Linking periodontal pathogens with endoperio lesions.

Endodontic-periodontal diseases pose difficulties for the practitioner in diagnosing and predicting the success of the affected teeth. Therefore, it is of interest to correlate between periodontal infections and endodontic periodontal disorders. 50 patients of both sexes were included in this study.

Pilot Evaluation of Perioperative High Dose Rate Brachytherapy in Head Neck Cancers.

Perioperative high dose rate brachytherapy involves insertion of brachytherapy catheter over the tumor bed during surgical removal of disease followed by radiation in the postoperative period. It has applications in radiotherapy dose escalation or reirradiation and for extending the surgical margins. We report here initial results of treatment in five cases of locally advanced head and neck cancers.

Assessment of Static and Dynamic Load Tolerance of the Implant Mounts on its Particular Implant.

Objectives: We compared the loads at which the implant holders from Astra Tech (AST) (AstraOsseoSpeed) and Osseotite Certain failed under static compression after experiencing fatigue, as well as the gap that resulted from dynamic loading between the implant-holder complexes.

Materials And Method: The ISO 14801 recommendation served as the foundation for the test protocol. Each brand's five implant-implant holder assemblies underwent dynamic loading.

Assessment of Various Dental Occupational Hazards and Safety Measures among Dentists of Odisha, India.

Aim And Objective: Dental professionals are more prone to get exposed to various occupational health problems. The aim is to assess various dental occupational hazards and safety measures among dentists of Odisha, India.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted among 572 dental professionals of both genders.

A 10 years retrospective study of assessment of prevalence and risk factors of dental implants failures.

Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence rate of dental implants failure and risk factors affecting dental implant outcome.

Materials And Methods: The present retrospective study was conducted on 826 patients who received 1420 dental implants in both genders. Length of implant, diameter of implant, location of implant, and bone quality were recorded.

Treatment of gingival recession using a coronally-advanced flap procedure with or without placental membrane.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the treatment of gingival recession defects using a coronally-advanced flap procedure with or without placental membrane.

Methods: Sixty teeth in 15 patients with single and multiple Miller's class I and II gingival recession defects bilaterally in the anterior and premolar region of the maxilla and mandible were divided into two groups. In group I (control), 30 recession defects were treated with coronally-advanced flap alone using Zucchelli's technique.

The cell biology and role of resorptive cells in diseases: A review.

Resorptive cells are responsible for the resorption of mineralized matrix of hard tissues. Bone-resorbing cells are called osteoclasts; however, they can resorb mineralized dental tissues or calcified cartilage and then they are called odontoclasts and chondroclasts, respectively. Resorptive cells form when mononuclear precursors derived from a monocyte-macrophage cell lineage are attracted to certain mineralized surfaces and subsequently fuse and adhere onto them for exerting their resorbing activity.