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| molarSummarySummary: The most posterior teeth on either side of the jaw, totaling eight in the deciduous dentition (2 on each side, upper and lower), and usually 12 in the permanent dentition (three on each side, upper and lower). They are grinding teeth, having large crowns and broad chewing surfaces. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p821) Top Publications
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Middle distal canal of the mandibular first molar: a case report and literature reviewJ Kottoor
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Int Endod J 43:714-22. 2010To present a clinical case report in a mandibular first molar with a middle distal canal, along with a review of the literature.
The evaluation of root canal morphology of the mandibular first molar in an Indian population using spiral computed tomography scan: an in vitro studyJoseph Reuben
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Tamil Nadu, India
J Endod 34:212-5. 2008..48%) had the 3 canal (mesiobuccal, mesiolingual, and 1 distal canal) configuration and that the cementoenamel junction coincided with the roof of the pulp chamber in 37.09% of the samples only...
Root anatomy and canal configuration of the permanent mandibular first molar: a systematic reviewOliver Valencia de Pablo
Department of Endodontics, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Espana
J Endod 36:1919-31. 2010..The purpose of this study was to review published literature related to root anatomy and root canal configuration of the permanent mandibular first molar.
Middle mesial canal of the mandibular first molar: a case report and literature reviewDean Baugh
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA
J Endod 30:185-6. 2004..or microscope, the astute clinician must be aware of recent literature that states that the mandibular first molar has a 1-15% chance of a fifth canal...
Endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with two palatal canals with the aid of spiral computed tomography: a case reportVivek Aggarwal
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
J Endod 35:137-9. 2009This case report presents the endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with 2 palatal canals with separate orifices and apical foramen. The diagnosis was confirmed with the help of spiral computed tomography...
Light and electron microscopic analysis of the somata and parent axons innervating the rat upper molar and lower incisor pulpS K Paik
Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, BK21, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 188 1, 2 Ga, Samdeok dong, Jung Gu, Daegu 700 412, South Korea
Neuroscience 162:1279-86. 2009..Here we examined the axons and somata of trigeminal neurons that innervate the rat upper molar and lower incisor pulp using tracing with horseradish peroxidase and light and electron microscopic analysis...
Endodontic management of a fused mandibular second molar and paramolar with the aid of spiral computed tomography: a case reportSuma Ballal
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
J Endod 33:1247-51. 2007..In this article, we report a rare case of successful endodontic management of unilateral fused mandibular second molar with a paramolar...
Root canal therapy of a maxillary first molar with five root canals: case reportAmauri Favieri
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, UNIGRANRIO, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Braz Dent J 17:75-8. 2006This paper reports the case of a maxillary left first molar that presented three root canals in the mesiobuccal root. Root canal therapy and case management are described...
Force magnitude and duration effects on amount of tooth movement and root resorption in the rat molarCarmen Gonzales
Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Angle Orthod 78:502-9. 2008..To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in the effect of different continuous moderate to very heavy forces on root resorption or amount of tooth movement...
Maxillary first molar with seven root canals diagnosed with cone-beam computed tomography scanning: a case reportJojo Kottoor
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
J Endod 36:915-21. 2010..The purpose of this article was to emphasize the importance of having a thorough knowledge about the root canal anatomy...
Caries prevalence of permanent teeth: a national survey of children in Iceland using ICDASHelga Agustsdottir
Ministry of Health, Reykjavik, Iceland
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 38:299-309. 2010..The Icelandic Oral Health Survey aimed to obtain new national data on the oral health of Icelandic children and teenagers...
Endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with a single root and a single canal diagnosed with the aid of spiral CT: a case reportVelayutham Gopikrishna
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Alapakkam Main Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai, India
J Endod 32:687-91. 2006The aim of this article is to present an endodontically managed maxillary first molar with an unusual morphology of a single root and a single canal, which has not been reported in the literature so far...
Aberrant cementum phenotype associated with the hypophosphatemic hyp mouseH Fong
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Periodontol 80:1348-54. 2009..Here, we report a developmental study of tooth root formation in Hyp mouse molars, focusing on dentin and cementum...
Identification of independent middle mesial canal in mandibular first molar using cone-beam computed tomography imagingSung Ho La
Seoul Miso Dental Clinic, Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
J Endod 36:542-5. 2010The root canal treatment of a mandibular molar with aberrant canal configuration can be diagnostically and technically challenging.
Improved resin infiltration of natural caries lesionsH Meyer-Lueckel
Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, CharitéCentrum for Dental Medicine, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
J Dent Res 87:1112-6. 2008..001; Wilcoxon). It can be concluded that resins with higher PCs (infiltrants) show superior ability to penetrate natural lesions compared with resins with lower PCs...
