The effects of photobiomodulation and/or azithromycin treatment on bone resorption biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid from patients with stage III-IV grade C periodontitis.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of photobiomodulation and/or azithromycin therapy in combination with full-mouth subgingival instrumentation on receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin levels and RANKL/osteoprotegerin ratios in gingival crevicular fluid on patients with stage III-IV grade C periodontitis.

Method And Materials: The study was conducted on 77 stage III-IV grade C periodontitis patients and 20 periodontally healthy controls. Patients with stage III-IV grade C periodontitis were categorized into four treatment groups: 1) only full-mouth subgingival instrumentation (FSI) group; 2) full-mouth subgingival instrumentation + azithromycin (AZM) group; 3) full-mouth subgingival instrumentation + photobiomodulation (PBM) group; and 4) full-mouth subgingival instrumentation + photobiomodulation + azithromycin (AZM+PBM) group.

Analyses of clinical and osteoimmunological parameters on keratinized mucosa around dental implants.

Introduction: This study investigated the effects of keratinized mucosa width (KMW) on peri-implant tissues by evaluating peri-implant clinical and bone resorption parameters.

Subjects And Methods: Seventy-one dental implants (DIs) were separated based on adequacy/inadequacy of KMW. DIs with inadequacy KMW were grouped as peri-implant plastic surgery (PIPS) (free gingival graft/free periosteal graft groups) and maintenance (M) groups.

Protein carbonyl levels in serum, saliva and gingival crevicular fluid in patients with chronic and aggressive periodontitis.

Objective: This study aims at evaluating the degree of protein carbonyl (PC) levels in serum, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and saliva in patients who suffer from chronic periodontitis (CP) and generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAP).

Materials And Methods: A total of 110 individuals took part in the study. Of this number, 35 were CP patients, 43 GAP patients, and the remaining 32 were healthy controls.

Peri-implant plastic surgery techniques to hard and soft tissue augmentation in implant rehabilitation.

This report presents the clinical results of peri-implant plastic surgical approaches for hard and soft tissues before and during the implant placement in a patient with vertical ridge deformation and a shallow vestibule sulcus, and the subsequently performed prosthetic rehabilitation. The surgical approaches used in this case reduced the crown-height space and crown-to-implant ratio and ensured that the implants were placed in their ideal positions, and peri-implant tissue health was maintained. In conclusion, developments in the peri-implant plastic surgery enable the successful augmentation of hard and soft tissue defects and provide the implant-supported fixed prosthetic rehabilitation.

Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis: A 10-year Follow-up.

Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is a rare hereditary disease with an autosomal recessive transmission. JHF is characterized by papulonodular skin lesions, osteolytic bone lesions, flexural joint contractures, and gingival hyperplasia and usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood. JHF is thought to be a disorder of collagen metabolism and characterized by homogenous amorphous eosinophilic material and fibrous tissue.