Orthodontic Intervention to Impacted and Transposed Lower Canines by Nihat Kılıç, Hüsamettin Oktay

“…Elastic chains were applied between the hooks on the lingual arch and the ligatures tied to the attachments on the canine crowns. The light forces generated by elastic materials caused impacted canines to erupt and tend towards their own spaces in the dental arch. …”
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A Digital Approach for a Complete Rehabilitation with Fixed and Removable Prostheses: A Technical Procedure by Etienne Lefrançois, Victor Delanoue, Samuel Morice, Xavier Ravalec, Marie Desclos-Theveniau

“…The fixed components including post-and-cores, both metal–ceramic with extra-coronal attachment and monolithic zirconia crowns, and the RPDs were manufactured by computer numerical controlled direct milling. …”
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A Review: Application of Bromelain Enzymes in Animal Food Products by Ririn Fatma Nanda, Rini Bahar, Daimon Syukri, Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu, Anwar Kasim

“…Bromelain is a protease enzyme found in stems (EC 3.4.22.32), leaves, crowns, fruit skins, fruit flesh (EC 3.4.22.33) and fruit tubers in pineapple. …”
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Lasers in Esthetic Dentistry: Soft Tissue Photobiomodulation, Hard Tissue Decontamination, and Ceramics Conditioning by Karen Müller Ramalho, Patrícia Moreira de Freitas, Ana Cecília Correa-Aranha, Marina Stella Bello-Silva, Roberta Marques da Graça Lopes, Carlos de Paula Eduardo

“…The present case report describes the clinical steps of two metal-ceramic crowns development in a 60-year-old patient. Three different laser wavelengths were applied throughout the treatment with different purposes: Nd:YAG laser (1,064 nm) for dentin decontamination, diode (660 nm) for soft tissue biomodulation, and Er:YAG laser (2,940 nm) for inner ceramic surface conditioning. …”
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Occurrence and Behavior Analysis of <i>Duponchelia fovealis</i> on Strawberry Plants: Insights for Integrated Pest Management by Rodrimar Barboza Gonçalves, Maria Aparecida Cassilha Zawadneak, Taciana Melissa de Azevedo Kuhn, Thales Fernando Moreno Gulinelli, Ida Chapaval Pimentel, Alex Sandro Poltronieri, Joatan Machado da Rosa, José Manuel Mirás-Avalos, Emily Silva Araujo

“…This species concentrated on basal leaves and crowns, where more than 90% of the larvae were collected. …”
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Endoscopic Removal of Ingested Dentures and Dental Instruments: A Retrospective Analysis by Ken-ichi Mizuno, Kazuya Takahashi, Kentaro Tominaga, Yuki Nishigaki, Hiroki Sato, Satoshi Ikarashi, Kazunao Hayashi, Takashi Yamamoto, Yutaka Honda, Satoru Hashimoto, Kenya Kamimura, Manabu Takeuchi, Junji Yokoyama, Yuichi Sato, Masaaki Kobayashi, Shuji Terai

“…The ingested dental objects included 23 dentures (13 crowns, 4 bridges, 4 partial dentures, and 2 other dentures) and 6 dental instruments. …”
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Decompression of a Dentigerous Cyst Treatment in Mixed Dentition: A Case Report with 5 Years Follow-Up by Antoine Berberi, Georges Aad, Marise Nassar, Gwenaëlle Maalouf, Nabih Nader

“…Intraoral and radiological examination revealed an expansion of the buccal and lingual cortical plates associated with teeth #73, #74, and #75 and a well-limited, unilocular radiolucent image extending from the distal aspect of tooth #31 to the mesial aspect of tooth #36 involving the crowns of the unerupted teeth #33, #34, and #35. The preliminary diagnosis was in favor of a dentigerous cyst. …”
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Reflection on the leadership practice of Saul as a failure of leadership for church pastors by D. Ming

“…God was not surprised by this. Saul was crowned king of Israel by Samuel. Saul was taller and handsomer than all of the Israelites. …”
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Evaluation of Staining Reduction of Teeth Endodontically Treated with CTZ Paste through the Use of Polytetrafluoroethylene Isolation Tape by Lucas de Lima Oliveira Barbosa, Jaine Viviane Silva, Leopoldo Cosme-Silva, Daniela Maria Carvalho Pugliesi, Patrícia Batista Lopes do Nascimento, Dayse Andrade Romão, Priscylla Gonçalves Correia Leite de Marcelos, Daniel Pinto de Oliveira, Valdeci Elias dos Santos Junior

“…Results: After six weeks of evaluation, it was possible to notice that 100% of the teeth without PTFE had their crowns stained by CTZ. Only 33.33% with PTFE showed staining (p<0.01). …”
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REPUBLIC OF YEMEN: OVERCOMING SEPARATIST TRENDS by A. V. Fedorchenko

