Effect of LED photobiomodulation on dental implant osseointegration: An in vivo study.

Background: Photobiomodulation (PBM) may be prescribed after dental surgery to accelerate tissue healing and improve implant stability. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of LED-PBM on the dental implant osseointegration.

Methods: A total of 48 implants (Kontact) were inserted in 8 Yucatan minipigs (6 implants per minipig) divided into 2 groups (test and control).

Peri-implantitis risk factors: A prospective evaluation.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to create a tool to evaluate the risk of peri-implantitis according its severity.

Methods: After ethics committee approval, 43 patients provided signed consent and were included prospectively. Forty-five observations were recorded.

Peri-implantitis-associated methanogens: a preliminary report.

Methanogens have already been described in periodontitis but not in peri-implantitis. Thirty peri-implantitis samples and 28 control samples were collected in 28 consenting peri-implantitis patients. PCR-sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used as a broad-spectrum screening method and results were further confirmed by real-time quantitative PCR targeting the mcrA genes.

A Numeric Analysis of Bone Density in the Edentulous Interforaminal Region.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the density of interforaminal bone using quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in simulated case histories to be prescribed an All-on-Five fixed implant treatment protocol.

Materials And Methods: QCT scans from 30 edentulous patients (15 men and 15 women; mean age 63.33 ± 9.

Alveolar bone loss and ageing: possible association with coronary heart diseases and/or severe vascular diseases.

Objective: The objective of this study was to utilise a new methodological approach based on radiographic examinations to demonstrate a potential association between coronary heart diseases (CHD) as well as severe hypertension and alveolar bone loss (ABL) in older adults.

Background: Many studies, primarily assessing clinical parameters, underline the association between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases. The relationship between ABL and CHD/vascular diseases (VD) is potentially of high importance because of their prevalence in populations, and they represent an important issue in the fields of epidemiology and public health.