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The German Society of Craniomandibular Function and Disorders recommends that patients suffering from temporomandibular dysfunctions should practice sports in order to compensate for everyday stress. This raises the question as to what extent competitive athletes develop temporomandibular dysfunctions or whether their athletic activities protect th...
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To assess the reliability of judging the spatial relation between the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and mandibular third molar (MTM) based on MRI or CT/CBCT images. Altogether, CT/CBCT and MRI images of 87 MTMs were examined twice by 3 examiners with different degrees of experience. The course of the IAN in relation to the MTM, the presence/absence...
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The purpose of this investigation was to recognize pulp sensitivity changes in teeth receiving orthodontic treatment by means of an electric pulp tester (Vitality Scanner Model 2006; Kerr Corporation, Brea CA, USA). An electric stimulus response threshold of eight teeth in 22 patients was measured prior to positioning orthodontic attachments, immed...
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To analyse the residual monomer (MMA) elution of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in distilled water after diverse fabrication methods and aging procedures. PMMA specimens (N = 192, PalaXpress; Kulzer, Hanau, Germany) were manufactured (pouring, n = 96/injection, n = 96) and polymerized in water (55°C) without pressure (n = 48) and with 2 bar pressur...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate glycemic levels in diabetic patients before, during, and after extractions using 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine (Lido/Epi) and 3% prilocaine with 0.03 IU/mL felypressin (Prilo/Fely). A double-blind, randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate changes in body parameters and glycemic levels in di...
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The aim of the present study was to assess macroscopically the time-related dimensional pattern of excisional palatal mucoperiosteal wound closure in rats, concomitantly with microscopic analysis of the density of inflammatory infiltrate and myofibroblasts. Excisional palatal wounds, 4.2 mm in diameter, were made in twenty-one 2-month-old male Wist...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of CAD/CAM-fabricated bite splints in dependence of fabrication method (milling vs 3D printing), positioning (horizontal vs vertical), selection of material, and method of deviation measurement. Bite splints were 3D-printed in either horizontal or vertical position (n = 10) using four different ...
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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of pain control between a needle-free system and topical anesthesia applied prior to inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). The present study was designed as a randomized controlled cross-over clinical study on 60 children (aged 6 to 12 years) requiring dental treatment with IANB in bilateral ma...
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To evaluate the effectiveness of different protocols for the treatment of cervical dentin hypersensitivity (CDH) in non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs). The CONSORT checklist was used to design this study. The sample with n = 74 participants (389 NCCLs) was randomly allocated into three groups: G1, potassium oxalate (Oxa-Gel BF); G2, GaAlAs (galli...
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This study aimed to quantify in vivo the release of hydrocortisone acetate (HCA) contained in a zinc oxide eugenol-based endodontic sealer, in various tissues. Roots of human teeth, shaped with One Shape single file and sealed with Endomethasone N, previously radiolabelled with tritium (3H-HCA), were implanted in the back of 24 mice. Mice were sacr...
