BACKGROUND Iliac bone grafts are used to augment alveolar ridges followed by subsequent dental implants in completely edentulous patients. In Albania the information about these issues is scarce. AIM To describe the procedure of iliac bone grafts augmentation of alveolar ridges and evaluate the survival rate of dental implants in completely edentulous patients in Albania. SUBJECTS AND METHO...

Though there are literature indicating the bone loss due to alcohol consumption, studies on the association between ethanol consumption and periodontal breakdown in animals are either scarce or have provided conflicting results. Here, we investigated the effects of chronic alcohol exposure from adolescence to adulthood on the alveolar bone in rats. Wistar rats were exposed to ethanol (6.5 g/kg/...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a split-crest bone augmentation technique performed for immediate implant placement in thin edentulous posterior mandibular ridges. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present study, 125 implants were placed in posterior mandibular ridges of 30 patients. The mandibular buccal walls were split, expanded, and grafted with a combination...

AIM This study sought to investigate dimensional changes to the alveolar bone following extraction and application of novel devices used for obturation of socket orifice (socket cap) and space maintenance in sockets with facial dehiscence (socket cage). MATERIAL AND METHODS Six Macaca fascicularis had six teeth each removed according to the following intervention groups (groups A-C intact alv...

This study aimed at morphometrically evaluating the influence of variable caloric values of ethanol consumption on alveolar bone loss in periodontitis in male rats. Thirty-six male rats were randomized into four groups of nine rats each, as follows: Test group A (low) - rats were fed an ethanol-containing liquid diet (ethanol representing 22% of total caloric value); Control group A -rats were ...

BACKGROUND The osteoconductive properties of collagen containing xenogeneic bone blocks (CCXBB) remain unclear. The aim of this prospective single-arm clinical study was to assess the histological outcomes of CCXBB blocks used as bone replacement grafts for lateral bone augmentation procedures. METHODS In 15 patients with severe horizontal alveolar ridge resorption, lateral augmentation proce...

The routine radiographic examination by orthopantomography of the jaws of all dental patients is necessary and justifiable. To evaluated the possible radiographical marker in edentulous for identification. To determine the age and gender from different parameters of radiographs. Study was conducted on 103 orthopantomograms of edentulous patients, aged (55-76 years). All radiolucencies or radioo...

Periodontal disease characterized by alveolar bone resorption and bacterial pathogen-evoked inflammatory response has been believed to have an important impact on human oral health. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether magnolol, a main constituent of Magnolia officinalis, could inhibit the pathological features in ligature-induced periodontitis in rats and osteoclastogenesis. The steri...

A utogenous bone grafts have been used for many years for alveolar ridge augmentation and are still considered to be the gold standard for jaw reconstruction. 1,2 The use of these grafts with osseointegrated implants was originally discussed by Brånemark et al., who used the iliac crest as the donor site. 3 For repair of most localized alveolar defects, however, bone grafts from the mandible of...

Introduction: Knowledge of the presence of the alveolar antral artery in the lateral maxillary sinus wall is essential for surgeons who operate in this region. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between alveolar antral artery diameter and lateral maxillary bony wall thickness in dentate patients.   Materials and Methods: Thirty five Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)...