Insulin-like growth factor-I stimulates cell proliferation in the outer layer of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath and elongation of the tooth root in mouse molars in vitroNaoki Fujiwara
Department of Oral Anatomy II, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, 1 3 27, Chuo dori, Morioka, Iwate, 020 8505, Japan
Cell Tissue Res 320:69-75. 2005..we examined the role of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on early root formation in mandibular first molar teeth from 5-day-old mice...
Mandibular first molar having an unusual mesial root canal morphology with contradictory cone-beam computed tomography findings: a case reportJogikalmat Krithikadatta
Rajan Dental Institute, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
J Endod 36:1712-6. 2010..The objective of this article is to highlight the importance of having a thorough knowledge about the root canal anatomy and the possibility of misleading findings in the cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images...
Effects of age on the stress-strain and stress-relaxation properties of the rat molar periodontal ligamentK Komatsu
Department of Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2 1 3, Tsurumi ku, Yokohama 230 8501, Japan
Arch Oral Biol 49:817-24. 2004We examined the stress-strain and stress-relaxation properties of the periodontal ligament (PDL) in the rat molar at 2, 6, 12, and 24 months of age to elucidate age-related changes in the tooth support function of the PDL.
Radiographic assessment of primary molar pulpotomies restored with resin-based materialsMarcio Guelmann
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pediatr Dent 27:24-7. 2005....
Differential expression patterns of the dentin matrix proteins during mineralized tissue formationJianjun Hao
Department of Oral Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Bone 34:921-32. 2004..Thus, the temporal and spatial differences between DMP1, DMP2 and DSP might implicate a direct demonstration of the functional difference between these three genes during calcified tissue formation...
An unusual maxillary first molar with four roots and six canals: a case reportN Adanir
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Aust Dent J 52:333-5. 2007This case report presents an unusual maxillary right first molar with four roots and six canals. Endodontic treatment was provided and final restoration was accomplished with composite resin...
Molar microwear in Praeanthropus afarensis: evidence for dietary stasis through time and under diverse paleoecological conditionsFrederick E Grine
Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, NY 11794, USA
J Hum Evol 51:297-319. 2006b>Molar microwear fabrics in extant mammals vary with diet and, more particularly, the physical properties of the items that are consumed...
Three-dimensional molar enamel distribution and thickness in Australopithecus and ParanthropusA J Olejniczak
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Biol Lett 4:406-10. 2008Thick molar enamel is among the few diagnostic characters of hominins which are measurable in fossil specimens...
Functional ecology and evolution of hominoid molar enamel thickness: Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii and Pongo pygmaeus wurmbiiErin R Vogel
Department of Anthropology, 1156 High Street, University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064, United States
J Hum Evol 55:60-74. 2008The divergent molar characteristics of Pan troglodytes and Pongo pygmaeus provide an instructive paradigm for examining the adaptive form-function relationship between molar enamel thickness and food hardness...
Molar microwear textures and the diets of Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensisPeter S Ungar
Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Old Main 330, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 365:3345-54. 2010....
Effectiveness of ART and traditional amalgam approach in restoring single-surface cavities in posterior teeth of permanent dentitions in school children after 6.3 yearsJ E Frencken
WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Care Planning and Future Scenarios, Radboud University Medical Centre, College of Dental Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 35:207-14. 2007..The Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) approach was compared with the traditional amalgam (TA) approach in order to test their appropriateness to complement a preventive and educational school oral health programme in Syria...
First permanent molar: first indicator of dental caries activity in initial mixed dentitionJ C Noronha
Departamento de Odontopediatria e Ortodontia, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Braz Dent J 10:99-104. 1999..These results permit us to conclude that the first permanent molars function as first indicators of dental caries activity in the schoolchildren examined...
Root resorption in retained deciduous canine and molar teeth without permanent successors in patients with severe hypodontiaK Haselden
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, UCL (University College, University of London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD, UK
Int J Paediatr Dent 11:171-8. 2001..Due to their clinical importance, canine and molar teeth were chosen for examination. Resorption was assessed subjectively by three experienced clinicians...
The effect of fibre insertion on fracture resistance of root filled molar teeth with MOD preparations restored with compositeS Belli
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
Int Endod J 38:73-80. 2005..To evaluate the effect of using flowable composite with or without leno woven ultra high modulus polyethylene fibre reinforcement on fracture resistance of root filled mandibular molars with mesio-occlusodistal (MOD) preparations...
Variations in molar enamel thickness among primatesR P Shellis
MRC Dental Group Dental School, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS1 2LY, U K
J Hum Evol 35:507-22. 1998Because of its hardness, resistance to abrasion and its influence on crown morphology, molar enamel thickness is an important factor in adaptation of the dentition to the diet...
