Er,Cr:YSGG laser labial frenectomy: a clinical retrospective evaluation of 156 consecutive cases.

The labial frenum may impede oral hygiene and result in diastema between anterior teeth and traction of the attached gingiva. Surgical removal of the frenum during puberty has been recommended for these patients. This article clinically evaluates the efficacy of an Er,Cr:YSGG laser in removing the labial frenum in an adolescent and pre-pubescent population.

Incidence and time course of dentinal hypersensitivity after periodontal surgery.

This study sought to characterize the incidence and clinical progression of dentinal hypersensitivity after periodontal surgery. Fourteen patients scheduled for open-flap periodontal debridement participated in the study. Ten subjects completed the study and were evaluated for six consecutive weeks after periodontal surgery.

Socket preservation and implant insertion in a smoker with a 10-year history of bisphosphonate use: a case report.

A 63-year-old woman was seen as self-referred at the School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, for the evaluation and management of a root perforation on a maxillary premolar (or bicuspid). The tooth was diagnosed as untreatable and extraction was indicated. Simultaneously, the patient was advised that tooth number 14 was missing and offered options for replacing the missing tooth.

Extraction of RDC/TMD subscales from the symptom check list-90: does context alter respondent behavior?

Aims: To test whether extraction of the 2 subscales in the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) affected the subscale score reliability and whether scores from the RDC/TMD subscales are comparable to the same scales when the whole Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90R) is administered.

Methods: The full SCL90-R and a modified version containing only the depression and somatization scales were administered in counterbalanced order to 103 subjects. As another test of context, a subset of participants completed the modified and full versions as part of a larger battery of instruments relevant to facial pain.

Implant success rate in dental school setting: retrospective study.

Implant dentistry is a successful way to replace missing teeth. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the rate of implant survival in a graduate clinic and to relate the findings to the health of patients. The charts of 133 patients who received implants at the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo were randomly selected and reviewed.