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Proximal tooth surface quality and periodontal status

Yusof Z

J Oral Rehabil, 1991 Jan;18(1):95-102.

PMID: 2051253

The aim of this study was to determine the periodontal status in relation to the quality of the adjacent proximal tooth surface. The gingival index (GI) and probable pocket depth (PD) were measured in 144 contra-lateral pairs of sound vs. restored and 95 contra-lateral pairs of sound vs. carious surfaces in 124 patients. The restorations studied were silver amalgams and tooth-coloured filling materials, the margins of which were supragingival or level with the gingival margins. The results showed that the GI and PD were greater for both restored and carious tooth surfaces than for the contra-lateral sound surfaces. When all the teeth were grouped together, the differences in the mean values of GI and PD were statistically significant at the P less than or equal to 0.05 level. A comparison between restored and carious (non-paired) tooth surfaces revealed higher mean values of GI and PD for the latter, which were highly significant at the P less than 0.001 level. Thus the present study shows that proximal tooth surface quality influences the health status of the adjacent periodontium.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent*

Multiple external root resorption

Yusof WZ, Ghazali MN

J Am Dent Assoc, 1989 Apr;118(4):453-5.

PMID: 2708724

Presented is an unusual case of multiple external root resorption. Although the cause of this resorption was not determined, several possibilities are presented. Trauma from occlusion, periodontal and pulpal inflammation, and resorption of idiopathic origin are all discussed as possible causes.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/adverse effects

A multidisciplinary approach in achieving aesthetics and function

Woon KC, Thong YL

J Ir Dent Assoc, 1991;37(1):15-7.

PMID: 1885927

This case report illustrates the successful management of a case of mutilated maxillary incisors in a 13 year old patient through a sequence of therapy designed to closely coordinate the various disciplines, endodontics, restorative dentistry and orthodontics, involved. Endodontics was directed towards the control of the infected pulp, restorative treatment was to reconstruct the broken down teeth in stages which were essential in the sequence of treatment, and orthodontics was involved in the achievement of functional occlusion and alignment. The comprehensive treatment approach combined to achieve satisfactory aesthetics and function.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent*

Fulltext Susceptibility of selected tooth-coloured dental materials to damage by common erosive acids

Wan Bakar W, McIntyre J

Aust Dent J, 2008 Sep;53(3):226-34.

PMID: 18782366 DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.00053.x

Erosive substances such as gastric acids, lemon juice and even the less erosive cola drinks have been extensively investigated for their destructive effects on enamel. However, their effects on the tooth-coloured restoratives has not been widely analysed. The objective of this study was to assess their effects on the more commonly used glass containing restorative materials in vitro.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods

Porcelain laminate veneers--considerations for a successful approach in the conservative treatment of aesthetic problems

Toh CG

Asian J Aesthet Dent, 1994;2(1):11-7.

PMID: 9063109

The development of porcelain laminate veneers has added a new dimension to dentistry in the treatment of unsightly anterior teeth. It is a less invasive procedure than the conventional crown restoration in the treatment of aesthetic problems. This paper highlights some of the considerations in the successful use of porcelain veneers.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods*

Pin-retained amalgam restorations--an economical technique

Tay WM

Dent J Malaysia Singapore, 1968 Feb;8(1):24-8.

PMID: 5248555

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent

Dental composites: a review

Talib R

J Nihon Univ Sch Dent, 1993 Sep;35(3):161-70.

PMID: 8246037

Dental composite resins are widely used in dental practice and are continually being developed in order to obtain better products. To gain full benefit from these materials, it is important for the clinician to understand their properties. The following is a review of the more common characteristics of composites in current use.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent

Fulltext Current and future trends in the teaching of direct posterior resin composites in Malaysian dental schools: a cross-sectional study

Sidhu P, Sultan OS, Math SY, Malik NA, Wilson NHF, Lynch CD, et al.

J Dent, 2021 07;110:103683.

PMID: 33957189 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2021.103683

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current and future teaching of posterior composite restorations in undergraduate curricula in Malaysian dental schools.

METHODS: A 24-item validated questionnaire including closed and open questions on the teaching of posterior composites was emailed to faculty members in all 13 Dental Schools in Malaysia. Responses were compiled on Excel and analysed.

RESULTS: All 13 dental schools responded to the survey yielding a 100 % response. All schools indicated the use of posterior composites for 2- and 3-surface cavities in premolars and molars. The didactic teaching time devoted to composites was greater than for amalgam (38 h vs 29 h). Clinically, most posterior restorations placed by students were composites (average 74.1 %, range 10 %-100 %); the remaining 25.9 % were amalgams (range, 0 %-50 %). Slot-type cavities were the preparation techniques most commonly taught (n = 11,84.6 %). The use of rubber dam for moisture control was mandatory in most schools (n = 11, 84.6 %). History of adverse reaction to composites was found to be the most common contraindication to composite placement. The phase down of teaching and use of amalgam in Malaysia is expected to occur within the next six years.

