Daily Probiotic Ayran Intake Reduces Gingival Inflammation: An Experimental Gingivitis Study.

Purpose: This study investigates the effects of daily consumption of a probiotic ayran drink on gingival inflammation and the development of experimental gingivitis.

Materials And Methods: This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involved 54 volunteer students. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups: the control group received regular ayran for 42 days, while the test group received probiotic enriched ayran (including Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum) for 42 days twice a day.

Ultrasound analysis of the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles in edentulous patients rehabilitated with full-arch fixed implant-supported prostheses.

Objectives: Total tooth loss is common in the aging population resulting in insufficient chewing function with subsequent weakening of the masticatory muscles. The study aims to evaluate the changes in thicknesses of the masseter and anterior temporal muscle in edentulous patients following the reconstruction of implant-supported fixed prostheses and compare them with the dentate individuals.

Materials And Methods: The study was designed as a prospective, single-center, controlled clinical trial.

The impact of local and systemic penicillin on antimicrobial properties and growth factor release in platelet-rich fibrin: In vitro study.

Objective: This study evaluates the impact of local and systemic administration of penicillin on the antimicrobial properties and growth factors of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) under in vitro conditions.

Materials And Methods: The study involved 12 volunteers. Four tubes of venous blood were collected before systemic antibiotic administration.

The effect of mindfulness meditation on dental anxiety during implant surgery: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Dental implant surgery is almost always associated with patient anxiety. Anxiety during dental surgical procedures triggers an increase in sympathetic activity. Mindfulness meditation (MM) is often associated with high levels of relaxation in the form of increased parasympathetic tone and decreased sympathetic activity.

Evaluation of the Effect of Surgical Experience Level on the Success of the Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) Technique.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of experience level on the clinical and esthetic results of coronally advanced flap (CAF) surgery.

Material And Methods: A postgraduate student's first 40 CAF operations in the periodontology residency program were followed. The Miller Class I gingival recessions were divided into four chronologic groups (n: 10 in each).

The effects of connective tissue graft position on clinical and aesthetical outcomes of gingival recession treatment: a controlled randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: This randomized controlled clinical trial with 1-year follow-up compared the clinical and aesthetic results of coronally advanced flap (CAF) + connective tissue graft (CTG) positioned apical to the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) (CAF + CTG-ACEJ) with CAF + CTG positioned on the CEJ (CAF + CTG-CEJ) for treating isolated gingival recession defects.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-eight patients with recession type 1 (RT 1) with a depth ≥ 3, gingival recessions were enrolled. Nineteen patients were randomly assigned to the CAF + CTG-ACEJ group or CAF + CTG-CEJ group.

The Effects of Photobiomodulation on Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin as Barrier Membrane on Bone Regeneration: An Experimental Animal Study.

To compare the effects of leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT)-applied L-PRF (PBMT/L-PRF) as barrier membranes on new bone formation (BV/TV) for the treatment of critical-sized bone defects. The right iliac crests of five sheep were used in this experimental animal study. Eight critical-sized defects were surgically created in each sheep and a total of 40 defects were obtained.

The Evaluation of Different Osteotomy Drilling Speed Protocols on Cortical Bone Temperature, Implant Stability and Bone Healing: An Experimental Study in an Animal Model.

The aim of this study was to measure the effect of drilling speed on heat generation in the cortical bone, on primary and secondary implant stability of implants and on early and late bone healing with micro-computerized tomography (micro-CT). Sixty implants were placed in the iliac crest of 6 sheep in order to form 5 different drilling protocols: 50 rpm without saline cooling, and 400, 800, 1200, and 2000 rpm with saline cooling. Simultaneous cortical bone temperature and primary stability at the time of placement; secondary stability and the ratio between relative bone and tissue volume (BV/TV) in 2D and 3D in micro-CT analysis were evaluated after 4 and 8 weeks.

The effects of repeated usage of implant drills on cortical bone temperature, primary/secondary stability and bone healing: A preclinical in vivo micro-CT study.

Objective: The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of new vs. used drills on cortical bone temperature, operation time, and primary/secondary stability and to assess bone healing by micro-CT.

Materials And Methods: New, 50×-used and 100×-used drills at 800 rpm were used to place implants in the iliac crests of three male sheep in this experimental in vivo animal study.

Clinical evaluation of injectable platelet-rich fibrin with connective tissue graft for the treatment of deep gingival recession defects: A controlled randomized clinical trial.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether the combined connective tissue graft (CTG) with injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) with coronally advanced flap (CAF) improved root coverage of deep Miller Class I or II gingival recessions compared with CTG alone with CAF.

Material And Methods: Seventy-two patients with Miller class I and II gingival recessions were enrolled. Thirty-six patients were randomly assigned to the test group (CAF+CTG+i-PRF [700 rpm for 3 min]) or control group (CAF+CTG).