2025
// Aesthetic
Tom Cruise's Teeth: The Evolution of the Hollywood Smile
Tom Cruise wore braces in 2002, just before turning 40, because his mouth was not closing properly. What the record shows, and what is read from photos.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval
// Mosdent JournalFrom the Pens
From the Pens
of Our Doctors
Clinical experience, misunderstood concepts and frequently asked questions. Notes from many years of practice.
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// Paediatric
Severely Decayed Teeth: Save, Crown or Extract
Untreated caries in permanent teeth is the most prevalent condition worldwide, affecting 2.4 billion people. Symptoms of each stage, and what stops it.
Eİ
Dr Ebru İmren5 min
// Gums
Receding Gums Explained: Causes, Treatments, and How to Take Control of Your Gum Health
NHANES III found 22.5% of United States adults aged 30 and over had at least one surface with 3 mm or more of recession. What stops it, and what reverses it.
FK
Dr Ferit Kaval, PhD6 min
// Implants
Peri-implantitis: Infection Around Implants and Modern Treatment Methods
An AO/AAP systematic review reported patient-level prevalence of 21% for peri-implantitis and 46% for mucositis. Early signs, and treatments that arrest it.
ÖŞ
Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD8 min
AI-Assisted Dentistry: Faster and More Accurate Diagnosis
In a meta-analysis of 21 studies, AI reading bitewing radiographs for approximal caries reached pooled sensitivity of 0.94 and specificity of 0.91.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval5 min
// Root Canal
Root Canal Treatment Is Not the End of the Story
A root canal counts as failed when symptoms persist or a periapical lesion remains; non-surgical retreatment then reached 83.0% success at 4 to 6 years.
AÇ
Dr Anıl Çetin, PhD12 min
// Aesthetic
What is Emax Restoration? Advantages and Disadvantages
Monolithic Emax (lithium disilicate) crowns had 98.5% five-year survival in a meta-analysis of 64 studies, against 96.8% for monolithic zirconia.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval6 min
// Restorative
What is a Broken Tooth? How is a Broken Tooth Treated?
Traumatic dental injuries affect 15.2% of people in the permanent dentition worldwide, so a broken tooth is common rather than rare. Treated early the outlook is good: a systematic review of pulpotomy for complicated crown fractures reported success between 75% and 96%. What to do in the first hour.
Bİ
Dr İsmail Batuhan İp6 min
Stages of Formation and Development of Teeth
In a Japanese birth cohort, median emergence of the mandibular primary central incisors was 7.1 months in boys and 7.6 in girls. How teeth form.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval6 min