inflammation or resorption. The periapical lesion was healed at 24 months.

 

Jackson Winters, DDS
Richard DeMont, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):34.  

The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. There was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.

Kapil Loomba, BDS, MDS, FPFA
Rhythm Bains, BDS, MDS
Vivek Kumar Bains, BDS, MDS
Anju Loomba, BDS, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):39.  

Noncarious cervical lesions often present with overlapping symptoms and have a multifactorial etiology. This article proposes a system based upon the clinical appearance of the lesion in order to derive simple, therapeutic, treatment-based classifications.

Mohamed A. Bassiouny, PhD, DMD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):46.   

Dental erosion associated with modern dietary habits can exhibit unique features that symbolize a departure from the decades old conventional image known as tooth surface loss. In this article, contemporary and conventional erosion lesions are distinguished from similar defects, such as mechanically induced wear, carious lesions, and dental fluorosis.

Amit S. Date, MDS, PGCOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):54.  

This article presents a case involving a dilacerated and impacted maxillary central incisor, examines its probable etiology, and discusses the mechanism in terms of pertinent literature.

Maria Carolina G. Erhardt, DDS, MS, PhD
Maristela Maia Lobo, DDS, MS, PhD
Marcelo Goulart, DDS
Fabio Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Thiago Assuncao Valentino, DDS, MS, PhD
Jatyr Pisani-Proenca, DDS, MS, PhD
Ewerton Nocchi Conceicao, DDS, MS, PhD
Luiz Andre Freire Pimenta, DDS, MS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):56.  

This article evaluates a pH-cycling model for simulation of caries-affected and caries-infected dentin (CAD and CID, respectively) surfaces, by comparing the bond strength of an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch adhesive system. For both adhesives, bonding to sound dentin (SD) showed that the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) values of SD, CAD, and CID were SD > CAD > CID (P < 0.05). The type of dentin and its histological structure played an important role in etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding, as lower µTBS values were attained in CAD and CID.

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Julie J. Gary, MPH

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):63.  

This article presents a cross-sectional study of 76 people living in a fluoridated community. The amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and snack food consumed, plaque index, and age showed statistically significant relationships with the outcome variable—dental caries (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary factors and oral hygiene both contribute equally to dental caries in this study population. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was a much stronger indicator of dental caries than snack food consumption.

Marcelo Sirolli, MsC
Josue Martos, PhD
Flavia Sukekava, PhD, MSc
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, PhD, MSc
Joao Batista Cesar Neto, PhD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):69.  

This article describes the case of a patient with gingival discoloration caused by root pigmentation in the maxillary area. A subepithelial connective graft was harvested from the palate.

Andrea Araujo de Vasconcellos, DDS, MS, PhD
Sergio Eduardo Henriques Feitosa, DDS, MS
Francisco Mauro da Silva Girundi, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):73.  

This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient whose partially edentulous maxilla was treated with a tooth-to-implant restoration. In this case, telescopic crowns were used to better match the tooth-implant union. No biomechanical or functional problems were found 8 years post-treatment.

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS
Bryan T. Harris, DMD
Amirali Zandinejad, DDS, MSc
Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e1.

This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Asha Samant, DMD, MDS, BDS
Peter DeSciscio, DMD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e4.  

This article describes an alternate treatment for a patient with a collapsed bite, missing posterior mandibular teeth, an ill-fitting complete maxillary denture with poor esthetics, and irregular, worn mandibular anterior teeth.

Fabiola Rossato Arrais, DDS
Felipe Degrazia, DDS, MSci
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, DDS
Vilmar Antonio Ferrazzo, DDS, MSci, PhD
Renesio Armindo Grehs, DDS, MSci, PhD
Luiz Felipe Valandro, DDS, MSci, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e7.  

This in vitro study evaluated how surface conditioning from bracket and mechanical cycling aging affected the bond strength and adhesive index between metallic brackets and bovine enamel. Mechanical cycling did not change bond strength to a statistically significant degree. Silicatization associated with a silanization treatment boosted the adhesive index. However, it also led to enamel fractures.

Hitesh Gupta, MDS
Abhinay Puri, MDS
Saru Kumar, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e12.  

A 32-year-old man complained of swelling after an extraction in the left maxillary premolar area. The first premolar showed no caries while the second premolar had a crown. Histopathology revealed the fragment to be a cemental tear, associated typically with old age or trauma. Dentists should be aware of this rare entity in cases of noncarious odontogenic pain.

Hakan Colak, DDS, PhD
Cicek Yilmaz, DDS
Hakan Keklik, DDS
Tugba Colak, DDS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e14.  

This article presents a unique case of concurrent dens invaginatus and palatal and facial talon cusps in the right maxillary central incisor of a 12-year-old girl.

Kumar Vasanth, BDS
Jojo Kottoor, MDS
Suresh Nandini, MDS
Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, MDS
Mohan Abarajithan, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e19.  

