Stoma EDU J 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3, p135-198

Fake news, fake science – the black side of the internet

Dear readers,
The internet is a fantastic world. It is an unbelievably deep source of information. On top of it, with the social media it gives to you access to basically millions of people. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? But as a critical mind, I must ask myself: is this beneficial only? I doubt it. Since information is neutral, it can be good or bad, or in other words, true, false or even worse: manipulated. I definitely know that social media are used to target people in order to make business with them […]
Jean-François Roulet
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).edit.1

The key to improving the peer-review process and rewarding the reviewer’s activity: Publons registration

Dear readers,
As editor of the Stomatology Edu Journal, I attended the webinars organized by Clarivate Analytics. This is where I found out a series of extremely useful information in my editorial task. This is how I learned about Publons, a site which is part of Clarivate Analytics, and its importance in an editor’s activity. Therefore, to improve the peer-review process and to make the activity of the reviewers more visible, we have registered the Stomatology Edu Journal in Publons […]
https://publons.com/journal/70355/stomatology-edu-journal
Marian-Vladimir Constantinescu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).edit.2

In Celebration of Professor Adrian Bejan on his 70th birthday

Now, when Professor Adrian Bejan, honorary member of the Romanian Academy and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Stomatology Edu Journal, is celebrating his 70th anniversary, all his colleagues and friends would like to warmly congratulate him and also take this opportunity to show their deep appreciation and give you an idea of just how great this man is in various areas of engineering science and applied physics. He was born on 24 September 1948 in Galați (Romania). At age 19 Bejan won a scholarship for the United States and enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]

Maria Greabu , MD, PhD, Professor, Head Department of Biochemistry
Faculty of Dental Medicine “Carol Davila” University of Medicine
and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Associate Editor of Stomatology Edu Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).letter.1

Impressions from London at the 96th General Session meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) General Session was held in conjunction with the Pan European Regional (PRE) Congress on July 25-28, 2018 in London, England. The congress was a major meeting, encouraging the presentation and discussion of novel findings and clinical approaches among more than 5000 scientists and researchers coming from almost 90 countries. The very high amount of data presented included the most recent research findings, developments and trends in all the sub-disciplines of dentistry […]
Andrei C. Ionescu
DDS, PhD, Post-doc fellow and tutor
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences
Institute of Microbiology IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute
University of Milan, Milan, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).news.1

The European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD) celebrated its 15^th anniversary in Lisbon, from the 20^th to the 22^nd of September
The festive moment of the European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD) arrived in Lisbon during its most important congress ever organized. More than 650 participants from 50 countries gathered in Lisbon to celebrate 15 years of friendship, high-end dentistry and education. This anniversary edition of the ESCD Meeting was really outstanding taking in consideration the feedback given by the attendees as well as the very complex organization and number of participants […]
Florin Lăzărescu
ESCD President
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).news.2

• DENTAL MATERIALS

Light transmission through resin composites
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.1
The optical properties of light cured resin-based composites (RBC) are essential material characteristics that are relevant for both the esthetical appearance of a restoration [1,2] and the quality of curing in depth [3]. The latter is fundamentally related to the translucency of the material and thus to the amount of light (photons) that is allowed to pass through the RBC during polymerization […]

Authors:
Nicoleta Ilie: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Eva-Maria Plenk: ResearchGate | Google Scholar

• DENTAL MATERIALS

The effect of ceramic light scattering on an inhomogeneous beam profile
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.2
Bonded ceramic restorations have been used in dentistry for many decades and the first application was the resin bonded ceramic veneer [1,2]. A few years later, resin bonded ceramic inlays were tested first in vitro [3] and later in vivo [4]. In order to have enough time for the cementation process, clinicians prefer light-cure resin-based composites (RBC), which usually have a lower […]

Authors:
Jean-François Roulet: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Marwah Majid Khudhair: ResearchGate | Google Scholar
Chiayi Shen: ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar

