Efficacy of dental floss with ellipsoidal knots vs conventional dental floss for plaque removal: A split-mouth randomized trial.

Objectives: To compare clinical efficacy for plaque removal between dental floss with soft ellipsoidal knots and conventional floss.

Materials And Methods: We studied 33 university students (29 females and 4 males, 13 of them undergraduate/postgraduate students of dentistry), including regular and sporadic (less once/wk) users of dental floss, with interproximal spaces ≤1 mm, who used floss with and without knots in a randomized manner following a split-mouth design. The Modified Navy Plaque Index (RMNPI) by Rustogi et al.

Periodontal status during pregnancy and postpartum.

Objectives: Different studies have documented an association between periodontal disease and low birth-weight delivery. Hence, knowledge of periodontal status during pregnancy and postpartum is important in order to reduce the risks of both diseases. This study aimed to analyze periodontal status at successive stages of pregnancy and 3-6 weeks postpartum in women with initial periodontal alterations.

Bacterial influence on consolidation of bone grafts in maxillary sinus elevation.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify microorganisms present on the maxillary sinus floor at the moment of sinus elevation surgery and, using tomography, to investigate the repercussions these might have for regenerated bone 9 months after the procedure.

Materials And Methods: 174 patients (90 women and 84 men) with a mean age of 55.92 years underwent 227 sinus elevations (120 left sinus, 107 right sinus).

Bisphosphonates, vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and osteonecrosis of the jaw. Could there be a missing link?

Background: It is estimated that over 190 million bisphosphonates have been prescribed worldwide. But this drug can produce adverse effects, of which osteonecrosis of the jaw and severe hypocalcemia are the most serious. It is evident that bisphosphonate administration affects multiple and diverse biochemical mediators related to bone metabolism.

Dental extraction in patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy.

Background: Dual antiplatelet therapy consists of administering antiplatelet (antiaggregant) drugs (clopidogrel and aspirin) to prevent thrombotic processes, as a preventative measure in patients with acute coronary disease, or in patients subjected to percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a protocol for performing dental extraction in patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy.

Material And Methods: Thirty-two patients undergoing dental extractions were included in the study.

Peri-implant evaluation of immediately loaded implants placed in esthetic zone in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2: a two-year study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate implant survival and primary stability parameters in patients with diabetes with different levels of glycosylated hemoglobin Alc (HbA1c) treated with immediate placement and provisionalization of implant-supported, single-tooth replacements over 2 years.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-five patients were divided into three groups according to their HbA1c levels: 33 patients in Group 1 (<6, control group); 30 patients in Group 2 (6.1-8); and 22 patients in Group 3 (8.

Evaluation of the efficacy of a topical sialogogue spray containing malic acid 1% in elderly people with xerostomia: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a topical sialogogue spray containing 1% malic acid for elderly people affected by xerostomia.

Material And Methods: This research took the form of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Forty-one individuals (mean age: 78.

Electron microprobe analysis in guided tissue regeneration: a case report.

Objectives: Several procedures have been advocated as regenerative procedures in periodontology, but one of the most widely used techniques up to now is guided tissue regeneration (GTR). Likewise, different assessment methods based on clinical, radiographic or histological measurements have been proposed for the evaluation of these regenerative procedures. However, none of the methods used for human material incorporates quantitative X-ray microanalysis to assess the degree of mineralization of the regenerated periodontal hard tissues.

Relationship between maternal periodontal disease and low-birth-weight pre-term infants.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of periodontal status on low-birth-weight pre-term delivery.

Material And Methods: Ninety-six pregnant women were examined in their first, second and third trimester to record plaque scores, clinically assessed gingival inflammation and probing depth (mean depth and percentage of sites with depth of >3 mm). Binary logistic regression analyses were performed using SUDAAN 7.