CONCLUSION: The trend to increase the teaching of posterior composites reported for other countries is confirmed by the findings from Malaysian dental schools. Notwithstanding this trend, the use of amalgam is still taught, and future studies are required to investigate the implications of the phase down of amalgam in favour of posterior composites.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Notwithstanding the increase in the teaching of posterior composites there is a pressing need to update and refine clinical guidelines for the teaching of posterior composites globally.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent*

Patients' preference for exodontia versus preservation in Malaysia

Razak IA, Jaafar N, Jalalludin RL, Esa R

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 1990 Jun;18(3):131-2.

PMID: 2350948

A total of 537 dentate adults from nine randomly selected government dental centers in three states in Malaysia were interviewed to assess their preference for either exodontia or preservation of teeth when they experience toothache, or have carious anterior or posterior teeth. The assumptions tested were i) patients prefer exodontia rather than preservation when they have toothache, and ii) patients are more willing to have posterior teeth extracted than anterior teeth for caries. Both these assumptions were rejected. Even though the majority of the subjects preferred preservation (59%) when having toothache, exodontia was the treatment of choice in a large proportion of subjects (41%). Significant differences in preference were found among the various ethnic, educational, income, and age groups. However, when ethnicity was held constant, binary regression indicated that the variations observed were determined by education, income, and age groups and not by ethnicity.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/psychology*

A retrospective study of oral and maxillofacial injuries in Seremban Hospital, Malaysia

Ramli R, Rahman NA, Rahman RA, Hussaini HM, Hamid AL

Dent Traumatol, 2011 Apr;27(2):122-6.

PMID: 21281443 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00968.x

Aetiology of oral and maxillofacial injuries in this country includes motorvehicle accident (MVA), fall, industrial accidents and others. Among these causes, MVA accident is the predominant cause of injury in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data

Restorative dental treatment of a canine tooth in a Bornean orang utan

Purmal K, Nambiar P

J Vet Dent, 2009;26(1):36-9.

PMID: 19476086

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/veterinary*

Effect of CAD-CAM porcelain veneers thickness on their cemented color

Omar H, Atta O, El-Mowafy O, Khan SA

J Dent, 2010;38 Suppl 2:e95-9.

PMID: 20493232 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2010.05.006

To determine the effect of thickness of porcelain veneers constructed from CAD-CAM on their final color when two resin cements were used.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent

Effect of liners on microleakage in class II composite restoration

Normaliza Ab. Malik, Seow LL, Normastura Abd. Rahman, Marhazlinda Jamaludin

Sains Malaysiana, 2013;42:45-51.

This study was carried out to evaluate the microleakage of Class II cavities restored with various types of lining materials. Four types of composite resins (Esthet-X-Denstply, USA, FiltekTMZ350-3M ESPE, USA, Beautifil- Shofu, Japan and Solare P-GC, Japan) were used and the lining were the Fuji IXGP (GC, Japan), the Beautifil flow (Shofu, Japan), the FiltexTMZ350 flow (3M ESPE, USA) and the Esthet-X flow (Denstply, USA). All the specimens were thermocycled and immersed in 0.5% basic fuschin dye for 24 h. The microleakage was scored using the ISO microleakage scoring system. The data were entered using SPSS version 12.0 and analyzed using STATA software programme. This study showed that none of the materials used in this study was able to eliminate microleakage. However, it was shown that the glass ionomer cement was better in reducing the incident of microleakage at the cervical margin. Among the flowable composite resin, FiltexTMZ350 flow showed less microleakage at the cervical margin.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent

Senior dentists' perceptions of dental therapists' roles and education needs in Malaysia

Nor NA, Murat NA, Yusof ZY, Gamboa AB

Int J Dent Hyg, 2013 Nov;11(4):280-6.

PMID: 23802751 DOI: 10.1111/idh.12038

To describe the perceptions of senior dental officers (SDOs) on the roles of dental therapists (DTs) and their education needs in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent

Fulltext Proliferative activity of cells from remaining dental pulp in response to treatment with dental materials

Lutfi AN, Kannan TP, Fazliah MN, Jamaruddin MA, Saidi J

Aust Dent J, 2010 Mar;55(1):79-85.

PMID: 20415916 DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01185.x

The biological examination of pulp injury, repair events and response of dental pulp stem cells to dental restorative materials is important to accomplish restorative treatment, especially to commonly used dental materials in paediatric dentistry, such as glass ionomer cement (GIC) and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)(2)) lining cement.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods*

Copper vapour laser ID labelling on metal dentures and restorations

Ling BC, Nambiar P, Low KS, Lee CK

J Forensic Odontostomatol, 2003 Jun;21(1):17-22.