This article presents the case of a palatogingival groove (PPG) that was misdiagnosed as a mutilated root fracture. Transillumination, bite test, surgical site visualization, and high-end diagnostic modalities were not considered. PPG was confirmed only after the tooth was extracted and observed under a dental operating microscope.

Roger D. Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):8.

Samuel M. Strong, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):10. 

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICD, FICOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):13. 

Thomas A. Viola, CCP, RPh

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):18.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, MA, FACD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):16.  

Roger A. Solow, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):21. 

Douglas D. Damm, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):77

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):78.  

Marcia Carneiro Valera, DDS, MSc, PhD
Lilian Eiko Maekawa, DDS, MSc, PhD
Adriana Chung, DDS, MSc
Flavia Goulart Rosa Cardoso, DDS, MSc
Luciane Dias de Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Carolina Lima de Oliveira, DDS
Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, DDS, MSc, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):25.  

This in vitro study sought to evaluate the biomechanical action on microorganisms and endotoxins of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and an intracanal medication containing Zingiber officinale, associated with calcium hydroxide. The results showed that the NaOCl eliminated 100% of root canal microorganisms and reduced endotoxins immediately and 7 days after preparation by 88.8% and 83.2%, respectively.

Saeed Asgary, DDS, MS
Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):30.  

This article describes the successful concurrent intentional replantation of 2 maxillary molars. Teeth No. 14 and 15 were sensitive to percussion and palpation. Radiographs revealed a large periapical radiolucent lesion and inadequate root canal filling in both teeth. Tooth No. 14 was extracted, root-end resection and root-end preparation was completed, and the cavities were filled with calcium enriched mixture cement. The tooth was replanted, and the same procedure was done for tooth No. 15. Follow-ups revealed no signs of inflammation or resorption. The periapical lesion was healed at 24 months.

 

Jackson Winters, DDS
Richard DeMont, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):34.  

The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. There was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.

Kapil Loomba, BDS, MDS, FPFA
Rhythm Bains, BDS, MDS
Vivek Kumar Bains, BDS, MDS
Anju Loomba, BDS, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):39.  

Noncarious cervical lesions often present with overlapping symptoms and have a multifactorial etiology. This article proposes a system based upon the clinical appearance of the lesion in order to derive simple, therapeutic, treatment-based classifications.

Mohamed A. Bassiouny, PhD, DMD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):46.   

Dental erosion associated with modern dietary habits can exhibit unique features that symbolize a departure from the decades old conventional image known as tooth surface loss. In this article, contemporary and conventional erosion lesions are distinguished from similar defects, such as mechanically induced wear, carious lesions, and dental fluorosis.

Amit S. Date, MDS, PGCOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):54.  

This article presents a case involving a dilacerated and impacted maxillary central incisor, examines its probable etiology, and discusses the mechanism in terms of pertinent literature.

Maria Carolina G. Erhardt, DDS, MS, PhD
Maristela Maia Lobo, DDS, MS, PhD
Marcelo Goulart, DDS
Fabio Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Thiago Assuncao Valentino, DDS, MS, PhD
Jatyr Pisani-Proenca, DDS, MS, PhD
Ewerton Nocchi Conceicao, DDS, MS, PhD
Luiz Andre Freire Pimenta, DDS, MS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):56.  

This article evaluates a pH-cycling model for simulation of caries-affected and caries-infected dentin (CAD and CID, respectively) surfaces, by comparing the bond strength of an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch adhesive system. For both adhesives, bonding to sound dentin (SD) showed that the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) values of SD, CAD, and CID were SD > CAD > CID (P < 0.05). The type of dentin and its histological structure played an important role in etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding, as lower µTBS values were attained in CAD and CID.

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Julie J. Gary, MPH

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):63.  

This article presents a cross-sectional study of 76 people living in a fluoridated community. The amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and snack food consumed, plaque index, and age showed statistically significant relationships with the outcome variable—dental caries (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary factors and oral hygiene both contribute equally to dental caries in this study population. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was a much stronger indicator of dental caries than snack food consumption.

Marcelo Sirolli, MsC
Josue Martos, PhD
Flavia Sukekava, PhD, MSc
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, PhD, MSc
Joao Batista Cesar Neto, PhD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):69.  

This article describes the case of a patient with gingival discoloration caused by root pigmentation in the maxillary area. A subepithelial connective graft was harvested from the palate.

Andrea Araujo de Vasconcellos, DDS, MS, PhD
Sergio Eduardo Henriques Feitosa, DDS, MS
Francisco Mauro da Silva Girundi, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):73.  

This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient whose partially edentulous maxilla was treated with a tooth-to-implant restoration. In this case, telescopic crowns were used to better match the tooth-implant union. No biomechanical or functional problems were found 8 years post-treatment.

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS
Bryan T. Harris, DMD
Amirali Zandinejad, DDS, MSc
Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e1.

