Clinical comparison of an electric-powered ionic toothbrush and a manual toothbrush in plaque reduction: A randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the plaque removal efficacy of a newly developed electric-powered ionic toothbrush vs. a manual toothbrush.

Materials And Methods: Manual or electric-powered ionic toothbrushes were randomly assigned to 30 healthy volunteers divided into two groups (Phase I).

Ridge reconstruction in damaged extraction sockets using tunnel β-tricalcium phosphate blocks: A 6-month histological study in beagle dogs.

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the histological outcome of tunnel β-TCP blocks grafting in extraction sockets missing the buccal bone wall, after 6 months of healing.

Background: Tunnel β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) blocks made of randomly organized tunnel-shaped β-TCP ceramics appeared promising for alveolar ridge preservation in tooth extraction sockets missing the buccal bone, in a previous study in dogs, with a 2-month healing time.

Methods: In six beagle dogs, the maxillary first premolars were extracted and the buccal bone was surgically removed to create bone defects of 4 mm (mesio-distal) × 5 mm (apico-coronal) × 4 mm (bucco-palatal).

Accuracy of cone beam computed tomography in evaluation of palatal mucosa thickness.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of the measurement of palatal mucosa thickness using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to create a conversion formula to evaluate palatal mucosa thickness more accurately. We then evaluated the palatal mucosa thickness in a Japanese population using CBCT and the conversion formula.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated palatal mucosa thickness in 10 healthy subjects at 15 sites using CBCT, digital impression, and K file.

Enamel matrix derivative in liquid form as adjunct to natural bovine bone grafting at buccal bone dehiscence defects at implant sites: An experimental study in beagle dogs.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of enamel matrix derivative in liquid form (EMD-liquid) as adjunct to grafting with natural bovine bone (NBB), on new bone formation and osseointegration in buccal dehiscence defects at dental implants.

Material And Methods: In six beagles, 3 months after extraction of the mandibular premolars and first molars. Three titanium implants (3.

Histological healing after nonsurgical periodontal treatment with enamel matrix derivatives in canine experimental periodontitis.

The histological outcomes after nonsurgical periodontal treatment with enamel matrix derivatives (EMD) remain controversial. The present study evaluated periodontal wound healing after scaling and root planing (SRP) with subgingival application of EMD for treatment of experimental periodontitis. Periodontal breakdown was induced by applying silk ligatures around mandibular third and fourth premolars of six beagle dogs until radiographic bone loss progressed to approximately half of the root length.

Ridge Preservation After Tooth Extraction With Buccal Bone Plate Deficiency Using Tunnel Structured β-Tricalcium Phosphate Blocks: A 2-Month Histologic Pilot Study in Beagle Dogs.

Background: Reduction in alveolar ridge volume is a direct consequence of tooth extraction. Tunnel β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) blocks were manufactured from randomly organized tunnel-shaped β-TCP ceramic. Efficacy of these blocks compared to extraction alone for alveolar ridge preservation after tooth extraction with buccal bone deficiency was evaluated.