2025
// Implants
What is Sinus Lift? Who is it Suitable For?
Membrane perforation is the common complication: implant survival was 98.88% under intact membranes and 97.68% under repaired ones. Who needs a sinus lift?
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD
// 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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// Orthodontics
Do Teeth Affect Speech?
Teeth affect speech: in 105 children, those with speech sound disorders had more malocclusion. Missing front teeth, gaps, crowding and an open bite blur consonants.
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Dr Ahmet Murat Artuç, PhD5 min
// Aesthetic
Having White Teeth Is Not a Dream
A meta-analysis of eight randomised trials found no significant difference between in-office and at-home bleaching in whitening efficacy or tooth sensitivity.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval6 min
// Implants
What is a Smart Implant? Technological Transformation in New Generation Dental Treatment
A smart implant is a titanium implant with a hydrophilic surface and digital planning; in five randomised trials the surface showed no clinical advantage.
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Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD5 min
Digital Dentistry: The Technology Revolution in Oral Health
In an in vivo study, median trueness of intraoral scanners was 38 to 47 micrometres for short spans but 147 to 433 for complete arches.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval5 min
Tooth Sensitivity: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
A meta-analysis of 65 papers gave a best estimate of 11.5 percent for dentin hypersensitivity. What triggers it, and which treatments have evidence?
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval4 min
// Root Canal
Root Canal Treatment for Inflamed Teeth
Pooled data from 42 longitudinal studies give root canal success of 92.6% under loose and 82.0% under strict radiographic criteria.
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Dr Anıl Çetin, PhD4 min
Can You Have Dental Treatment During Pregnancy?
The randomised trial on essential dental treatment ran at 13 to 21 weeks of gestation and found no increased risk of adverse outcomes with local anaesthetics.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval7 min
Can Brushing Your Teeth Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Brushing has not been shown to prevent Alzheimer's disease, but gum disease is linked to dementia: periodontitis carried an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.79.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval14 min