March/April 2018

Table of Contents

Departments

  • Editorial A creative team

    Timothy Kosinski
    2018 March/April; 66(2):5.

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  • Letter to the Editor Horse or zebra?

    Jeffery B. Price
    Eliana Dantas da Costa
    Gina Delia Roque-Torres
    Priscila Dias Peyneau
    Luís Roberto Godolfim
    Francisco Haiter Neto
    Solange Maria de Almeida
    2018 March/April; 66(2):6.

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  • Public Health Beyond restorative dentistry: preventive and interim care for underserved populations

    Mario Ramos
    Constanza E. Fernández
    Larry Williams 
    2018 March/April; 66(2):7-9.
     
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  • Pharmacology Considerations for the management of patients with generalized anxiety disorder in the dental setting

    Andrew Henry
    William Buchbinder
    Simriti Chaudhry
    Mana Saraghi
    Neeraj Panchal
    2018 March/April; 66(2):10-13. 

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  • Ethics Surrogate decision-making

    Toni M. Roucka
    2018 March/April; 66(2):14-16.

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  • Prosthodontics The retread procedure: a new hybrid appliance with fewer appointments and less cost

    Samuel M. Strong
    2018 March/April; 66(2):17-19.

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  • Minimally Invasive Dentistry Creating the foundation: minimally invasive periodontal therapy

    Mark I. Malterud
    2018 March/April; 66(2):20-22.
     
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  • Pharmacology What do you really need to know about bisphosphonates?

    Jason H. Goodchild
    Mark Donaldson
    2018 March/April; 66(2):23-26.
     
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  • Oral Diagnosis Recurrent palatal swelling and Radiopaque mass of the mandibular condyle

    Galal Omami
    2018 March/April; 66(2):74-75.

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  • 2017 Reviewers General Dentistry expresses its gratitude for 2017 peer reviewers.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):76-79.

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  • Self-Instruction Answers Exercises No. 400 and 401 from the March/April 2017 issue

    2018 March/April; 66(2):inside back cover.

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Clinical Articles

  • SELF-INSTRUCTION

    Basic Science Mouthwashes: an in vitro study of their action on microbial biofilms and cytotoxicity to gingival fibroblasts

    Jonatas Rafael de Oliveira
    Kely Karina Belato 
    Felipe Eduardo de Oliveira
    Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge
    Samira Esteves Afonso Camargo
    Luciane Dias de Oliveira

    In an in vitro study, commercial mouthwashes demonstrated antibiofilm activity on Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus mutans, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The mouthwashes were more effective on bacteria than on C albicans. Cytotoxic effects on gingival fibroblasts were also observed.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):28-34.

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    Self-Instruction Exercise No. 417

  • Basic Science Effect of composite warming on shear bond strength

    Thomas F. McDaniel
    Thomas W. Sigrist
    Gary M. Johnson

    This study compared the shear bond strengths of room temperature (22°C) and prewarmed (54°C) restorative composite resin bonded to both enamel and dentin and found no statistically significant difference between the groups. Warming did not appear to affect the bond strength, but the material was subjectively judged to be easier to handle in the prewarmed composite group. 

    2018 March/April; 66(2):36-39.
     
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    Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology Medication use and medical history of 155 patients with oral lichenoid lesions: a retrospective study

    Mashael Alqahtani
    Tina R. Woods
    Molly H. Smith
    Indraneel Bhattacharyya
    Donald M. Cohen
    Mohammed N. Islam
    Sarah G. Fitzpatrick

    An investigation of the medication profile and medical history of 155 patients with biopsy-proven oral lichen planus (OLP) or oral lichenoid lesions (OLLs) revealed that multiple medical conditions and polypharmacy are common. Although causation cannot be fully assessed, clinicians should consider the possibility of medication as a complicating factor in patients with OLP or OLLs.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):40-45.
     
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    Self-Instruction Exercise No. 418
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    Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology Use of trichloroacetic acid for management of oral lesions caused by human papillomavirus

    Martha Carmona Lorduy
    Jonathan Harris Ricardo
    Yurtiza Hernández Arenas
    Wanda Medina Carmona

    A prospective cohort study of 20 patients with lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) found that 65% of patients had focal epithelial hyperplasia, 20% had common warts, and 15% had condylomata acuminata. Application of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to the HPV-associated oral lesions proved to be an effective nonsurgical treatment; most lesions were resolved within 45 days (3 TCA applications of 30-60 seconds each).

    2018 March/April; 66(2):47-49.

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    Self-Instruction Exercise No. 419

  • Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology Conservative management of a rootless premolar: a case report with 4-year follow-up

    Mahesh Ramakrishnan
    Victor Samuel

    A 9-year-old girl presented with a prematurely erupted and grossly carious permanent second premolar. The premolar was treated with a stepwise excavation, and a stainless steel crown was adapted to prevent microleakage and restoration failure. A 4-year follow-up evaluation showed remarkable healing and complete root formation. 

