Characteristics of patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw with oral versus intravenous bisphosphonate treatment.

Purpose: This retrospective study was aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw who were receiving oral versus intravenous (IV) bisphosphonate (BP).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study enrolled subjects who had been diagnosed with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) during the period from July 2010 to June 2014. Information regarding the following demographic and clinical characteristics was collected: demographic data, administration route and type of BP, duration of BP medication, primary disease, number of involved sites, location of the lesion, number of surgeries, outcome of treatments, and laboratory test.

Flapless transcrestal sinus augmentation using hydrodynamic piezoelectric internal sinus elevation with autologous concentrated growth factors alone.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the success rate of implants and the amount of sinus augmentation using the flapless hydrodynamic piezoelectric internal sinus elevation (HPISE) technique with autologous concentrated growth factors (CGF) alone.

Materials And Methods: A total of 11 maxillary sinuses were augmented using the HPISE technique through the flapless transcrestal approach. Sixteen implants (average 11.

Poly(L-lactic acid) nanocylinders as nanofibrous structures for macroporous gelatin scaffolds.

Electrospun Nanofiber sheets have been shown to mimic the structure of extracellular matrix (ECM). Although these nanofibers have shown great potential for use as tissue engineering scaffolds, it is difficult for the electrospun nanofiber based sheets to be shaped into the desired three-dimensional structure. In this study, poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA), a biodegradable and biocompatible polyester, was electrospun to produce nanofibers that were treated with an amino group containing base in order to fabricate polymeric nanocylinders.

Development of nanofiber coated indomethacin-eluting stent for tracheal regeneration.

In the case of tracheal rupture or stenosis, most effective way is to insert a commercially available metal stent. However, the implantation often causes a fever or a pain on the contact surface between trachea and the stent. And also the metal stent should be removed after a certain time implantation.

Retrospective multicenter evaluation of tapered implant with a sandblasted and acid-etched surface at 1 to 4 years of function.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the cumulative survival rate of tapered implant with a sandblasted and acid-etched surface placed in edentulous patients.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was performed by evaluating MIS seven implants consecutively placed from December 2004 to January 2008. Patient records were reviewed to determine gender, age at implant placement, implant location, prosthesis type, marginal bone loss according to treatment procedure, number of implants, and number of failed implants.

Retrospective multicenter analysis of immediate provisionalization using one-piece narrow-diameter (3.0-mm) implants.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to report on the clinical outcome of immediate provisionalization using one-piece narrow-diameter implants.

Materials And Methods: The dental records of patients who received narrow implants were reviewed. Narrow-diameter (3.

Efficacy of demineralized bone matrix paste for maxillary sinus augmentation: a histologic and clinical study in humans.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to report the effect of paste type of demineralized bone matrix (DBM) on augmentation of maxillary sinus using clinical parameters.

Study Design: Sinus augmentation with DBM was performed on 5 maxillary sinuses. This study included 5 patients, 4 men and 1 woman, aged from 41 to 67 years (mean age 55 years).