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Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia: a contraindication to orthodontic treatment in compromised areas

ABSTRACT Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia is a sclerosing disease that affects the mandible, especially the alveolar process, and that is, in most cases, bilateral; however, in some cases it affects up to three or even four quadrants. During the disease, normal bone is replaced with a thinly formed, irre...

Acutely infected teeth: to extract or not to extract?

Abstract: Not only laymen but also dentists generally believe that extraction of acutely infected teeth should be avoided until the infection subdues by using systemic antibiotics. The aim of this study was to compare perioperative complications in routine extractions of acutely infected teeth with extra...

Chlorhexidine for prevention of alveolar osteitis: a randomised clinical trial

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objective To determine the effectiveness of chlorhexidine 0.12% mouthwash (CHX) after tooth extraction for the prevention of alveolar osteitis (AO). Material and methods We conducted a double-blind randomised clinical trial stratified by risk factors. We enrolled a cohort of 822 patients who u...

Cierre de fístula oroantral con injerto de hueso vómer

Presentamos un caso de fístula oroantral y rinosinusitis maxilar, resuelto por abordaje combinado endoscópico, nasal e intraoral en el cual se utilizó colgajo de mucosa palatina y hueso vómer para el cierre de la misma. Describimos el caso de una paciente femenina de 66 años de edad, que consultó p...

Effects of hyaluronic acid on bleeding following third molar extraction

J. appl. oral sci; 25 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective To explore the effects of hyaluronic acid (HA) on bleeding and associated outcomes after third molar extraction. Methods Forty patients who had undergone molar extraction were randomly divided into two groups; 0.8% (w/v) HA was applied to the HA group (n=20) whereas a control group...

Efficacy of lumiracoxib versus diclofenac sodium in pain control following extraction of impacted lower third molar

The aim of this paper was to compare the efficacy of two different anti-inflammatory agents, Diclofenac (Deltaflogin®) and Lumiracoxib (Prexige®) in the control of postoperative pain that results from surgical removal of impacted lower third molars. Twenty adult patients from the Oral and Maxillofacial...

Pain control in third molar surgery

The sensation of pain at the surgical site may be increased and persist for long periods after the noxious stimulus has been removed. Post-operative pain from the extraction of impacted molar may cause serious discomfort to the patient resulting in considered moderate to severe in intensity. Analgesia fo...

Iatrogenics in Orthodontics and its challenges

ABSTRACT Introduction: Orthodontics has gone through remarkable advances for those who practice it with dignity and clinical quality, such as the unprecedented number of patients treated of some type of iatrogenic problems (post-treatment root resorptions; occlusal plane changes; midline discrepancies, ...

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. Introduction of a new modified experimental model

Acta cir. bras; 31 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE : To evaluate a modified experimental model for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) through the upper right central incisor extraction followed by intravenous bisphosphonate administration. METHODS: Forty five rats underwent the upper right central incisor tooth extrac...

Manual reduction of articular disc after traumatic extraction of mandibular third molar: a case report

Introduction: Disc displacement without reduction with limited opening is an intracapsular biomechanical disorder involving the condyle-disc complex. With the mouth closed, the disc is in an anterior position in relation to the condylar head and does not reduce with mouth opening. This disorder is associ...