Efficacy of sintered Zinc-doped fluorapatite scaffold as an antimicrobial regenerative bone filler for dental applications.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess whether zinc-doped fluorapatite (ZnFA) could serve as an effective antimicrobial dental bone filler for bone regeneration compared to autografts.

Methods: FA and 2 % zinc-doped FA (2ZnFA) were synthesized and characterized in-house. Compressed and sintered FA and 2ZnFA disks were incubated with bacteria to assess antimicrobial properties.

Dental implant failures in Utah and US veteran cohorts.

Introduction: Approximately, 5.5 million dental implants are estimated to be surgically placed in the United States yearly, with an anticipated long-term failure rate ranging from 3% to 10%. At the Salt Lake City Dental Clinic within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA), specific protocols have been established to mandate that clinicians present every dental implant case for review by a committee.

A Dentist's Perspective on the Need for Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.

Antiresorptive medications, including bisphosphonates and RANK-L inhibitors, are commonly used to treat various skeletal pathologies. One devastating complication associated with these drugs is medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). Patients who develop MRONJ suffer immensely from oral lesions that may persist, even with treatment, until their death.