Prevalence of Orthodontic Treatments Among Dental Students
Evaluating the prevalence of orthodontic treatments — including one-phase vs. two-phase orthodontic treatment and the use of different retainers among dental students nationwide.
Category: 2021
Relationship of Lower Lingual Holding Arch Treatment In Regards to Angular Changes and Incidents of Impaction of Second Molars
Goal: to see if mixed dentition orthodontic treatment with an adjustable LLHA exhibits increased impaction incidence and angular discrepancies compared to the control and passive LLHA appliances.
Assessment of a New Diagnostic Tool in the Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Disorders
Currently, there exists a decision tree diagnostic tool to guide clinicians through the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders; however, there is a need for a more accessible and user friendly diagnostic tool. We designed a new, checklist-style diagnostic tool with these goals in mind, and in this study, we compared the use of our new tool with the use of the pre-existing decision tree tool.
Shear Bond Strength Evaluation of an Experimental Dentin Adhesive in Comparison with 5 Commercial Adhesives in a Dental School Setting
An in-vitro study to evaluate the shear bond strength of a newly developed experimental dentin adhesive and compare it with the shear bond strength of different commercially available dentin adhesives in a dental school setting.
Assessment of Short and Long-Term Changes of the Hard and Soft Tissue of the Face with Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Maxillary Palatal Expanders
A study to evaluate the short-term and long-term changes of the hard and soft tissues of the face after microimplant-assisted expansion.
Assessment of Dental Tipping After Micro-Implant Assisted Expansion: CBCT Study
A study to evaluate the short-term and long-term changes of the hard and soft tissues of the face after microimplant-assisted expansion.
Oral Rehabilitation with Implant-Supported Prosthesis
A new patient presents with complete edentulism on the maxillary left quadrant as well as an additional missing canine in the esthetic zone of the lower-left mandibular quadrant as a result of trauma from an accidental fall. An implant-supported removable partial denture (RPD) for the upper-left quadrant and a single implant crown to replace #22, turned out to be the best solution.
Anterior Esthetic Rehabilitation
The patient presented with a missing tooth that was extracted during the COVID shutdown, crowns that were approximately 20 years old and chipped and mismatched shades that did not fit her smile line. In addition, the restorations had mismatched shades and did not fit her smile line. The team decided to treat all the units together with crown and bridge to give the patient her brand new smile.
Restoration of Xerostomia-Related Dental Disease
Digital dentistry helped speed treatment and improve patient comfort in this restoration of medication-impacted dentition.
It Starts at Home — Caries Management of a Patient with History of Substance Abuse
Patients who had history of illicit substance abuse may still be suffering the consequences of their past addiction. As oral healthcare professionals, we must understand the etiology of disease and prescribe modalities that help address the underlying issues.