Practice-based clinical evaluation of ceramic single crowns after at least five years.

Statement Of Problem: Long-term practice-based clinical evaluations of various contemporary ceramic crown restorations from multiple practitioners are limited.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical performance of ceramic single crowns and to identify factors that influence their clinical performance.

Material And Methods: Ceramic single crowns that had been placed at the Mayo Clinic and in function since 2005 were identified and included in the study.

Practice-based evidence from 29-year outcome analysis of management of the edentulous jaw using osseointegrated dental implants.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to summarize practice-based evidence associated with long-term outcomes (>20 years) in the management of edentulous patients. The patient population was managed with implant-supported prostheses, following the original osseointegration protocol, provided over the period from 1983 to 1991 in the group prosthodontics practice at the Mayo Clinic. The data are an example of practice quality assurance monitoring and are used to refine care delivery when needed and to provide information regarding expected outcomes in a shared decision-making interaction with prospective patients.

Use of the NovaBone augmentation material in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Preliminary communication.

The pilot study deals with the clinical results of the regenerative therapeutical method in intraosseous periodontal defects done by surgical augmentation procedure using a material of a new generation prepared on the basis of a bioactive glass. A group of 10 individuals were treated properly for chronic periodontitis. Some of treated infraalveolar periodontal lesions, both periodontal pockets and interradicular defects, persisted or recurred in posterior teeth.

Expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 in patients with oral lichen planus.

Introduction: Oral Lichen planus (OLP) is chronic inflammatory oral mucosal disease of unknown etiology. Basement membrane damage and T-cell migration in OLP may be mediated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). We examined the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 to support this hypothesis.

Surgical treatment of periodontal intrabony defects with calcium sulphate in combination with beta-tricalcium phosphate: clinical observations two years post-surgery.

The study was designed to evaluate the clinical outcome of a composite material, beta-tricalcium phosphate in combination with calcium sulphate, in the treatment of periodontal intrabony defects. The combination of these materials is believed to aid in guided tissue regeneration owing to their properties. A total of 47 teeth with intrabony defects in 26 periodontitis patients were treated with Fortoss Vital (Biocomposites, Staffordshire, U.

Cytochrome P450 2D6 polymorphism and drug utilization in patients with oral lichen planus.

Objective: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is one of the commonest diseases of the oral mucosa. The etiology of the disease is unknown. Our goal was to determine frequencies of functionally important alleles which determine the metabolic rate (phenotype) of individuals with OLP and to compare drug utilization, with focus on CYP2D6, with that of a control group.

Surgical treatment of periodontal intrabony defects with calcium sulphate in combination with beta tricalcium phosphate--a 12-month retrospective clinical evaluation.

Alloplastic bone graft materials are widely been used in combination with barrier membranes to achieve guided tissue regeneration in the treatment of periodontal intrabony defects. This study was designed to evaluate the clinical outcome of a composite material, beta tricalcium phosphate in combination with calcium sulphate in the treatment of periodontal intrabony defects. The combination of these materials is believed to aid in guided tissue regeneration owing to their properties.