Surgery First and Clear Aligners on Relapsed Condylar Hyperplasia.

Condylar hyperplasia is (CH) a mandibular malformation that involves a change in the size and morphology of the condylar neck and head. The CH is an abnormality that usually occurs unilaterally and affects equally both men and women. Its etiology is controversial in its own right.

Three-dimensional digital planning of class III decompensation with clear aligners: Hard and soft tissue augmentation with concomitant corticotomy to stretch the limits of safe orthodontic treatment.

Purpose: Three-dimensional diagnosis has shown that orthodontic therapy could potentially move the roots of the teeth outside the original bone structure. The purpose of these case studies was to test the possibility of obtaining correct three-dimensional tooth positioning with clear aligners, thereby modifying the periodontal structure accordingly, at the same time.

Methods: Regenerative Corticotomy (RC) was performed with clear aligners on ten adult patients (40 anterior teeth) with skeletal Class III malocclusion, for dental decompensation, prior to the orthognathic surgery.

Regenerative Orthodontics: GBR and Corticotomy to Stretch the Limits of Orthodontic Treatment.

Orthodontic therapy could lead to marginal bone resorption in cases where the teeth are moved outside the envelope of bone. The purpose of this case series was to test corticotomy with a guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedure to regenerate bone in the direction of movement outside the original bony housing. Ten adult patients (60 anterior teeth), all presenting with severe anterior crowding, were enrolled in the study.

Tunnel Regenerative Corticotomy (TURC): A modified approach in surgically-assisted orthodontics.

We present a modified surgical technique which encompasses a combination of surgically-assisted accelerated orthodontics and guided bone regeneration for combined surgical and orthodontic management of dental crowding and maxillary transverse deficiency malocclusions with minimally invasive surgery, in a rapid manner, and without the use of general anesthesia.

Surgery First and Invisalign System: Combined Digital Approach.

Purpose: The aim of the present paper is to verify the long-term results in dental and skeletal stability in terms of symmetry, occlusion and functional balance by the association between the IS and the SF technique.

Methods: In this paper, the authors described 12 cases of severe class III malocclusion treated by the association between the IS and the SF technique.

Results: At 1 year of post-orthodontic follow up, the patients present an Angle class I occlusal relationship, no deep bite, no scissor or cross-bite and no open bite.

Buccal Plate Preservation with Immediate Implant Placement and Provisionalization: 5-Year Follow-Up Outcomes.

Purpose: Despite socket preservation and/or immediate implant placement, resorption of the buccal plate after dental extraction continues to pose esthetic challenges to clinicians. Buccal plate preservation (BPP) is a technique that has been recently proposed with an aim to reduce the incidence of such resorption. This study was conducted to assess the long-term efficacy of BPP in maintaining the thickness of the buccal cortical plate after immediate implant insertion and provisionalization.

Can corticotomy (with or without bone grafting) expand the limits of safe orthodontic therapy?

Purpose: To assess whether concomitant particulate bone grafting makes a difference in the ability to safely orthodontically reposition teeth outside the bony envelope after corticotomy.

Material And Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients who underwent corticotomy as part of their orthodontic therapy for treatment of severe crowding. Patients were divided as: a) Group 1: corticotomy with bone grafting, and, b) Group 2: corticotomy without bone grafting.

Piezosurgery-assisted, flapless split crest surgery for implant site preparation.

Introduction: Bucco-lingual resorption of the alveolar ridge can, at times, be predictably corrected at the time of implant placement. Among the different options available to achieve this are a group of surgical techniques described as split crest or split ridge procedures. Most of these procedures require the use of a mallet and some type of chisels and/or osteotomes; they are very technique-sensitive and can be uncomfortable for patients.

Lingual orthodontics: accelerated realignment of the "social six" with piezocision.

Despite the growing number of adults interested in improving their smiles through orthodontic treatment, the visual impact and the duration of the treatment itself are frequently obstacles to patient acceptance. A treatment that is fast and less visible is a desirable option that adult patients often request of their orthodontists. Presented in this case report, which involves a young woman who wanted treatment completed in a limited amount of time, is a new application of a minimally invasive surgical approach to accelerate orthodontic movement combined with a simplified 2-dimensional lingual orthodontic treatment to resolve mild crowding in the anterior region, otherwise known as the "social six.

