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J Esthet Restor Dent
December 2024
Analysis of Techniques, Material and Instruments Applied to Digital Dentistry and CAD/CAM Procedures Research Group, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Objective: This clinical case describes a multidisciplinary retreatment of a patient with anterior fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) using minimally invasive restorations and a biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT).
Clinical Considerations: A 56-year-old female patient, treated 30 years ago with a metal-ceramic FDP due to dental agenesis, presented a misfit prosthesis at the gingival margin, black spaces, and food retention at the pontics. Notably, tooth number 2.
Contemp Clin Dent
September 2024
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Deemed to be University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Background: Peri-implant biofilm formation due to local bacterial colonization is one of the important factors for the instability of temporary anchorage devices (TADs).
Aim: The aim of this study was to quantify and compare the colonization of on ultraviolet (UV) treated and untreated titanium TADs.
Materials And Methods: This prospective, study included 20 subjects requiring orthodontic treatment with first premolar extraction, followed by retraction of the anterior teeth with absolute anchorage using TADs.
Cureus
September 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Vidarbha Youth Welfare Society Dental College and Hospital, Amravati, IND.
The alveolar mucous membrane, the gingiva, and the underlying bone are fixed to the lip and cheek by the frenum, a fold in the mucous membrane. The surgical process known as a frenectomy involves completely removing the frenum that connects it to the bone. Traditional frenectomy involves using a blade, while a more recent technique is frenectomy assisted by a laser.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBr Dent J
September 2024
Specialist in Orthodontics, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Careful management of orthodontic patients presenting with thin periodontal phenotype is paramount. Combined orthodontic-periodontal input is helpful both in terms of diagnosis and stabilisation but also to coordinate care. Well-executed orthodontics offers the potential to safeguard periodontal health but also to induce significant aesthetic improvement either in isolation or combined with increasingly predictable muco-gingival procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSaudi Dent J
August 2024
Dentistry Administration, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Excessive gingival display (EGD) is a mucogingival deformity characterized by overexposure of the maxillary gingiva while smiling. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify EGD etiologies and their prevalence in participants at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: Adults with a gummy smile, who resided in Saudi Arabia, were nonsmokers, had good overall health, and had all their maxillary anterior teeth were eligible for inclusion.
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