Occlusal caries detection in permanent molars according to WHO basic methods, ICDAS II and laser fluorescence measurementsJan Kuhnisch
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 36:475-84. 2008..While the presence of plaque provides information for the caries activity assessment more work is required to provide information about the contribution of surface roughness...
Experimentally induced abutment strains in three types of single-molar implant restorationsW J Seong
School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
J Prosthet Dent 84:318-26. 2000The choice of single-molar implant design is difficult because of a lack of controlled, quantitative biomechanical analyses.
In situ expression of ribosomal protein L21 in developing tooth germ of the mouse lower first molarMing Xie
Laboratory of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
J Mol Histol 40:361-7. 2009..0 mandible. This study examined the precise expression pattern of Rpl21 mRNA in the mouse mandibular first molar by in situ hybridization...
Evaluation of formocresol versus ferric sulphate primary molar pulpotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysisL Peng
West China School of Dentistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Int Endod J 40:751-7. 2007To present a systematic review of the effects of formocresol and ferric sulphate when used as medicaments in pulpotomized primary molar teeth.
Finite element analysis of three designs of an implant-supported molar crownAllahyar Geramy
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
J Prosthet Dent 92:434-40. 2004STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: The optimal method of implant support for a single mandibular molar crown is controversial because commonly used, threaded, root-form implants developed by Branemark were not originally designed to support ..
Root and canal morphology of mandibular first and second molar teeth in a Jordanian populationA A Al-Qudah
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Int Endod J 42:775-84. 2009To examine the root and canal morphology of mandibular permanent first and second molar teeth in a Jordanian population.
Long-term outcomes of primary molar ferric sulfate pulpotomy and root canal therapyMichael J Casas
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
Pediatr Dent 26:44-8. 2004..The purpose of this study was to compare long-term outcomes of ferric sulfate pulpotomy (FS) and primary tooth root canal therapy (RCT) in vital pulps of deciduous molars exposed to caries lesions...
Alveolar bone regeneration of subcutaneously transplanted rat molarAkihiro Hosoya
Department of Oral Histology, Matsumoto Dental University, 1780 Gobara Hirooka, Shiojiri, Nagano 399 0781, Japan
Bone 42:350-7. 2008..Our model suggests that these regeneration processes might be similar to normal alveolar bone formation...
Mandibular first molar with four distal canalsJamileh Ghoddusi
Department of Endodontics, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Iran
J Endod 33:1481-3. 2007A mandibular first molar with more than four canals is an interesting example of anatomic variations, especially when four of these canals are located in distal roots...
Long-term evaluation of 282 implants in maxillary and mandibular molar positions: a prospective studyW Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Los Angeles, USA
J Periodontol 70:896-901. 1999Placement of implants into molar positions presents diagnostic, surgical and prosthetic challenges. There are few reported studies for implants placed into molar positions...
Mandibular molar with five root canalsFernando Branco Barletta
Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Departamento de Enfermagern e Odontologia, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
Aust Endod J 34:129-32. 2008..In this report, the authors describe the endodontic treatment of a mandibular first molar with five root canals, evaluate the rate of occurrence of this number of canals, and discuss the importance of ..
Radicular cyst associated with a deciduous molar: A case report with unusual clinical presentationY Ramakrishna
Dept of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 24:158-60. 2006This article presents case report of a patient with radicular cyst associated with a primary molar with an unusual clinical presentation. The management comprised of enucleation of the cystic sac under general anesthesia.
Root canal treatment in Denmark is most often carried out in carious vital molar teeth and retreatments are rareL Bjørndal
Department of Cariology and Endodontology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Int Endod J 39:785-90. 2006To study the reasons given by a representative sample of Danish general dental practitioners (GDPs) for undertaking root canal treatment and, to investigate their confidence in performing root canal treatment on molar teeth.
Vienna-Chicago: the cultural transformation of the model system of the un-opposed molarXianghong Luan
Oral Biology, UIC College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 801 South Paulina, Chicago, IL 60565, USA
Bioessays 29:819-30. 2007..Vienna's highly interdisciplinary environment was also the birthplace for the model system of the un-opposed molar. The un-opposed molar system features new tissue formation at the roots of teeth and tooth drift once opposing ..
Presentation of a radicular cyst associated with a primary molarS Gandhi
Dept Paediatric Dentistry, Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol, UK
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 9:56-9. 2008..A radicular cyst in a 9-year old girl is reported...
Attitudes, knowledge and utilization of fissure sealants among Greek dentists: a national surveyM Michalaki
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Athens, Greece
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 11:287-93. 2010..This was to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge of Greek Dentists concerning fissure sealants (FS) and other preventive measurements, together with the extent and the reasons for using or not using FS in their clinical practice...
