Prophylactic antibiotic regimens in oral implantology: rationale and protocol.

The use of antimicrobials reduces the incidence of surgical wound infection in oral implantology. Antimicrobial prophylaxis is indicated in all Class 2 (clean-contaminated) surgical procedures, which include sufficient blood levels at the time of bacterial contamination of dental implant and bone graft procedures. Timing and dosage are critical to the efficacy of antibiotics.

Implant success, survival, and failure: the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) Pisa Consensus Conference.

The primary function of a dental implant is to act as an abutment for a prosthetic device, similar to a natural tooth root and crown. Any success criteria, therefore, must include first and foremost support of a functional prosthesis. In addition, although clinical criteria for prosthetic success are beyond the scope of this article, patient satisfaction with the esthetic appearance of the implant restoration is necessary in clinical practice.

Revascularization of immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis: new treatment protocol?

A new technique is presented to revascularize immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis. The canal is disinfected with copious irrigation and a combination of three antibiotics. After the disinfection protocol is complete, the apex is mechanically irritated to initiate bleeding into the canal to produce a blood clot to the level of the cemento-enamel junction.

Periapical status of endodontically treated teeth in relation to the technical quality of the root filling and the coronal restoration.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of the quality of the coronal restoration and of the root canal obturation on the radiographic periapical status of endodontically treated teeth. Full-mouth radiographs from randomly selected new patient folders at Temple University Dental School were examined. The first 1010 endodontically treated teeth restored with a permanent restoration were evaluated independently by two examiners.

Resistance to fracture of endodontically treated premolars restored with new generation dentine bonding systems.

MOD cavities in 60 endodontically treated teeth were restored using six different methods. Copper rings were filled with commercial hard-setting cement and the teeth were placed up to the level of the cemento-enamel junction. The teeth were grouped according to restorative method, mounted in an Instron TT machine, and the buccal walls subjected to a slowly increasing compressive force until fracture occurred.