AIM The aim of this study was to determine the pressure where oral soft tissue resistance will be overcome resulting in soft tissue emphysema and to measure the safety of an antifouling device for a videoscope used during minimally invasive periodontal surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Resistance was measured in vitro in porcine tissue. One study arm measured palatal tissue resistance to air app...

CASE REPORT This is a case report of diagnosis and management of a foreign body embedded in the gingivae of a preschool child. A 3 year-old girl presented with pain, mobility and intraoral oedema of the upper left primary canine (#63). An angular, diffuse radiolucency on the mesial aspect of the primary canine was observed in the periapical radiograph and within this radiolucency, a linear radi...

Intrabony periodontal defects are a frequent complication of periodontitis and, if left untreated, may negatively affect long-term tooth prognosis. The optimal outcome of treatment in intrabony defects is considered to be the absence of bleeding on probing, the presence of shallow pockets associated with periodontal regeneration (i.e. formation of new root cementum with functionally orientated ...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects orthognathic surgery on periodontium in 3rd and 6th months after operation. Methods: In a total 10 patients (7 females, 3 males, mean age 23.2 ± 4.83), full mouth clinical periodontal measurements as plaque index (PI), gingival (GI), probing depth (PD), bleeding (BOP), attachment level (CAL), mobility (M) were performed before sur...

AIM This multi-centre, prospective, controlled trial was designed to examine the biological response of the matrix metalloproteinase(MMP) inhibitor subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (SDD) combined with access flap surgery on periodontal wound repair in patients with chronic severe periodontitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy subjects were enrolled into a 12-month, randomized, placebo-controlle...