Influence of several fibre-reinforced composite restoration techniques on cusp movement and fracture strength of molar teethS Akman
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
Int Endod J 44:407-15. 2011To compare mean cusp movement in molar teeth with endodontic access and mesial-occlusal-distal (MOD) cavities before and after restoration with several fibre-reinforced composite restoration techniques under loading and to evaluate the ..
Morphometrics as an insight into processes beyond tooth shape variation in a bank vole populationRonan Ledevin
Paléoenvironnements et Paléobiosphère, UMR 5125 CNRS, Universite Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
PLoS ONE 5:e15470. 2010..We focus here on a variable morphological feature: the third upper molar (UM3) of the bank vole, aiming at identifying the sources of this variation...
Quantitative assessment of interproximal wear facet outlines for the association of isolated molarsStefano Benazzi
Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Am J Phys Anthropol 144:309-16. 2011..Since three tooth pairs out of 17 could not be quantitatively associated, we suggest that the quantitative analysis of IPWF should be used only in addition with other approaches...
Bigger teeth for longer life? Longevity and molar height in two roe deer populationsVebjørn Veiberg
Department of Arctic Biology, University Centre in Svalbard, PO Box 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway
Biol Lett 3:268-70. 2007..hypothesis predicting increased wear in low-quality habitats, and the life-history hypothesis predicting molar height to be related to expected longevity...
Genetic analysis of crown size in the first molars using SMXA recombinant inbred mouse strainsT Shimizu
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, 2 870 1 Sakaecho nishi, Matsudo, Chiba 271 8587, Japan
J Dent Res 83:45-9. 2004..These findings suggest that tooth crown size is controlled by multiple genes, and that there is some independence of genetic control between M(1) and M(1)...
MicroRNA expression profiling of the developing murine molar tooth germ and the developing murine submandibular salivary glandAnne Marthe Jevnaker
Department of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Arch Oral Biol 53:629-45. 2008..5, P0 and P5) of the murine first molar mandibular tooth germ and the right submandibular salivary gland (E15.5, P0, P5 and P25)...
Endodontic management of a mandibular first molar with three distal canals confirmed with the aid of spiral computerized tomography: a case reportSaurabh S Chandra
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 108:e77-81. 2009..This case report highlights the rare incidence of 3 canals in the distal root of a permanent mandibular first molar. A spiral computerized tomography scan was used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool to confirm the diagnosis.
Comparing anesthetic efficacy of articaine versus lidocaine as a supplemental buccal infiltration of the mandibular first molar after an inferior alveolar nerve blockAndrew Haase
Endodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
J Am Dent Assoc 139:1228-35. 2008..double-blind, crossover study comparing the degree of pulpal anesthesia achieved by means of mandibular first molar buccal infiltrations of two anesthetic solutions: 4 percent articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine and 2 percent ..
Evaluation of a community fissure sealant programme in County Meath, IrelandC A Parnell
North Eastern Health Board, Dental Clinic, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
Community Dent Health 20:146-52. 2003..Children who had no sealants had significantly poorer dental health than children who had all four first permanent molars sealed...
A new 3-d approach to determine functional morphology of cercopithecoid molarsLilian Ulhaas
Abteilung Paläoanthropologie und Quartärpaläontologie, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Senckenberganlage 25, D 60325 Frankfurt a M, Germany
Ann Anat 186:487-93. 2004..Detailed models of wear for cercopithecoid molars will be used to reconstruct diet and will enhance our knowledge of the paleoecology of Cercopithecoidea...
Dental tissue proportions and enamel thickness in Neandertal and modern human molarsAnthony J Olejniczak
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D 04103 Leipzig, Germany
J Hum Evol 55:12-23. 2008..Radiographic two-dimensional studies indicate that Neandertal molar enamel is thin relative to the thick enamel of modern humans, although such methods have limited accuracy...
Ectopic eruption of the maxillary first permanent molar: characteristics and occurrence in growing childrenElena Barberia-Leache
Department of Preventive, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
Angle Orthod 75:610-5. 2005..study was to determine the characteristics and occurrence of the ectopic eruption of the maxillary first permanent molar in a sample of growing Spanish children...
Comparison of the effectiveness of fissure sealants in Finland, Sweden, and GreeceKaja Leskinen
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Cariology and Endodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Acta Odontol Scand 66:65-72. 2008..To evaluate the effectiveness of sealant treatment in preventing dental restorations due to caries in a practice-based research network in Finland, Sweden, and Greece...
In situ transformation of glass-ionomer into an enamel-like materialRaimond N B Van Duinen
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Dent 17:223-7. 2004..To assess the nature of clinically detectable alterations in glass-ionomer after long-term clinical service...
