Objective:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an 810-nm diode laser for treatment of benign oral soft tissue lesions.Materials and Methods:Treatment with the 810-nm diode laser was applied to a group of eighteen patients with pathological frenulum and epulis fissuratum; five patients with oral lichen planus, oral leukoplakia, and mucous membrane pemphigoid; and four patients with pyogenic granuloma.Results:Although the conventional surgery wound heals in a fairly short time, in the present study, the simple oral soft tissue lesions healed within two weeks, the white and vesiculobullous lesions healed completely within six weeks, and the pyogenic granuloma lesions healed within four weeks. Any complication was treated by using the 810-nm diode laser.Conclusions:Patient acceptance and satisfaction, without compromising health and function, have been found to be of a high degree in this present study. Thus, we can say that the use of the 810-nm diode laser may indeed be the best choice in oral soft tissue surgery.

Objectives To investigate the frequency, prevalence, distribution, sex differences and characteristics of supernumerary teeth in a referred non-syndromic Turkish population. Methods A total of 5200 panoramic radiographs of patients who presented at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology from July 2008 to August 2010 were evaluated. Demographic variables (age and sex), location, morphology, classification, number of supernumerary teeth, distribution, side and eruption status of supernumerary teeth as well as the management approach were evaluated for each patient with supernumerary teeth. Complications and pathological conditions were also recorded. Results Among the 5200 patients, 116 supernumerary teeth were found in 83 patients. These 83 patients comprised 48 males and 35 females, giving a ratio of 1.4:1. The average number of impacted teeth per person was 1.4. Parapremolar teeth (43.1%) were the most frequently observed supernumerary teeth, followed by distomolar teeth (31%), mesiodens (19.8%), paramolar teeth (2.6%), lateral incisors (2.6%) and canines (0.9%). Conclusion Supernumerary teeth had a prevalence of 1.6%, with parapremolar teeth being the most common supernumerary teeth in a Turkish population.

Introduction The detection of carious lesions in the initial stages of development is very important to prevent the occurrence of cavitation. Visual examination and the use of a dental probe, bite-wing radiography, and fiberoptic transillumination (FOTI) have long been recommended for this purpose. Visual examination and probing of suspected lesions are useful for detecting occlusal caries, but achieve no gain of sensitivity and might cause irreversible tooth damage. Bite-wing radiography helps to detect approximal lesions better than clinical examination and probing the lesion. But the diagnostic performance of bite-wing radiography at approximal and occlusal sites is different. The FOTI is a quick and inexpensive method that can enhance visual examination of all tooth surfaces. The aim of this in vivo study is to compare FOTI with bite-wing radiography and visual examination in the detection of approximal and occlusal caries. Materials and methods A total of 46 patients without missing teeth and dentures in the posterior region of jaws were examined for the evaluation of all premolar and molar teeth contacts. Three blinded practitioners examined the patients. First one evaluated radiologically, second one visually, and the last one evaluated with FOTI. Results According to statistical results, bite-wing radiograph had the highest sensitivity. However, evaluation with FOTI had acceptable results to detect approximal caries. Conclusion Study of the results has shown that clinically FOTI is an adjunct method for detection of approximal caries. How to cite this article Eren H, Yuksel HT, Inceoglu B, Kursun ES, Gorgun S. Comparison of Visual Examination, Bite-wing Radiography, and Fiberoptic Transillumination on Caries Detection. J Contemp Dent 2017;7(2):77-81.

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