A survey on radiographic prescription practices in dental implant assessment among dentists in Kerala, India.

Aims And Objectives: To conduct a survey of the current radiographic prescription practices among implant practitioners in the state of Kerala, India.

Methods: 300 dentists were interviewed by employing a questionnaire which enquired about the radiographic evaluation methods prescribed by practitioners in implant site assessment in their implantology practice. Other reasons for choosing particular imaging modalities were also enquired.

An evaluation of a resorbable (semirigid) GTR membrane in human periodontal intraosseous defects: A clinicoradiological re-entry study.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a resorbable, semi rigid guided tissue regeneration (GTR) membrane in the treatment of periodontal intraosseous defects.

Settings And Design: Randomized controlled clinicoradiological re-entry study.

Materials And Methods: Eight patients with bilateral, identical intraosseous defects were selected.