Implant survival rate and marginal bone loss of 174 implants with different variables associated over a minimum observational period of 20 years: A retrospective study.

Purpose: To investigate the long-term implant survival rate and marginal bone loss (MBL) of implants with different variables associated over an observational period of at least 20 years.

Materials And Methods: Patients with at least one implant placed prior to 2001 were recalled and visited. Data on implant macro-design, prosthetic aspects, site distribution, and patient-related factors were collected.

Programmed-release intraosseus anesthesia as an alternative to lower alveolar nerve block in lower third molar extraction: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Intraosseous anesthesia is the process by which an anesthetic solution, after penetration of the cortical bone, is directly injected into the spongiosa of the alveolar bone supporting the tooth. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the traditional inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) and computerized intraosseous anesthesia in the surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars, compare their side effects systemically by monitoring heart rate, and assess patients' a posteriori preference of one technique over the other.

Methods: Thirty-nine patients with bilaterally impacted third molars participated in this study.

Preliminary evaluation of the utility of optical coherence tomography in detecting structural changes during photobiomodulation treatment in patients with atrophic-erosive oral lichen planus.

Introduction: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common oral inflammatory condition. Against symptomatic atrophic-erosive OLP, topical steroids, or photobiomodulation (PBM) are deployed. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides a real-time, non-invasive, tissue investigation.

Can Plasma Rich in Growth Factors Expedite Healing of Postextraction Tooth Sockets in Patients Undergoing Urgent Liver Transplantation?

Purpose: Infections foster morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Pre-LT eradication of oral infectious foci is not always possible for patients needing an urgent LT because postextraction sockets must be healed before the patient is operated, and this requires at least 3 weeks. To accelerate healing, we tested the effect of plasma-rich growth factor (PRGF), a highly concentrated form of autogenous platelets on healing.