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{"title":"Biological considerations of dental materials as orifice barriers for restoring root-filled teeth","authors":"ME Wylie,&nbsp;P Parashos,&nbsp;JR Fernando,&nbsp;JEA Palamara,&nbsp;AJ Sloan","doi":"10.1111/adj.12970","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12970","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is ample published literature regarding the technical aspects of restoring root-filled teeth, but little concerning the biological impacts, consequences, and criteria for the selection of direct restorative materials following endodontic treatment. The provision of an effective coronal seal in addition to a sound root filling is known to be important in the prevention of root canal infection. This review seeks to explore the evidence concerning the selection of dental materials in the restoration of root-filled teeth, specifically with a close examination of the properties of commonly used materials as orifice barriers. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.</p>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 S1","pages":"S82-S95"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12970","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10053695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health, psychological distress and burnout in Australian dental practitioners","authors":"MS Hopcraft,&nbsp;R McGrath,&nbsp;N Stormon,&nbsp;G Parker","doi":"10.1111/adj.12971","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12971","url":null,"abstract":"<p>What is the rate of burnout amongst Australian dentists?</p><p>A treating medical practitioner would be automatically required to make a mandatory report for health impairment to the Dental Board of Australia or Ahpra if they diagnosed a dental practitioner with depression.</p><p>Risky or hazardous alcohol consumption was associated with dental practitioners who were:</p><p>Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the rates of mental health illness in Australian dental practitioners, doctors and the general community?</p><p>Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE:</p>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"216-217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12971","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10066813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Of what use are conferences?’","authors":"Ivan Darby","doi":"10.1111/adj.12969","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12969","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"149-150"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10071617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender diversity of the oral health leadership in Australia","authors":"R Lalloo","doi":"10.1111/adj.12968","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12968","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Gender diversity in oral health leadership is important. Globally, this is dominated by men and does not equitably represent the increasing women in the workforce.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Publicly available and gathered data on leadership positions for Australian professional associations, accrediting body, specialist academies, training institutions and the public dental sector were analysed for gender (men and women) diversity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The gender diversity of the leadership varies across the oral health organizations and training institutions. Of the 383 identified leadership positions, 229 (60%) are held by men. Of the eight national dentist association presidents, six (75%) are men. Of the 65 leadership positions across 13 training institutions, 39 (59%) are held by men, and all schools training dentists are led by men. Men also dominate leadership roles in the specialist academies (62%), the research organizations (56%) and public dental sector (67%). Women do have the majority of senior leadership roles in the accrediting body (67%).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Gender diversity of the oral health leadership shows some positive findings, but there is still an effort required to increase women leaders across many areas of this leadership. This should urgently be recognized as a problem, with the implementation of strategies to address this important issue. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"197-201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12968","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10072507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anterior tooth autotransplantation: a case series","authors":"DC-V Ong,&nbsp;P Goh,&nbsp;G Dance","doi":"10.1111/adj.12966","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12966","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tooth autotransplantation is the technique of transplanting embedded, impacted or erupted teeth from one site into another in the same individual. It is relatively common for the anterior segment of the mouth to be affected by traumatic tooth injuries, impacted and/or congenitally missing permanent teeth. Autotransplantation of teeth into the anterior dental arch can provide unrivalled biological solutions when such issues arise in this critical aesthetic zone, particularly for adolescent patients. The combination of meticulous pre-surgical assessment, synergistic interdisciplinary collaboration and carefully performed anterior tooth autotransplantation has been demonstrated to achieve impressive outcomes, with respect to both transplant survival and clinical success. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.</p>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"202-215"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12966","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10072484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current endodontic practice and use of newer technologies in Australia and New Zealand","authors":"MC Cheung,&nbsp;P Parashos","doi":"10.1111/adj.12967","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12967","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigated endodontic clinical preferences, adoption of newer technologies and information sources among dentists and endodontists.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Dental and endodontic society members in Australia and New Zealand were surveyed online regarding their endodontic treatment preferences, armamentarium, information sources and continuing professional education (CPE) attendance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Complete responses were received from 71 endodontic specialists or postgraduates (Group E) and 139 general dentists (Group D). Most of Group E used dental operating microscopes (95.8%), endodontic cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT; 98.6%) and calcium silicate-based materials (CSBMs; 97.2%), significantly more (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001) than Group D (86.3% used loupes, &lt;32% used CBCT for endodontics or CSBMs). Most respondents used dental dam always for endodontics (94.3%), electronic apex locators (EAL; 81.0%) and engine-driven nickel-titanium (NiTi) instruments (91.4%); Group E had more experience with engine-driven NiTi (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001). Endodontic CPE attendance was highest at dental association programs (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001) while hands-on NiTi training attendance was highest via commercial companies (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05). Online information sources were commonly used (38.8% of Group D, 59.2% of Group E).