This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Asha Samant, DMD, MDS, BDS
Peter DeSciscio, DMD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e4.  

This article describes an alternate treatment for a patient with a collapsed bite, missing posterior mandibular teeth, an ill-fitting complete maxillary denture with poor esthetics, and irregular, worn mandibular anterior teeth.

Fabiola Rossato Arrais, DDS
Felipe Degrazia, DDS, MSci
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, DDS
Vilmar Antonio Ferrazzo, DDS, MSci, PhD
Renesio Armindo Grehs, DDS, MSci, PhD
Luiz Felipe Valandro, DDS, MSci, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e7.  

This in vitro study evaluated how surface conditioning from bracket and mechanical cycling aging affected the bond strength and adhesive index between metallic brackets and bovine enamel. Mechanical cycling did not change bond strength to a statistically significant degree. Silicatization associated with a silanization treatment boosted the adhesive index. However, it also led to enamel fractures.

Hitesh Gupta, MDS
Abhinay Puri, MDS
Saru Kumar, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e12.  

A 32-year-old man complained of swelling after an extraction in the left maxillary premolar area. The first premolar showed no caries while the second premolar had a crown. Histopathology revealed the fragment to be a cemental tear, associated typically with old age or trauma. Dentists should be aware of this rare entity in cases of noncarious odontogenic pain.

Hakan Colak, DDS, PhD
Cicek Yilmaz, DDS
Hakan Keklik, DDS
Tugba Colak, DDS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e14.  

This article presents a unique case of concurrent dens invaginatus and palatal and facial talon cusps in the right maxillary central incisor of a 12-year-old girl.

Kumar Vasanth, BDS
Jojo Kottoor, MDS
Suresh Nandini, MDS
Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, MDS
Mohan Abarajithan, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e19.  

This article presents the case of a palatogingival groove (PPG) that was misdiagnosed as a mutilated root fracture. Transillumination, bite test, surgical site visualization, and high-end diagnostic modalities were not considered. PPG was confirmed only after the tooth was extracted and observed under a dental operating microscope.

Roger D. Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):8.

Samuel M. Strong, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):10. 

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICD, FICOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):13. 

Thomas A. Viola, CCP, RPh

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):18.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, MA, FACD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):16.  

Roger A. Solow, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):21. 

Douglas D. Damm, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):77

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):78.  

Marcia Carneiro Valera, DDS, MSc, PhD
Lilian Eiko Maekawa, DDS, MSc, PhD
Adriana Chung, DDS, MSc
Flavia Goulart Rosa Cardoso, DDS, MSc
Luciane Dias de Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Carolina Lima de Oliveira, DDS
Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, DDS, MSc, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):25.  

This in vitro study sought to evaluate the biomechanical action on microorganisms and endotoxins of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and an intracanal medication containing Zingiber officinale, associated with calcium hydroxide. The results showed that the NaOCl eliminated 100% of root canal microorganisms and reduced endotoxins immediately and 7 days after preparation by 88.8% and 83.2%, respectively.

Saeed Asgary, DDS, MS
Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):30.  

This article describes the successful concurrent intentional replantation of 2 maxillary molars. Teeth No. 14 and 15 were sensitive to percussion and palpation. Radiographs revealed a large periapical radiolucent lesion and inadequate root canal filling in both teeth. Tooth No. 14 was extracted, root-end resection and root-end preparation was completed, and the cavities were filled with calcium enriched mixture cement. The tooth was replanted, and the same procedure was done for tooth No. 15. Follow-ups revealed no signs of inflammation or resorption. The periapical lesion was healed at 24 months.

 

Jackson Winters, DDS
Richard DeMont, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):34.  

The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. There was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.

Kapil Loomba, BDS, MDS, FPFA
Rhythm Bains, BDS, MDS
Vivek Kumar Bains, BDS, MDS
Anju Loomba, BDS, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):39.  

Noncarious cervical lesions often present with overlapping symptoms and have a multifactorial etiology. This article proposes a system based upon the clinical appearance of the lesion in order to derive simple, therapeutic, treatment-based classifications.

Mohamed A. Bassiouny, PhD, DMD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):46.   

Dental erosion associated with modern dietary habits can exhibit unique features that symbolize a departure from the decades old conventional image known as tooth surface loss. In this article, contemporary and conventional erosion lesions are distinguished from similar defects, such as mechanically induced wear, carious lesions, and dental fluorosis.

Amit S. Date, MDS, PGCOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):54.  

This article presents a case involving a dilacerated and impacted maxillary central incisor, examines its probable etiology, and discusses the mechanism in terms of pertinent literature.

Maria Carolina G. Erhardt, DDS, MS, PhD
Maristela Maia Lobo, DDS, MS, PhD
Marcelo Goulart, DDS
Fabio Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Thiago Assuncao Valentino, DDS, MS, PhD
Jatyr Pisani-Proenca, DDS, MS, PhD
Ewerton Nocchi Conceicao, DDS, MS, PhD
Luiz Andre Freire Pimenta, DDS, MS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):56.  

