Relationship between dental status and development of osteoradionecrosis of the jaw: a multicenter retrospective study.

Objective: Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw is a serious late adverse event in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between dental status and development of osteoradionecrosis.

Study Design: Multicenter, retrospective observational study.

Survey on awareness of folic acid recognition and intake by female students.

To reduce the risk of neural tube defects, studies have been conducted on female students of medical services, nutritional science, and nursery education that investigated the awareness of folic acid by using questionnaires. Many investigators have suggested the need to provide detailed information about the awareness of folic acid and knowledge about folic acid intake and neural tube defect risk reduction. The dietary habits of female students showed a positive correlation with their estimated folic acid intake, suggesting that improvements in dietary habits are associated with the consumption of folic acid.

Crestal Approach to Sinus Floor Elevation for Atrophic Maxilla Using Platelet-Rich Fibrin as the Only Grafting Material: A 1-Year Prospective Study.

Purpose: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) has been recently used as the sole grafting material in sinus floor elevation procedures. The aim of this prospective study was to measure the bone gain around the dental implant after using the crestal approach to sinus floor elevation using platelet-rich fibrin as the only grafting material in atrophic posterior maxillae with residual bone height <5 mm.

Materials And Methods: Two different types of implants were used: hydroxyapatite (HA) and sandblasted acid-etched (SA) implants.