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Burning mouth syndrome
No full textBurning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a frequent disease characterized by a burning or painful sensation in the tongue and/or other oral sites without clinical mucosal abnormalities or lesions. The etiopathology is unknown although local, systemic and psychological factors have been connected with BMS. As this syndrome is a multifactorial disease, the diagnostic and therapeutic approach should be multidisciplinary. In this paper a review of the literature is presented and the most recent advancement on clinical, etiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of BMS are discussed
The importance of splinting of teeth in the therapy of periodontitis.
No full textAIM: The deep periodontal disease often leads to dental mobility with further aggravation of the symptomatology. The aim of the paper is to verify the importance of splinting of teeth in the therapy of periodontitis on the basis of parameters commonly studied [probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), plaque index], and the role of the occlusal trauma as primary factor or second leading factor in periodontal diseases.METHODS: Thirty patients suffering from periodontitis have been treated with the splinting of teeth, neither preceded nor followed from topical and systemic pharmacological therapy, nor from surgical or non surgical treatment of the periodontal tissues involved. During the 4 visits provided by the study, T0 (0 days), T1 (30 days), T2 (90 days) and T3 (180 days), PD, BOP and plaque index have been estimated.RESULTS: From the comparison of the T0 PD and BOP with the T3 PD and BOP, a significant improvement of these parameters is observed (P<0.05).CONCLUSION: On the basis of the clinical data obtained in this research, the authors suggest that the therapy by means of splinting improves the prognosis of teeth affected by periodontal disease; occlusal trauma and dental mobility cause the aggravation of periodontal lesions
Relationship between occlusal trauma and periodontopathic flora. Clinical study with real-time PCR
No full textLo scopo di questo studio è stato quello di verificare il ruolo del trauma occlusale, quale fattore primario o comprimario, nell'eziologia delle malattie parodontali.This study was carried out to assess the role of occlusal trauma as a primary or second primary factor in the etiology of periodontal disease
A comparative study between different techniques in non-surgical periodontal treatment.
No full textAIM: This study was carried out to compare a conventional manual instrumentation with an ultrasonic technique (Odontoson M) in scaling and root planing periodontal treatment. The effects of subgingival irrigation with 10% iodised solution in association with Odontoson M were studied.METHODS: Sixty patients were selected: they were suffering from adult periodontitis, aged between 35 and 65 and non-smokers. They were randomly divided into 3 groups (Gs1, Gs2, Gs3). Gs1 was treated with curettage using Gracey curettes, Gs2 was treated with scaling and root planing using Odontoson M, while in Gs3 scaling and root planing with Odontoson M irrigated with a 10% iodised solution were performed. Clinical parameters (probing depth, bleeding on probing, dental mobility, loss of attachment level) were measured before treatment (T0), after 30 days (T1), after 90 days (T2) and after 120 days (T3).RESULTS: No statistical significant differences between Gs1 and Gs2 were observed. The improvement of clinical parameters in Gs3 was greater and statistical significant differences with other groups treated were recorded.CONCLUSIONS: There are no significant differences between the effectiveness of scaling and root planing with manual instruments and with Odontoson M. The 10% iodised solution used such as topic antiseptic carries out greater effects in not surgical periodontal treatments
A comparative study of a surgical method and scaling and root planing using the Odontoson(R)
No full textThis investigation compared a traditional periodontal surgical method with a non-surgical treatment of scaling and root planing by an ultrasonic device (Odontoson M(R)) using irrigation with an iodised solution. 8 adult patients with periodontal disease were each treated at 2 randomly chosen quadrants by a Widman flap type surgical technique, and the remaining non-surgically. The patients then attended bi-monthly oral hygiene sessions over a period of 1 year. At that stage, clinical evaluation revealed that the Odontoson M(R) plus an ionized irrigant solution achieved a statistically comparable outcome to that of surgical treatment, even in the pockets initially up to 7 mm in depth
Soluzioni di design per viti di connessione implantare: studio agli elementi finiti.
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Survival and success rates of immediately and early loaded implants: 12-month results from a multicentric randomized clinical study
No full textOur objective was to compare survival and peri-implant bone levels of immediately nonocclusally vs early loaded implants in partially edentulous patients up to 12 months after implant placement. Eighty patients (inclusion criteria: General good health, good oral hygiene, 30-65 years old; exclusion criteria: head and neck irradiation/cancer, pregnancy, uncontrolled diabetes, substance abuse, bruxism, lack of opposing occluding dentition, smokers >10 cigarettes/day, need for bone augmentation procedures) were selected in 5 Italian study centers and randomized into 2 groups: 40 patients in the immediately loaded group (minimal insertion torque 30 Ncm) and 40 patients in the early loaded group. Immediately loaded implants were provided with nonoccluding temporary restorations. Final restorations were provided 2 months later. Early loaded implants were provided with a definitive restoration after 2 months. Peri-implant bone resorption was evaluated radiographically with software (ImageJ 1.42). No dropout occurred. Both groups gradually lost peri-implant bone. After 12 months, patients of both groups lost an average of 0.4 mm of peri-implant bone. There were no statistically significant differences (evaluated with t test) between the 2 loading strategies for peri-implant bone level changes at 2 (P=.6730), 6 (P= .6613) and 12 (P = .5957) months or for survival rates (100% in both groups). If adequate primary stability is achieved, immediate loading of dental implants can provide similar success rates, survival rates, and peri-implant bone resorption as compared with early loading, as evaluated in the present study
Immediate loading of single post-extractive implants in the anterior maxilla: 12-month results from a multicenter clinical study
No full textThe purpose of the study was to evaluate survival and peri-implant bone levels of single, immediately loaded post-extractive implants in the anterior maxilla 12 months after implant placement. Thirty-six consecutive patients from 3 study centers were included in the study. The concerned sites were upper premolars, canines, and incisors. For each patient the following data were recorded: reason for tooth extraction, bone quality, implant size, and final insertion torque. Implants were placed using a flapless technique and immediately loaded with a nonoccluding temporary restoration. Final restorations were provided 4 months later. Peri-implant bone resorption was evaluated radiographically after 6 and 12 months. The average final insertion torque was 70.55 Ncm. One implant inserted in D3 quality bone with a 35-Ncm seating torque was lost. All other implants had a final insertion torque ranging between 50 and 80 Ncm. The average peri-implant bone loss was 0.437 and 0.507 mm at 6 and 12 months, respectively. All the sites maintained excellent papillae and peri-implant soft-tissue conditions. The resulting 1-year success rate was 97.2%. Immediate nonfunctional loading of single postextractive implants in the anterior maxilla is a predictable treatment. And it seems that achieving high insertion torques by placing self-tapping/self-condensing implants in an underprepared osteotomy is favorable
E' ottenibile il monitoraggio del processo carioso mediante la rilevazione dei parametri microbiologici?
No full textE' stata presa in considerazione la possibilità di introdurre prove microbiologiche per la diagnosi ed il monitoraggio del processo carioso. A tal punto sono stati messi a punto ed applicati preliminarmente metodi idonei ad evidenziare quali-quantitativamente ceppi appartenenti alla specie Streptococcus mutans ed al genere lactobacillus
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