Mapping out the scientific literature on extraction and socket preservation: A Scopus based analysis (1968-2020).

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the current state of research on tooth extraction socket preservation. The main aim of this study was to consolidate the research published on extraction socket preservation from 1968 to 2020 in Scopus indexed journals.

Methodology: The bibliometric method, a quantitative analysis investigating publishing trends and patterns, was used.

Zirconia versus Titanium Implants: 8-Year Follow-Up in a Patient Cohort Contrasted with Histological Evidence from a Preclinical Animal Model.

Unlabelled: Zirconia ceramic (ZC) implants are becoming more common, but comparisons between preclinical histology and long-term clinical trials are rare. This investigation comprised (1) 8-year clinical follow-up of one-piece ZC or titanium (Ti) implants supporting full overdentures and (2) histomorphometric analysis of the same implants in an animal model, comparing implants with various surface treatments.

Methods: (1) Clinical trial: 24 completely edentulous participants (2 groups of N = 12) received 7 implants (one-piece ball-abutment ZC or Ti; maxilla N = 4, mandible N = 3) restored with implant overdentures.

Awareness of Diabetic Patients Regarding the Bidirectional Association between Periodontal Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: A Public Oral Health Concern.

Aim And Objective: The literature regarding the perception of the two-way relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease representing diabetic patients living in Australia is scarce. The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of diabetic patients regarding the bidirectional link and the role of medical healthcare professionals in providing oral health advice to their patients.

Materials And Methods: A convenience sample of diabetic patients attending general practice-based medical and dental centers was invited to complete a questionnaire-based survey.

Diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease: The call for interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative care - A systematic review of the literature.

Diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease are among the most frequently occurring conditions that have a substantial effect on the global health economy. The literature regarding medical professionals' knowledge of the bidirectional link between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease has not been analyzed systematically. The review aimed to investigate the knowledge and understanding of physicians and specialists regarding the two-way relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease and their approach to referring their patients for a dental consultation.

Emerging therapies with potential risks of medicine-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: a review of the literature.

In the past, osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) was generally reported with bisphosphonate drugs; hence, the term BRONJ (bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw) was initially proposed. This was followed by the term ARONJ (antiresorptive osteonecrosis of the jaw). More recently, other novel medications such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and humanised antibodies that affect osteoclastic action have been reported to initiate ONJ in several cases.

Biological responses to pediatric stainless steel crowns.

A systematic review was conducted to identify the biological responses, allergic reaction, hypersensitivity, toxicity, and ion release profile associated with pediatric stainless steel crowns (SSCs) in the existing literature. A systematic search was undertaken according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. The inclusion criteria consisted of patients younger than 20 years of age with SSC placement on primary or permanent teeth and in vivo and in vitro exposure to SSCs.

Virtual Reality as a novel educational tool in pre-clinical paediatric dentistry training: Students' perceptions.

Background: Dental students are required to demonstrate competency by pre-clinical simulated practice before performing invasive clinical procedures on patients. The Moog Simodont Dental Trainer provides a virtual reality-based dental simulation environment for training students.

Aim: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study compared students' perception of the pre-clinical paediatric dentistry training gained in Simodont and conventional simulation environment.

Paediatric Dentists Treating Children on Bisphosphonates: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study.

The purposes of this study were to: (1) investigate the knowledge and management strategies of pediatric dentists in Australia and New Zealand who are treating children on bisphosphonates; and (2) determine if there is consistency in management. A 19-item questionnaire was generated via the online program Qualtrics and distributed to the pediatric dentists. The questionnaire consisted of four categories: (1) demographics; (2) information about bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ); (3) role and confidence; and (4) management strategies of pediatric patients taking bisphosphonates.

The Prevalence of Percutaneous Exposure Incidents Among Staff and Students Treating Pediatric Patients.

To determine the prevalence and types of percutaneous exposure incidents (PEIs) among staff and students at a dental school, compare the prevalence of PEIs sustained in pediatric dentistry with other specialties, and evaluate the compliance to post-exposure protocols.
First, a retrospective data analysis of PEIs between January 2012 and December 2017 was done. Following that, a cross-sectional study of dental students, dentists, and dental clinical assistants (DCA), using a self-administered questionnaire to collect information regarding PEIs, was conducted between January 2016 and December 2017; post-exposure management data was also collected.

