Journal of Dental Medicine

Clinical and biometric evaluation of root coverage by CPF following FGG method using citric acid

AA. Khoshkhonejad

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA Two Root coverage methods of free gingival graft method (FGG) and coronally positioned flap (CPF) by using citric acid were evaluated in anterior mandibular labial site of 16 patients. The measurements were done before first FGG surgery, after FGG and two months following the second surgery. The results showed 1% improvement of root coverage after surgery while in two stage CPF method by using citric acid, significant effect of citric acid was obtained. The width of Keratinized gingiva changed to 6.25mm from 1.18mm which was statistically significant.

Maxillary labial frenum and simple V-plasty technique of frenectomy

AA Khoshkhonejad

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA Frenum or Frenulum is defined by Miller as a membrane joining two parts that causes movement limitation. Oral cavity frenums are : 1) labial frenums of maxilla and mandible which are also known as inhibition of lips. 2) lingual frenum of tongue located between central incisors 3) frenum in mandibular premolar area. Frenum can be one or double layered. If The attachment located in gingival line and alveolar mucosa and attached gingival, no complication is anticipated while higher locations to free gingival directions, it would be a high frenum that can cause periodontal and orthodontic complications and treatment relapse. Complete evaluation on bone destructions in central incisors area, diasthema and teeth mobility related to frenum should be carried out.

Occupational health Analysis in dentists of Tehran

P. Nasiri

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA In order to evaluate occupational health in dentists of Tehran, 250 dentists ( 60f/190m) were selected. The results of our survey showed significant hearing loss in both ears of all the dentists mostly in 6 ghz frequencies. Urine analysis showed higher mercury levels in general practitioners than specialists Although this was not statistically significant. The majority of dentists refused to reply questions about occupational diseases. Only the younger generation of them with working experience of 5-9 years replied to all the questions of questionnaire.

The side effects of Bleaching

A. Sadeghin

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA One of the concerns od patients have been teeth stains particularly in anterior region. The etiology of this can be pulp necrosis, developmental disorders, drugs and systemic diseases. Bleaching or tooth whitening is a solution for some of these color changes. This article evaluated different methods of bleaching and their side effects . In case in which tooth whitening is needed, attentive case selection should be done and advantages and disadvantages of each method should be considered in order to apply the best treatment among other options of bounding, veneering or crowning.

Evaluating prevalence of mesiodense in 6-9 years children of Tehran

J. Mahmodian

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA Mesiodense have drawn attention of many researchers. According to the available data, there has not been any study on this issue in our country and due to racial variation in Iran, it is essential to evaluate the prevalence of mesiodense in our country. This article has evaluated this on 6-9 years students of Tehran. Complete evaluation is needed according to the lesions that mesiodense can bring about as well as prevention and treatment of this disorder and clinical care following diagnosis. Among 2686 randomly selected students ( 1128f/1559m) , 38 cases in boys and 5 case in girls were found. Therefore, the incidence rate was 5.5 times more in boys which is higher than the other published data. Prevalence of supernumerary teeth was 1.6% of which 88.3% were impacted and only 5.34% were located inversely. In Most cases(93%), single supernumerary teeth were founded.