Changes are necessary when new challenges and new demands appear in our routine, such as market changes, new diseases, new technologies, changes in the socio-economic, cultural, and mental context. With the digitization of processes and the spreading of knowledge, the professional must be able to constantly adapt and re-discuss protocols, regardless of the area of expertise. The professional of the present and the future must, above all, be resilient. This means having the constant capacity to...

I do not think that the rapid development from the 1990s will occur in the future. In Japan, I think root caries treatment is still a problem to solve.

Hello reader! After a brief break in my column, I return with a question to be reflected by all of us: The Dilemma of Social Net in Dentistry. Do these nets have the power to dictate the quality of dental procedures? Or do they dictate just a few fads? I hear, almost daily, complaints from colleagues about content posted by dentists on social nets. A while ago, I complained too, but stopped. And why did I stop? For doing an analysis on the recent timeline of our society. In the 1980s and 1990s,...

Objective: To evaluate the microtensile bond strength of two PMMA acrylic resins used in removable denture bases to artificial acrylic resin teeth: a pre-polymerized acrylic resin used in CAD/ CAM systems. Methods: Twenty-four artificial molars were divided into four groups (n=6) according to denture base resin (CAD/CAM or heat-polymerized acrylic resin) and storage time (24 hours or 6 months). The teeth were bonded to an acrylic resin base with VITACOLL® under a 100 g load for 10 minutes....

“Is artificial intelligence capable of changing the dentistry we know?” A few years ago, questions like this were asked, nowadays the doubts no longer refer to whether it will go, but rather how it will affect and is already affecting our area.

Introduction: Aesthetic complaints resulting from dental abrasion are commonly seen in dental offices. The principal cause of these complaints, bruxism, is defined as a masticatory muscle activity that occurs in different phases during the circadian cycle: during awake mode (Awake Bruxism, AB), it is characterized by repetitive or sustained tooth contact or by bracing and thrusting the mandible, not necessarily causing dental contact, and during sleep (Sleep Bruxism, SB). According to the...

Introduction: Orthodontic treatment for the correction of malocclusion prior to dental rehabilitation may not be an option for some adult patients who want to improve their dental esthetics. Objective: This article describes the full-mouth rehabilitation of a patient whose first concern was the appearance of his smile, but also presented a skeletal deep bite with marked dental wear due to malocclusion and bruxism. Case description: Planning was conducted using digital smile design (DSD). The...

Recently, I received two news: one of them is extremely gratifying and fills me with joy. I am now the new columnist for the renowned Journal of Clinical Dentistry and Research (JCDR), which means we will meet here in every edition. Writing a column is an exciting opportunity to express opinions, share knowledge, and even initiate debates on essential topics. I am sure this will be an excellent chance to share ideas and perspectives on various subjects related to Dentistry, such as its...

Objective: The objective of this work was to verify the effect of surface finishing on the strength of monolithic zirconia: 3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (3Y), and 5 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia polycrystal (5Y). Methods: Disc-shaped specimens (12 mm in diameter and 0.7 mm of thickness) of each zirconia were obtained (n=80) and divided into experimental groups according to the surface finishing: as-sintered (3Y-S and 5Y-S); overglaze (3Y-G and 5Y-G); finishing...

Introduction: Peg teeth are incisors which mesio-distal incisal widths are smaller than the cervical widths. The significant reduced size and format of those teeth are often related to a distal migration of the maxillary central incisors and maxillary anterior diastema. The presence of bilateral canine guidance is recommended to obtain a balanced occlusion, as it promotes a single contact between the maxillary and mandibular canines on the working side, with no other horizontal contacts. In...

Introduction: Oral rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary process that involves the integration of various knowledge and clinical and surgical procedures to treat oral problems. Digital tools have been developed to optimize clinical time and increase accuracy, such as image overlay, known as Virtual Patient, allowing for a non-invasive treatment plan. Clinical Case Report: A 35-year-old male patient, dissatisfied with the aesthetics of his smile and presenting generalized incisal and occlusal...