“…Despite the fact that the change in top state leadership in Yemen after the "Arab Spring" was held on the softer model compared with Libya or Syria scenario, the transition period is not crowned with the stabilization of the political and economic situation and the onset of systemic reform. …”
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Comparative evaluation of conventional and socket-shield techniques on maxillary esthetics following immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets: A randomized controlle... by Farhan Durrani, Aishwarya Pandey, Shweta Ahlawat, Ekta Kumari, S. U. Gokila Vani, Sakshi Agarwal, P. G. Naveen Kumar

“…Implant survival, crestal bone levels, and pink esthetic scores (PES) were evaluated at 8 months (temporary prosthesis), 12 months, and 36 months (final crowns). Results: All implant-supported restorations were successful within the study’s observation period. …”
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Propagation of Theobroma cacao by Rooted Cuttings in Mini-Tunnels by Lucía Melissa Vásquez Zamora, Sofía Rengifo-Del Aguila, Juan Carlos Guerrero Abad, Geomar Vallejos Torres, Sixto Alfredo Imán Correa, Elías Torres Flores, Francisco Mesén Sequeira, Mike Anderson Corazon Guivin

“…Cuttings 5 to 7 cm long were collected from the middle area of cacao tree crowns and treated with doses of 0, 1000, 2000, and 3000 ppm of IBA; then they were placed in Jiffy© pellets and set to root in plastic-covered mini-tunnels with fog irrigation. …”
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Mechanical evaluation of a novel resin infiltrated lithium-disilicate ceramic network versus resin infiltrated feldspathic ceramic network by Mariam Adel, Moustafa Aboushlieb, Nour A. Habib

“…Porosity percentage and microstructure were investigated. Single crowns were milled from the newly fabricated PILN blocks and from Vita Enamic then fracture load test was performed. …”
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Subtractive and Additive Technologies in Fixed Dental Restoration: A Systematic Review by Rafal Kareem Rasheed, Nidhal Sahib Mansoor, Nihad Hasan Mohammed, Syed Saad B Qasim

“…The findings indicate that current knowledge is sufficient to recommend subtractive manufacturing for crowns and fixed dental restorations for routine clinical use, with improvements in each of the current metal-ceramic veneering materials and procedures. …”
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Accuracy evaluation and clinical realization of digital interproximal enamel reduction for orthodontics: a case study by Jia You, Xiangyu Zhou, Xiaofan Xia, Jianxing Zhang, Yunfeng Liu

“…The IER volume was measured by the overlay area of two neighboring crowns on the arranged virtual teeth. For the upper dentition, a guide plate was innovatively designed based on the original surface of the dentition and the calculated IER volume. …”
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Morphological changes in root dentin after irradiation with diode laser 980 nm in two directions: an in-vitro study by Elsayed Abdallah Eltayeb, Soha Adel Abdou

“…Materials and methods Thirty extracted human single-rooted lower premolars teeth with mature apex were chosen from Dental Department of Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Egypt. Their crowns were resected at the cement-enamel junction (CEJ), and their roots were mechanically prepared. …”
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A New Species of the Durophagous Mosasaurid <i>Carinodens</i> from the Late Maastrichtian Phosphates of Morocco and Implications for Maastrichtian Mosasaurid Diversity by Nicholas R. Longrich, Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola, Nour-Eddine Jalil, Nathalie Bardet

“…It is characterized by teeth with tall crowns, triangular apices, and broad bases. Many of the diagnostic features of this species appear to be plesiomorphies, suggesting the persistence of a primitive species of <i>Carinodens</i> into the latest Maastrichtian alongside the more derived <i>C</i>. …”
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The Shear Bond Strength of Porcelain Bonding to Cobalt-Chromium Dental Alloys Before and After Thermal Cycling by Ewa Pruszczyńska, Zofia Kula, Katarzyna Dąbrowska, Leszek Klimek

“…Metal-ceramic crowns and bridges provide a stable and aesthetic tooth reconstruction. …”
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A Comparative Study on Drought Stress Response In Vitro and In Vivo Propagated <i>Fragaria vesca</i> Plants by Marta Rokosa, Małgorzata Mikiciuk, Danuta Kulpa, Piotr Ptak

“…Additionally, the ratio of monovalent to divalent cations in leaves, roots, and crowns was analyzed. The results revealed significant differences between the experimental variants under optimal conditions and their respective responses to drought stress. …”
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Native versus non-native Prosopis woody species: Which fertilize the soil better? by Moslehi Maryam, Ahmadi Farzad, Matinizadeh Mohammad, Sadeghi Seyed Mousa, Izadi Masoumeh, Faunae Nafiseh, Alizadeh Tahereh, Shackleton Ross T.

“…Soil samples were taken from the top 20 cm of soil profiles east of each tree, under the tree crowns and from control plots in open areas. Three soil samples per site were pooled for chemical and microbial analysis. …”
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