    2018 March/April; 66(2):51-53.
     
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  • Endodontics The effect of endodontic access on the failure load of lithium disilicate and resin nanoceramic CAD/CAM crowns

    Christopher Lund
    Peter Guevara

    This study evaluated the effect of endodontic access preparation and repair on lithium disilicate and resin nanoceramic CAD/CAM crowns. For the lithium disilicate crowns, the failure load was significantly higher for intact than for repaired specimens (P = 0.002). However, there was no significant difference between intact and repaired specimens for resin nanoceramic. Repairs may work under normal occlusal loads, but replacement is recommended where parafunctional occlusal loading is suspected, the crown was not adhesively cemented, or there is a defect in the crown.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):54-59.

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  • Implants Piezoelectric ridge split and immediate implant placement in an atrophic mandible: a 3-year follow-up

    Ashish Verma
    Dimple Grover
    Swati Sanghi
    Preeti Upadhyay
    Nipun Dhalla
    Nidhi Nauriyal

    Ridge split procedures are a means to improve the chances for success of dental implants in narrow alveolar ridges. This case report presents a 3-year follow-up of 2 posterior implants placed immediately after a ridge split procedure that was performed with a piezoelectric surgical unit.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):60-63.
     
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  • Restorative Dentistry The effect of time between curing and tea immersion on composite resin discoloration

    Behnaz Esmaeili
    Solaleh Afkhami
    Faezeh Abolghasemzadeh

    This study evaluated the discoloration of 3 composite resins when immersed in tea solution at different timepoints up to 24 hours after curing. All discoloration was within clinically acceptable limits, but results suggested that patients should avoid the intake of colored beverages for at least 12 hours after a restoration. This restriction can decrease to 1 hour for microfilled composites. 

    2018 March/April; 66(2):64-68.

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  • Dentinal Hypersensitivity & Treatment Photobiomodulation versus direct restoration in a patient presenting with dentinal hypersensitivity: a 6-month follow-up

    Brunna Haddad Anhesini 
    Eric Mayer dos Santos 
    Luciana Fávaro Francisconi-dos-Rios 
    Patricia Moreira de Freitas 
    Carlos de Paula Eduardo 
    Ana Cecília Corrêa Aranha

    This case report discusses the indications that led to the selection of different treatments for dentinal hypersensitivity in a single patient. Taking into account the different degrees of tooth wear and levels of pain, the right canine and first premolar were restored with composite resin to create a mechanical barrier against stimuli, while the left lateral incisor and canine were irradiated with a low-power laser to reduce pain levels and depolarize nerve fibers. Both treatments provided satisfactory results.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):69-73.
     
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  • Implants The influence of dental implants in periapical and panoramic radiographs and cone beam computed tomography images: a clinical study

    Rafael Perdomo Felix
    Rosemary Sadami Arai Shinkai
    Maria Ivete Bolzan Rockenbach

    This study analyzed the influence of dental implants on the radiographic density of the peri-implant region. Mean grayscale values were calculated in 6 areas adjacent to implants on corresponding periapical radiographs, panoramic radiographs, and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Although all images demonstrated artifacts, CBCT images suffered the greatest interference from dental implants.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):e1-e6.

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  • Esthetics/Cosmetic Dentistry Effectiveness of whitening mouthwashes on tooth color: an in vitro study

    Flávia Pardo Salata Nahsan
    Maria Janete Oliveira Reis
    Luciana Fávaro Francisconi-dos-Rios
    Luciana Leão
    Luiz Renato Paranhos

    In an in vitro study of the effects of whitening mouthwash on tooth color, 48 bovine teeth were immersed in artificial saliva (control), Colgate Luminous White, or Oral-B 3D White daily for 30 days. Assessment of L*, a*, and b* values and overall color change (ΔE*) showed that the whitening mouthwashes did not improve color after 14 and 30 days.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):e7-e10.

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  • Basic Science Influence of plasma-based dry etching on the bond strength of Y-TZP ceramic

    Hugo Cezar Nogueira Alvim
    Laís Regiane da Silva-Concílio
    José Renato Cavalcanti de Queiroz
    Marina Amaral
    Rafael Pino Vitti
    Ana Christina Claro Neves

    This study evaluated the bond strength between an yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal ceramic and a luting agent. The ceramic was submitted to different surface treatments, including sandblasting and plasma etching, and bond strengths were tested before and after thermocycling. Plasma etching improved bond strength values before thermocycling, but all groups showed lower bond strength values after thermocycling.

    2018 March/April; 66(2):e11-e15.
     
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