This systematic review aims to illustrate the outcome of vital pulp therapy, namely direct pulp capping, partial pulpotomy, and full pulpotomy, in vital permanent teeth with cariously exposed pulp. Electronic database MEDLINE via Ovid, PubMed, and Cochrane databases were searched. Hand searching of the reference lists of endodontic textbooks, endodontic-related journals (International Endodontic Journal, Journal [read the full story…]
This review evaluates the relationship between second-hand smoke (SHS) and dental caries in epidemiological studies. Only Medline and reference lists of identified articles were searched. The review included 14 studies, one cohort and 14 case-controls. Quality was assessed using the modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. They found, 11 studies examined early childhood caries, with a significant independent [read the full story…]
A new systematic review reports inconclusive evidence on chlorhexidine varnish for preventing caries in children and adolescents. The reviewers set out to establish its effectiveness compared with placebo or no treatment. A secondary aim was to summarise the evidence of the effectiveness of chlorhexidine varnish compared to fluoride varnish. The authors searched Medline, Embase and [read the full story…]
