Statement of the Problem: The survival of pulpless teeth restored with different post and core systems is still a controversial issue.Purpose: This study compared the retention of two different post and core systems and ...

Statement of the Problem: Cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis are major health dilemmas. Osteoporotic patients frequently display vascular calcification that consequently increases the cardiovascular morbidity and ...

Statement of the Problem: The stability of orthodontic treatment depends on preserving the patient’s pretreatment arch form and arch size during and after treatment.Purpose: This investigation was aimed to study the size ...

Statement of the Problem: Although all-ceramic restorations are broadly used, there is a lack of information concerning how their fit is affected by fabrication procedure and marginal configuration.Purpose: The purpose of ...

Statement of the Problem: Dental caries is the most common disease of childhood. Using probiotics has recently been introduced to reduce the incidence of dental caries.It consists of live microbial food supplements that ...

Statement of the Problem: The expression of minichromosome maintenance-3 (MCM3) proteins and their diagnostic value in oral mucosal dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is not well known.Purpose: This study was ...

Statement of the Problem: Self-etch adhesives can activate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) which hydrolyzes organic matrix of demineralized dentin. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), especially found in green tea, could inhibit ...

Statement of the Problem: Tonsilloliths are relatively common clusters of dystrophic calcified material that form in the tonsillar crypts, mostly the palatine tonsils. Although they may be asymptomatic, some cause halitosis, ...