Effectiveness of lip repositioning surgeries in the treatment of excessive gingival display: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

To synthesize the available evidence regarding lip repositioning surgery (LRS) and quantify the short- and long-term reduction in excessive gingival display (EGD) with the procedure. Additionally, evaluate the effect of myotomy on the results. Seven electronic databases were searched up to May 2020 by two independent reviewers.

Evaluation of the Biological Behavior of Mucograft® in Human Gingival Fibroblasts: An In Vitro Study.

Mucograft(r) is a resorbing porcine matrix composed of type I and type III collagen, used for soft tissue augmentation in guided tissue bony regeneration procedures. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the biological behavior of Mucograft(r) in human gingival fibroblasts, as well as the ability of the matrix to induce production of extracellular matrix. Six resorbing Mucograft(r) matrices (MCG) were cut into 3 x 2 mm rectangles and 5 x 5 mm squares and were placed in 96- and 24-well plates, respectively.

Evaluation of hygienic douching on the vaginal microflora of female sex workers.

To determine the frequency of abnormal vaginal flora and bacterial vaginosis (BV) in female sex workers (FSW) and the association between douching and vaginal microflora imbalance, a cross-sectional study enrolled 94 users and 61 non-users of vaginal douching. The social-demographic and sexual profile of these women was obtained and their abnormal vaginal flora, BV, vaginal candidiasis, trichomoniasis and cytolitic vaginosis on blinded samples were identified by Gram stain. A stepwise multivariate regression determined the risk of development of vaginal microflora imbalance.

Chronic periodontitis and pre-term labour in Brazilian pregnant women: an association to be analysed.

Aim: To investigate the association between chronic periodontitis (CP) and pre-maturity in a group of Brazilian pregnant women from the State of São Paulo.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty-four women were investigated consecutively in a cross-sectional study, between December 2003 and May 2005. Sixty-eight women had pre-term labour (PTL) and 56 had term labour.