Evaluation of thin-threaded implants primary stability in type IV bone right after maxillary sinus floor elevation: A human cadaver study.

Purpose: The bone-implant interface plays a crucial role in obtaining sufficient primary stability for dental implants in weak bone supports. The aim of this human cadaver study was to evaluate the primary stability of new thin-threaded implants when placed in type IV bone right after maxillary sinus floor elevation.

Materials And Methods: The study followed the CACTUS (ChAracteristics of Cadaver Training and sUrgical Studies) guidelines.

The yeast C/D box snoRNA U14 adopts a "weak" K-turn like conformation recognized by the Snu13 core protein in solution.

Non-coding RNAs associate with proteins to form ribonucleoproteins (RNPs), such as ribosome, box C/D snoRNPs, H/ACA snoRNPs, ribonuclease P, telomerase and spliceosome to ensure cell viability. The assembly of these RNA-protein complexes relies on the ability of the RNA to adopt the correct bound conformation. K-turn motifs represent ubiquitous binding platform for proteins found in several cellular environment.

Solution structure of the 5'-terminal hairpin of the 7SK small nuclear RNA.

The small nuclear 7SK RNA regulates RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) transcription, by sequestering and inhibiting the positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb). P-TEFb is stored in the 7SK ribonucleoprotein (RNP) that contains the three nuclear proteins Hexim1, LaRP7, and MePCE. P-TEFb interacts with the protein Hexim1 and the 7SK RNA.

Assessment of the correlation between implant stability and bone density by computed tomography and resonance frequency analysis in fresh cadavers.

Purpose: Because of the immediate loading implant process, clinicians must consider implant primary stability issues before initiating surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the bone density assessed by computed tomography (CT) images and the primary stability of two implant designs, as determined by resonance frequency analysis (RFA).

Materials And Methods: Sixty implants (30 NobelActive, 30 NobelSpeedy [Nobel Biocare]) were placed in five totally edentulous fresh cadaver maxillae.

Bilateral absence of mental foramen in a living human subject.

The mental foramen, through which the mental nerve emerges, is an important anatomic landmark in odonto-stomatology. Knowing its anatomic variations, according to the ethnic group or age, is essential when performing local anesthesia or implant and orthognathic surgeries. Besides the presence of a supernumerary foramen and variations in its location, numerous topographies have been described such as unilateral or bilateral triple foramina, hypoplasia or agenesis.