Histopathological Examination of the Effects of Local and Systemic Bisphosphonate Usage in Bone Graft Applications on Bone Healing.

Background: The effect of bisphosphonates on the resorption process of normal bone tissue has been clearly mentioned in the literature, while their effect on the grafting material is a new research area. Limited former study is not sufficient to determine the strength, reliability and dosage of bisphosphonates. In this study, our aim is to examine the effects of local and systemic use of bisphosphonates in bone graft applications on bone healing, histopathologically.

Prosthetically driven immediate implant placement at lower molar area; an anatomical study.

Purpose: To examine the effectiveness and safety of immediate implant placement (IIP), we evaluated the risk of lingual plate perforation (LPP) and mandibular canal perforation (MCP) associated with posterior mandible anatomy using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.

Materials And Methods: A morphological study of the molar sockets of 135 patients (age: 18-84 y) was done and its relationship to the mandibular canal was investigated. The risk of LPP and MCP was recorded as yes or no.

Orthognathic Surgery after Mandibular Large-Volume Osteoma Treatment.

Osteoma is a benign asymptomatic osseous tumor. Characterization of osteoma is the proliferation of cancellous or compact bone that increases in size by continuous formation of bone. It can be seen in any craniofacial structures, usually in paranasal sinuses and jaws.

Fixation Methods for Mandibular Advancement and Their Effects on Temporomandibular Joint: A Finite Element Analysis Study.

Objectives: Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) is a common surgical procedure to correct dentofacial deformities that involve the mandible. Usually bicortical bone fixation screw or miniplates with monocortical bone fixation screw were used to gain stability after BSSO. On the other hand, the use of resorbable screw materials had been reported.

In Vitro Evaluation of Manual Torque Values Applied to Implant-Abutment Complex by Different Clinicians and Abutment Screw Loosening.

Preload is applied to screws manually or using a torque wrench in dental implant systems, and the preload applied must be appropriate for the purpose. The aim of this study was to assess screw loosening and bending/torsional moments applied by clinicians of various specialties following application of manual tightening torque to combinations of implants and abutments. Ten-millimeter implants of 3.

Is immediate implant placement possible in the maxillary molar area? An anatomical study.

The dimensions of maxillary first molars were investigated and measured using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to examine the effectiveness of immediate placement of implants in the maxillary molar area. The CBCT images of 68 patients were collected. The dimensions of the maxillary first molar sockets were measured in both sagittal and coronal aspects, as well as the height of the alveolar bone crest (ABC) to the sinus membrane (SM) at optimal implant position.

Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography Analyses of the Anterior Maxillary Bone Thickness for Immediate Implant Placement.

Objective: We evaluated the thickness of the facial alveolar bone wall at the maxillary incisors based on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.

Materials And Methods: The CBCT images of 60 patients were collected. We measured the distance between the cemento-enamel junction to alveolar bone crest (CEJ-ABC) and the facial alveolar bone width at levels 1 (P1), 2 (P2) and 5 (P3) mm apical to the bone crest.

Use of cone-beam computerized tomography for evaluation of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws in an experimental rat model.

Background: Bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw (BONJ) is a frequently reported complication. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and histopathological presentation of BONJ with the Hounsfield score and to evaluate the reliability of the score for determining necrosis in an animal model.

Material/methods: Eighty rats were prospectively and randomly divided into two groups of 40 each: a control group and an experimental group.

Extraction socket healing in rats treated with bisphosphonate: animal model for bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of jaws in multiple myeloma patients.

Aim: The aim of this study is to replicate both clinical and histological presentation of bisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis of the jaws (BONJ) in an animal model of the disease state. Successful recapitulation of a BONJ-like indication in an animal model will be useful for studying pathogenesis, as well as prevention and treatment strategies for BONJ.

Materials And Methods: Eighty (80) rats were prospectively and randomly divided into two groups; control group(40) and study group(40).

Immediate implants after enucleation of an odontogenic keratocyst: an early return to function.

An odontogenic keratocyst is a unique cyst because of its locally aggressive behavior, high recurrence rate, and characteristic histologic appearance. In this article we present the case of a 22-year-old male patient with a large odontogenic keratocyst and describe his treatment with immediate dental implants.

Effects of folk medicinal plant extract Ankaferd Blood Stopper on early bone healing.

Objective: Several haemostatic agents are available for clinical use. Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS), a mixture of five medicinal plant extracts, has been used historically as a haemostatic agent. The aim of this in vivo study was to investigate the effects of ABS on early bone healing using a rat tibia defect model.

Radiologic evaluation of an unusually sized complex odontoma involving the maxillary sinus by cone beam computed tomography.

As a group, odontomas are the most common odontogenic neoplasms. This case report illustrates the benefits of cone beam computed tomography, in terms of treatment planning and surgical technique, to localize a large maxillary odontoma and accurately establish its relationship with the maxillary sinus and molar.