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Clinical Evaluation Of Different Techniques Of Gingival Depigmentation, Nahla Meligy, Omneya E. Ahmed, Osama S. El-Shall
Clinical Evaluation Of Different Techniques Of Gingival Depigmentation, Nahla Meligy, Omneya E. Ahmed, Osama S. El-Shall
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Purpose: The current study aimed to assess the difference in the clinical outcome of the removal of gingival hyperpigmentation and patient satisfaction of different techniques used for gingival depigmentation, namely; scalpel surgical technique, laser therapy, and vitamin C injection. Subject and methods: A total of thirty patients with gingival hyperpigmentation were included in this study. They were randomly divided into three equivalent groups to be managed with different gingival depigmentation techniques. Group I (control group; n = 10) involved patients treated with the scalpel surgical technique using scalpel 15. Group II (test group 1; n = 10) involved patients treated …
Evaluation Of The Antibacterial Effect Of Aloe Vera Versus Diode Laser In Management Of Deep Carious Lesions (In Vivo Study), Hyam M Tawfic, Maha A. Niazy, Doaa A. E Elsharkawy
Evaluation Of The Antibacterial Effect Of Aloe Vera Versus Diode Laser In Management Of Deep Carious Lesions (In Vivo Study), Hyam M Tawfic, Maha A. Niazy, Doaa A. E Elsharkawy
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Purpose: This clinical study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial effect of Aloe Vera versus Diode laser in the management of deep carious lesions. Material and Methods: patients with deep occlusal caries in molars were enrolled in the study. Patients had a total of forty five permanent molars with deep occlusal carious lesions were used in this study. The teeth were randomly assigned after stepwise caries removal into three groups (n=15), according to the applied treatment agent (A): Group (A1): no treatment was applied (control), Group (A2): the teeth were treated with Aloe Vera, Group (A3): the teeth were treated …
Clinical Efficacy Of Combined Application Of Diode Laser And Different Remineralizing Agents On White Spot Lesions, Amani A. Bin Shahna, Wael E. Gamel, Asmaa A. Mosleh
Clinical Efficacy Of Combined Application Of Diode Laser And Different Remineralizing Agents On White Spot Lesions, Amani A. Bin Shahna, Wael E. Gamel, Asmaa A. Mosleh
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
Purpose: The current study was conducted to clinically assess the efficacy of concomitant application of Diode Laser with different remineralizing materials (Remin Pro, X Pur Remin, and Pro-fluoride varnish) on white spot lesions. Materials and methods: A single-blinded, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial design was followed. Forty-five teeth with white spot lesions (WSLs) were selected from 30 patients who attended the outpatient clinic of the Operative Dentistry department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. The participants were randomly assigned into three groups according to the applied treatment agent: Remin Pro, X Pur Remin, and Pro-fluoride varnish. Treatments …