Use of a Novel Artificial Intelligence Approach for a Faster and More Precise Computerized Facial Evaluation in Aesthetic Dentistry.

Introduction: AI is based on automated learning algorithms that use large bodies of information (big data). In the field of dentistry, AI allows the analysis of radiographs, intraoral images and other clinical recordings with unprecedented precision and speed. Facial analysis is known for helping dentists and patients achieve a satisfactory result when a restorative treatment must be realized.

ISQ as a Diagnostic Tool in Implants Affected with Bone Loss: An In Vitro Experimental Study.

Purpose: To determine the relationship between bone loss that occurs during the peri-implantitis process and variations in implant stability using resonance frequency analysis (RFA) measurement methods.

Materials And Methods: Forty selftapping implants were placed in cow ribs, and study scenarios were established according to the affected implant side and bone loss depth (n = 10 implants per group): Case 1 = bone loss on one side (vestibular); Case 2 = bone loss on two opposite sides (buccal and lingual); Case 3 = bone loss on two adjacent sides (buccal and mesial); and Case 4 = foursided bone loss (circumferential). For each group of 10 implants, first a bone loss of 0 mm was evaluated, then 4-mm defects (simulating 1/3 of bone loss) were created and evaluated, and finally 8-mm defects (simulating 2/3 of bone loss) were created and evaluated.

The Survival Rate of Posterior Immediate Implants in the Maxilla and Mandible: An Observational Retrospective Study of 158 Dental Implants.

Background: Immediate implants are popular for the anterior sextants of the mouth and have shown a high success rate for the same. However, their installation in a fresh extraction socket in the posterior segments can also be beneficial to the patients and limit the time for the patient to start the masticatory function. However, there have been contradicting results in different studies.

Changes in pharyngeal anatomy and apnea/hypopnea index after a mandibular advancement device.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effcacy of custom-made mandibular advancement devices (MAD) in the control of primary snoring and sleep apnea and to correlate with anatomical changes identified through imaging tests.

Methods: Patients (n = 17) diagnosed with sleep apnea or primary snoring were included in this study and subsequently treated with MADs. Changes were assessed using a polysomnographic study (PSG), the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and an imaging study with computed tomography scanning (CT).

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Peri-Implant Behavior of Sloped Shoulder Dental Implants Used for All-On-Four Protocols: An Histomorphometric Analysis in Dogs.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the soft tissue thickness and marginal bone loss around dental implants with sloped micro-threaded shoulder (30° angle) in comparing with conventional design, inserted 30° degrees angulated in post extraction sockets and immediate loaded with temporary prosthesis simulating the all-on-four protocol. Six fox hound dogs received forty-eight post extraction dental implants with the different diameter and length (Medentika, Germany), but with different neck configurations. Two group of implants were inserted 1mm subcrestal [corrected].

Denosumab and osteonecrosis of the jaw. A systematic analysis of events reported in clinical trials.

Objectives: The aims of this meta-analysis were (i) to perform a systematic review of the relation between treatment with denosumab and the incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and (ii) to obtain information on dosage, first event apparition, and treatment approaches for patients with ONJ related to denosumab.

Materials And Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant literature was performed in the PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane databases, identifying randomized clinical trials that evaluate the adverse effects of denosumab. The overall incidence rates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for ONJ were calculated employing fixed- and random-effects models, according to the heterogeneity of the studies included.

Outcomes of topical applications of melatonin in implant dentistry: a systematic review.

Background: Due to its antioxidant properties and its ability to detoxify free radicals, melatonin may interfere in the function of osteoclasts and thereby inhibit bone resorption. This inhibition of bone resorption may be enhanced by a reaction of indolamine in osteoclastogenesis and this may contribute to certain benefits in implantology.

Objective: This systematic literature review on the use of melatonin in implant dentistry aims to provide guidelines for clinicians.

The effects of healing abutments of different size and anatomic shape placed immediately in extraction sockets on peri-implant hard and soft tissues. A pilot study in foxhound dogs.

Objectives: The aim of this animal study was to compare the effects of narrow, concave-straight and wide anatomic healing abutments on changes to soft tissues and crestal bone levels around implants immediately placed into extraction sockets in foxhound dogs.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight titanium implants (Bredent Medical GMBH, Germany) of the same dimensions were placed in six foxhound dogs. They were divided into two groups (n = 24): test (implants with anatomic abutment) and control (implants with concave-straight abutment).

Influence of the implant design on osseointegration and crestal bone resorption of immediate implants: a histomorphometric study in dogs.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate bone-to-implant contact after immediate implant placement at different levels in relation to crestal bone in American foxhound dogs.

Materials And Methods: The mandibular second, third, and fourth premolars of six American foxhound dogs were extracted bilaterally. Randomly, three immediate implants were placed in the hemimandible of each dog at the bone crest (control group) or 2 mm subcrestally (test group).

Crestal bone reactions to immediate implants placed at different levels in relation to crestal bone. A pilot study in Foxhound dogs.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and bone remodeling dynamics after immediate implant placement at different levels in relation to the crestal bone.

Materials And Methods: The mandibular second, third, and fourth premolars of six Foxhound dogs were extracted bilaterally. Randomly, three implants were immediately placed in the hemi-arches of each dog, crestally or 2 mm subcrestally.