Inflammation in smokers and non-smokers during implant surgery among Indians.

One of the main drawbacks faced by the dental implant surgeons is to assess the healing of the tissues and implant success for patients who are smokers. It is of interest to evaluate inflammatory biomarkers to understand the soft and hard tissue healing between smokers and non-smokers based on levels of IL-6 and STAT-3. This study included totally 20 patients (Group 1 : smokers (n=10) and Group 2: non-smokers (n=10)) undergoing stage-1 implant surgery and collected a tissue sample for the patients to assess the levels of IL-6 and STAT-3.

Comparison of pre and post-operative stresses among Indian patients undergoing intra-oral grafting procedures.

With the advent of implantology as an important means to rehabilitate the edentulous patients, the neglect over the years post extraction leads to severe bone loss. This can be corrected by grafting procedures. Grafting procedures are complex as it takes into account various factors such as the type of graft material, surgical site, surgeon's skill and the patient's compliance.

CBCT Analysis of Prevalence of the Canalis Sinuosus on the Alveolar Ridge in the Site of Endosseous Implant Placement: A Retrospective Study.

This study aimed to perform a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) analysis in the Chennai population to check for the prevalence of the canalis sinuosus and its terminal branches in the site of endosseous implant placement in the alveolar ridge of the anterior maxilla. A retrospective analysis was conducted in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. One hundred (50 male and 50 female) CBCT images that included the maxilla of patients aged 18-65 years were selected at random from the archives of the Oral Implantology Department, which were taken in the period from December 1, 2019 to November 30, 2020.