Journal of dentistry
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Journal of dentistry · Feb 2021
Evaluating contaminated dental aerosol and splatter in an open plan clinic environment: Implications for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Identify splatter/aerosol distribution from dental procedures in an open plan clinic and explore aerosol settling time after dental procedures. ⋯ Aerosols produced by dental procedures have the potential to contaminate distant sites and the majority of settled aerosol is detectable after 10 min. Dental suction and ventilation have a substantial beneficial effect. Contamination is likely to be minimal in open plan clinics at distances of 5 m or more.
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Journal of dentistry · Oct 2020
Differences in osteogenic and odontogenic differentiation potential of DPSCs and SHED.
Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) are types of human dental tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that have emerged as an interesting and promising source of stem cells in the field of tissue engineering. The aim of this work is to isolate stem cells from DPSCs and SHED, cultivate them in vitro and compare their odontogenic differentiation potential. ⋯ DPSCs are closer than t SHED to the phenotype of odontoblasts. This would be helpful to enable better therapeutic decisions when applying MSCs-based therapy in the field of dentistry.
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Journal of dentistry · Sep 2019
Pulpotomy for mature carious teeth with symptoms of irreversible pulpitis: A systematic review.
Management of carious teeth with signs and symptoms indicative of irreversible pulpitis is traditionally invasive, but emerging evidence suggests successful treatment outcomes with less invasive vital pulp treatment such as coronal pulpotomy. The objective of this systematic review is to determine whether coronal pulpotomy is clinically effective in treating carious teeth with signs and symptoms indicative of irreversible pulpitis. ⋯ Management of carious teeth with irreversible pulpitis is traditionally invasive, but emerging evidence suggests potentially successful treatment outcomes with less invasive therapies such as coronal pulpotomy.
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Journal of dentistry · May 2019
Meta AnalysisPulpotomy for carious pulp exposures in permanent teeth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The most commonly-accepted strategy for managing irreversible pulpitis, an irreversible condition of dental pulp inflammation, is root canal treatment, which is limited by high costs and complex techniques. High success rates have been reported for the use of pulpotomy in managing pulp exposure resulting from extensive caries. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pulpotomy and associated medicaments in saving permanent teeth with pulp exposure resulting from extensive caries. ⋯ The success of pulpotomy in managing irreversible pulpitis challenges the rhetoric that irreversible pulpitis can only be managed by root canal treatment. Cost-effectiveness analysis rather than analysis on effectiveness of treatment outcome alone should be considered in all health care domains to evaluate the benefits of alternative treatment options.
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To comprehensively report on the characteristics of retracted publications in the field of dentistry. ⋯ This report of dental retraction articles informs that more transparency is needed with data reporting in dentistry to improve writing practices in dentistry. A more complete report of retractions and their causes would provide more accurate information to inform researchers and editors to avoid or reduce future cases of retractions. More complete and accurate reporting would increase the overall trust in dental research.