Ethical issues in pediatric face transplantation.

Facial transplantation has become a reality in adult medicine. Children are subject to congenital craniofacial differences, disease-related, traumatic, or thermochemical craniofacial changes and might be suitable for face transplantation. This manuscript addresses unique ethical issues in considering potential pediatric face transplant.

Considerations of Platelet-Rich Fibrin Use in Oral Surgery.

Nowadays, tooth extraction has become a frequently performed surgical procedure whose most common postoperative outcome is alveolar bone atrophy. To reduce the bone dimensional changes, localized alveolar ridge augmentation or socket preservation with bone grafting is required. The socket may be filled with synthetic grafts, xenografts, autografts, allografts, autologous platelet concentrate.

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: historical, ethical, and legal issues associated with prescribing.

The long-term effects of many drugs are unknown. Established risks are communicated to patients who participate in clinical trials during the informed consent process. However, unknown and unanticipated side effects of medications may occur years after treatment.

Evaluation of serum and gingival crevicular fluid C-reactive protein and IL-6 levels in patients with periodontitis and transient ischemic attacks.

Background: Recent advances have suggested that periodontitis (PD), the paradigm of chronic infection in dental pathology, shares several pathogenic pathways with cardio- and cerebro-vascular disorders (CVD), based on inflammatory mediators including IL-1, IL-6, TNF-α.

Aim: To assess pro-inflammatory biomarkers (C-reactive protein - CRP, IL-6) in serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in patients with PD and with transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).

Materials And Methods: Prospective observational study on 143 patients classified as follows: 40 healthy subjects (group A), 50 PD patients (group B) and 53 PD-TIAs patients (group C).