This article evaluates a pH-cycling model for simulation of caries-affected and caries-infected dentin (CAD and CID, respectively) surfaces, by comparing the bond strength of an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch adhesive system. For both adhesives, bonding to sound dentin (SD) showed that the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) values of SD, CAD, and CID were SD > CAD > CID (P < 0.05). The type of dentin and its histological structure played an important role in etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding, as lower µTBS values were attained in CAD and CID.

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Julie J. Gary, MPH

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):63.  

This article presents a cross-sectional study of 76 people living in a fluoridated community. The amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and snack food consumed, plaque index, and age showed statistically significant relationships with the outcome variable—dental caries (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary factors and oral hygiene both contribute equally to dental caries in this study population. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was a much stronger indicator of dental caries than snack food consumption.

Marcelo Sirolli, MsC
Josue Martos, PhD
Flavia Sukekava, PhD, MSc
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, PhD, MSc
Joao Batista Cesar Neto, PhD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):69.  

This article describes the case of a patient with gingival discoloration caused by root pigmentation in the maxillary area. A subepithelial connective graft was harvested from the palate.

Andrea Araujo de Vasconcellos, DDS, MS, PhD
Sergio Eduardo Henriques Feitosa, DDS, MS
Francisco Mauro da Silva Girundi, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):73.  

This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient whose partially edentulous maxilla was treated with a tooth-to-implant restoration. In this case, telescopic crowns were used to better match the tooth-implant union. No biomechanical or functional problems were found 8 years post-treatment.

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS
Bryan T. Harris, DMD
Amirali Zandinejad, DDS, MSc
Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e1.

This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Asha Samant, DMD, MDS, BDS
Peter DeSciscio, DMD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e4.  

This article describes an alternate treatment for a patient with a collapsed bite, missing posterior mandibular teeth, an ill-fitting complete maxillary denture with poor esthetics, and irregular, worn mandibular anterior teeth.

Fabiola Rossato Arrais, DDS
Felipe Degrazia, DDS, MSci
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, DDS
Vilmar Antonio Ferrazzo, DDS, MSci, PhD
Renesio Armindo Grehs, DDS, MSci, PhD
Luiz Felipe Valandro, DDS, MSci, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e7.  

This in vitro study evaluated how surface conditioning from bracket and mechanical cycling aging affected the bond strength and adhesive index between metallic brackets and bovine enamel. Mechanical cycling did not change bond strength to a statistically significant degree. Silicatization associated with a silanization treatment boosted the adhesive index. However, it also led to enamel fractures.

Hitesh Gupta, MDS
Abhinay Puri, MDS
Saru Kumar, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e12.  

A 32-year-old man complained of swelling after an extraction in the left maxillary premolar area. The first premolar showed no caries while the second premolar had a crown. Histopathology revealed the fragment to be a cemental tear, associated typically with old age or trauma. Dentists should be aware of this rare entity in cases of noncarious odontogenic pain.

Hakan Colak, DDS, PhD
Cicek Yilmaz, DDS
Hakan Keklik, DDS
Tugba Colak, DDS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e14.  

This article presents a unique case of concurrent dens invaginatus and palatal and facial talon cusps in the right maxillary central incisor of a 12-year-old girl.

Kumar Vasanth, BDS
Jojo Kottoor, MDS
Suresh Nandini, MDS
Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, MDS
Mohan Abarajithan, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e19.  

This article presents the case of a palatogingival groove (PPG) that was misdiagnosed as a mutilated root fracture. Transillumination, bite test, surgical site visualization, and high-end diagnostic modalities were not considered. PPG was confirmed only after the tooth was extracted and observed under a dental operating microscope.

Roger D. Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):8.

Samuel M. Strong, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):10. 

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICD, FICOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):13. 

Thomas A. Viola, CCP, RPh

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):18.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, MA, FACD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):16.  

Roger A. Solow, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):21. 

Douglas D. Damm, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):77

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):78.  

Marcia Carneiro Valera, DDS, MSc, PhD
Lilian Eiko Maekawa, DDS, MSc, PhD
Adriana Chung, DDS, MSc
Flavia Goulart Rosa Cardoso, DDS, MSc
Luciane Dias de Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Carolina Lima de Oliveira, DDS
Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, DDS, MSc, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):25.  

This in vitro study sought to evaluate the biomechanical action on microorganisms and endotoxins of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and an intracanal medication containing Zingiber officinale, associated with calcium hydroxide. The results showed that the NaOCl eliminated 100% of root canal microorganisms and reduced endotoxins immediately and 7 days after preparation by 88.8% and 83.2%, respectively.

Saeed Asgary, DDS, MS
Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):30.  

