The effects of repeated usage of implant drills on cortical bone temperature, primary/secondary stability and bone healing: A preclinical in vivo micro-CT study.

Objective: The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of new vs. used drills on cortical bone temperature, operation time, and primary/secondary stability and to assess bone healing by micro-CT.

Materials And Methods: New, 50×-used and 100×-used drills at 800 rpm were used to place implants in the iliac crests of three male sheep in this experimental in vivo animal study.

Efficiency of dental caries prevention with the use of polymer-based toothpastes modified by the electromagnetic field.

The most important problems of modern dentistry cover not only the early diagnosis but also prevention of dental caries, including the one based on the use of various hygienic products and therapeutic agents. Normally, the processes of re- and demineralization in the oral cavity are in a state of dynamic. However, in the presence of cariogenic factors, the balance is shifted towards demineralization.

Diode laser for harvesting de-epithelialized palatal graft in the treatment of gingival recession defects: a randomized clinical trial.

Aims: The aim of present randomized controlled clinical study was to evaluate the effects of the use of diode laser for graft harvesting and palatal wound irradiation on post-operative morbidity and root coverage outcomes after a coronally advanced flap (CAF) with de-epithelialized gingival grafts (DGG).

Methods: Fifty-two patients with isolated recessions were treated. The CTG resulted from the de-epithelialization of a free gingival graft (FGG) with blade (control group:DGG-B) or diode laser (DL) (test group:DGG-L).

The effect of a streptococci containing probiotic in periodontal therapy: a randomized controlled trial.

Aim: To evaluate the adjunctive effects of a Streptococcus oralis KJ3, Streptococcus uberis KJ2 and Streptococcus rattus JH145 containing probiotic tablet after scaling and root planing (SRP).

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight periodontitis patients were included in this double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. After root planing, patients used either a placebo or a probiotic tablet twice a day for 12 weeks.