Cyanoacrylate versus Collagen Membrane as a Sealing for Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

This study involved a randomized clinical trial that included 140 patients. Alveolar ridge preservation was performed with xenografts. Sealing in the control group consisted of a collagen membrane versus cyanoacrylate in the test group.

Roughness affects the response of human fibroblasts and macrophages to sandblasted abutments.

Background: A strong seal of soft-tissue around dental implants is essential to block pathogens from entering the peri-implant interface and prevent infections. Therefore, the integration of soft-tissue poses a challenge in implant-prosthetic procedures, prompting a focus on the interface between peri-implant soft-tissues and the transmucosal component. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of sandblasted roughness levels on in vitro soft-tissue healing around dental implant abutments.

Randomized split-mouth clinical trial comparing osteoblastic activity and osteogenic potential of autogenous particle harvesting during implant surgery without irrigation and with irrigation.

Objective: To compare the osteoblastic activity and osteogenic potential of autogenous particle harvesting during implant surgery using low-speed drilling without irrigation and high-speed drilling with irrigation.

Materials And Methods: Thirty patients with bilateral missing teeth of 3.6 and 4.

Autologous bone harvested during implant bed preparation: A randomized clinical trial comparing high-speed drilling with irrigation versus low-speed drilling without irrigation.

Objective: To compare collected bone weight and the frequency of autologous bone harvesting from the flutes of surgical drills used for implant bed preparation using two different drilling techniques. A comparative evaluation of radiographic bone density and bone quality was also made.

Materials And Methods: A randomized clinical trial was made of 66 dental implants in patients with a single posterior edentulous site.

Comparison of patient-centered outcomes measures between low-speed drilling without irrigation and high-speed drilling with irrigation: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To compare patient satisfaction during surgery, postoperative pain and inflammation and quality of life between high-speed drilling with irrigation and low-speed drilling without irrigation for implant bed preparation.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-six posterior single edentulous patients were included in a randomized controlled clinical trial. Implant beds were created using high-speed drilling with irrigation (control group) or low-speed drilling without irrigation (test group).

Ultrasonic osteotomy and regeneration with A-PRF+ for periapical surgery of a mandibular molar with root cyst perforating the lingual osseous cortex: A case report.

Background: Periapical surgery is a complex dental procedure that remains a considerable challenge in clinical practice. The use of APRF+ membranes and piezoelectric osteotomy help to improve outcomes and increase the efficiency and speed of recovery.

Material And Methods: This case report describes a 20 years-old man with a periapical lesion which perforated the lingual cortex in a lower mandibular molar.

Influence of abutment shape on peri-implant tissue conditions: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To analyze the influence of 3-mm high abutments with different shapes (cylindrical abutment vs. wide abutment) on marginal bone-level changes (bone loss and bone remodeling). The influence of abutment shape on implant success, probing pocket depth (PPD), and bleeding on probing (BoP) was studied as secondary objectives.

Evaluation of Change in Radiographic Fractal Dimension around Dental Implants Placed with Low-Speed Drilling and Standard Drilling Protocols.

Unlabelled: Osseointegration is a process that depends on a multitude of factors, including the type of drilling, whether biological or conventional.

Objective: Establish box-counting dimension values for radiological images in patients with implants placed with both drilling methods.

Material And Method: The sample included 129 implants corresponding to 50 patients.

The study of bone healing after endodontic microsurgery using cone beam computed tomography: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: The main aims of this study were to evaluate mean volume reduction, radiographic healing rate and healing outcome two years after endodontic microsurgery. The effects of certain preoperative clinical factors upon preoperative volume, volumetric changes and healing outcome were also studied.

Material And Methods: A clinical database was searched for patients who had undergone endodontic microsurgery and with the availability of a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan preoperatively and after a control period.

Impact of abutment geometry on early implant marginal bone loss. A double-blind, randomized, 6-month clinical trial.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of the abutment width on early marginal bone loss (MBL).

Material And Methods: A balanced, randomized, double-blind clinical trial with two parallel experimental arms was conducted without a control group. The arms were "cylindrical" abutment and "concave" abutment.

Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation with Two Different Inorganic Bovine Bone Grafts: an Experimental Study in Rabbits.

Objective: To compare the sequential healing of maxillary sinuses grafted with two different xenogeneic bone substitutes processed at either a low (300°C) or high (1200°C) temperature.

Methods: A sinus augmentation procedure was performed bilaterally in 20 rabbits and two different xenogeneic bone grafts were randomly used to fill the elevated spaces. Healing was studied after 2 and 10 weeks, in 10 rabbits during each period.

Healing of 295 Endodontic Microsurgery Cases After Long-Term (5-9 Years) Versus Middle-Term (1-4 Years) Follow-up.

Introduction: Some evidence suggests that teeth treated with endodontic surgery and considered to have healed over the short term are seen to relapse when evaluated again after 3 or more years. However, long-term evidence is limited. This study compares healing after endodontic microsurgery over long-term (5-9 years) vs middle-term (1-4 years) follow-up and assesses the influence of different healing predictors over time.

Is Healing of Periapical Surgery Influenced by Endoscopic Findings Detected on the Cut Root Surface?