This article describes the successful concurrent intentional replantation of 2 maxillary molars. Teeth No. 14 and 15 were sensitive to percussion and palpation. Radiographs revealed a large periapical radiolucent lesion and inadequate root canal filling in both teeth. Tooth No. 14 was extracted, root-end resection and root-end preparation was completed, and the cavities were filled with calcium enriched mixture cement. The tooth was replanted, and the same procedure was done for tooth No. 15. Follow-ups revealed no signs of inflammation or resorption. The periapical lesion was healed at 24 months.

 

Jackson Winters, DDS
Richard DeMont, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):34.  

The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. There was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.

Kapil Loomba, BDS, MDS, FPFA
Rhythm Bains, BDS, MDS
Vivek Kumar Bains, BDS, MDS
Anju Loomba, BDS, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):39.  

Noncarious cervical lesions often present with overlapping symptoms and have a multifactorial etiology. This article proposes a system based upon the clinical appearance of the lesion in order to derive simple, therapeutic, treatment-based classifications.

Mohamed A. Bassiouny, PhD, DMD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):46.   

Dental erosion associated with modern dietary habits can exhibit unique features that symbolize a departure from the decades old conventional image known as tooth surface loss. In this article, contemporary and conventional erosion lesions are distinguished from similar defects, such as mechanically induced wear, carious lesions, and dental fluorosis.

Amit S. Date, MDS, PGCOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):54.  

This article presents a case involving a dilacerated and impacted maxillary central incisor, examines its probable etiology, and discusses the mechanism in terms of pertinent literature.

Maria Carolina G. Erhardt, DDS, MS, PhD
Maristela Maia Lobo, DDS, MS, PhD
Marcelo Goulart, DDS
Fabio Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Thiago Assuncao Valentino, DDS, MS, PhD
Jatyr Pisani-Proenca, DDS, MS, PhD
Ewerton Nocchi Conceicao, DDS, MS, PhD
Luiz Andre Freire Pimenta, DDS, MS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):56.  

This article evaluates a pH-cycling model for simulation of caries-affected and caries-infected dentin (CAD and CID, respectively) surfaces, by comparing the bond strength of an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch adhesive system. For both adhesives, bonding to sound dentin (SD) showed that the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) values of SD, CAD, and CID were SD > CAD > CID (P < 0.05). The type of dentin and its histological structure played an important role in etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding, as lower µTBS values were attained in CAD and CID.

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Julie J. Gary, MPH

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):63.  

This article presents a cross-sectional study of 76 people living in a fluoridated community. The amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and snack food consumed, plaque index, and age showed statistically significant relationships with the outcome variable—dental caries (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary factors and oral hygiene both contribute equally to dental caries in this study population. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was a much stronger indicator of dental caries than snack food consumption.

Marcelo Sirolli, MsC
Josue Martos, PhD
Flavia Sukekava, PhD, MSc
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, PhD, MSc
Joao Batista Cesar Neto, PhD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):69.  

This article describes the case of a patient with gingival discoloration caused by root pigmentation in the maxillary area. A subepithelial connective graft was harvested from the palate.

Andrea Araujo de Vasconcellos, DDS, MS, PhD
Sergio Eduardo Henriques Feitosa, DDS, MS
Francisco Mauro da Silva Girundi, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):73.  

This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient whose partially edentulous maxilla was treated with a tooth-to-implant restoration. In this case, telescopic crowns were used to better match the tooth-implant union. No biomechanical or functional problems were found 8 years post-treatment.

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS
Bryan T. Harris, DMD
Amirali Zandinejad, DDS, MSc
Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e1.

This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Asha Samant, DMD, MDS, BDS
Peter DeSciscio, DMD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e4.  

This article describes an alternate treatment for a patient with a collapsed bite, missing posterior mandibular teeth, an ill-fitting complete maxillary denture with poor esthetics, and irregular, worn mandibular anterior teeth.

Fabiola Rossato Arrais, DDS
Felipe Degrazia, DDS, MSci
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, DDS
Vilmar Antonio Ferrazzo, DDS, MSci, PhD
Renesio Armindo Grehs, DDS, MSci, PhD
Luiz Felipe Valandro, DDS, MSci, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e7.  

This in vitro study evaluated how surface conditioning from bracket and mechanical cycling aging affected the bond strength and adhesive index between metallic brackets and bovine enamel. Mechanical cycling did not change bond strength to a statistically significant degree. Silicatization associated with a silanization treatment boosted the adhesive index. However, it also led to enamel fractures.

Hitesh Gupta, MDS
Abhinay Puri, MDS
Saru Kumar, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e12.  

A 32-year-old man complained of swelling after an extraction in the left maxillary premolar area. The first premolar showed no caries while the second premolar had a crown. Histopathology revealed the fragment to be a cemental tear, associated typically with old age or trauma. Dentists should be aware of this rare entity in cases of noncarious odontogenic pain.

