Immediate Implant Placement After Removal of Maxillary Impacted Canine Teeth: A Technical Note.

Impacted maxillary canine teeth commonly occur in the general population. The traditional therapeutic approach comprises fenestration and orthodontic traction; however, if traction is not feasible or the patient refuses orthodontic treatment, an alternative solution is to remove the impacted tooth and immediately place an implant. This technical note describes a novel surgical approach to rehabilitation after impacted canine tooth removal, entailing immediate placement of a long implant in combination with regenerative materials and a barrier.

Mucoceles of the oral cavity: a large case series (1994-2008) and a literature review.

Objectives: Evaluating data of patients affected by oral mucoceles, examined at the Unit of Oral Medicine and Pathology of the University of Milan between January 1994 and December 2008.

Study Design: Concise review on oral mucoceles and analysis of the clinical files of patients who underwent excisional biopsy (patient age, medical history, diagnosis, date and site of the biopsy, histopathological diagnosis and recurrences if any).

Results: During the period June 1994-December 2008, 158 mucoceles were observed (93 males and 65 females), with the most frequent site being the lower lip (53%) (p=0.

Tooth extraction in patients taking intravenous bisphosphonates: a preventive protocol and case series.

Purpose: To test the efficacy of a protocol in preventing the development of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) after tooth extraction.

Patients And Methods: In this prospective case series, consecutive subjects treated with intravenous bisphosphonates who needed tooth extraction underwent a protocol aimed at reducing the risk of BRONJ, based on local and systemic infection control by means of mechanical and chemical reduction of the local bacterial load plus antibiotic prophylaxis.

Results: We performed 38 extractions in 23 patients treated with intravenous bisphosphonates, mainly zoledronate, for a mean of 17.

Localised maxillary ridge expansion with simultaneous implant placement: a case series.

The placement of implants in edentulous areas is often compromised by a thin alveolar crest, which widens the space between the two cortical bones; this offers advantages from aesthetic, biomechanical, and functional points of view. We present our results using the osteotome technique for the creation of a site for an implant, followed by immediate placement of the implant in thin edentulous maxillae, and the stability of the bony expansion over time. Twenty-three patients (six men and seventeen women) with partial edentulism associated with horizontal resorption of the ridges were treated by this technique to obtain a wider bony base for better placement of the implants.

Hypericum perforatum extract in burning mouth syndrome: a randomized placebo-controlled study.

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) or stomatodynia is characterized by a spontaneous burning pain in the oral mucosa without known cause or recognized treatment. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-center study evaluated the effects of systemic Hypericum perforatum extract in patients with BMS. Forty-three patients participated, of whom 39 (35 women, four men, aged 64.

Accuracy of referrals to a specialist oral medicine unit by general medical and dental practitioners and the educational implications.

In this study we investigated the accuracy of diagnoses of oral mucosal diseases made by family physicians (without a dental degree), other categories of physicians, and general dental practitioners prior to referring patients to a university oral medicine unit. Over a three-year period, we compared the diagnoses proposed in referral letters with the definitive histological diagnoses made by the specialist unit. Only 305 of 678 (45 percent) of the referral letters included a clinical diagnosis.

Primary small cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity with an unusual oral manifestation.

Small cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignancy that mainly occurs in the lung, with primary lesions in the head and neck being very rare. This neoplasm has an aggressive growth pattern, high recurrence rate, and tendency to metastasize to other sites via the lymphatics and bloodstream. The prognosis of patients with SCC is poor, as the 5-year survival is only 13%.

Causative or precipitating aspects of burning mouth syndrome: a case-control study.

Background: On causative or precipitating causes of burning mouth syndrome (BMS), there is a lack of consensus. In this prospective case-control study, we compared clinical features and laboratory aspects to evaluate the association of the proposed causative/precipitating factors of BMS.

Methods: A total of 61 BMS patients and 54 control subjects underwent several evaluations: rest and stimulated salivary flow rates measurements, laboratory tests, isolation of Candida species, assessment of parafunctional activities, detection of anxiety and depression by means of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Oral malignancies following HSCT: graft versus host disease and other risk factors.

Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a procedure that is widely used in the treatment of a large number of malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases, is still associated with a wide range of complications, one of the most important of which is graft versus host disease (GVHD). The patients undergoing allogenic HSCT are also at high risk of developing secondary neoplasms, particularly leukemias and lymphomas. Solid tumors are less frequent, and the incidence appears to increase over time; the most frequent solid tumors are squamous cell carcinomas.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity associated with graft versus host disease: report of a case and review of the literature.

Allogenic peripheral stem cell transplantation (HSCT), a procedure that is widely used in the treatment of a large number of malignant and nonmalignant hematological diseases, is still associated with a wide range of complications, one of the most important of which is graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT are at high risk of developing secondary neoplasms, particularly leukemias and lymphomas. Solid tumors are less frequent, but their incidence seems to be higher in the patients who develop GVHD; the most frequent solid tumors are squamous cell carcinomas.

Gingival lesions in a patient with chronic oral graft-versus-host disease: a case report.

Background: The patient reported in this study was diagnosed with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia and underwent an allogenic bone marrow transplantation. She was referred for persisting oral ulceration and pain associated with the transplant procedure.

Aim: To present an unusual involvement of gingival tissues during a case of oral chronic graft-versus-host-disease.

Systematic review of randomized trials for the treatment of oral leukoplakia.

Oral leukoplakia is a relatively common oral lesion that, in a varying proportion of cases, undergoes malignant transformation. The aim of this review was to assess the effectiveness of treatments for leukoplakia. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) enrolling patients with a diagnosis of oral leukoplakia were identified by searching biomedical databases, hand-searching relevant oral medicine journals, and contacting oral medicine experts through a European mailing list.