Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Autologous Platelet-Rich Fibrin With or Without Demineralized Bone Matrix in the Treatment of Grade II Furcation Defects.

Introduction This study aims to differentiate the employment of demineralized bone matrix (DMBM; Osseograft, Advanced Biotech Products (P) Ltd, Chennai, India) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) alone to a composite graft consisting of both materials in the surgical actions toward the anomalies of the human periodontal furcation imperfection. Methods In a split-mouth study, 30 patients with mandibular molars affected by the furcation were allocated without conscious choice to test (PRF + DMBM, n = 30) or control (PRF, n = 30) categories. At the starting point, three months after surgery, and six months later, the following modifiable factors were evaluated: probing pocket depth (PPD), full-mouth plaque scores, full-mouth gingival scores, radiographic defect depth, relative vertical clinical attachment level (RVCAL), and relative horizontal clinical attachment level (RHCAL).

Gingival Crevicular Blood Glucose as a Novel Method for Screening Diabetes Mellitus in Periodontally Compromised Patients.

Introduction: Patients with periodontitis are significantly more likely to have undetected diabetes mellitus (DM). Self‑monitoring devices like glucometers provide a simple method for rapid monitoring of the glucose level in blood by utilizing a blood sample from the finger, but this method requires puncturing to obtain blood. Bleeding from the gingival sulcus, obtained during oral hygiene examination, can be utilized for screening DM patients.

Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Versus Demineralized Freeze-Dried Bone Allograft in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: A Clinical and Radiographical Evaluation.

 Aim The study aimed to clinically and radiographically evaluate the effect of biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) versus demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) in treating periodontal disease. Method The study consisted of 44 patients. The sites were randomly assigned to receive one of two treatment modalities (BCP at site 1 and demineralized freeze-dried bone at site 2) by a computerized method.

Identifying Gingival Pigmentation Patterns and Skin Color and Its Co-relation With Serum Ferritin Levels in Thalassemic Patients.

Background: Patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM), a genetic issue due to hemoglobin (Hb) synthesis disorder, require life-long erythrocyte transfusion. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare gingival pigmentation and skin color with serum ferritin levels of patients with β-TM, using the Dummett's oral pigmentation index (DOPI) and Fitzpatrick skin scale, respectively.

Methods: A total of 100 patients were monitored at a thalassemia care center.

Health workers' perceptions on where and how to integrate tobacco use cessation services into tuberculosis treatment; a qualitative exploratory study in Uganda.

Background: Tobacco use is associated with exacerbation of tuberculosis (TB) and poor TB treatment outcomes. Integrating tobacco use cessation within TB treatment could improve healing among TB patients. The aim was to explore perceptions of health workers on where and how to integrate tobacco use cessation services into TB treatment programs in Uganda.

Clinical and radiographic evaluation of demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft with concentrated growth factor versus concentrated growth factor alone in the treatment of intrabony defects.

Background: Periodontal disease is one of the major causes of alveolar bone loss. There are various ways of regenerating the lost bone, i.e.

Comparative Evaluation of the Remineralizing Potential of Commercially Available Agents on Artificially Demineralized Human Enamel: An Study.

Background: Caries is highly prevalent multifactorial disease, but its progression can be prevented in the initial stage of demineralization through remineralization (RML). Various materials have been proposed for the same, successful outcome can prove to be a boon in the prevention of caries.

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the RML potential of four commercially available agents so as to restore the enamel closest to its previous microhardness levels.

Comparative Evaluation of Treatment of Localized Gingival Recessions with Coronally Advanced Flap Using Microsurgical and Conventional Techniques.

Background: Coverage of gingival recession is a very precision-oriented procedure. Employment of operating microscope has proved to be a boon in various surgical procedures and therefore can have positive benefits on the outcome of a procedure.

Aim: The aim of this study is to find out whether the use of an operating microscope in the surgical treatment of Millers Class I and Class II gingival recession defects could improve the outcome in terms of root coverage and final tissue appearance compared to those done by the conventional technique.

A clinical and radiographical comparison of buccolingual crestal bone changes after immediate and delayed implant placement.

Aim: The study aims to clinically and radiographically compare the bucco-lingual crestal bone changes after immediate and delayed placement of implants.

Methods: Two groups that consisted of fifty implants were considered for this study. In group A the implants were placed immediately post extraction, whereas, in group B implants placement were delayed by four to six weeks.

Analysis of Nonlinear Thermoelastic Dissipation in Euler-Bernoulli Beam Resonators.

The linear theory of thermoelastic damping (TED) has been extensively developed over the past eight decades, but relatively little is known about the different types of nonlinearities that are associated with this fundamental mechanism of material damping. Here, we initiate the study of a dissipative nonlinearity (also called thermomechanical nonlinearity) whose origins reside at the heart of the thermomechanical coupling that gives rise to TED. The finite difference method is used to solve the nonlinear governing equation and estimate nonlinear TED in Euler-Bernoulli beams.

Panel: Big Data & Social Media for Empowering Patients with Diabetes.

Millions of people living with diabetes are using mobile phones, Internet and social media to socialize with other patients, share experience or search information relevant for their self-management. This phenomena is leading towards a new paradigm of hyper-connected diabetes digital self-management. This is also leading towards an explosion on data, a large amount of data is collected on populations around the world.

C-shaped canal in maxillary first molars: a case report.

C-shaped configuration in the upper maillary first molar is an extremely rare appearance (0.12%). This case reports management of the tooth with such a configuration as well as depiction of its internal morpholgy and external morphology through spiral computed tomography and dentascan in the contralateral tooth with similar morphology.

Comparative evaluation of NovaMin desensitizer and Gluma desensitizer on dentinal tubule occlusion: a scanning electron microscopic study.

Purpose: In this study, the effect of calcium sodium phosphosilicate (NovaMin) desensitizing agent, which is a powder-based system, and hydroxyethyl methacrylate and glutaraldehyde (Gluma desensitizer), which is liquid-based system, on dentinal tubule occlusion was analyzed by scanning electron microscope. The effects of the above two along with one control group were compared to determine the more effective method of sealing the dentinal tubules after initial application.

Methods: Twenty specimens were allocated to each of 3 groups: Control, Gluma desensitizer, and NovaMin.