• DENTAL MATERIALS

Effect of whitening on the optical and mechanical properties of aged resin composites
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.3
Dental bleaching is a conservative alternative with high success rates for treating discoloured teeth [1]. Tooth bleaching is a chemical process, which is performed with peroxide, chlorine, or chloride based-products. Among the products, hydrogen peroxide is the most commonly used agent. The bleaching process relies on the decomposition of peroxide into free radicals, while unstable […]

Authors:
Ingrid Fernandes Mathias-Santamaria: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | CrossRef | PubMed | Google Scholar
Ayla Macyelle de Oliveira Correia: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Débora Cristina Barbosa Dantas: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Márcia Carneiro Valera: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Renata Marques de Melo: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Eduardo Bresciani: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus

• ORAL MEDICINE
  

Salivary matrix metalloproteinases activity levels in autoimmune diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.4
Over the past decades, saliva has become a hot topic in medical research related to discovering alternative diagnostic methods. Whole saliva is a complex fusion of the fluid produced by major and minor salivary glands with gingival crevicular fluid, oral desquamated cells, bacteria, as well as with food remains […]

Authors:
Iulia-Ioana Stănescu: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Alina Dima: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Eugenia Bălănescu: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Daniela Miricescu: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Alexandra Totan: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Radu Rădulescu: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Bogdan Calenic: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Paula Perlea: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Daniela Bălan: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Maria Greabu: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus

• MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

Efficacy of a dental extraction policy designed to prevent osteoradionecrosis: a retrospective study in 100 oral cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.5 
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaw is a serious complication that can arise following radiotherapy for head and neck cancers [1]. ORN is defined as a slow-healing radiation-induced ischemic necrosis of the bone, associated with varying degrees of soft tissue necrosis in the absence of local […]

Authors:
Constantinus Politis: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Paul Deckers: ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Matthias Schol: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | CrossRef | PubMed | Google Scholar
Daan Nevens: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | CrossRef | PubMed | Google Scholar
Sandra Nuyts: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Joseph Schoenaers: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Reinhilde Jacobs: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus

• ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY

The efficacy of bone scraper for bone window osteotomy in the course of sinus augmentation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.6
Implant dentistry in the posterior atrophic maxilla still poses a challenge, due to lack of alveolar bone height. Sinus augmentation procedures are done to generate sufficient bone to place an implant. Bone graft may be autogeneous bone and/or xenografts and/or alloplasts to fill in the volume created. For the autogenous donor site, the iliac crest or the mandibular symphyseal area are often used […]

Authors:
Liat Chaushu: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | CrossRef | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Hadar Better: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | CrossRef | PubMed | Google Scholar
Samuel Porphirio Xavier: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | Google Scholar
Sarit Naishlos: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Joseph Nissan: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar | Scopus
Gabi Chaushu: ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar

• RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

Resin infiltration as a minimal invasive esthetic treatment for a mild fluorosis case
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).art.7
Enamel pathologies like enamel hypoplasia, amelogenesis imperfecta and dental fluorosis occur as a result of disturbances during the last stage of sound enamel formation. In the maturation stage; the ameloblasts lose their protein secretory properties due to increased growth activity [1]. Dental fluorosis is caused by excessive intake of fluoride in drinking water during enamel formation […]

Authors:
Rasha Owda: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar
Hande Şar Sancaklı: ORCIDiD | ResearchGate | PubMed | Google Scholar

Gold Standard in Dental Photography: Digital Camera for Professional Dental Photography, EyeSpecial C-III
While visiting the dental exhibition in Cologne, IDS 2017, I tried to explore as many stands as possible belonging to the major equipment and material manufacturers present. We also went to the stand of Shofu Dental Corporation, the well-known producer coming from the “Land of the Rising Sun” […]
Florin-Eugen Constantinescu
DMD, PhD Student
Editorial Director, Product News
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2018.5(3).prodnews.1