Purpose: An analysis was made of the association between the endoscopic findings of the sectioned root end surface and healing of the lesion 1 year after periapical surgery, although no studies appear to have analyzed them in relation to healing after periapical surgery.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was made of patients subjected to periapical surgery between 2011 and 2019. After apicoectomy, the root end surface was examined, evaluating the number of canals, isthmuses, dentin cracks and craze lines, opaque dentin, and gaps between the filling material and the root canal wall.

Factors influencing the aesthetics of smile: An observational study on clinical assessment and patient's perception.

Aim: To clinically assess the aesthetics of smile and the possible influencing factors.

Materials And Methods: In this explorative study, an initial questionnaire on demographic variables and perception of own quality of smile (Visual Analogue Scale) was administered by a first examiner. A second blinded assessor examined all patients and recorded clinical data.

Survival Rate and Prosthetic and Sinus Complications of Zygomatic Dental Implants for the Rehabilitation of the Atrophic Edentulous Maxilla: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Unlabelled: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze and compare the survival rate and prosthetic and sinus complications of zygomatic dental implants for the rehabilitation of the atrophic edentulous maxilla.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis, based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations, of clinical studies that evaluated the survival rate and prosthetic and sinus complications of zygomatic dental implants for the rehabilitation of the atrophic edentulous maxilla. Four databases were consulted during the literature search: Pubmed-Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science.

Culturomic and quantitative real-time-polymerase chain reaction analyses for early contamination of abutments with different surfaces: A randomized clinical trial.

Background: Rough and/or plasma-activated abutments seem to be able to increase soft tissue adhesion and stability; however, limited evidence is available about bacterial contamination differences.

Purpose: The aim was to investigate the oral microbiota on four dental abutments with different surfaces by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and culturomic approach.

Methods: Forty patients needing a single implant rehabilitation were involved in the study.

Soft tissue integration of different abutment surfaces: An experimental study with histological analysis.

Objective: To evaluate whether abutment surface and surface bio-activation have an effect on soft tissue morphogenesis.

Materials And Methods: 36 patients (36 implants) were included. Abutments were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 9): Smooth Surface-MAChined (MAC), Ultrathin Threaded Microsurface (UTM), MAC Plasma of Argon activated (Plasma-MAC), and UTM Plasma of Argon activated (Plasma-UTM).

Low-speed drilling without irrigation versus conventional drilling for dental implant osteotomy preparation: a systematic review.

Purpose: This paper aims to review the evidence comparing low-speed drilling without irrigation versus conventional drilling for dental implant osteotomy preparation.

Materials And Methods: A systematic review was carried out based on the PRISMA statement. Four databases and gray literature were searched up to November 2020.

Facial alveolar bone thickness and modifying factors of anterior maxillary teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cone-beam computed tomography studies.

Background: Understanding the anatomy of the facial alveolar bone (FAB), provides a prognostic tool for estimating the degree of dimensional ridge alterations after tooth extraction. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine the FAB thickness and modifying factors of anterior maxillary teeth measured by CBCT scans. A secondary objective was to assess the facial distance from the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) to the bone crest.

Standardization of three-dimensional pose of cylindrical implants from intraoral radiographs: a preliminary study.

Background: To introduce a theoretical solution to a posteriori describe the pose of a cylindrical dental fixture as appearing on radiographs; to experimentally validate the method described.

Methods: The pose of a conventional dental implant was described by a triplet of angles (phi-pitch, theta-roll, and psi-yaw) which was calculated throughout vector analysis. Radiographic- and simulated-image obtained with an algorithm were compared to test effectiveness, reproducibility, and accuracy of the method.

Prescription of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Implant Surgery in Healthy Patients: A Systematic Review of Survey-Based Studies.

Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis is frequently prescribed by dentists performing dental implant surgery to avoid premature implant failure and postoperative infections. The scientific literature suggests that a single preoperative dose suffices to reduce the risk of early dental implant failure in healthy patients. A systematic review was made based on an electronic literature search in the PubMed-Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus and Open Gray databases.

Socket seal surgery techniques in the esthetic zone: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Background: The socket seal surgery (SSS) technique is a common alternative for the management of the post-extraction sockets that requires a primary closure of the wound to promote proper regeneration and ridge preservation.

Objective: To learn about the effect of different SSS techniques on alveolar ridge preservation MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two independent and calibrated reviewers conducted an electronic search in PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science for randomized clinical trials (RCT) published up to June 2020. The evaluation of the risk of bias in the included studies was carried out following the Cochrane manual for interventions of systematic reviews, version 5.

Does enamel matrix derivative application provide additional clinical benefits in the treatment of maxillary Miller class I and II gingival recession? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: This review aimed to evaluate the effects of enamel matrix derivative (EMD) in association with coronally advanced flap (CAF) or CAF + connective tissue graft (CTG) when compared with CAF alone or CAF + CTG for the treatment of gingival recessions (GR) in maxillary teeth.

Methods: Five databases and gray literature were searched up to April 2020, to find randomized clinical trials comparing the clinical effects of CAF + EMD versus CAF alone (first group) or CAF + CTG + EMD versus CAF + CTG (second group) in the treatment of Miller class I and II or Cairo type I gingival recessions (GR). Random effects model of mean differences was used to determine the GR reduction, gain in keratinized tissue width (KTW), and gain in clinical attachment level (CAL).