CARIOLOGY The Use of Er:YAG Laser for Dental Caries Removal DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2021.8(3).art.3 Abstract Background Carious tissue removal in enamel and dentin requires the use of sharp and resistant instruments. New tools have appeared to optimize/facilitate dental treatment, among them the laser. Regarding laser application for dental caries removal, the use of erbium laser doped with […]

OCCLUSION and TMJ On the track of bruxism: quantitative, qualitative and intraindividual analyses of the BruxChecker® in daily clinical routine DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2020.8(3).art.2   Gregor Slavicek1,2,a* , David Grimmer1,3 , Anastasia Novitskaya1,4,b , Florian Slavicek1,2,c ¹Steinbeis Transfer Institute Biomedical Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Steinbeis University Berlin, DE-12489 Berlin, Germany ²Orehab Minds GmbH, DE-70567 Stuttgart, Germany ³Zahntechnik Baltz GbR, […]

OCCLUSION and TMJ On the track of bruxism: quantitative, qualitative and intraindividual analyses of the BruxChecker® in daily clinical routine DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2020.8(3).art.2 Abstract Introduction Bruxism is a relevant topic in daily dental routine. Bruxism has to be confirmed by instrumental procedures. The BruxChecker® (BC) is an inexpensive instrument that does not affect the stomatognathic system […]

ORTHODONTICS Maxillary sinus volume in cleft lip and palate patients with and without an oronasal fistula using CBCT DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2021.8(3).art.1   Bita Kiaee1a , Ladan Hafezi2b , Mahshid Karani1c , Faezeh Amiri1d , Abdolreza Jamilian1e* ¹Department of Orthodontic, Dental School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ²Maxillofacial Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran Medical […]

ORTHODONTICS Maxillary sinus volume in cleft lip and palate patients with and without an oronasal fistula using CBCT DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2021.8(3).art.1   Abstract Introduction: The Fformation of oronasal fistula is a common complication after surgical closure of the cleft lip and palate (CLP). This study aimed to compare the maxillary sinus volume in 9-12-year-old CLP patients […]

EDITORIAL COVID-19 and academic publishing ranking DOI: https://doi.org/10.25241/stomaeduj.2021.8(3).edit.1 Author: Constantinus Politis MD, DDS, MM, MHA, PhD Professor & Chairperson Editor-in-Chief   Dear Readers, In a section of Foreign Affairs (Volume 100, Number 5, 2021), Dr. Chonira Aturupane of Stanford University points out that during the COVID-19 pandemic a number of challenges stood in the way of […]

The aging of the elderly population is a dramatic demographic fact. One of the most important challenges of the dental profession in the coming years will be in providing oral care to geriatric patients. The new trend is that the elderly will have more retained teeth and that their expectation will be greater. On the […]