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Background/Aim: Since both patients and orthodontists want orthodontic treatment to be completed in a short time, various methods have been developed to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement. Vibration applications and i...

Background/Aim: Age estimation is of great importance due to legal requirements. Although there are many methods used, most of them are based on age related dental changes. Artificial intelligence based programs, one of ...

Background/Aim: The objective of this research was to evaluate the level of oral hygiene, the prevalence of caries, and the condition of the soft tissues in children and adolescents referred for their first orthodontic e...

Background: Dental fear and anxiety (DFA) is ubiquitous among the adult population. The anxiety component of DFA is more strongly expressed in adults, and includes a physiological and psychological component, and is more...

Background/Aim: The aim of the research was to examine the general attitude, knoweledge and practice of pediatricians about caries in children of preschool age. Material and Methods: The research was conducted from Novem...

Cerebral palsy is a set of non-progressive neuromuscular disorders caused by defects in the developing fetal brain. Its prevalence is about 2:1000. Although CP does not directly result in any particular oral abnormalitie...

Background/Aim: Surgical removal of impacted third molars is associated with possible complications that are primarily comprehended as expected. Increase in incidence and severity of complications is directly related to ...

Composite plastering technique (CPT) is a novel restoration improvement technique for eliminating and re-contouring the marginal defects. Restoration-related interproximal contour deficiencies such as dark triangles bene...

Background/Aim:Dental age estimation in adults is a challenging process due to the lack of sufficient information on the accuracy of dental methods applied in the identification of persons without information on identity...

Background/Aim: Dentistry has made major progress due to modern advancements in radiology. It would be interesting to examine the correlation of dental science with the labor market, as well as to assess dentists' adapti...

Background/Aim: Evaluating the performance of two fluorescence-based methods on the detection of occlusal carious lesions in permanent teeth, compared with visual inspection and radiographic examination was the aim of th...

The possibility to utilize the antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of essential oils (EOs) in dentistry is recognized and best seen in the design of EO-based mouthwashes. The up-to-date results, obtained with the mos...

Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate beam hardening artifacts generated by Grade 4 and Grade 5 dental implants on computed tomography (CT) images at low and high kilovoltage peaks (kVp). Material and Met...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is the sixth most prevalent malignant entity with a significant fatality rate. The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported in 2018 that there are approxim...

Background/Aim: Nowadays, people have an insatiable desire for white and beautiful teeth. The present in vitro study aimed to evaluate the effect of experimental toothpaste containing ozonated olive oil commercial whiten...

Background/Aim: Biological (dental) age represents the level of development of organic systems. The estimation of dental age plays a big role in dentistry, the law, forensics, and criminology. Cameriere's method is a sim...

Background/Aim: Deep carious lesions on primary teeth usually have been causing infectious dental pulp changes. If indicated, traditional endodontic root canal treatment for these kinds of pulpal infections in primary te...

Background / Aim: Depression as a complex mental, emotional condition, negatively affects productivity, its diagnosis requires accurate emotional analysis for patients who have an imbalance of neuro-psychiatric function....

Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the microleakage values after restoring the prepared Class II box cavities using two different composite resins with three different layering methods and polymerizing ...

Background/Aim: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical imaging method used in the examination of superficial tissues in ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology and dentistry. It can provide high resolution micro...

Background/Aim: Many studies confirmed strong association between oncogenic genotypes of Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) and some oropharyngeal and oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). The aim of this study was to determ...

This paper sets out the current position with respect to the replacement of dental amalgam as a restorative material. The environmental impact and the question of possible adverse effects of mercury on human health, incl...

Background/Aim: The aim of the research is to assess the psychosocial impact of malocclusion, to determine the relationship with the degree of need for orthodontic treatment, and to assess the influence of gender on this...

Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to examine quality of life in patients who were surgically treated for oral carcinoma. Material and Methods: The study included patients surgically treated over a 3-year period (...