2025
In Which Cases Should a Tooth Not Be Extracted?
In a 10-year cohort of 132 root canal treated teeth, 91.6 percent were retained. Which situations require extraction, and which have alternatives?
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval
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// Implants
Post-Implant Care and Recovery Process
In post-implant recovery, soft tissue usually closes in one to two weeks and bone integration generally takes 2-6 months; long-term plaque control follows.
ÖŞ
Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD4 min
// Implants
Implant Treatment: Permanent Solution for Dental Health
A dental implant is a titanium or zirconia screw that replaces the root of a missing tooth; across 18 prospective studies, 10-year survival was 96.4%.
ÖŞ
Dr Ömer Faruk Şarkbay, PhD4 min
// Aesthetic
What is Restorative Dentistry?
In controlled trials, posterior resin composite restorations were lost at a rate of 1.55 per 100 restoration-years. How restorative work is judged.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval4 min
The Importance of Regular Dentist Checkups
INTERVAL followed 2,372 adults for four years and found no evidence of a difference in gum health across six-month, risk-based and 24-month recalls.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval4 min
What Is Zirconium Coating? Advantages, Process, Prices
Five-year survival of tooth-supported single crowns was 96.8% for monolithic zirconia, 97.3% for veneered zirconia and 97.1% for metal-ceramic.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval4 min
What is Masseter Botox (Jaw Botox/Teeth Clenching Botox)?
A randomised trial in 48 bruxism patients found significant masseter thickness reduction at 1 and 3 months, with groups back to similar values by 6 months.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval5 min
// Paediatric
Semi-Erupted Wisdom Teeth
A semi-erupted wisdom tooth is a third molar that has broken through the gum only partly, leaving a tissue flap that traps plaque and can cause pericoronitis.
Eİ
Dr Ebru İmren4 min
Dental Tartar Cleaning: A Guide to Scale and Polish
Six-monthly scale and polish reduced calculus in Cochrane data from 1,711 adults, while gingivitis changed little over two to three years. What the procedure removes, how often it is needed and what home cleaning adds.
HK
Dr Hakan Kaval4 min