Our most popular blogs from January, February and March 2020 were about the FiCTION trial, local anaesthesia and factors associated with third molar surgical difficulty.
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Etching time and bonding of adhesive systems to dentine of primary teeth
This review the influence of reducing the etching time on the dentine of primary teeth for bonding with etch-and-rinse and self-etching adhesive systems included 8 laboratory studies. The findings suggest that that reductions in acid-etching and primer application did not impact the immediate bond strength.
[read the full story...]Palatally Displaced Permanent Canines: Interceptive management
This review of orthodontic procedures for the management of displaced permanent canines in the mixed dentition. 5 RCTs, all at high risk of bias were identified with treatment comparisons being mainly based on single studies.
[read the full story...]Primary teeth: Efficacy of 3 caries removal strategies
This review of the efficacy of 3 caries removal strategies (complete, selective and stepwise) in primary teeth included 8 RCTs suggesting a lower risk of pulp exposure with selective and stepwise approaches.
[read the full story...]FiCTION Trial: the cost effectiveness of dental caries management in primary teeth
THe FiCTION trial examied 3 strategies for the management of dental caries in primary teeth of children aged 3 to 7yrs in the UK This summarises the detailed cost-effectiveness element of that mult-centre RCT in primary care.
[read the full story...]Caries management in children. The FiCTION trial
The FiCTION trail compared 3 caries management strategies for dentinal caries in primary teeth finding no evidence of a difference between the approaches. This emphasises the importance of primary prevention of caries to avoid dental caries althogther.
[read the full story...]Early childhood caries: Preventive interventions for pregnant and nursing mothers and other primary caregivers
This Cochrane review asessing interventions with pregnant women, new mothers or other primary caregivers of infants in the first year of life for preventing early childhood caries included 17 RCTs .
[read the full story...]Overjet and dental trauma risk
This review of different overjet sizes that present an increased risk for developing dental trauma across different ages and dentition stages included 41 cross-sectional studies showing a a significant association between increased overjet and traumatic dental injury.
[read the full story...]Fluoride varnish for caries prevention in pre-school children
This review of the effectiveness of fluoride varnish in reducing the risk of new caries in primary teeth included 20 studies suggesting modest effects in pre-school children.
[read the full story...]Top Dental Elf Blogs: Jan – Apr 2018
Between January and April 2018 our most popular blogs considered restorations in primary teeth,digital impressions, root canal irrigants and fissure sealants.
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