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Dry socket prevention: eugenol dressing or chlorhexidine gel?
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This trial compared eugenol dressing or chlorhexidine gel for dry socket prevention against no intervention. Both agents reduced the incidence of dry socket but the reduction was greater with eugenol.
[read the full story...]Diode laser for fibrous hyperplasia – faster but more swelling and longer healing
This small trial suggests that that while the diode laser treatment was marginally quicker than the traditional scalpel removal of fibrous hyperplasia, it required fewer analgesics and no sutures. However, there was more swelling, and wound healing was longer.
[read the full story...]Desensitising agents use during tooth bleaching
Ten studies involving a total of 394 patients were included in this review of desensitising agents during tooth bleaching. While the results suggest a reduction in sensitivity variation in the concentration of the agents used, the quality of the included studies means the results should be interpreted with caution.
[read the full story...]Oral potentially malignant disorders and impact on quality of life
14 studies were included in this review of the impact of oral potentially malignant disorders of the quality of life. However, they were mainly focused on oral lichen planus, so they provide little evidence for the impact of the wide range of OPMDs on the quality of life.
[read the full story...]Oral leukoplakia: malignant transformation rate highly variable
This review of the malignant transformation rate of oral leukoplakia included 24 studies, the majority of which were retrospective. The range of malignant transformation was between 0.13% and 34.0%. The quality of the available data was limited and there is a need for higher quality well-reported studies.
[read the full story...]Traumatic dental injury in primary teeth not associated with socioeconomic status?
This review of the the association between socioeconomic indicators and traumatic dental injury in the primary dentition included 16 observational studies. The majority were from Brazil and no clear association was demonstrated.
[read the full story...]Root fracture detection with CBCT
This review included 12 small in vitro and in vivo studies of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for the diagnosis of a root fracture. While the data suggest the ability to detect root fractures in non-endodontically treated teeth, the findings should be interpreted with caution.
[read the full story...]Guideline: Nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis
This new systematic review from the ADA includes 72 RCTs on nonsurgical treatment approaches for chronic periodontitis. The systematic review provides the basis for a new clinical practice guideline.
[read the full story...]Aggressive periodontitis: systemic antibiotics may improve outcome
This review and network meta-analysis included 11 small RCTs of limited quality, suggesting a statistically significant benefit for the use of adjunctive systemic antibiotics for the treatment of aggressive periodontitis.
[read the full story...]Fewer dental caries in Downs syndrome patients?
13 observational studies were included in this review with 8 contributing to meta-analysis suggesting lower caries prevalence in Downs syndrome patients OR = 0.36; (95% CI; 0.22–0.57).
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