Badges of the dental profession. British Society for Restorative Dentistry

This dictionary covers thousands of important terms and concepts used in dentistry today. Entries are written in clear and concise English without the use of unnecessary dental or medical jargon, and many entries are supplemented by detailed line drawings or colour photographs. The dictionary defines terms in a broad range of dental specialist areas. In this edition expanded coverage has been given in particular to topics that include oral surgery, oral medicine, special care dentistry, anaesthesia, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, anatomy, and orthodontics. An essential guide for dental practitioners and dental students, it is also an invaluable reference source for all members of the dental team, medical practitioners, lawyers involved with members of the dental profession, and the general reader.

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Badges of the dental profession. British Society of Dentistry for the Handicapped

BDJ ◽

10.1038/sj.bdj.4806409 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 164 (8) ◽

pp. 265-265

Author(s):

S A Hancocks

Keyword(s):

British Society ◽

Dental Profession

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British Society of Restorative Dentistry Conference

BDJ ◽

10.1038/s41415-019-0409-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 226 (11) ◽

pp. 822-822

Author(s):

A. S. Araghi

Keyword(s):

British Society ◽

Restorative Dentistry

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Dental Robotics: A Disruptive Technology

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21103308 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (10) ◽

pp. 3308

Author(s):

Paras Ahmad ◽

Mohammad Khursheed Alam ◽

Ali Aldajani ◽

Abdulmajeed Alahmari ◽

Amal Alanazi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autonomous Robots ◽

Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Disruptive Technology ◽

Restorative Dentistry ◽

Oral Radiology ◽

Treatment Protocols ◽

The Past ◽

Robot Systems ◽

Dental Profession

Robotics is a disruptive technology that will change diagnostics and treatment protocols in dental medicine. Robots can perform repeated workflows for an indefinite length of time while enhancing the overall quality and quantity of patient care. Early robots required a human operator, but robotic systems have advanced significantly over the past decade, and the latest medical robots can perform patient intervention or remote monitoring autonomously. However, little research data on the therapeutic reliability and precision of autonomous robots are available. The present paper reviews the promise and practice of robots in dentistry by evaluating published work on commercial robot systems in dental implantology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, prosthetic and restorative dentistry, endodontics, orthodontics, oral radiology as well as dental education. In conclusion, this review critically addresses the current limitations of dental robotics and anticipates the potential future impact on oral healthcare and the dental profession.

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The concerted use of SEM, TEM, and SCM for examination of resin-dentin interfaces

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100170116 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 476-477

Author(s):

B. Van Meerbeek ◽

L. J. Conn ◽

E. S. Duke

Keyword(s):

Surface Layer ◽

Stress Distribution ◽

Phosphoric Acid ◽

Bonding Mechanism ◽

Restorative Dentistry ◽

Dental Adhesive ◽

Low Viscosity ◽

Dentin Adhesives ◽

Acid Etch ◽

Tooth Tissue

Restoration of decayed teeth with tooth-colored materials that can be bonded to tooth tissue has been a highly desirable property in restorative dentistry for many years. Advantages of such an adhesive restorative technique over conventional techniques using non-adhesive metal-based restoratives include improved restoration retention with minimal sacrifice of sound tooth tissue for retention purposes, superior adaptation and sealing of the restoration margins in prevention of caries recurrence, improved stress distribution across the tooth-restoration interface throughout the whole tooth, and even reinforcement of weakened tooth structures. The dental adhesive technology is rapidly changing. An efficient resin bond to enamel has already long been achieved. Its bonding mechanism has been fully elucidated and has proven to be a durable and reliable clinical treatment. However, bonding to dentin represents a greater challenge. After the failures of a dentin acid-etch technique in imitation of the enamel phosphoric-acid-etch technique and a bonding procedure based on chemical adhesion, modern dentin adhesives are currently believed to bond to dentin by a micromechanical hybridization process. This process is developed by an initial demineralization of the dentin surface layer with acid etchants exposing a collagen fibril arrangement with interfibrillar microporosities that subsequently become impregnated by low-viscosity monomers. Although the development of such a hybridization process has well been documented in the literature, questions remain with respect to parameters of-primary importance to adhesive efficacy.

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