Dens invaginatus: a qualitative-quantitative analysis. Case report of an upper second molarVito Crincoli
Department of Odontostomatology and Surgery, University of Bari, Piazza G Cesare 23, Bari, Italy
Ultrastruct Pathol 34:7-15. 2010..The purpose of this study was to investigate the morpho-structure of a second upper molar dens invaginatus compared with a control tooth...
A morphometric analysis of maxillary molar crowns of Middle-Late Pleistocene homininsShara E Bailey
CASHP, Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, 2110 G Street NW, Washington DC 20052, USA
J Hum Evol 47:183-98. 2004This study explores the significance of shape differences in the maxillary first molar crowns of Neandertals and anatomically modern humans...
Modulation of activin/bone morphogenetic protein signaling by follistatin is required for the morphogenesis of mouse molar teethXiu Ping Wang
Developmental Biology Programme, Institute of Biotechnology, Viikki Biocenter, University of Helsinki, Finland
Dev Dyn 231:98-108. 2004..In K14-follistatin transgenic mice, the molar cusp pattern was also seriously affected (although different from the follistatin knockouts) and the occlusal ..
Clinical effectiveness of toothbrushes and toothbrushing methods of plaque removal on partially erupted occlusal surfacesAlessandra Fernandes Gonçalves
Department of Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes 2227, Sao Paulo, SP 05508 900, Brazil
Oral Health Prev Dent 5:33-7. 2007..The aim of this crossover study was to compare the efficacy of conventional and end-tufted toothbrushes and two methods of plaque removal on partially erupted occlusal surfaces in schoolchildren...
Bacterial invasion of dentinal tubules beneath apparently intact but hypomineralized enamel in molar teeth with molar incisor hypomineralizationTobias G Fagrell
Pediatric Dentistry Special Dental Service, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Molndal, Sweden
Int J Paediatr Dent 18:333-40. 2008The most common problems for a patient with molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) are the collapse of enamel and cavitations, loss of fillings, and secondary caries, but most of all, severe hypersensitivity.
Ovariectomy reduces the gelatinolytic activity and expression of matrix metalloproteinases and collagen in rat molar extraction woundsK G Zecchin
Department of Oral Pathology and Genetics, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, UNICAMP, Limeira Avenue 901-13414-903, CP 52, Piracicaba, , Brazil
Calcif Tissue Int 76:136-45. 2005..The results presented here in suggest that the absence of estrogen may possibly contribute to the delayed alveolar wound healing by interfering with the extracellular matrix turnover...
Use of CBCT to identify the morphology of maxillary permanent molar teeth in a Chinese subpopulationR Zhang
West China Hospital of Stomatology, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of the Ministry of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Int Endod J 44:162-9. 2011To investigate variations in root canal configuration in the maxillary permanent molar teeth of a Chinese subpopulation using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Static strength of molar region direct technique glass fibre-reinforced composite fixed partial denturesS R Dyer
Division of Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
J Oral Rehabil 32:351-7. 2005..The fabrication simulated the process to make directly made 3-unit maxillary molar FPD. Four types of retainers were tested (n = 5): conventional crown preparation (1.2 mm axially and 2...
Mouse molar morphogenesis revisited by three dimensional reconstruction. I. Analysis of initial stages of the first upper molar development revealed two transient budsR Peterkova
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Int J Dev Biol 40:1009-16. 1996..5, generally considered as the bud of the first molar, regressed during later development...
Phylogenetic and environmental components of morphological variation: skull, mandible, and molar shape in marmots (Marmota, Rodentia)Radhekshmi Caumul
School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom
Evolution Int J Org Evolution 59:2460-72. 2005..Despite the percentages of phylogenetic variance, maximum-likelihood trees based on molar and skull shape recovered most phylogenetic groupings correctly, but mandible shape did not...
The incidence of dental caries in the primary molar teeth of young children receiving National Health Service funded dental care in practices in the North West of EnglandK M Milsom
Health, Halton and St Helens Community Trust, Oral Health Unit, National Primary Care, R and D Centre, The University of Manchester
Br Dent J 205:E14; discussion 384-5. 2008A prospective cohort study was undertaken to describe the incidence of dental caries, as recorded by GDPs, in the primary molar teeth of children aged approximately 3-6 years attending general dental practices in the North West of England.
The presence of accessory cusps in chimpanzee lower molars is consistent with a patterning cascade model of developmentMatthew M Skinner
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
J Anat 217:245-53. 2010..the enamel-dentine junction of lower molars and used geometric morphometrics to examine shape variation in the molar crown correlated with variation in C6 presence (in particular the size and spacing of the dentine horns)...
Treatment of a second maxillary molar with six canalsBraulio Pasternak Júnior
UNISUL, Tubarao, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Aust Endod J 33:42-5. 2007..The purpose of this study is to present a clinical case of a maxillary second molar with three palatal canals, two mesio-buccal and one disto-buccal canal...
