Use of Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin for the Treatment of Multiple Adjacent Mucogingival Recessions: A Technical Report of the Fibrin-Assisted Soft-Tissue Promotion Protocol.

Objectives: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) has had a marked impact on regenerative medicine due to its widespread ability to promote angiogenesis to defective tissues. Particularly in the dental field, evidence from randomized clinical trials has further shown that PRF facilitates greater soft-tissue regeneration when compared with hard tissues.

Clinical Considerations: Recently, the fibrin-assisted soft-tissue promotion (FASTP) technique has been developed as a means to promote soft-tissue regeneration of mucogingival recessions utilizing PRF.

The severely atrophic maxilla: Decision making with zygomatic and pterygoid dental implants.

The severely atrophic maxilla can present with some challenges during treatment planning with communication between those performing the surgical and prosthetic aspects of the treatment as well as communication with the patient as to what is being suggested for treatment. This article simplifies the communication and understanding of treating the severely atrophic maxilla and based on the Bedrossian classification gives a guideline for the surgical approach to be adapted based on the patient residual anatomy.

Trans-sinus dental implants, for immediate placement when insufficient alveolar height is present: an alternative to zygomatic implants - surgical case series.

Low maxillary bone density associated with physiological bone remodeling and resorption accelerated by the presence or history of periodontal disease can prevent implant placement without either ridge and/or sinus augmentation in atrophic maxillary edentulous cases. As an alternative to avoid bone grafting and provide immediacy in restorative treatment care for the patient, remote anchorages to the basal bones of the maxilla of the patient are being used with zygomatic or pterygoid implants. The trans-sinus implant, when indicated can offer a reliable alternative to the zygomatic dental implant in that treatment of the severely edentulous maxilla.

A method for restoring facially inclined implants with a screw-retained restoration.

Cement-retained implant restorations have 2 major disadvantages: they have a submucosal cement line and the prosthesis is difficult to retrieve. Although a screw-retained implant restoration negates both of these concerns, anatomic limitations can hinder its use. This article describes a simple technique for restoring a buccally inclined dental implant with a screw-retained restoration.