Antimicrobial Activity of Glycine Air Polishing: A Clinical Split- Mouth Study on Full-Arch Implant-Supported Rehabilitations.

Purpose: To investigate the possible antimicrobial activity of glycine air polishing by comparing peri-implant microbiota before and after treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 15 patients who received implant-supported full-arch fixed rehabilitations were included. After prosthesis removal (T0), Plaque Index (PI), probing depth (PD), and bleeding on probing (BOP) were recorded.

Aquatic Feasibility of Limbs Application of Tourniquets (AFLAT) during a Lifeguard Water Rescue: A Simulation Pilot Study.

Introduction: Control of massive hemorrhage (MH) is a life-saving intervention. The use of tourniquets has been studied in prehospital and battlefield settings but not in aquatic environments.

Objective: The aim of this research is to assess the control of MH in an aquatic environment by analyzing the usability of two tourniquet models with different adjustment mechanisms: windlass rod versus ratchet.

pH Evaluation over a Period of 6 months of Two-bottle Water-based Self-etching Primers: An Study.

Aim And Objective: The objective of this study was to monitor the pH stability over a period of 6 months of two-bottle self-etching (SE) primers.

Materials And Methods: Four commercially available two-bottle SE primer solutions, Adhese SE (Ivoclar Vivadent; Schaan, Liechtenstein), Clearfil SE (Kuraray; Tokyo, Japan), Contax Primer (DMG; Hamburg, Germany), and Enabond SE (Micerium; Avegno (Ge), Italy), containing water as the main solvent were selected. The pH values during a 6-month storage period at intermittent temperature were daily measured by means of a microprocessor-based pH/temperature meter and hence recorded, tabulated, and analyzed.

Efficacy of air-polishing devices without removal of implant-supported full-arch prostheses.

Purpose: Long-term success of titanium dental implants is influenced by various factors, including the maintenance of good oral hygiene. The present study aimed to evaluate cleaning effectiveness and patient satisfaction with glycine powder air polishing and traditional professional oral hygiene treatments when applied to implant-supported full-arch restorations without removal of the fixed prosthesis.

Materials And Methods: A total of 85 patients with 357 implants supporting full-arch fixed restorations were included.

Tissue-level versus bone-level single implants in the anterior area rehabilitated with feather-edge crowns on conical implant abutments: An up to 5-year retrospective study.

Statement Of Problem: Limited information is available on the differences between tissue-level implants with an ultrathin threaded microsurface conical transmucosal portion and bone-level implants rehabilitated with conical custom abutments.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess the outcomes of crowns designed as per the biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT) cemented on conical titanium abutments on tissue-level and bone-level implants.

Material And Methods: Patients consecutively rehabilitated with a delayed loading protocol with anterior implant-supported single crowns with a feather-edge margin, in function for at least 4 years, were recruited and divided into 2 groups based on the implant type they had received: tissue-level implants with a conical transmucosal portion or bone-level implants rehabilitated with a conical abutment by following the platform switching concept.

Flapless Surgical Approach to Extract Impacted Inferior Third Molars: A Retrospective Clinical Study.

This study aimed to compare a flapless surgical approach (FSA) with a traditional envelope flap (traditional approach (TA)). Every patient was treated with two approaches: TA and FSA. The primary outcome variables were both the discomfort during the post-operative convalescence and the correct final recovery of the impacted area.

Analysis of the Subgingival Microbiota in Implant-Supported Full-Arch Rehabilitations.

Background: The etiology of peri-implantitis is multifactorial, and it is not directly linked to the quantitative amount of plaque. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of subgingival microbiota around implants supporting full-arch restorations on clinical indexes of peri-implant health.

Method: 47 patients (54 full-arch fixed rehabilitations) were included.

Influence of Implant Thread Morphology on Primary Stability: A Prospective Clinical Study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the primary stability of two implants with the same macro- and micromorphology but different thread design and analyze their clinical outcomes over a one-year period.

Materials And Methods: 14 patients needing a partial rehabilitation with a delayed loading approach (DEL group: 9 patients) or a full-arch rehabilitation treated with immediately loaded fixed prostheses supported by 4 implants following the Columbus Bridge Protocol (CBP) (IL group: 5 patients) were included. In each patient, at least one SY (implant with standard threads) and one SL implant (implant with an augmented depth of the threads) were randomly inserted.

Long-term impact of interferon or Glatiramer acetate in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: In recent years the impact of disease-modifying drugs on long-term progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) was assessed both in observational studies and in extension of randomized controlled trial (RCT). Aim of this work was to quantitatively summarize by a meta-analysis the long-term impact of immunomodulatory drugs (Interferon-Beta (IFN-β) or Glatiramer Acetate (GA)) in relapsing-remitting (RR) MS patients.

Methods: We collected all published observational studies reporting the long-term efficacy of IFN-β or GA in RRMS patients.