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September 2007 - Volume 52 Number 3REVIEWContemporary Class II orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment: a review The literature regarding the dental and facial soft tissue effects of various forms of contemporary Class II orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment is reviewed. Treatment outlined includes the use of headgear and functional appliances to attempt to modify the facial growth process and the extractions of premolar teeth as part of overall fixed appliance treatment.
| N Tadic M Woods |
ADRF RESEARCH REPORTLaser-activated fluoride treatment of enamel as prevention against erosion Erosion is the loss of dental hard tissues from an acidic challenge, often resulting in exposure of dentinal tubules and hypersensitivity to environmental stimuli. Laser-activated fluoride (LAF) therapy with 488nm laser energy has been shown previously to increase the resistance of human enamel and dentine to acid dissolution. The aims of this study were to investigate the action spectrum of LAF in protecting tooth enamel from softening in response to an erosive challenge, and to examine for any temperature change with the treatment
| J Vlacic IA Meyers LJ Walsh |
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLESCLINICAL REPORTProvisional restoration options in implant dentistry Unlike their use in conventional crown and bridge, provisional restorations during implant therapy have been underutilized. Provisional restorations should be used to evaluate aesthetic, phonetic and occlusal function prior to delivery of the final implant restorations, while preserving and/or enhancing the condition of the peri-implant and gingival tissues. Provisional restorations are useful as a communication tool between members of the treatment team which, in most cases, consists of the restorative clinician, implant surgeons, laboratory technicians, and the patient. This article describes and discusses the various options for provisionalization in implant dentistry. Clinicians should be aware of the different types of provisional restorations and the indications for their use when planning implant retained restorations.
| RE Santosa |
CASE REPORTAesthetic management of severely fluorosed incisors in an adolescent female Dental fluorosis is a condition of enamel hypomineralization due to the effects of excessive fluoride on ameloblasts during enamel formation. Delayed degradation of enamel matrix proteins or inhibited protein removal results in impaired and incomplete crystal growth, producing hypomineralized and porous enamel. Severely fluorosed teeth may undergo post-eruptive surface breakdown and post-eruptive dark brown to black staining.
| F Ng DJ Manton |
DATA WATCHDental caries experience in the Australian adult population This paper reports the prevalence and severity of dental caries experience in the Australian adult population in the 2004–2006 period. It also reports the trend of caries experience in the population during the preceding 17-year period.
| Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, South Australia |
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