Publications by authors named "Alex Dagba"

Statement Of Problem: The absence of a tooth in the esthetic zone can cause emotional and social distress. The use of minimally invasive and visually pleasing lithium disilicate resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses (RBFDPs) may be a suitable option for replacing a missing maxillary incisor. However, the available literature on lithium disilicate cantilever RBFDPs is limited.

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These case reports present a surgical technique to improve the clinical attachment level and cover the exposed root surface in Cairo Class III situations associated with a one- to two-wall combined intrabony defect in the anterior area. The tunnel wall approach combined previously described concepts and placed a CTG into a modified tunnel-type flap through a vertical releasing incision. The CTG acted both as a buccal soft tissue wall to stabilize the blood clot and as a space maintainer to coronally move the tissue.

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Background: The aim was to identify and evaluate those surgical protocols reporting on positive clinical outcomes for treating peri-implantitis with 12 or more months of follow-up. Method of surface decontamination (SDC) was evaluated for any correlation with outcomes.

Results: A literature search was performed of all articles published in English between January 1, 2001 and April 30, 2015.

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