A 3-year follow-up of the rehabilitation of Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome by dental implants.

Purpose: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis, with rapidly progressive periodontitis and premature loss of both deciduous and permanent teeth. This article presents the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome with dental implants.

Materials And Methods: Twelve titanium implants were installed in the mandible and maxilla in an 18-year-old male patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome.

Nasal obstruction may alleviate bruxism related temporomandibular joint disorders.

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a collective term used to identify a group of musculoskeletal conditions of the temporomandibular region. Bruxism is a non-functional activity characterized by repeated tooth clenching or grinding in an unconscious manner. Over the time bruxism may lead to TMD by the uploading it causes.

Jaw bone changes in rats after treatment with zoledronate and pamidronate.

Objective: The aim of this study was to histopathologically evaluate the effects of pamidronate and zoledronate on the mandible in an animal model.

Study Design: Sixty female Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. Animals were divided into 6 groups (10 per group): control-1 (C1), injected with saline solution for 6 weeks; zoledronate-1 (ZA1), injected with zoledronate for 6 weeks; pamidronate-1 (PA1), injected with pamidronate for 6 weeks; control-2 (C2), injected with saline solution for 8 weeks; zoledronate-2 (ZA2), injected with zoledronate for 8 weeks; and pamidronate-2 (PA2), injected with pamidronate for 8 weeks.

The effects of osteoformin on mineralisation and quality of newly formed bone during mandibular distraction osteogenesis in rabbits.

Objective: The aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the effects of osteoformin on mineralization and quality of newly formed bone during distraction osteogenesis in rabbits.

Study Design: Distraction rate was as 1 mm/day for 5 days. In the experimental group, 100 microg/kg osteoformin in 100 microL/kg phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was injected into the distraction area at day 1 and day 7 after surgery.