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Background: The ultimate goal of root canal treatment is prevention or healing of apical periodontitis. The use of biologically active materials to seal root canal systems has been extensively proposed in contemporary endodontics to realise this goal. There are several commercial formulations of bioceramics available based on minor variations in composition which could have potentially important changes in properties in the clinical situation. This narrative review serves to provide brief information on the different formulations of bioactive ceramics that are available to a dentist. Aim: To give an overview of bioceramics used in endodontics, their classification, advantages and disadvantages. This review also gives insights about each biomaterial in detail and its use in endodontics. Review Results: Continuous innovations have led to bioceramics showing a variety of applications in both endodontic and restorative dentistry. While MTA was the benchmark in bioceramics materials, material advances have constantly tried to overcome disadvantages and improve its properties. Conclusion: Bioceramics now have a wide array of applications both in endodontics and restorative dentistry. However, considering the biological advantages of bioceramics materials, their use in multiple paradigms of endodontic therapy appears to be the future.

Background: Understanding growth, which may be one of the most elusive variances, is critical for diagnosis and therapy planning. It has been common practice to use a child's skeletal age or dental age as a proxy for their actual age. Multiple studies have looked at how various populations' dental and skeletal maturity rates correlate with chronological age. The current research aimed to replace skeletal age estimate with dental age estimation in the community. Methods: “In all, 104 samples were collected, with girls and boys each accounting for nearly half. Demirjian's method was used to calculate the patient's chronological age based on their teeth, while hand-wrist x-rays and Fishman's skeletal maturation index were used to calculate the patient's chronological age based on their bones.” Results: We used Spearman's position request connection coefficients to examine the correlation between skeletal and dental maturation. Mean ages of men and women are not fixed at 11.89 1.867 and 12.21 1.473 years, respectively. “Researchers found a strong relationship between chronological age and measures of dental and skeletal maturity (P 0.01). The correlation between dental and skeletal ages was statistically significant (P 0.001), with a connection value of 0.683 for males and 0.704 for women.”

Purpose: The purpose was to evaluate the difference in crestal bone loss (CBL) around implants with flap and flapless methods followed by early loading. Materials and Methods: Twenty implants were placed in twenty patients – ten using flap and ten using flapless techniques. The difference in CBL was measured on standardized digital periapical radiograph taken at 0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months. Results: The present study showed the mean CBL on proximal surfaces when evaluated at intervals of 0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months for flapless method was significantly lower than with flap method the values of which were +0.07 mm against +0.26 mm on mesial side and +0.15 mm against +0.33 mm on distal side at 6 months. Conclusion: The flapless approach is a predictable procedure when patient selection and surgical technique are appropriate, and results in lesser CBL.

Periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO), also known as Wilckodontics, is a clinical procedure that combines corticotomy (a surgical technique in which the bone is cut, perforated, or mechanically altered), particulate bone grafting, and orthodontic force application. By this procedure, the teeth can be made to move through the bone rapidly by means of harnessing and stimulating the innate potential of the bone and utilizing tissue engineering principles. Once the tooth movement gets completed, bone rebuilds around the tooth, thereby reducing the time of orthodontic treatment from years to months. This article aims to present a comprehensive review about PAOO or Wilckodontics.