Marginal bone resorption around dental implants placed in grafted sinuses; an up-to-30-month clinical and radiological follow-up.

Objective: To determine the relative success of two different bone grafting material - putty and powder forms of De-mineralised Bone Matrix (DBM) - used in sinus lift procedure.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, and comprised data related to the patients referred for bilateral maxillary sinus augmentation between 2007 and 2010. During the period, 48 endoosseous implants were placed concurrently with the sinus augmentation in 12 patients.

Peripheral giant cell granuloma and peripheral ossifying fibroma in children: two case reports.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to present the clinical and histopathological evaluation of reactive gingival lesions, such as peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) and peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF), as exemplified in two cases.

Clinical Presentation And Intervention: A 12- and a 13-year-old girl were referred to the Department of Pedodontics, both complaining of a painless swelling mass. After histopathological evaluation, the lesions were diagnosed as PGCG and POF.