Efficacy of doxycycline release collagen membrane on surgically created and contaminated defects in rat tibiae: A histopathological and microbiological study.

Background: The effects of systemic antibiotics on controlling infective pathogens after guided bone regeneration(GBR) procedures especially in membrane exposures are limited. However, local administrations of antibiotics are rare in GBR techniques.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the osteogenesis potential and the antibacterial effect of a doxycycline releasing collagen membrane in surgically created and contaminated defects in rat tibiae.

Decontamination of autogenous bone grafts collected during dental implant site preparation: a pilot study.

Dental implant site preparation produces bone particles that can be used as autogenous bone graft material for the reconstruction of alveolar bone defects; however, collected bone particles are contaminated with oral microorganisms that may cause augmentation failure due to complications associated with infection. The stringent aspiration protocol, preoperative oral chlorhexidine rinsing, and antibiotic prophylaxis were implemented before collecting bone particles. Nonetheless, collected bone particles were still contaminated with bacteria, and, therefore, decontamination of the collected bone particles with chlorhexidine or clindamycin was considered.

Decontamination of autogenous bone grafts collected from dental implant sites via osteotomy: a review.

Autogenous bone particles can be obtained with bone collectors during implant osteotomy; however, collected bone particles contain oral microorganisms that may cause infectious complications. The purpose of this review was to summarize the clinical studies that have evaluated the degree of this contamination and the effectiveness of different decontamination methods. Stringent aspiration protocol, preoperative oral chlorhexidine rinse, and antibiotic prophylaxis are important precautions to be implemented when collected bone particles are to be implanted.

A mini dental implant-supported obturator application in a patient with partial maxillectomy due to tumor: case report.

Following a partial maxillectomy in a patient, the oral and nasal cavities remain open, providing a passageway for transmission of air and fluids between the 2 cavities. In such cases the primary aim should be the construction of an implant-supported obturator prosthesis with adequate retention, stability, and peripheral seal. In this case report, a 34-year-old female patient who underwent a class II (according to Okay et al.

Treatment of a narrow, single tooth edentulous area with mini-dental implants: a clinical report.

The narrowing of an extraction site often becomes problematic when attempting to restore the space with a conventional wide-diameter implant. A woman is presented who was treated with a square head, mini-dental implant-supported fixed denture for a maxillary with a narrowed edentulous area, with a mesiodistal width of 5 mm. The implant, with a diameter of 2.