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Dental dam, EAL and engine-driven NiTi were almost universally used. The endodontic group reported high adoption of newer endodontic technologies. Endodontic CPE and information sources should be further surveyed as online engagement evolves. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"186-196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10071057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Orifice barriers to prevent coronal microleakage after root canal treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"P Chen,&nbsp;Z Chen,&nbsp;Y-Y Teoh,&nbsp;OA Peters,&nbsp;CI Peters","doi":"10.1111/adj.12965","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12965","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Low technical standard of the root canal filling</p><p>The use of materials with low biocompatibility</p><p>Presence of microorganisms in the root canal system</p><p>Apical cysts formation</p><p>It provides an unbiased confirmation of data</p><p>It creates a new data set by combining prior studies</p><p>It has a lower error compared to a single study</p><p>It pools prior studies to generate a larger sample size</p><p>MTA</p><p>IRM</p><p>Amalgam</p><p>Dentine bonding agent</p><p>50%</p><p>10%</p><p>90%</p><p>76%</p><p>Placing a barrier of 2–3 mm thickness on clean dentine</p><p>Removing gutta-percha of the coronal 4 mm of the root canal</p><p>Filling the pulp chamber completely with a barrier material</p><p>Use a barrier only in combination with immediate restoration</p><p>Enlarge the coronal root canal third further to accept barrier materials</p><p><b>P Chen:</b> Writing – original draft. <b>Z Chen:</b> Writing – original draft. <b>Y-Y Teoh:</b> Writing – original draft. <b>OA Peters:</b> Writing – review &amp; editing; Writing – original draft. <b>CI Peters:</b> Writing – review &amp; editing; Writing – original draft.</p>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 2","pages":"144-145"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12965","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9745608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of hyperbaric oxygen in osteoradionecrosis—a prophylactic insight","authors":"B Dang,&nbsp;S Gamage,&nbsp;S Sethi,&nbsp;ED Jensen,&nbsp;P Sambrook,&nbsp;A Goss","doi":"10.1111/adj.12963","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12963","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is an uncommon and debilitating consequence of head and neck radiotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been advocated for prophylaxis prior to performing dentoalveolar procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate a prophylactic HBOT protocol and describe the outcomes of susceptible individuals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A retrospective audit of adults who attended the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (South Australia) who received dental extractions with a history of radiotherapy to the jaws from 2008 to 2020. Data including demographic information and outcomes of osteoradionecrosis and delayed healing was recorded.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 121 individuals were eligible for case note review; 68.6% of individuals were male and 55.4% were aged over 67 years. Osteoradionecrosis occurred in 9.1% of individuals and delayed healing for 3.3%; fifteen individuals (12.4%) were unable to complete the HBOT protocol. The individuals who were diagnosed with ORN had a significant association with age (<i>P</i> = 0.006) and binary analysis showed alcohol consumption to be a significant predictor.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prophylactic HBOT protocol had a lower proportion of individuals diagnosed with ORN and those who were diagnosed were more likely to be younger males and have current alcohol consumption.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"171-178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12963","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10446648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A critical evaluation of physical and manufacturing properties of genuine and counterfeit rotary nickel–titanium endodontic instruments","authors":"B Madytianos,&nbsp;E Liu,&nbsp;A Marshall,&nbsp;E Mahony,&nbsp;K Liu,&nbsp;J Manogaran,&nbsp;HH Liu,&nbsp;P Parashos,&nbsp;M Evans","doi":"10.1111/adj.12964","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12964","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rotary nickel–titanium (NiTi) instruments are made to exacting standards and are costly to manufacture, and quality control is paramount. Consequently, unauthorized factories make counterfeit instruments that are less expensive and may therefore be attractive to dentists. Little information exists about the metallurgy and manufacturing quality of such instruments. There is the potential for counterfeit instruments to be at higher risk of fracture during treatment, thereby compromising clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate physical and manufacturing properties of genuine and counterfeit ProTaper Next™ and Mtwo® rotary NiTi instruments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigated the metallurgical properties, manufacturing quality, microhardness and number of cycles to failure of two commonly used rotary NiTi systems and compared them with counterfeit products purporting to be genuine articles.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Counterfeit instruments were found to be inferior in manufacturing standards and were less resistant to cyclic fatigue when compared to genuine instruments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Counterfeit rotary NiTi instruments may be less efficient at preparing root canals and may be at higher risk of fracture during endodontic treatment. Dentists must be aware that, although less expensive, counterfeit instruments may be of dubious manufacturing quality and at higher risk of fracture if used in patients. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 3","pages":"179-185"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/adj.12964","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10060768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ADJ Editorial June 23","authors":"Ivan Darby","doi":"10.1111/adj.12962","DOIUrl":"10.1111/adj.12962","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8593,"journal":{"name":"Australian dental journal","volume":"68 2","pages":"77"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9685402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}