Aim: To investigate the efficacy of root coverage procedures and factors that may affect the clinical outcomes in non-experimental patients.
Material And Methods: Two hundred and eighty-seven root coverage surgical procedures in 215 adult patients were evaluated retrospectively. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the patient profile. Comparisons between surgeries were assessed, and the impact of different parameters on the probability of mean/complete root coverage and gingival augmentation was explored.
Results: The mean percentage of root coverage was 72.29 (+/- 28)%. Complete root coverage was observed in 35.56% of the defects. The difference between the surgical procedures was not significant. The mean percentage of gingival augmentation was 106.18 (+/- 260)%. The difference between non-submerged grafts and the other techniques was significant (p<10(-3)). A significant negative impact of smoking, and maxillary teeth for both mean and complete root coverage were found. A significant positive impact of the tuberosity donor site was found for complete root coverage. Maxillary teeth and Miller's Class II and III were positive predictive factors for gingival augmentation.
Conclusions: Under non-experimental conditions, root coverage procedures are effective. Smoking, maxillary teeth, donor site, and Miller's Classes are prognostic factors that may affect the results.
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J Esthet Restor Dent
January 2025
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 251 Hellenic Air Force & VA General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine possible associations between gingival thickness and other parameters, such as crown length and width, papilla height and patient's age and gender.
Overview: This cross-sectional study included 238 consecutive white Caucasian consecutive patients in all stages of orthodontic treatment (before, in-course, and after orthodontic treatment). Measurements of gingival thickness were carried out at both central mandibular incisors, mid-facially on the buccal aspect of each tooth, and 2 mm apically to the free gingival margin, with an Ultrasound device.
This case report introduced a new technique to manage buccal deep isolated recession with loss of keratinized tissue. This technique is indicated where there is a good amount of keratinized tissue lateral to the defect and deep vestibule. In this case report, a 27-year-old male patient was referred to a periodontal surgery clinic for the management of an 8 mm buccal recession with loss of keratinized tissue related to auto-transplanted maxillary molar that caused discomfort to the patient.
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January 2025
Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address:
Objective: This study compared the fracture load, stress distribution, and survival probability under cyclic loading of extensively restored teeth treated with multisonic irrigation with those treated with conventional instrumentation, with or without a post.
Methods: Mesial-occlusal-distal cavities were prepared in 30 human mandibular premolars. The teeth were randomly divided into 3 groups of 10 based on the endodontic and restorative procedures: (1) Root canal treatment (RCT) followed by resin composite restoration (control group), (2) RCT followed by a glass fiber post restoration (conventional group), and (3) minimal instrumentation plus multisonic irrigation followed by resin composite restoration (GW group).
Forensic Sci Int Genet
December 2024
Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China. Electronic address:
DNA methylation at age-related CpG (AR-CpG) sites holds significant promise for forensic age estimation. However, somatic models perform poorly in semen due to unique methylation dynamics during spermatogenesis, and current studies are constrained by the limited coverage of methylation microarrays. This study aimed to identify novel semen-specific AR-CpG sites using double-enzyme reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (dRRBS) and validate these markers, alongside previously reported sites and neighboring CpGs, using bisulfite amplicon sequencing (BSAS) to develop robust age estimation models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Indian Soc Periodontol
December 2024
Department of Periodontology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Background: For a periodontist, treating recession is always a proud moment and a challenging task. The current trial aimed at comparing and clinically evaluating semilunar coronally repositioned flap (SCRF) and coronally advanced flap (CAF) procedures combined with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) in the management of Miller's Class I recession defects.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-six recession sites were randomly divided into the CAF or SCRF groups.
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