Benign cementoblastoma in a primary lower molar, a rarityK Lemberg
Department of Oral Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, P O Box 41, FIN 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 36:364-6. 2007..The lesion was associated with the mesial root of the lower right second primary molar. The radiographic appearance of the lesion suggested a benign cementoblastoma...
Immediate placement or immediate restoration/loading of single implants for molar tooth replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysisMomen A Atieh
Oral Implantology Research Group, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 25:401-15. 2010This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the survival of immediately placed single implants in fresh molar extraction sites and immediately restored/loaded single molar implants in healed molar sites.
Influence of substructure design and spacer settings on the in vitro performance of molar zirconia crownsMartin Rosentritt
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Regensburg University Medical Center, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, Regensburg, Germany
J Dent 37:978-83. 2009The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro behaviour of all-ceramic zirconia molar crowns in regard to different core designs and marginal fit.
Rat molar teeth as a study model for direct pulp capping research in dentistryTill Dammaschke
Westphalian Wilhelms University, Department of Operative Dentistry, Waldeyerstr 30, 48149 Munster, Germany
Lab Anim 44:1-6. 2010The aim of this review is to evaluate the suitability of rat molar teeth in preclinical evaluation of medical devices for direct pulp capping...
Long-term success of implants replacing a single molarLiran Levin
Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
J Periodontol 77:1528-32. 2006..The aim of this study was to assess the long-term success and survival rates of implants replacing a single molar between two natural teeth and to evaluate the influence of implant characteristics on implant success...
Frequency and distribution patterns of sealants among 15-year-olds in Denmark in 2003K R Ekstrand
Department of Cariology and Endodontics, Dental Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Community Dent Health 24:26-30. 2007..To provide information on the frequency and distribution patterns of sealants in the Public Dental Health Service for Children (PDHSC) in Denmark. A further aim was to determine whether there was a correlation between DMF-S and sealants...
Dynamic shear properties of the porcine molar periodontal ligamentEiji Tanaka
Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
J Biomech 40:1477-83. 2007..Therefore, the present study was designed to determine the dynamic shear properties of the PDL in the porcine molar (n=10)...
Root and canal morphology of maxillary first and second permanent molar teeth in a Ugandan populationC M Rwenyonyi
Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Int Endod J 40:679-83. 2007To investigate the root and canal morphology of permanent maxillary molar teeth from a Ugandan population.
Bone formation as a potential motive force of tooth eruption in the rat molarGary E Wise
Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Clin Anat 20:632-9. 2007..to (1) determine if significant bone growth occurs in the base of the alveolar bony crypt of the first mandibular molar to move the tooth through the eruption pathway; (2) determine if the osteogenesis in the crypt correlates with the ..
Ovariectomy delays alveolar wound healing after molar extractions in ratsMichele Conceição Pereira
Department of Oral Diagnosis, Dental School, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:2248-53. 2007..This study was conducted to investigate the morphological effects of the absence of estrogen on alveolar wound healing of young female rats after tooth extraction...
Sinus floor elevation from a maxillary molar tooth extraction socket in a patient with chronic inflammationTolga F Tozum
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
J Periodontol 80:521-6. 2009..This article documents a sinus floor elevation technique through an extraction socket in a 65-year-old white male with chronic inflammation to increase the bone mass after the extraction of a periodontally involved maxillary molar tooth.
Evaluation of various root canal filling materials in primary molar pulpectomies: an in vivo studyNurhan Ozalp
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ankara, Besevler, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Am J Dent 18:347-50. 2005To evaluate the clinical and radiographic success of zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE), Calcicur, Sealapex and Vitapex in primary molar pulpectomies.
Marginal flap versus paramarginal flap in impacted third molar surgery: a prospective studyMaria Mercedes Suarez-Cunqueiro
Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Germany
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 95:403-8. 2003..study was carried out to compare 2 flap designs-marginal and paramarginal-that are used during impacted third molar surgery...
Apexogenesis of a symptomatic molar with calcium enriched mixtureA Nosrat
Department of Endodontics, Dental School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran
Int Endod J 43:940-4. 2010AIM: This article describes the apexogenesis of a mandibular right second molar in a 12-year-old girl who was referred with a history of lingering pain and pain on chewing...
Expression, localisation and synthesis of versican by the enamel organ of developing mouse molar tooth germ: an in vivo and in vitro studyBei Zhan Jiang
Division of Histology, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Kanazawa 1757 Tobetsu cho, Ishikari gun, Hokkaido 061 0293, Japan
Arch Oral Biol 55:995-1006. 2010..In dental tissue, versican expression occurs primarily in mesenchymal tissue but rarely in epithelial tissue. We investigated the expression, localisation and synthesis of versican in the enamel organ of the developing tooth germ...
