Platform switching vs regular platform implants: nine-month post-loading results from a randomised controlled trial.

Purpose: To compare the clinical outcome of platform switching (PS) and regular platform (RP) implants in bilateral single molar replacements.

Material And Methods: This study was designed as a randomised, controlled, split-mouth trial. Eighteen patients, with bilaterally missing single molars had one site randomly assigned to a PS implant or a RP implant.

Early childhood caries and associated determinants: a cross-sectional study on Italian preschool children.

Objectives: This study evaluates the influence of several determinants on the presence of early childhood caries (ECC) in preschool children living in northern Sardinia, Italy. These determinants include the educational level and occupational status of the parents as a proxy for the socioeconomical level (SES) and behavioral factors (dietary and oral hygiene).

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was designed with a dental examination and a standardized questionnaire.

Lack of association between maternal periodontal status and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a multicentric epidemiologic study.

Objective(s): The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between periodontal health and pregnancy outcomes in a large cohort of Italian postpartum women.

Methods: 750 postpartum women were enrolled in a case-control study within 5 days from delivery at three Italian obstetric clinics. Cases were defined as those mothers who delivered an infant weighing under 2500 g (LBW) and/or had premature delivery and/or delivered small for gestational age newborns (SGA) and/or experienced preeclampsia/pregnancy induced hypertension (PE/PIH) or preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM) during pregnancy.