Clinical efficacy of 1% metformin gel around conventionally placed dental implants: A 9-month follow-up study.

Aim: The study aimed to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of bone volume, density, and crestal bone levels in conventionally placed dental implants with and without local application of 1% metformin (MF) gel using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) at 9 months.

Materials And Methods: Twenty implants were placed in 18 individuals, randomly divided into 2 groups where Group A received a local application of 1% MF gel along with implant placement. In contrast, Group B received implant placement alone.

Periodontal health status among HIV-seropositive pregnant women.

Aims And Objective: Routine oral health care is essential for those living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection, especially in pregnant women. Hormonal changes during pregnancy, immunosupression in HIV along with bacterial load in periodontal infections strongly influence the pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal health status in HIV seropositive pregnant women in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Effect of combination of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid + tetracycline with coronally positioned flap in the treatment of gingival recession: A clinical study.

Context: Gingival recession is the apical migration of gingival margin results from destruction of the connective tissue leading to various esthetic problems. Many surgical procedures have been attempted to achieve root coverage that include free gingival grafts, pedicle flaps such as semilunar coronally repositioned flaps (SCRFs) and guided tissue regeneration. The exposed root surface has undergone substantial alterations and may no longer serve as an appropriate substrate for cell attachment and fiber development.

Accuracy of cone beam computed tomography in diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal bone defects: a case report.

Diagnosis of periodontitis depend mostly on traditional two-dimensional (2-D) radiographic assessment. Regardless of efforts in improving reliability, present methods of detecting bone level changes over time or determining three-dimensional (3-D) architecture of osseous defects are lacking. To improve the diagnostic potential, an imaging modality which would give an undistorted 3-D vision of a tooth and surrounding structures is imperative.