Hakan Colak, DDS, PhD
Cicek Yilmaz, DDS
Hakan Keklik, DDS
Tugba Colak, DDS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e14.  

This article presents a unique case of concurrent dens invaginatus and palatal and facial talon cusps in the right maxillary central incisor of a 12-year-old girl.

Kumar Vasanth, BDS
Jojo Kottoor, MDS
Suresh Nandini, MDS
Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, MDS
Mohan Abarajithan, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e19.  

This article presents the case of a palatogingival groove (PPG) that was misdiagnosed as a mutilated root fracture. Transillumination, bite test, surgical site visualization, and high-end diagnostic modalities were not considered. PPG was confirmed only after the tooth was extracted and observed under a dental operating microscope.

Roger D. Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):8.

Samuel M. Strong, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):10. 

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICD, FICOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):13. 

Thomas A. Viola, CCP, RPh

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):18.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, MA, FACD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):16.  

Roger A. Solow, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):21. 

Douglas D. Damm, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):77

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):78.  

Marcia Carneiro Valera, DDS, MSc, PhD
Lilian Eiko Maekawa, DDS, MSc, PhD
Adriana Chung, DDS, MSc
Flavia Goulart Rosa Cardoso, DDS, MSc
Luciane Dias de Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Carolina Lima de Oliveira, DDS
Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, DDS, MSc, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):25.  

This in vitro study sought to evaluate the biomechanical action on microorganisms and endotoxins of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and an intracanal medication containing Zingiber officinale, associated with calcium hydroxide. The results showed that the NaOCl eliminated 100% of root canal microorganisms and reduced endotoxins immediately and 7 days after preparation by 88.8% and 83.2%, respectively.

Saeed Asgary, DDS, MS
Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):30.  

This article describes the successful concurrent intentional replantation of 2 maxillary molars. Teeth No. 14 and 15 were sensitive to percussion and palpation. Radiographs revealed a large periapical radiolucent lesion and inadequate root canal filling in both teeth. Tooth No. 14 was extracted, root-end resection and root-end preparation was completed, and the cavities were filled with calcium enriched mixture cement. The tooth was replanted, and the same procedure was done for tooth No. 15. Follow-ups revealed no signs of inflammation or resorption. The periapical lesion was healed at 24 months.

 

Jackson Winters, DDS
Richard DeMont, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):34.  

The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. There was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.

Kapil Loomba, BDS, MDS, FPFA
Rhythm Bains, BDS, MDS
Vivek Kumar Bains, BDS, MDS
Anju Loomba, BDS, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):39.  

Noncarious cervical lesions often present with overlapping symptoms and have a multifactorial etiology. This article proposes a system based upon the clinical appearance of the lesion in order to derive simple, therapeutic, treatment-based classifications.

Mohamed A. Bassiouny, PhD, DMD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):46.   

Dental erosion associated with modern dietary habits can exhibit unique features that symbolize a departure from the decades old conventional image known as tooth surface loss. In this article, contemporary and conventional erosion lesions are distinguished from similar defects, such as mechanically induced wear, carious lesions, and dental fluorosis.

Amit S. Date, MDS, PGCOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):54.  

This article presents a case involving a dilacerated and impacted maxillary central incisor, examines its probable etiology, and discusses the mechanism in terms of pertinent literature.

Maria Carolina G. Erhardt, DDS, MS, PhD
Maristela Maia Lobo, DDS, MS, PhD
Marcelo Goulart, DDS
Fabio Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Thiago Assuncao Valentino, DDS, MS, PhD
Jatyr Pisani-Proenca, DDS, MS, PhD
Ewerton Nocchi Conceicao, DDS, MS, PhD
Luiz Andre Freire Pimenta, DDS, MS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):56.  

This article evaluates a pH-cycling model for simulation of caries-affected and caries-infected dentin (CAD and CID, respectively) surfaces, by comparing the bond strength of an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch adhesive system. For both adhesives, bonding to sound dentin (SD) showed that the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) values of SD, CAD, and CID were SD > CAD > CID (P < 0.05). The type of dentin and its histological structure played an important role in etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding, as lower µTBS values were attained in CAD and CID.

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Julie J. Gary, MPH

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):63.  

This article presents a cross-sectional study of 76 people living in a fluoridated community. The amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and snack food consumed, plaque index, and age showed statistically significant relationships with the outcome variable—dental caries (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary factors and oral hygiene both contribute equally to dental caries in this study population. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was a much stronger indicator of dental caries than snack food consumption.

Marcelo Sirolli, MsC
Josue Martos, PhD
Flavia Sukekava, PhD, MSc
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, PhD, MSc
Joao Batista Cesar Neto, PhD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):69.  

This article describes the case of a patient with gingival discoloration caused by root pigmentation in the maxillary area. A subepithelial connective graft was harvested from the palate.

