Proximal Periodontal Support Adjacent to Untreated Peri-implantitis Lesions: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Purpose: To assess site-related features of peri-implantitis occurring adjacent to teeth and its association with the proximal periodontal bone level.

Materials And Methods: Periapical radiographs were collected from partially edentulous patients exhibiting peri-implantitis adjacent to teeth. The following variables were quantified: intrabony defect width (DW), implant marginal bone loss (MBLi), tooth marginal bone loss (MBLt), implant-tooth distance (ITd), intrabony defect angulation (DA), adjacent periodontal bone peak height (ABPh), and implant-tooth angulation (ITa).

Techniques on vertical ridge augmentation: Indications and effectiveness.

Vertical ridge augmentation techniques have been advocated to enable restoring function and esthetics by means of implant-supported rehabilitation. There are three major modalities. The first is guided bone regeneration, based on the principle of compartmentalization by means of using a barrier membrane, which has been demonstrated to be technically demanding with regard to soft tissue management.

Strategies for implant surface decontamination in peri-implantitis therapy.

Peri-implantitis is an infectious disease that leads to progressive bone loss. Surgical therapy has been advocated as a way of halting its progression and re-establishing peri-implant health. One of the most challenging but crucial tasks in the management of peri-implantitis is biofilm removal to achieve reosseointegration and promote the reduction of peri-implant pockets.

Impact of smoking on peri-implant bleeding on probing.

Background: Studies around natural dentition demonstrated that smoking can reduce the tendency of inflamed tissue to bleed upon probing after controlling for possible confounders. In addition, previous research suggested that smokers may present alterations of the peri-implant microbiome.

Aim: This study aimed at investigating the impact of smoking on: (1) peri-implant bleeding on probing (BOP; primary objective); (2) the association between BOP/bone loss and BOP/visible gingival inflammation; (3) peri-implant microbiome.

Dimensional changes in free epithelialized gingival/mucosal grafts at tooth and implant sites: A prospective cohort study.

Background: A study was made of the dimensional changes in free epithelialized gingival/mucosal grafts (FEGs) used to augment keratinized tissue (KT) at tooth and implant sites, and of the confounders influencing the dynamic changes over 6 months of follow-up.

Methods: A prospective cohort interventional study was made of implant and tooth sites needing KT augmentation by means of an apically positioned flap and FEG. Six intraoperative variables were recorded at baseline (T0).

Significance of probing for monitoring peri-implant diseases.

Peri-implant diseases at implant sites represent the most considerable concern for many dental clinicians nowadays due to their detrimental effect on implant longevity. Preventive measures include patient education and motivation, supportive peri-implant therapy and routine assessment of the hard and soft tissues. Nevertheless, the reliability of clinical parameters to monitor peri-implant conditions is subject to debate.

Local hormones and growth factors to enhance orthodontic tooth movement: A systematic review of animal studies.

Background: Prolonged treatment times are the main reason capable of affecting patient compliance with orthodontic treatment.

Objectives: A systematic review was made to determine whether the local administration of hormones and growth factors effectively enhances orthodontic tooth movement, and to identify possible adverse effects in animal studies.

Materials And Methods: Five databases (PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library) were checked for experimental studies reporting one of the following outcomes: orthodontic tooth movement, histological outcomes and side effects.

Hard tissue dimensional changes following implant removal due to peri-implantitis: A retrospective study.

Background: The current evidence regarding the alterations experienced by the alveolar ridge (hard tissue changes) after implant removal due to peri-implantitis is limited.

Purpose: To assess the hard tissue dimensional changes following implant removal due to peri-implantitis.

Material And Methods: Clinical records were examined to identify patients with implants that had to be removed due to a hopeless prognosis secondary to peri-implantitis due to expendability of peri-implantitis implants for functional reasons.

Resolution of peri-implantitis by means of implantoplasty as adjunct to surgical therapy: A retrospective study.

Background: There is a paucity of data on the effectiveness of implantoplasty as adjunct to the surgical management of peri-implantitis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the resolution of peri-implantitis by means of implantoplasty as adjunct to surgical resective (RES) and reconstructive (REC) therapies and supportive maintenance.

Methods: Patients that underwent surgical therapy to manage peri-implantitis with a follow-up of ≥12 months and enrolled in a regular peri-implant supportive care were recruited.

Compliance with supportive periodontal/peri-implant therapy: A systematic review.

Aim: The present systematic review aimed at assessing the degree of compliance with supportive periodontal/peri-implant therapy as well as identifying patient-related factors that could potentially play a role on patient compliance.

Methods: Electronic and manual literature searches were carried out to assess patient compliance during maintenance. Main outcomes were compliance definition, degree of compliance and patient-related factors.

Physics and Histologic Evaluation of Rotary, Ultrasonic, and Sonic Instruments.

Rotary instruments (RIs) are the most commonly used to perform osteotomies in many fields of medicine. Owing to a new interest in performing a minimally invasive surgery, over last fifteen years new devices have been used in oral surgery such as ultrasonic instruments (UIs) and, lately, sonic instruments (SIs). Nowadays, bone preservation and regeneration are paramount in many clinical situations and, consequently, it is crucial to rely upon instruments, which cause the least tissue damage during the surgery.