Osseointegrated dental implants that will undergo radiotherapy. Does risk of osteoradionecrosis exist? A scoping review.

Objective: Given the absence of a standardized action protocol for treating patients with dental implants (DIs) who are subjected to radiotherapy (RT), we have conducted an extensive review and analysis of published literature on this subject. Our objective is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of RT on the bone surrounding osseointegrated implants during and after treatment.

Study Design: We conducted a literature review using PubMed (MEDLINE) to identify studies describing the effects of RT on preexisting osseointegrated and/or loaded DIs.

Importance of the vaporization margin during CO laser treatment of oral leukoplakia: A survival study.

Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to assess the response of oral leukoplakia to CO laser vaporization treatment, as well as determining possible factors that may affect recurrence of lesions.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted, in which the medical records of patients who had been clinically and histologically diagnosed with oral leukoplakia and treated with CO laser between 1996 and 2019 at the Oral Medicine Teaching Unit of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Santiago de Compostela were reviewed.

Results: Fifty-eight patients were included: 36 female and 22 male subjects, with a mean age of 63.

Applications of OralCDx® methodology in the diagnosis of oral leukoplakia.

Objective: We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the brush biopsy technique using OralCDx ® (OralScan Laboratories Inc., Suffern, NY) as a new method for early diagnosis and control of a "potentially malignant disorder" such as oral leukoplakia.

Design Of The Study: We performed a study in which samples were taken using OralCDx ® on 24 patients who visited the Master of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology of the University of Santiago de Compostela between February 2009 and May 2010.