Publications by authors named "Andrea Chiacchio"

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different polymerization strategies and the effectiveness of finishing and polishing procedures of composite resins on color stability.

Materials And Methods: The samples were divided into 4 main groups according to the polymerization strategy, and all groups except the control group received surface treatment. Each group was subsequently divided into 3 subgroups respectively: Kuraray Clearfil Majesty ES-2 Classic, Premium and Universal.

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  • * A case study highlights a 70-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed MRONJ after 5 years of treatment with adalimumab, despite having no prior exposure to drugs typically linked to MRONJ.
  • * The patient underwent surgery for necrotic bone and healed completely after 8 months, suggesting a possible link between adalimumab and MRONJ, and emphasizing the need for dental evaluations before starting such therapies.
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The aim of this umbrella review is to evaluate what are the most common medications and systemic diseases that can affect bone-implant integration, the success rate and survival rate of dental implants, peri-implant tissue health, and implant loss. Systematic reviews, with meta-analysis or not, about how systemic diseases and medications influence dental implant osseointegration, survival rate, success rate, and peri-implant diseases, published only in the English language, are electronically searched across the most important scientific databases. The present umbrella review includes eight systematic reviews, and osteoporosis and diabetes are the most investigated pathologies.

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