Grafting to augment the floor of the maxillary sinus prior to placement of dental implants in the resorbed maxillary is an increasingly used technique. The aim of this review was to evaluate the effects of smoking on the survival rate of dental implants placed in areas of maxillary sinus floor augmentation. Searches were conducted in [read the full story…]
Surgical removal of lower third molars is one of the most commonly performed operations. It is associated with inflammation, pain and limited mouth opening. The aim of this study was evaluate the effectiveness of submucosal injection of dexamethasone on swelling, pain, trismus, neurological complaints and patient satisfaction after third molar surgery. Adult Patients with Pell [read the full story…]
Flapless approaches to implant placement use rotary burs or a tissue punch to gain access to bone without flap elevation. The theory being that the vascular supply and surrounding soft tissue are well preserved. Flapless surgery is however considered to have a number of limitations, e.g. poor control of precise drilling; inability to preserve keratinized [read the full story…]
The removal of third molars is one of the commonest surgical procedures undertaken and the majority of patients develop some degree ofpain, swelling, and trismus after the surgery. Some investigators have stated that low-level laser energy irradiation (LLEI) decreases pain and swelling after surgery, and that it would contribute to a faster recovery. The aim [read the full story…]
The keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT, odontogenic keratocyst (OKC)) was first described in the literature in 1956 and is classified by the World Health Organization classified as a benign odontogenic tumour. It is generally accepted that they arise from the remnants of the dental lamina and are benign but locally aggressive and tend to reoccur. They [read the full story…]
Articaine is a common local anaesthetic agent that shows greater lipid solubility than lidocaine, allowing enhanced diffusion through nerve sheaths. It also has an increased potency compared with lidocaine. The aim of this study was to compare the anaesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine with epinephrine (1:100,000) and without epinephrine in inferior alveolar nerve block anaesthesia [read the full story…]
