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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...

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: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...

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 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...

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 (...

The choice of one or more sessions for the endodontic treatment of teeth with pulp necrosis and apical periodontitis is controversial. The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the radiographic healing of necr...

Introduction: Synovial osteochondromatosis is a rare disease related to pathological changes involving joints' synovium. In 60% it concerns knee joint. In temporomandibular joint this diagnosis has been recorded in only ...

Background/Aim: To investigate the relationship of the -799C/T (rs11225395) and -381A/G (rs1320632) matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP8) gene polymorphisms with periodontitis and the levels of active MMP-8 (aMMP-8) in an or...

Background/Aim: The coronavirus pandemic, which has affected the world, has also affected living habits, oral care and dental treatments. In this study, demographic characteristics, nutrition and lifestyle habits, system...