A comparative study between two different suture materials in oral implantology.

Objective: The prospective study compares, in split-mouth design, the use of two different suture materials, silk vs. Teflon-coated, multi-filament braided polyester threads suture.

Material And Methods: Ten edentulous or partially edentulous patients were surgically treated for implant installation.

Effect on pocket depth and attachment level of manual versus ultrasonic scaling of lower second molars following lower third molar extraction: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the effect on periodontal health of ultrasonic versus manual scaling of the lower second molar (L2M) root surface following surgical extraction of mesioangular lower third molars (L3M).

Study Design: Randomized single-blind clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of ultrasonic scaling of the L2M (experimental group) and manual scaling and root planing (control group) after surgical extraction of the corresponding L3M.

Results: Forty-three subjects were enrolled, 69.

Minor salivary gland tumors: A clinicopathological study of 18 cases.

Introduction: Minor salivary gland tumors (MSGTs) are infrequent, representing 10-15% of all salivary neoplasms. Despite this low frequency, MSGTs conform a heterogeneous group of neoplasms characterized by a broad range of histological types.

Patients And Method: We identified cases of MSGT in a retrospective study of the biopsies made in the period 1997-2007 in the Service of Oral Surgery (Dental Clinic of the University of Barcelona, Spain).