Clinical efficacy of the graft free slit-window sinus floor elevation procedure: A 2-year randomized controlled clinical trial.

Objective: Slit-window technique is a lateral approach sinus floor elevation (SFE) procedure that utilizes a rigid resorbable membrane in conjunction with stabilizing bony slits to tent the Schneiderian membrane without addition of grafting materials. The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of the Slit-window SFE with those of SFE with bone grafting.

Material And Methods: Thirty-three patients with 38 edentulous sites were included.

Pilot study: Raman spectroscopy in differentiating premalignant and malignant oral lesions from normal mucosa and benign lesions in humans.

Background: Current practice for differentiating tissue lesions are based on histopathological criteria. This process is subject to error. The purpose of this study was to test whether an alternative, tissue-based molecular signatures Raman spectra could be used to differentiate premalignant and malignant lesions from normal mucosa or benign lesions.

Growth factor-mediated vertical mandibular ridge augmentation: a case report.

Posterior vertical alveolar ridge deficiencies are challenging defects to treat predictably and often require autogenous bone-harvesting procedures. Traditional treatment modalities, eg, guided bone regeneration, distraction osteogenesis, and autogenous grafts, present with a number of potential complications and limited success when used to restore vertical ridge height. Recent advances in recombinant growth factor technology may provide viable, alternative therapies for the treatment of significant alveolar ridge deficiencies.

Effect of misfit of cement-retained implant single crowns on crestal bone changes.

The purpose of this clinical study was to compare peri-implant crestal bone levels between misfitting (overhanging/open margin) cement-retained implant single crowns (SCs) vs accurately fitted implant SCs. Seventeen subjects were divided into two groups: test group (misfitting crowns, n = 10) and control group (accurately fitted crowns, n = 7). Crestal bone level changes were assessed using digital software.

Supramandibular canal portion superior to the fossa of the submaxillary gland: a tomographic evaluation of the cross-sectional dimension in the molar region.

Purpose: Within the fossa of the submaxillary gland (FSG), there is a portion superior to the mandibular canal (SMCP) that can affect implant placement. Our study evaluated this specific portion's prevalence and its average dimensional difference between the first and the second molar regions in a dental implant population.

Materials And Methods: From 112 patients' mandibular cone beam computerized tomography scans, the SMCPs of the FSG's horizontal and vertical dimensions in the first and second molar positions on both sides were digitally measured.

Laser raman spectroscopy as a potential chair-side microbiological diagnostic device.

Introduction: Culture-dependent and -independent techniques are time-consuming processes requiring highly trained personnel to identify microorganisms contained within a sample. Rapid chair-side identification of microorganisms could reduce the lag time between patient presentation and ideal treatment. As a first step toward this goal, this study aims to determine if laser Raman spectroscopy (LRS) can discern uniqueness among 10 different species of bacteria contained within a medium in unprocessed and processed samples.

Factors associated with dental implant survival: a 4-year retrospective analysis.

Background: Dental implants are a predictable treatment option for replacing missing teeth and have strong survival and success outcomes. However, previous research showed a wide array of potential risk factors that may have contributed to dental implant failures. The objectives of this study are to study if implant survival rates were affected by known risk factors and risk indicators that may have contributed to implant failures.

Histologic evidence of a connective tissue attachment to laser microgrooved abutments: a canine study.

Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of laser-ablated microgrooves placed on implant collars to support direct connective tissue attachments to altered implant surfaces. Such a direct connective tissue attachment serves as a physiologic barrier to the apical migration of the junctional epithelium and prevents crestal bone resorption. The current prospective preclinical trial sought to evaluate bone and soft tissue healing patterns when laser-ablated microgrooves were placed on the abutment.

Parameters defining the potential applicability of Raman spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for oral disease.

Raman spectroscopy can provide information about the molecular composition of tissues, with potential to be applied as a diagnostic tool in lieu of histopathology. Our objectives are to determine if laser Raman spectra (RS) can be acquired reliably from the oral mucosa of patients, and to determine if the RS signature of normal oral mucosa is reproducible among anatomic oral sites and among subjects of different races and gender. 25 Caucasian and 26 Asian subjects are studied using RS with a signal acquisition time of 1 s at seven specified sites within the mouth.