Buccal plate preservation with immediate post-extraction implant placement and provisionalization: preliminary results of a new technique.

Bone resorption and remodelling are inevitable sequelae of dental extraction and begin immediately after the extraction procedure. The buccal plate is especially predisposed to these phenomena, and if affected, may result in an increased risk of facial soft-tissue recession and other adverse clinical effects that may decrease the predictability of implant placement or impair the final aesthetic result. Buccal plate preservation is a new technique aimed at maintaining or improving the appearance of the soft and hard tissues after dental extraction procedures.

Efficacy evaluation of a new buccal bone plate preservation technique: a pilot study.

Twenty extraction sockets in 16 patients were included in this study. Ten were treated with buccal plate preservation (BPP, test group), which consisted of placing a bone graft overlying the buccal plate in a surgically created pouch, and 10 were left untreated (control). Pre- and postoperative differences in buccolingual dimension at the midpoint of the extraction area were calculated using study casts.

Buccal plate augmentation: a new alternative to socket preservation.

Alveolar ridge resorption occurs after tooth extraction and has the potential to either complicate implant placement or impair the final esthetic result. Techniques to preserve natural bone and soft tissue contours are of great interest to clinicians and patients because even subtle postextraction buccal plate resorption may have significant clinical effects, particularly in the esthetic zone. Buccal plate augmentation (BPA) is a novel approach for ridge preservation aiming to avoid recession of the facial wall of the socket without interfering with the natural healing mechanism of the extraction socket.

A case report of bilateral mandibular vertical guided bone regeneration with and without bovine thrombin/calcium chloride activated platelet-rich plasma.

One patient with a bilateral vertical defect was treated on one side with guided bone regeneration (GBR) and an autologous bone graft and on the contralateral side with the addition of platelet-rich plasma (PRP). At the 6-month reentry, clinically and radiographically enough bone width and height were present to allow implant placement in both sites. At the same time point, at the histologic level, no differences were noticeable.

A pilot study to determine the effectiveness of different amoxicillin regimens in implant surgery.

The aim of this study was to attempt to determine the minimum effective regimen of amoxicillin antibiotic prophylaxis for dental implant surgery. One hundred patients were randomly allocated to 4 different antibiotic prophylactic treatment groups. At second-stage surgery, only 2 implants failed in the nonantibiotic group.

Local intraoral autologous bone harvesting for dental implant treatment: alternative sources and criteria of choice.

Dental implants are established alternatives for replacing missing teeth. In case of alveolar bone resorption, implant placement may be prevented unless the volume of hard tissues is increased before or during implantation. Autologous bone graft is still regarded as the "gold standard" in alveolar reconstruction.

Prosthetically driven implant placement. How to achieve the appropriate implant site development.

Dental implants are established alternatives for replacing missing teeth. Tooth loss for different reasons may leads to alveolar resorption. Shortage of bone can prevent proper positioning of dental implants according to prosthetic needs and treatment planning, unless the volume of hard and soft tissues is increased before implantation.

GBR in human extraction sockets and ridge defects prior to implant placement: clinical results and histologic evidence of osteoblastic and osteoclastic activities in DFDBA.

This study evaluated new bone formation in 3 types of osseous defects following treatment with demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts (DFDBA) and cell-occlusive membranes. For 8 patients electing to receive implant treatment, a distinction was made among 3 clinical situations: (1) existing alveolar ridge defects; (2) extraction sockets with lost buccal plate; and (3) extraction sockets with an intact alveolus. Implants were placed a mean of 6 months after the regenerative procedure.

Treatment of a large periapical lesion with loss of labial cortical plate using GTR: a case report.

Following endodontic treatment, a large periapical lesion (9.0 mm x 9.0 mm) at a maxillary central incisor was treated with demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) using the principles of guided tissue regeneration.

Histologic evaluation of human extraction sockets treated with demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) and cell occlusive membrane.

This study evaluated new bone formation in human extraction sockets treated with demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts (DFDBA) and celloc occlusive membranes. Hard tissue biopsies of 7 sites in 6 patients were obtained 14 weeks to 13 months following extraction and grafting. Histologic analysis revealed that individual particles of DFDBA were discernible up to 13 months in situ.