Dental implant stability is influenced by implant diameter and localization and by the use of plasma rich in growth factors.

Purpose: The objective was to analyze the factors that influence the stability of dental implants at 12 weeks after implant placement as measured by resonance frequency analysis using the Osstell system.

Materials And Methods: This prospective clinical study was performed in 235 implants placed in 93 patients at the Oral Surgery and Implantology Clinic of the University of Granada. The gathered predictor variables were grouped into patient variables, implant variables, operative variables, and baseline implant stability quotient (ISQ).

Update on the use of corticosteroids in third molar surgery: systematic review of the literature.

Objectives: Third molar extraction produces inflammation, pain, and trismus, and different pharmacologic therapies have been evaluated for the minimization of postsurgical symptoms. The most frequently prescribed drugs are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, followed by steroids and opiates.

Material And Methods: A systematic search of the literature was carried out in PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, and Cochrane using steroid and third molar as key words.

Measurement of dental implant stability by resonance frequency analysis: a review of the literature.

Dental implant treatment is an excellent option for prosthetic restoration that is associated with high success rates. Implant stability is essential for a good outcome. The clinical assessment of osseointegration is based on mechanical stability rather than histological criteria, considering primary stability (absence of mobility in bone bed after implant insertion) and secondary stability (bone formation and remodelling at implant-bone interface).

Impact of public preventive programmes on oral quality of life of 11 to 12-yr-old school students.

Objectives: The objective was to analyze the impact of preventive programmes on oral quality of life in school students aged 11-12 yrs.

Study Design: In the school year 1996/97, a quasi-experimental study was initiated in Granada province with four groups of students aged 6-7 yrs: Sealant + Fluoride (sealants on first permanent molars applied in the health centre for a 3-yr active programme, and fluoride varnish applied every four months for 3 yrs, n=65), Sealant (only sealants, n=80), Fluoride (only fluoride varnish, n=107) and Control group (n=59). All students were examined every 6 months at school during the 3-yr active programme and received an oral health report after each examination.

[Public school programme for fissure sealants and its effect on the private demand for restorative dentistry for temporary teeth].

Objective: To analyse the effect of a public school odontological programme of fissure sealants on the private demand for restorative dentistry for temporary teeth.

Design: A longitudinal, comparative study was conducted. It had 2 groups, control and sealant, with 3 years monitoring.

Juvenile ossifying fibroma: a case study.

We present the case of an 8-year-old patient with a juvenile ossifying fibroma in the right mandibular angle and a radicular cyst in the left mandibular angle, which produced a major swelling at the level of the mandibular angles and prevented the correct eruption of the lower first molars. After the clinical and radiological (panoramic X-ray and dental scan of the mandible), the corresponding surgical treatment (cystectomy and remodelling) and histopathological study were carried out. Although juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon clinical entity, its aggressive local behaviour and high recurrence rate mean that it is important to make an early diagnosis, apply the appropriate treatment and, especially, follow the patient up over the long term.