Early healing events following placement of a palatal subperiosteal orthodontic anchor: a pilot study.

Purpose: The aim of this report was to describe the initial 8-month healing events of 8 consecutive cases of placement of an onplant device for orthodontic anchorage and to report the results of a questionnaire evaluating subjective patient experience.

Methods: At 2 weeks and at 4 and 8 months after placement of the device, presence or absence of exposure of the device, mobility using gentle finger palpation, and signs of possible inflammation were evaluated. At 8 months, the inflammatory status of the tissue-abutment interface was determined from presence or absence of bleeding and/or suppuration on probing.

Probing bone level measurements for determination of the depths of Class II furcation defects.

Background: Probing bone measurements as an alternative to open bone measurements to evaluate regenerative procedures in furcation defects do not seem to be used as yet. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the reliability of probing bone measurements in such defects.

Methods: Fifteen patients scheduled for surgical treatment of a total of 30 mandibular molars with buccal or lingual Class II furcation defects were studied.