For the treatment of head and neck cancers radiotherapy is frequently and successfully performed by medical specialists. However, a number of complications may occur following such therapy. Many of these complications are ...

INTRODUCTION : The risk of cross-contamination validates the need to assess how adequately dental instruments can be cleaned and sterilised. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : This study aimed to evaluate residual debris contamination ...

Gemination and fusion are developmental conditions affecting the shape of teeth in both primary and permanent dentition. A 12-year-old girl presented for clinical assessment and the examination revealed an unusually shaped ...

AIM: The aim of the study is to determine the techniques and materials used by South African dental practitioners who perform endodontic treatment in private practice and evaluate their compliance to the 2006 European ...

The retromolar foramen represents a little known anatomical variation in the posterior mandible of uncertain clinical importance. It has been the subject of limited study. Findings and conclusions of these studies have ...

This study investigated the root and canal morphology of maxillary second molars in a Black South African population using high-resolution cone-beam computed tomography. In total, 386 maxillary second molar teeth were ...

INTRODUCTION: Endodontics as an independent dental specialty exists in many regions worldwide, with training programs established in both developed and developing countries. Endodontic specialty training is, however, currently ...

PURPOSE : An investigation of the configurations of mandibular premolar roots and canals in a population of Black South Africans. METHODS : Cone-beam computed tomography analysis of 772 mandibular premolars was performed, ...