PMID: 12793127

Denture marking is accepted as a means of identifying dentures and persons in geriatric institutions, or post-mortem during war, crimes, civil unrest, natural and mass disasters. Labelling on the acrylic resin component of the denture can easily be damaged or destroyed by fire but on cobalt-chromium components it would be more resistant. A copper vapour laser (CVL) can be used to label the cobalt-chromium components of dentures and metal restorations easily, and legibly, and miniaturised for the incorporation of more personal particulars necessary for the identification of the deceased person. The CVL beam is focussed by its optics and delivered to the material surface by the two-axis scanner mounted with mirrors. A personal computer controls the movement of the scanner and the firing of the CVL. The high peak power of the pulsed CVL is focussed to very high energy density producing plasma ablation of the alloy surface. Very fine markings of a few microns width can be produced enabling the storage of detailed information of the deceased person on a metal surface for the purpose of rapid identification.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent*

Fulltext Current philosophies and practices of general dental practitioners pertaining to direct restorations, bleaching and endodontics

Lim, T.W., Goh, A.C., Seow, L.L.

Malaysian Dental Journal, 2007;28(2):122-131.

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The aim of the present study was to assess the current approaches and philosophies pertaining to direct restorations, bleaching and root canal treatment amongst general dental practitioners (GDPs) in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A questionnaire, together with a stamped addressed envelope and an explanatory letter, was sent to 200 GDPs in the Klang Valley in April-July 2005. The GDPs were selected at random. A total of 153 (76.5%) of the GDPs responded to the survey. 46.4% of the respondents stated that the use of amalgam was decreasing whereas 79.7% stated an increase in the use of composite resins. Clinical indication (85.6%) and patients’ demand for aesthetics (73.9%) appeared to be the main factors influencing the choice of restorative materials. Fractured restorations was the main reason for the replacement of amalgam restorations (77.1%) whilst secondary caries was the main reason for the replacement of composite resin restorations (73.9%). Almost two thirds of the GDPs surveyed provided chair side bleaching while 75.8% of the GDPs would supervise home bleaching. Sodium hypochlorite was the most common endodontic irrigant used amongst the GDPs surveyed and cold lateral compaction was the most commonly used obturation technique.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent

Costing dental restorations in public sector dental clinics

Khairiyah AM, Razak IA, Raja-Latifah RJ, Tan BS, Norain AT, Noor-Aliyah I, et al.

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2009 Apr;21(2):184-95.

PMID: 19190002 DOI: 10.1177/1010539509331788

The objective of this study is to share cost analysis methodology and to obtain cost estimates for posterior restorations in public sector dental clinics. Two urban and 2 rural dental clinics in Selangor state were selected. Only cases of 1 posterior restoration per visit by dental officers were included over 6 months. One capsulated amalgam type, 1 capsulated tooth-colored, and 1 non-capsulated tooth-colored material were selected. A clinical pathway form was formulated to collect data per patient. Annual capital and recurrent expenditures were collected per clinic. The mean cost of an amalgam restoration was RM 30.96 (sdRM 7.86); and tooth-colored restorations ranged from RM 33.00 (sdRM 8.43) to RM 41.10 (sdRM 10.61). Wherein 1 USD = RM 2.8. Restoration costs were 35% to 55% higher in clinics in rural areas than in urban areas. The findings demonstrate economy of scale for clinic operation and restoration costs with higher patient load. Costs per restoration were higher in rural than in urban dental clinics. More studies are recommended to address the dearth of dental costs data in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/economics*

The biologic width--periodontal-restorative relationship

Kamin S

Singapore Dent J, 1989 Dec;14(1):13-5.

PMID: 2487468

An important relationship should exist between the periodontist and restorative dentist. Periodontics and restorative dentistry should not be divisible and all forms of restorations, from a simple filling to a complex precision-retained bridge, should be performed with the health and biology of the periodontium in mind. A very crucial concept which should be borne in the mind of every restorative dentist is the concept of biologic width.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods

Fulltext The Use of Hall's Technique Preformed Metal Crown (HTPMC) by Pediatric Dentists in Malaysia

Jesmin F, Kamarudin A, Baharin F, Ahmad WMABW, Mohammed M, Marya A, et al.

Biomed Res Int, 2021;2021:8424206.

PMID: 34977246 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8424206

Introduction: Hall's technique preformed metal crown (HTPMC) has been used widely by pediatric dentists in developed countries as a new approach for managing decayed primary molars without local anesthesia, caries removal, and tooth preparation. Currently, inadequate information is available regarding the implementation of this technique (HTPMC) in Malaysia. This study is aimed at evaluating the implementation of HTPMC by Malaysia's pediatric dentists and identify the co-occurrence frequencies of the HTPMC implementation with the respondents' demographic profile.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based research was conducted among 65 pediatric dentists in Malaysia. Online questionnaires were distributed to the pediatric dentists employed at public hospitals (MOH) and universities in Malaysia.

Result: It was found that over half of the respondents (65.6%) employed HTPMC. The analysis of the co-occurrence network frequency revealed that a high frequency of female pediatric dentists who were within the age group of 31-40 years old had fulfilled their postgraduation overseas and was employed in the university mainly applied HTPMC.

Conclusion: The application of HTPMC among respondent pediatric dentists in Malaysia was high. However, most respondents considered HTPMC a treatment option only to manage carious primary molar rather than a treatment of choice.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Restoration, Permanent/methods*; Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data*

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