Referral Patterns of General Dental Practitioners for Implant Surgery Procedures.

Purpose: The growing demand for implants has led to their implementation by general dental practitioners (GDPs) in clinical practice. The present study assessed referral patterns of GDPs for the surgical phase of implant dental treatment.

Materials And Methods: One hundred fifty GDPs were asked to fill out a structured questionnaire containing their demographic data and answer six questions characterising their referral patterns for implant dentistry.

Bacterial Growth in Unsealed Bone-grafting Products.

Objective: The aim of this study was to simulate reusing an opened package of bone substitute (BS) under typical clinical conditions, by analyzing bacterial growth in samples of resealed packages of alloplast and xenograft BS following different time periods up to a week.

Materials And Methods: The experiment was performed in 2 stages: dry stage and wet stage. In the dry stage, BS samples were exposed to air for 15 minutes and then were sealed again in their original package.

Does Maxillary Advancement Influence the Nasolabial Angle?

Purpose: To know whether there is a correlation between maxillary advancement and the nasolabial angle change allows to preoperatively predict the precise affect a planned maxillary advancement will have over the nasolabial angle. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the maxillary advancement and the nasolabial angle.

Methods: The study is a retrospective analysis of 32 patients (12 males and 20 females, mean age 21 ± 3.

Four-year cross-sectional study of bleeding risk in dental patients on direct oral anticoagulants.

Objective: New oral anticoagulants, or "direct oral anticoagulants" (DOACs), have been used worldwide in recent years. An evidence-based enigma regarding dental patients using DOACs still exists.

Method And Materials: This was a 4-year, cross-sectional study on individuals receiving DOAC therapy, treated in a single maxillofacial center.

Can Differences in Vascularity Serve as a Diagnostic Aid in Fibro-Osseous Lesions of the Jaws?

Purpose: Different lesions in the fibro-osseous group share microscopic features; thus, establishing a definitive diagnosis based on microscopic features alone can be a challenge. There is a need for additional microscopic tools to aid in differentiating these lesions. This study compared parameters related to vascularity among 3 lesions in the fibro-osseous group: fibrous dysplasia (FD), central ossifying fibroma (COF), and cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD).