Round and flat zygomatic implants: effectiveness after a 3‑year follow‑up non‑interventional study.

Purpose: This non-interventional study investigates variations in the type and frequency of late complications linked to novel zygomatic implant designs, installed adhering to the Zygoma Anatomy-Guided Approach (ZAGA) concept, over an extended follow-up period of at least 3 years.

Methods: Consecutive patients presenting indications for treatment with ZIs were treated according to ZAGA recommendations. Implants were immediately loaded.

Tlr2/4-Mediated Hyperinflammation Promotes Cherubism-Like Jawbone Expansion in Sh3bp2 (P416R) Knockin Mice.

Cherubism (CBM), characterized by expansile jawbones with multilocular fibrocystic lesions, is caused by gain-of-function mutations in SH3 domain-binding protein 2 (; mouse orthologue ). Loss of jawbone and dental integrity significantly decrease the quality of life for affected children. Treatment for CBM is limited to multiple surgeries to correct facial deformities.

Facial nerve repair utilizing intraoperative repair strategies.

Objectives: To determine whether functional and anatomical outcomes following suture neurorrhaphy are improved by the addition of electrical stimulation with or without the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG).

Methods: In a rat model of facial nerve injury, complete facial nerve transection and repair was performed via (a) suture neurorrhaphy alone, (b) neurorrhaphy with the addition of brief (30 minutes) intraoperative electrical stimulation, or (c) neurorrhaphy with the addition electrical stimulation and PEG. Functional recovery was assessed weekly for 16 weeks.

Microbe-Dependent Exacerbated Alveolar Bone Destruction in Heterozygous Cherubism Mice.

Cherubism (OMIM#118400) is a craniofacial disorder characterized by destructive jaw expansion. Gain-of-function mutations in SH3-domain binding protein 2 (SH3BP2) are responsible for this rare disorder. We have previously shown that homozygous knock-in (KI) mice ( ) recapitulate human cherubism by developing inflammatory lesions in the jaw.

A randomised bite force study assessing two currently marketed denture adhesive products compared with no-adhesive control.

Unlike other oral care products, there are limited technologies in the denture adhesive category with the majority based on polymethyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride (PVM/MA) polymer. Carbomer-based denture adhesives are less well studied, and there are few clinical studies directly comparing performance of denture adhesives based on different technologies. This single-centre, randomised, three-treatment, three-period, examiner-blind, crossover study compared a carbomer-based denture adhesive (Test adhesive) with a PVM/MA-based adhesive (Reference adhesive) and no adhesive using incisal bite force measurements (area over baseline over 12 hr; AOB) in participants with a well-made and at least moderately well-fitting complete maxillary denture.

Behavior Assessment in Children Following Hospital-Based General Anesthesia versus Office-Based General Anesthesia.

The purpose of this study was to determine if differences in behavior exist following dental treatment under hospital-based general anesthesia (HBGA) or office-based general anesthesia (OBGA) in the percentage of patients exhibiting positive behavior and in the mean Frankl scores at recall visits. This retrospective study examined records of a pediatric dental office over a 4 year period. Patients presenting before 48 months of age for an initial exam who were diagnosed with early childhood caries were included in the study.

Three-year follow-up results for non-surgical root canal therapy of idiopathic external root resorption on a maxillary canine with MTA: a case report.

External root resorption (ERR) is an uncommon and intractable disease. Treatment alternatives are case-dependant and aim for the repair of the resorptive lesion and long-term retention of the tooth. A forty-year-old Asian female was diagnosed with idiopathic ERR on tooth #11 (the left maxillary canine) by CBCT.

The effect of retained subgingival calculus on healing after flap surgery.

This study investigated the effects of retained subgingival calculus on healing of the periodontium at ten, 30 and 120 days. Eight beagle dogs between eight and ten years old with naturally occurring periodontal disease were used. One dog that died before any procedures were done provided information on the extent of gingival inflammation prior to surgery.