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Use of antibacterial nanoparticles in Endodontics
(South African Dental Association (SADA), 2017)
Several root canal irrigants and medicaments are available to combat endodontic pathogens. However, evidence
of complete elimination of these pathogens by the use of
these solutions is not recorded in the literature. ...
Local anaesthetics in dentistry: A series
(SADA, 2017)
Failure in local anaesthesia in dentistry is not uncommon
with failure rates ranging approximately between 15% and
30%, especially for the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). In
fact of all the nerve blocks which may ...
The whitening effect of four different commercial denture cleansers on stained acrylic resin
(South African Dental Journal, 2016)
Denture hygiene and denture cleansers are very important
for their antimicrobial effect and also in removing stain from
the dentures. The purpose of this study was to determine
the effectiveness of Steradent, Corega, ...
Management of necrotic pulp of immature permanent incisor tooth: A regenerative endodontic treatment protocol: case report
(South African Dental Association, 2017)
It is possible that a paradigm shift may be in the offing in
the approach to treatment of immature teeth with necrotic
pulp, away from traditional apexification procedures and
to a biologically-based endodontic protocol ...
Local anaesthetics in dentistry - Part 3: Vasoconstrictors in local anaesthetics
(SADA, 2017)
Vasoconstrictors like adrenaline in local anaesthetics are
associated with more drug interactions than any other
drug in Dentistry1 with an incidence of adverse reactions
ranging from 2.5%-11%.2 Therefore, understanding ...
Comparison of colour components between maxillary central incisors - an in vivo study
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine
the relationship of colour in the CIE L a b scale between the
maxillary central incisors.
Methods: The colour of the maxillary central incisors of 83 patients
was ...
Insights into a comparison of three different cements on the push-out bond strength of a glass-fibre post
(SADA, 2017)
One of the main causes of failure of fibre posts is debonding
of the post in the prepared post space. The
adhesive properties of total etch adhesive cements were
assessed by comparing the performance of cements
using ...
Local anaesthetics in dentistry - Part 2: Choice of local anaesthetic agent
(SADA, 2017)
Currently, in general dentistry the most commonly used
local anaesthetic agents are 2% lignocaine (Xylotox, Adcock
Ingram; Xylesthesin, 3M) with 1:80000 adrenaline content,
3% mepivicaine (Carbocaine) without a ...
Towards bioactive dental restorative materials with chitosan and nanodiamonds: evaluation and application
(SciDoc Publishers, 2015)
BACKGROUND/PURPOSES: Recently various articles showed beneficial effects of the addition of different the beneficial effect (bond strength and longevity) of the addition of different bioactive compounds towards dental ...