Thirty Years of Translational Research in Zirconia Dental Implants: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Thirty years of transitional research in zirconia (Zr) ceramics has led to significant improvements in the biomedical field, especially in dental implantology. Oral implants made of yttria-tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (Y-TZP) because of their excellent mechanical properties, good biocompatibility, and esthetically acceptable color have emerged as an attractive metal-free alternative to titanium (Ti) implants. The aim of the review was to highlight the translation research in Zr dental implants that has been conducted over the past 3 decades using preclinical animal models.

Analysis of P. gingivalis, T. forsythia and S. aureus levels in edentulous mouths prior to and 6 months after placement of one-piece zirconia and titanium implants.

Background: It has been suggested that completely edentulous patients harbour fewer periodontopathic bacteria compared with dentate patients, due to the removal of the subgingival periodontal environment. However, reappearance of certain microbes has been reported after the placement of implants in these patients.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the periodontopathic bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia, as well as the non-periodontopathic bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, emerged in edentulous patients 6 months after placement of one-piece zirconia and titanium implants.

Trabecular bone microarchitecture in the median palate and maxillary premolar alveolar sites of edentulous elderly cadavers.

Purpose: The median palate has been proposed as an alternative site for implant placement supporting maxillary overdentures. The aim of our research was to compare the histologic bone microarchitecture of the median palatal and the maxillary premolar alveolar ridge in edentulous elderly human cadavers.

Materials And Methods: The bone quality and quantity were analyzed at two regions of analysis (ROA) in 16 maxilla of human cadavers: the median palate (ROA I) and edentulous maxillary alveolar premolar ridge (ROA II).

Soft and Hard Tissue Response to Zirconia versus Titanium One-Piece Implants Placed in Alveolar and Palatal Sites: A Randomized Control Trial.

Background: Titanium (Ti) implants have been used in the last four decades to replace missing teeth. Alternatives to Ti such as zirconia (Zr) may offer aesthetic advantages and be more acceptable to patients and clinicians concerned about Ti allergy but must show equivalent biological acceptability to Ti.

Purpose: The research aimed to investigate soft and hard tissue response to Ti and Zr implants in edentulous patients.

Could the median-palate accommodate wide-bodied implants in order to support maxillary over-dentures? A radiomorphometric study of human cadavers.

Introduction: Atrophy of the alveolar bone is an irreversible multifactorial phenomenon, the rate of which varies between individuals and between the jaws. This atrophy of the alveolar ridges presents severe limitations for the oral rehabilitation of the edentulous patients and poses a clinical challenge to the prosthodontists and implant surgeons. The present research aimed to investigate whether the median-palate of elderly edentulous subjects is anatomically suitable for implant placement.

Fractured zirconia implants and related implant designs: scanning electron microscopy analysis.

Objectives: Two fractured one-piece experimental (commercially unavailable) zirconia implants were analyzed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis to identify failure origins and aid in understanding the failure mechanisms. Modifications to the zirconia implant design are suggested to minimize such fracture incidences.

Materials And Methods: Two zirconia implants fractured during the final torquing in the maxillary ridge using the prescribed hand torque wrench.

Titanium allergy: could it affect dental implant integration?

Purpose: Degradation products of metallic biomaterials including titanium may result in metal hypersensitivity reaction. Hypersensitivity to biomaterials is often described in terms of vague pain, skin rashes, fatigue and malaise and in some cases implant loss. Recently, titanium hypersensitivity has been suggested as one of the factors responsible for implant failure.

Bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw: a medical enigma?

Bisphosphonates are used for the standard of care of patients with skeletal metastases and hypocalcemia of malignancy. Bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis (BION) is a serious complication. Clinically, BION presents as an area of exposed alveolar bone that occurs spontaneously or becomes evident following an invasive surgical procedure such as extraction of a tooth, periodontal surgery, apicoectomy, or oral implant placement.