Effects of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma on palatal wound healing of free gingival grafts: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Objective: The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effects of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NAPP) on wound healing, epithelization, local pain, bleeding, and alteration of sensation in palatal donor site.

Materials And Methods: Forty patients with inadequate attached gingiva were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups: (i) NAPP group (Free gingival graft [FGG] + NAPP) and (ii) control group (FGG alone).

The Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Cold Plasma Application on Titanium Barriers: A Vertical Bone Augmentation.

Objective: The aim of the present, microcomputed tomographic (μCT) and histological study, was to evaluate the effect of surface modification by atmospheric pressure cold plasma (APCP) on vertical guided bone regeneration in a rabbit calvaria model.

Material-methods: The experimental study was conducted on 12 male New Zealand rabbits with healing periods of 45 and 90 days. Following surgical exposure of the calvarium, 4 customized titanium cylindricalders were fixed.

Effects of high power-pulsed Nd:YAG laser irradiation on the release of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) from human gingival fibroblasts.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different high-power energy settings of a neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser (1064 nm) on cell viability of human gingival fibroblasts (GFs) and release of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on these cells. GFs were isolated from human gingival connective tissues during the crown lengthening procedure. GFs were irradiated with different laser parameters as follows: group 1: 1 W (100 mJ, 10 Hz) 10 seconds; group 2: 1.

Biological response of commercially available different tricalcium silicate-based cements and pozzolan cement.

This study evaluated four root repair materials for cytotoxicity and cell attachment in vitro. Cell viability was determined at 24 hr, 3 days and 7 days by using a 2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide (XTT) assay with material extracts. Cell adhesion was examined with a scanning electron microscope on the surface of materials at 24 and 48 hr.

Nuclear factor-kappa B ligand and osteoprotegerin levels in serum and gingival crevicular fluid in patients with bone metastases treated with zoledronic acid.

Bone metastases are frequently observed in patients with certain types of cancer and are significant cause of morbidity. Zoledronic acid (ZA) is routinely prescribed for patients with bone metastases by affecting osteoclast function. We aimed to assess the effect of ZA over time in patients with bone metastases by analyzing novel bone turnover marker levels including receptor activator of nuclear factor-k B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF).

OPG and RANKL levels around miniscrew implants during orthodontic tooth movement.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the peri-miniscrew implant crevicular fluid receptor activator of nuclear factor-кB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) levels around loaded and unloaded miniscrew implants at different time intervals.

Methods: Twenty loaded and 16 unloaded miniscrew implants were included in this study. All miniscrew implants were placed bilaterally between the maxillary second premolars and first molars as anchorage units for canine distalization.

Dehiscence and fenestration in patients with different vertical growth patterns assessed with cone-beam computed tomography.

Objective: To test the null hypothesis that the presence of alveolar defects (dehiscence and fenestration) was not different among patients with different vertical growth patterns.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1872 teeth in 26 hyper-divergent (mean age: 24.4 ± 4.

Effect of a self-etching adhesive containing an antibacterial monomer on clinical periodontal parameters and subgingival microbiologic composition in orthodontic patients.

Introduction: The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of a self-etching adhesive system containing an antibacterial monomer on periodontal health and subgingival microbiologic composition in orthodontic patients and to compare it with a conventional adhesive system.

Methods: A split-mouth design was chosen, and 15 patients were included in the study. Brackets in contralateral quadrants were bonded with either a conventional adhesive system (control) or a self-etching adhesive system that contained an antibacterial monomer.

Effect of vitamin C on bone formation in the expanded inter-premaxillary suture. Early bone changes.

Aim: The aim of this experimental study was to histomorphometrically evaluate the effects of vitamin C administration on bone formation in response to expansion of the rat inter-premaxillary suture.

Materials And Methods: A total of 30 50- to 60-day old Wistar male rats were divided into three groups of equal number. The inter-premaxillary suture in each animal was expanded with a 0.

Dehiscence and fenestration in skeletal Class I, II, and III malocclusions assessed with cone-beam computed tomography.

Objective: To test the null hypothesis that the presence of dehiscence and fenestration was not different among patients with skeletal Class I, II, and III malocclusions.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, a total of 123 cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were obtained with an iCAT scanner (Imaging Sciences International, Hatfield, Pa). Patients with normal vertical patterns were classified according to dental malocclusion and ANB angle.

Relationship between iron-deficiency anemia and periodontal status in female patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal status of patients with iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) and the correlation of changes in serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) ferritin levels after periodontal therapy.

Methods: Nineteen female patients with anemic hematologic values were classified as group A, and 20 healthy females with normal hematologic values were classified as group B. After group A was recruited, group B was enrolled with patients who had similar gingival indices as group A.

Effect of ED-71, a New Active Vitamin D Analog, on Bone Formation in an Orthopedically Expanded Suture in Rats. A Histomorphometric Study.

Objectives: The aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the effects of ED-71, a new active vitamin D analog, on bone regeneration in response to expansion of the mid-palatal suture, in rats, histomorphometrically.

Methods: Sixteen male 50-60 days old Wistar rats were separated into two equal groups (control and experimental). Both groups were subjected to expansion, and 30 grams of force was applied to the maxillary incisors with a helical-spring.