Clinical effectiveness of indocyanine green mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as an adjunct to scaling root planing in treatment of chronic periodontitis- A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Background: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) along with scaling and root planing has been studied for treatment of periodontitis. Various photosensitizers have been utilized for the same. The present study was conducted to assess the clinical efficacy of indocyanine green (ICG), a photosensitizer with better tissue absorption and low toxicity, as an aPDT adjuvant to scaling and root planing (SRP).

Clinical assessment of interdental papilla competency parameters in the esthetic zone.

Background: Interdental papilla occupies the space between two adjacent teeth. Its contour and health are regarded with utmost importance in esthetic dental therapy. The loss of papillary height can result in open gingival embrasures, phonetic problems, food impaction, and esthetic concerns: therefore in order to prevent its loss and to better understand the challenges of regenerating the lost gingival papillae, it is crucial to recognize the factors that influence papilla form.

Relevance of anterior mandibular body ostectomy in mandibular prognathism.

Purpose: We tried to find out the relevance of anterior mandibular body ostectomy in deformities of the mandible specially prognathism, which is primarily limited to anterior part only.

Patients And Methods: Ten patients with skeletal deformity along with malocclusion, which was limited to anterior body of mandible were selected. Selected patients had proper molar interdigitation (even if class 3) and in general had anterior crossbite (except one).