Andrea Araujo de Vasconcellos, DDS, MS, PhD
Sergio Eduardo Henriques Feitosa, DDS, MS
Francisco Mauro da Silva Girundi, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):73.  

This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient whose partially edentulous maxilla was treated with a tooth-to-implant restoration. In this case, telescopic crowns were used to better match the tooth-implant union. No biomechanical or functional problems were found 8 years post-treatment.

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS
Bryan T. Harris, DMD
Amirali Zandinejad, DDS, MSc
Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e1.

This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Asha Samant, DMD, MDS, BDS
Peter DeSciscio, DMD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e4.  

This article describes an alternate treatment for a patient with a collapsed bite, missing posterior mandibular teeth, an ill-fitting complete maxillary denture with poor esthetics, and irregular, worn mandibular anterior teeth.

Fabiola Rossato Arrais, DDS
Felipe Degrazia, DDS, MSci
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, DDS
Vilmar Antonio Ferrazzo, DDS, MSci, PhD
Renesio Armindo Grehs, DDS, MSci, PhD
Luiz Felipe Valandro, DDS, MSci, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e7.  

This in vitro study evaluated how surface conditioning from bracket and mechanical cycling aging affected the bond strength and adhesive index between metallic brackets and bovine enamel. Mechanical cycling did not change bond strength to a statistically significant degree. Silicatization associated with a silanization treatment boosted the adhesive index. However, it also led to enamel fractures.

Hitesh Gupta, MDS
Abhinay Puri, MDS
Saru Kumar, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e12.  

A 32-year-old man complained of swelling after an extraction in the left maxillary premolar area. The first premolar showed no caries while the second premolar had a crown. Histopathology revealed the fragment to be a cemental tear, associated typically with old age or trauma. Dentists should be aware of this rare entity in cases of noncarious odontogenic pain.

Hakan Colak, DDS, PhD
Cicek Yilmaz, DDS
Hakan Keklik, DDS
Tugba Colak, DDS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e14.  

This article presents a unique case of concurrent dens invaginatus and palatal and facial talon cusps in the right maxillary central incisor of a 12-year-old girl.

Kumar Vasanth, BDS
Jojo Kottoor, MDS
Suresh Nandini, MDS
Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, MDS
Mohan Abarajithan, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e19.  

This article presents the case of a palatogingival groove (PPG) that was misdiagnosed as a mutilated root fracture. Transillumination, bite test, surgical site visualization, and high-end diagnostic modalities were not considered. PPG was confirmed only after the tooth was extracted and observed under a dental operating microscope.

Roger D. Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):8.

Samuel M. Strong, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):10. 

Wynn Okuda, DMD, FAACD, FICD, FICOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):13. 

Thomas A. Viola, CCP, RPh

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):18.

Toni M. Roucka, DDS, MA, FACD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):16.  

Roger A. Solow, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):21. 

Douglas D. Damm, DDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):77

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):78.  

Marcia Carneiro Valera, DDS, MSc, PhD
Lilian Eiko Maekawa, DDS, MSc, PhD
Adriana Chung, DDS, MSc
Flavia Goulart Rosa Cardoso, DDS, MSc
Luciane Dias de Oliveira, DDS, MSc, PhD
Carolina Lima de Oliveira, DDS
Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, DDS, MSc, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):25.  

This in vitro study sought to evaluate the biomechanical action on microorganisms and endotoxins of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and an intracanal medication containing Zingiber officinale, associated with calcium hydroxide. The results showed that the NaOCl eliminated 100% of root canal microorganisms and reduced endotoxins immediately and 7 days after preparation by 88.8% and 83.2%, respectively.

Saeed Asgary, DDS, MS
Ali Nosrat, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):30.  

This article describes the successful concurrent intentional replantation of 2 maxillary molars. Teeth No. 14 and 15 were sensitive to percussion and palpation. Radiographs revealed a large periapical radiolucent lesion and inadequate root canal filling in both teeth. Tooth No. 14 was extracted, root-end resection and root-end preparation was completed, and the cavities were filled with calcium enriched mixture cement. The tooth was replanted, and the same procedure was done for tooth No. 15. Follow-ups revealed no signs of inflammation or resorption. The periapical lesion was healed at 24 months.

 

Jackson Winters, DDS
Richard DeMont, PhD, CAT(C), ATC

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):34.  

The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. There was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.

Kapil Loomba, BDS, MDS, FPFA
Rhythm Bains, BDS, MDS
Vivek Kumar Bains, BDS, MDS
Anju Loomba, BDS, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):39.  

Noncarious cervical lesions often present with overlapping symptoms and have a multifactorial etiology. This article proposes a system based upon the clinical appearance of the lesion in order to derive simple, therapeutic, treatment-based classifications.

Mohamed A. Bassiouny, PhD, DMD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):46.   

Dental erosion associated with modern dietary habits can exhibit unique features that symbolize a departure from the decades old conventional image known as tooth surface loss. In this article, contemporary and conventional erosion lesions are distinguished from similar defects, such as mechanically induced wear, carious lesions, and dental fluorosis.