An in vivo 3D micro-CT evaluation of tooth movement after the application of different force magnitudes in rat molarCarmen Gonzales
Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Angle Orthod 79:703-14. 2009..To investigate the precise longitudinal change in the periodontal ligament (PDL) space width and three-dimensional tooth movement with continuous-force magnitudes in living rats...
Three-dimensional primate molar enamel thicknessAnthony J Olejniczak
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D 04103 Leipzig, Germany
J Hum Evol 54:187-95. 2008b>Molar enamel thickness has played an important role in the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and dietary assessments of fossil primate teeth for nearly 90 years...
A cone-beam computed tomography study of maxillary first permanent molar root and canal morphology in a Chinese populationQing hua Zheng
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
J Endod 36:1480-4. 2010..This study evaluated root and canal morphology of permanent maxillary first molars in a Chinese population using cone-beam computed tomography scanning...
Intra-oral distribution of caries in South Australian childrenJason M Armfield
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia
Aust Dent J 51:268-71. 2006
A longitudinal study of occlusal caries among schoolchildren in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaPaschalis Gerald Ntome Rugarabamu
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 30:47-51. 2002..Carious lesions were progressing slowly, especially in the first molars. Fissure abrasion may play a role in minimizing the risk of developing new occlusal lesions as well as progression of existing lesions...
Influence of Carisolv on resin adhesion for two different adhesive systems to sound human primary dentin and young permanent dentinY Hosoya
Department of Developmental and Reconstructive Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1 7 1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852 8588 Japan
J Dent 33:283-91. 2005..This study evaluated the influence of Carisolv (Medi Team) for resin adhesion to sound human primary and young permanent dentin...
Radiographic versus clinical extension of Class II carious lesions using an F-speed filmScott Kooistra
USN, USA
Oper Dent 30:719-26. 2005..No statistical difference was found between premolars and molars or maxillary and mandibular arches. The results of this study help to define the parameters for making restorative treatment decisions involving Class II carious lesions...
Radiographic technical quality of root fillings performed by dental students in TurkeyO Er
Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey
Int Endod J 39:867-72. 2006..To evaluate the radiographic technical quality of root fillings performed by undergraduate students at a dentistry faculty in Turkey...
A 2-year clinical evaluation of sealed noncavitated approximal posterior carious lesions in adolescentsSantiago S Gomez
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Valparaiso University, Casilla 178 V, Valparaiso, Chile
Clin Oral Investig 9:239-43. 2005..5-3.9 surfaces/100 years in the sealant groups and 5.9-6.1 surfaces/100 years in the fluoride varnish groups. The results show the potential of sealants to act as a noninvasive treatment of early approximal enamel lesions...
Tunnel or saucer-shaped restorations: a survival analysisP Horsted-Bindslev
Department of Dental Pathology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Vennelyst Boulevard 9, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
Clin Oral Investig 9:233-8. 2005..Based on findings from the present study, it is suggested that saucer-shaped restorations should be preferred for tunnel restorations in small- and mid-sized cavities...
Survival of root filled cracked teeth in a tertiary institutionL Tan
Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre, Singapore
Int Endod J 39:886-9. 2006..To assess the survival rate of root filled cracked teeth over a 2-year period in a tertiary institute...
Longevity and reasons for failure of sandwich and total-etch posterior composite resin restorationsNiek J M Opdam
Department of Preventive and Curative Dentistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
J Adhes Dent 9:469-75. 2007..To investigate longevity and reasons for failure of Class II posterior composite restorations (PCRs) placed with or without a lining of glass-ionomer cement...
Tooth size discrepancies and arch parameters among different malocclusions in a Jordanian sampleSusan N Al-Khateeb
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 22110 Irbid, Jordan
Angle Orthod 76:459-65. 2006..In conclusion, tooth size differences were found between right and left sides, between females and males, and between the different malocclusions. Arch width and length also showed differences among the different malocclusions...
Research Grants
- Complement Activation on Neisseria meningitidisSanjay Ram; Fiscal Year: 2010..On a molar basis, mAbs directed against CPS fix less C4b than mAbs against membrane structures, suggesting that efficient C4b ..
- OCULAR DISPOSITION OF ACYCLOGUANOSINE ANALOGUESAshim Mitra; Fiscal Year: 2001..will be measured at (1) at different time points following topical administration of 50 micro1 volume of the same molar concentration of each compound (2) at different time points following intravitreal injection of the same molar ..
- OCULAR DISPOSITION OF ACYCLOGUANOSINE ANALOGUESAshim Mitra; Fiscal Year: 1999..will be measured at (1) at different time points following topical administration of 50 microL volume of the same molar concentration of each compound (2) at different time points following intravitreal injection of the same molar ..
