The language of the journal is Turkish and English.

However, we advise the authors to be as concise as possible for the dissemination of the work.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Clinical and experimental research can be published.

It should include Turkish and English abstract sections. Turkish abstract should be written as 'Abstract' and 'Abstract' should be used for English abstract. The abstract should be between 200-250 words. The abstract should be structured to include 'Aim, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion and Keywords' sections. The number of keywords should be between 3-5. Medical Subject Headings (MESH; www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html) and Turkish Scientific Terms (TBT; http://www.bilimterimleri.com) should be taken as basis for keyword selection. TBT is a keyword index containing the Turkish equivalents of MeSH terms. Keywords should be written in alphabetical order.

For the English abstract, the titles 'Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion, Keywords' should be used.

-A research article written in Turkish should consist of the main headings 'Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if any), References'.

-For the research article written in English, these sections should be named as 'Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, References'.

Rare cases or case series that differ in diagnosis and treatment should be presented. It should be supported with enough photographs and visuals. It should include Turkish and English abstract (Abstract) sections. The abstract should be between 100-150 words. The abstract should not be structured. The number of keywords should be between 3-5. Medical Subject Headings (MESH; www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html) and Turkish Science Terms (TBT; http://www.bilimterimleri.com) should be taken as basis for keyword selection. Keywords should be written in alphabetical order.

-The text prepared in Turkish should consist of the main headings 'Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussion, References'.

-For the text prepared in English, the main headings 'Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, References' should be used.

For reviews, it is preferred that the author or authors are experienced in the subject and have published full-text studies on the subject.

It should include Turkish and English abstract (Abstract-Abstract) sections. The abstract should be between 200-250 words. The abstract should not be structured to include sections. The number of keywords should be between 3-5.

Letters of maximum 500 words containing various opinions, experiences and questions of the readers about the articles published in the journal in the last year. There are no title and abstract sections. The number of references is limited to 5. It should be indicated to which article (number, date) it is dedicated. At the end of the letter, the name, institution and address of the author should be included. The reply to the letter can be given by the editor or the authors of the article, also published in the journal.

The articles submitted to the journal for publication must comply with the following stylistic principles:

-The article should be written in 12 pt., Times New Roman font on PC or MAC compatible computers with Microsoft Word program.

- The text should be written with 1.5 line spacing and 2.5 cm margins should be left on both sides

-Italic characters should be used when writing Latin terms and species names (e.g. in vitro, in vivo, Porphyromonas gingivalis).

- The text of the article should be justified.

-Abbreviations in the text are given in brackets at the first occurrence of the word and the abbreviation is used in the rest of the text.

-When writing ordinal numbers, a period should be used as a sign and a space should be left between the unit and the number (e.g. 37.4 mm, 57.8 °C). When writing percentage values, a space should be left between the number and the percentage sign (e.g. 5.9%).

The research article should include title page, abstract page, introduction, materials and methods, findings, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements (if any), references, figure/picture captions, tables and figures/pictures sections.

Case reports should be organised according to the same headings, except that the title 'case report' should be written instead of 'Materials and methods' and 'Results', followed by discussion, conclusion and other sections.

Review articles should include standard headings such as title page, abstract page, references, but may also include headings to be added by the author in accordance with the subject.

The letter to the editor consists of the text and references sections created by the author.

The title page should include the following items:

1. Title of the article (Turkish and English)

2. Authors should have only their names without academic titles. The institutions to which the authors are affiliated and ORCID ID information should be given by associating with the symbol indicated immediately after the surname. 

3. Contact information of the author (postal address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address)

4. Type of article (original research article, Case Report, etc.)

5. Number of words, figures/pictures and tables in the summaries,

6. Acknowledgements. If it has been presented elsewhere before, it should be stated here.

7. Any conflict of interest/relationship should be indicated.

3) Introduction: The rationale and importance of the study should be explained with current and directly relevant sources. In the last paragraph of this section, the purpose of the study should be clearly written.

References Style

References are indicated according to the Vancouver system. Accordingly, references are numbered with Arabic numerals as a superscript according to the order of occurrence in the text and are listed accordingly in the references section. Journal names should be abbreviated according to the list of MEDLINE indexed journals published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine on its website (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals). This Vancouver citing and referencing guide was created, based on the American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style,11th ed. In particular, Chapter 3 of the manual addresses referencing (https://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing/vancouver2022-introduction).

Examples of citations in the text:

...isolated from the permanent tooth.¹

...isolated from a permanent tooth.^2,4-6,8

In a study conducted by Roman⁹...

In a study by Dominici & Wu¹⁰

In a study by Du et al.¹¹

Journal article;

1. Chen F-M, Sun H-H, Lu H, Yu Q. Stem cell-delivery therapeutics for periodontal tissue regeneration. Biomaterials. 2012;33(27):6320-6344.

Journal article with more than six authors;

2. Dailing EA, Nair DP, Setterberg WK, et al. Combined, independent small molecule release and shape memory via nanogel-coated thiourethane polymer networks. Polym Chem. 2016;7(4):816-825.

Organisation as author;

3. Endodontology ESo. Quality guidelines for endodontic treatment: consensus report of the European Society of Endodontology. Int Endod J. 2006;39(12):921-930.

The book section

4. Hakki SS, Karaoz E. Dental stem cells: Possibility for generation of a Bio-tooth. Dental Stem Cells. 2016:167-196.

Figures, graphs, pictures and tables should be placed after the references in accordance with the order of transition in the article. Descriptions should be added under the figures, pictures, tables and graphics.

The places where figures, pictures, tables and graphics are mentioned in the text should be indicated at the end of the relevant sentence. The abbreviations used should be indicated in the explanation below the figures, pictures, tables and graphics.

Figures and images should be in JPG or TIFF format and at least 300 dpi. If they contain photographs of individuals, written permission for their use must be obtained from the individual and attached at the time of submission.

1. The title page must be uploaded to the system separately from the manuscript as stated above.

2. The main text should be uploaded to the system as a single Word file with pictures and tables added.

3. The text of the article uploaded as a single Word file should be uploaded separately as a blind review file with the institution and author names removed.

4. Tables will not be uploaded in image format in order to be editable.

5. Patient consent form for case reports and ethics committee report for research articles should be uploaded to the system.

The plagiarism/similarity rate determined by the Editorial Board is 20%. Manuscripts exceeding this rate are rejected without being included in the referee process.

Studies are checked for plagiarism with the iThenticate program and the similarity report is uploaded to Dergipark.

It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final check of the manuscript before it is uploaded to the journal system.

Ensure that the following items are present:

- E-mail address

- Full postal address

- Telephone number

- Article text

- Copyright Agreement

The account of the corresponding author of the study should be used in the submissions. All correspondence regarding the application is sent to the corresponding author by e-mail sent through the journal system.

When uploading the manuscript file, make sure that this file does not contain any elements that will decipher the identity of the author due to the double-blind review process.

1. I am authorised/authorised by the co-authors to submit this manuscript to your journal.

2. The manuscript is original, has not been formally published in another peer-reviewed journal, is not under consideration by another journal, and does not violate any existing copyright or other third-party rights.

3. I/we agree that if the article is accepted for editorial publication, it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.

4. The copyright and intellectual property rights of the author(s) or, if applicable, the author(s)' employer are reserved. The author(s) undertake(s) that the publisher is not responsible for any claims or lawsuits to be filed by third parties due to copyright infringement, and that they bear full responsibility.

5. The author(s) undertake(s) that there are no criminal offences or illegal expressions in the article, and that no illegal materials and methods were used during the research.