Public Compliance with Face Mask Use in Honolulu and Regional Variation.

Infections with the SARS-CoV-2 virus are increasing in Hawai'i at alarming rates. In the absence of a SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccine, the options for control include social distancing, improved hygiene, and face mask use. There is evidence that mask use may decrease the rates of viral transmission.

Sinus Augmentation with Simultaneous, Non-Submerged, Implant Placement Using a Minimally Invasive Hydraulic Technique.

To evaluate whether sinus augmentation, using a minimally invasive implant device, via a non-submerged surgical approach, might negatively influence the outcome. A retrospective cohort study was conducted by evaluating patients' files, classifying them into two groups. Fifty patients (22 men 28 women) were included in the study, 25 in each group.

The Feasibility of Flapless Approach to Sinus Augmentation Using an Implant Device Designed According to Residual Alveolar Ridge Height.

Hydraulic sinus lift and augmentation may be successfully performed using a dedicated implant device designed according to residual bone height (RBH). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a flapless surgical approach might negatively influence the outcome. A total of 40 consecutive patients (16 men and 24 women) were included in the study, 20 in each group (minimal flap/control versus flapless/study).

A novel implant system dedicate to hydraulic Schneiderian membrane elevation and simultaneously bone graft augmentation: An up-to 45 months retrospective clinical study.

Purpose: To evaluate clinical and radiographic performance of a novel implant system that allows for hydraulic Schneiderian membrane elevation and simultaneously bone graft augmentation.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-two consecutive patients with a mean age of 53.1 years and a severe atrophy of the posterior maxilla (3.

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.