Essential oil mouthwash (EOMW) may be equivalent to chlorhexidine (CHX) for long-term control of gingival inflammation but CHX appears to perform better than EOMW in plaque control.

Article Title And Bibliographic Information: Essential oils compared to chlorhexidine with respect to plaque and parameters of gingival inflammation: a systematic review. Van Leeuwen MPC, Slot DE, Van der Weijden GA. J Periodontol 2011 Feb;82(2):174-94.

Surgical crown lengthening in a population with human immunodeficiency virus: a retrospective analysis).

Background: Individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of developing health problems, including some that are life threatening. Today, dental treatment for the population with a positive HIV diagnosis (HIV+) is comprehensive. There are limited reports on the outcomes of intraoral surgical therapy in patients with HIV, such as crown lengthening surgery (CLS) with osseous recontouring.

Bone-added osteotome sinus floor elevation for the deficient maxillary posterior implant site: case series.

Implant placement in the posterior maxillary region is often compromised due to anatomic limitations. Often, factors like inadequate vertical dimension, poor bone quality, and undercuts result in placement of shorter and/or angled implants. The bone-added osteotome sinus floor elevation technique can be employed in many clinical situations that involve minimal bone height, resulting in increased bone height and placement of longer implants.

Clinical outcomes assessment of consecutively finished patients in a 24-month orthodontic residency: a 5-year perspective.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to report on the clinical outcomes of a 24-month orthodontic residency.

Methods: One examiner scored 1019 consecutive pretreatment records and 714 consecutive posttreatment records annually over 5 years, using the American Board of Orthodontics discrepancy index and objective grading system.

Results: The mean discrepancy index scores were 19.

Plaque formation and marginal gingivitis associated with restorative materials.

The presence of restorative materials on tooth surfaces is perceived to be a contributing factor to periodontal disease. This observation is a result of the increased accumulation of plaque on restorations adjacent to the gingiva, which may lead to gingivitis. Plaque is believed to adhere better to restorations than to enamel.

Bone-added osteotome sinus floor elevation for the deficient maxillary posterior implant site: case series.

Implant placement in the posterior maxillary region is often compromised due to anatomic limitations. Often, factors like inadequate vertical dimension, poor bone quality, and undercuts result in placement of shorter and/or angled implants. The bone-added osteotome sinus floor elevation technique can be employed in many clinical situations that involve minimal bone height, resulting in increased bone height and placement of longer implants.

Retrieval of a stripped abutment screw: a clinical report.

Mechanical complications, such as loosening or damaging of the prosthetic components of an osseointegrated implant, may occur. Stripping of the implant abutment screw head can be a serious problem which can render an implant unusable. This report describes a clinical situation involving a patient who presented with a fractured screw-retained interim crown.

Role of Toll-like receptors in host responses to a virulence antigen of Streptococcus mutans expressed by a recombinant, attenuated Salmonella vector vaccine.

In the present study, we investigated the role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in host responses to the saliva-binding region (SBR) of Streptococcus mutans expressed by a recombinant, attenuated Salmonella vaccine. C57BL/6 wild type (wt), TLR2-/-, TLR4-/- and MyD88-/- mice were immunized by the intranasal route on days 0, 18 and boosted on day 98 with Salmonella typhimurium BRD 509 containing a plasmid encoding SBR. Serum and saliva samples were collected throughout the experiment and assessed for antibody activity by ELISA.

How to treat a difficult-to-anesthetize patient. Twelve alternatives to the traditional inferior alveolar nerve block.

In the case of the difficult-to-anesthetize patient, the inferior alveolar nerve can be particularly challenging In those patients, other approaches may be necessary to achieve profound anesthesia. This article presents techniques that may be used in those efforts. The clinician can change his target slightly, or increase the dosage of anesthetic.

The relationship between periodontal diagnosis and prognosis and the survival of prosthodontic abutments: a retrospective study.

Objective: To examine the relationship between periodontal diagnosis and prognosis and survival of prosthodontic abutments over time.

Method And Materials: The study consisted of 70 randomly selected patients with either fixed or removable partial dentures delivered by dental students. Age, gender, ethnicity, pertinent medical history, smoking status, procedure performed, abutment tooth number, year of prosthesis delivery, year of most recent periodontal examination, year of tooth loss, periodontal diagnosis and prognosis, date of prosthesis delivery, and most recent periodontal examination were extracted from dental charts.

Optimizing implant placement and aesthetics: technology to the rescue!

The goal for this patient was to create an aesthetic smile design using individual dental implants to reconstruct the edentulous spaces. Procera crowns aesthetically restored the separate and distinct teeth (Figures 18 and 19). The patient was thrilled with the final aesthetic result, and she was able to smile confidently again.