Curcumin Promotes Primary Oral Wound Healing in a Rat Model.

Curcumin is known as an anti-tumor, anti-aging, and wound healing promoter. The aim this study was to examine the effect of 2% curcumin paste application on primary wound healing in a palatal rat model. A mid-crestal incision was initiated on the maxillary alveolar ridge.

Four-year cross-sectional study of bleeding risk in dental patients on direct oral anticoagulants.

Objective: New oral anticoagulants, or "direct oral anticoagulants" (DOACs), have been used worldwide in recent years. An evidence-based enigma regarding dental patients using DOACs still exists.

Method And Materials: This was a 4-year, cross-sectional study on individuals receiving DOAC therapy, treated in a single maxillofacial center.

Patients perceptions of recovery after maxillary sinus augmentation with a minimally invasive implant device.

Objective: Patients' perceptions of recovery following sinus augmentation procedures have scarcely been documented. The aim of the present prospective pilot clinical study was to evaluate the patient's perception of immediate postoperative recovery after sinus augmentation, using a minimally invasive implant device.

Method And Materials: Eighteen patients (8 men, 10 women), average age 52 (median 48, range 38 to 72), who had been scheduled for sinus augmentation procedures, were asked to enroll in a prospective clinical study.

Minimally invasive sinus lift implant device: a multicenter safety and efficacy trial preliminary results.

Purpose: In cases of advanced maxillary sinus atrophy of the bone (pneumatization), the sinus floor has to be augmented in order to obtain acceptable bone volume for implantation. The objective of the present study is to evaluate a new procedure and device, designed as a closed sinus lift using a dedicated dental implant that allows for Schneiderian membrane elevation and the placement of a flowable bone replacement graft.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen patients (8 males, 10 females) underwent 23 procedures.