Amit S. Date, MDS, PGCOI

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):54.  

This article presents a case involving a dilacerated and impacted maxillary central incisor, examines its probable etiology, and discusses the mechanism in terms of pertinent literature.

Maria Carolina G. Erhardt, DDS, MS, PhD
Maristela Maia Lobo, DDS, MS, PhD
Marcelo Goulart, DDS
Fabio Herrmann Coelho-de-Souza, DDS, MS, PhD
Thiago Assuncao Valentino, DDS, MS, PhD
Jatyr Pisani-Proenca, DDS, MS, PhD
Ewerton Nocchi Conceicao, DDS, MS, PhD
Luiz Andre Freire Pimenta, DDS, MS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):56.  

This article evaluates a pH-cycling model for simulation of caries-affected and caries-infected dentin (CAD and CID, respectively) surfaces, by comparing the bond strength of an etch-and-rinse and a self-etch adhesive system. For both adhesives, bonding to sound dentin (SD) showed that the microtensile bond strength (µTBS) values of SD, CAD, and CID were SD > CAD > CID (P < 0.05). The type of dentin and its histological structure played an important role in etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding, as lower µTBS values were attained in CAD and CID.

Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH
Julie J. Gary, MPH

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):63.  

This article presents a cross-sectional study of 76 people living in a fluoridated community. The amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and snack food consumed, plaque index, and age showed statistically significant relationships with the outcome variable—dental caries (P < 0.05). The results indicated that dietary factors and oral hygiene both contribute equally to dental caries in this study population. Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was a much stronger indicator of dental caries than snack food consumption.

Marcelo Sirolli, MsC
Josue Martos, PhD
Flavia Sukekava, PhD, MSc
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, PhD, MSc
Joao Batista Cesar Neto, PhD, MSc

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):69.  

This article describes the case of a patient with gingival discoloration caused by root pigmentation in the maxillary area. A subepithelial connective graft was harvested from the palate.

Andrea Araujo de Vasconcellos, DDS, MS, PhD
Sergio Eduardo Henriques Feitosa, DDS, MS
Francisco Mauro da Silva Girundi, DDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):73.  

This case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient whose partially edentulous maxilla was treated with a tooth-to-implant restoration. In this case, telescopic crowns were used to better match the tooth-implant union. No biomechanical or functional problems were found 8 years post-treatment.

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS
Bryan T. Harris, DMD
Amirali Zandinejad, DDS, MSc
Dean Morton, BDS, MS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e1.

This case report describes how a CAD/CAM-fabricated cobalt-chromium telescopic prosthesis was placed on periodontally compromised abutments of a 74-year-old woman actively undergoing oral and intravenous bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis.

Asha Samant, DMD, MDS, BDS
Peter DeSciscio, DMD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e4.  

This article describes an alternate treatment for a patient with a collapsed bite, missing posterior mandibular teeth, an ill-fitting complete maxillary denture with poor esthetics, and irregular, worn mandibular anterior teeth.

Fabiola Rossato Arrais, DDS
Felipe Degrazia, DDS, MSci
Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, DDS
Vilmar Antonio Ferrazzo, DDS, MSci, PhD
Renesio Armindo Grehs, DDS, MSci, PhD
Luiz Felipe Valandro, DDS, MSci, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e7.  

This in vitro study evaluated how surface conditioning from bracket and mechanical cycling aging affected the bond strength and adhesive index between metallic brackets and bovine enamel. Mechanical cycling did not change bond strength to a statistically significant degree. Silicatization associated with a silanization treatment boosted the adhesive index. However, it also led to enamel fractures.

Hitesh Gupta, MDS
Abhinay Puri, MDS
Saru Kumar, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e12.  

A 32-year-old man complained of swelling after an extraction in the left maxillary premolar area. The first premolar showed no caries while the second premolar had a crown. Histopathology revealed the fragment to be a cemental tear, associated typically with old age or trauma. Dentists should be aware of this rare entity in cases of noncarious odontogenic pain.

Hakan Colak, DDS, PhD
Cicek Yilmaz, DDS
Hakan Keklik, DDS
Tugba Colak, DDS, PhD

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e14.  

This article presents a unique case of concurrent dens invaginatus and palatal and facial talon cusps in the right maxillary central incisor of a 12-year-old girl.

Kumar Vasanth, BDS
Jojo Kottoor, MDS
Suresh Nandini, MDS
Natanasabapathy Velmurugan, MDS
Mohan Abarajithan, MDS

2014 May/Jun; 62(3):e19.  

This article presents the case of a palatogingival groove (PPG) that was misdiagnosed as a mutilated root fracture. Transillumination, bite test, surgical site visualization, and high-end diagnostic modalities were not considered. PPG was confirmed only after the tooth was extracted and observed under a dental operating microscope.