- Does Anesthetic Solubility Determine Receptor Specificity?ROBERT JOSEPH BROSNAN; Fiscal Year: 2010..preliminary data that suggest drug modulation of at least two anesthetic-sensitive receptors is predicted by a molar water solubility "cut-off" value...
- ESTROGEN MODULATION OF HUMAN NOCICEPTORSKenneth M Hargreaves; Fiscal Year: 2010..tissue (evaluating substance P (SP) release from neuron terminals innervating dental pulp from extracted third molar teeth)...
- Serum IGFs--Effects of a Soy Intervention in HumansJohanna Lampe; Fiscal Year: 2002..In observational studies, high serum IGF-I, low serum IGFBP-3, or a high molar ratio of IGF-I relative to IGFBP-3 are associated with increased risk of breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers,..
- AUTOMATED CLOSED SYSTEM FOR DMSO REMOVAL FROM PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELLSERIK WOODS; Fiscal Year: 2007..Current PBSC cryopreservation requires the use of molar concentrations of the cryoprotectant additive dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)...
- MOLECULAR BASIS OF TOOTH ERUPTIONGary Wise; Fiscal Year: 2007..Another molecule found in the DF, osteoprotegerin (OPG), inhibits osteoclastogenesis. In the first mandibular molar of the rat or mouse, the maximal number of osteoclasts is present either at day 3 (rat) or day 5 (mouse) on the ..
- Bilirubin-induced Auditory Neuropathy in PretermsSANJIV AMIN; Fiscal Year: 2007..2) more closely associated with UB levels than with estimates of total serum bilirubin or the bilirubin:albumin molar ratio; and 3) increased in the presence of clinical risk factors such as asphyxia, sepsis, hypoxia, acidosis, and ..
- Etiologic and therapeutic studies of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)Mortimer Poncz; Fiscal Year: 2011..Over a narrow molar range of reactants: (1) PF4 and heparin form soluble antigenic ultralarge complexes (ULCs) and (2) PF4 and ..
- Etiologic and therapeutic studies of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)Mortimer Poncz; Fiscal Year: 2007..Over a narrow molar range of reactants: (1) PF4 and heparin form soluble antigenic ultralarge complexes (ULCs) and (2) PF4 and ..
- GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANISMS THAT REGULATE TOOTH MORPHOGENESISGail Martin; Fiscal Year: 2007..goals are: 1) study mice lacking either Spry2 or Spry4 function, in which tooth buds anterior to the first molar develop into supernumerary teeth. In wild-type mice, these buds regress to yield a toothless diastema region...
- GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANISMS THAT REGULATE TOOTH MORPHOGENESISGAIL ROBERTA MARTIN; Fiscal Year: 2010..goals are: 1) study mice lacking either Spry2 or Spry4 function, in which tooth buds anterior to the first molar develop into supernumerary teeth. In wild-type mice, these buds regress to yield a toothless diastema region...
- Cellular and Molecular Determinants of Tooth EruptionHitesh Kapadia; Fiscal Year: 2005..patterns of Cbfa1 mRNA and protein expression in dental follicle cells during all phases of first mandibular molar eruption using molecular and immunochemical methods...
- DMP1 Mutations: Defects in OdontogenesisJian Feng; Fiscal Year: 2009..with enlarged pulp chambers, increased width of the predentin zone, hypomineralization, and delayed 3rd molar formation...
- DMP1 Mutations: Defects in OdontogenesisJian Q Feng; Fiscal Year: 2010..with enlarged pulp chambers, increased width of the predentin zone, hypomineralization, and delayed 3rd molar formation...
- DMP1 Mutations: Defects in OdontogenesisJian Feng; Fiscal Year: 2009..with enlarged pulp chambers, increased width of the predentin zone, hypomineralization, and delayed 3rd molar formation...
- Immune Recognition of Modified Antigen in SclerodermaRobert Hoffman; Fiscal Year: 2003..Specificity will be determined in blocking studies using molar excess of either intact, apoptotic 70k or oxidative modified 70k pre-incubated prior to immunoblotting...
- Asymmetric flow FFF and Composition Gradient/Light Scattering SystemEwa Folta Stogniew; Fiscal Year: 2007..step and light scattering (LS) as a detection method allows sample fractionation and determination of size and molar mass in a single experiment: the molar mass is determined from a static LS measurement and the hydrodynamic radius ..
- OSF2/CBFAL AND MURINE ODONTOGENESISRENA D SOUZA; Fiscal Year: 2002..Cbfal(-/-)_ molar organs show aberrations in size and shape and fail to advance beyond the early bell stage...
- Prepregnancy Phenotype & Predisposition to Pre-eclampsiaIra Bernstein; Fiscal Year: 2007..e. twins, molar pregnancies)...
