INTRODUCTION LESS surgery (Laparoendoscopic single site surgery) is a surgical technique that aims to perform intraabdominal surgery using a single site entry, allowing for reduction in the number and size of the incisions, achieving better esthetic results with at least the same functional outcomes as with the conventional laparoscopic surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present the first exper...

UNLABELLED The development of all-ceramic systems following metalceramics restorations allowed simulation of natural dentition due to favorable esthetics and resistance. In-Ceram is an alternative when esthetics is primordial as well as resistance required in rehabilitation. However, an ideal smile is associated to not only shape, color, texture and translucency but also harmony with gingival t...

The treatment outcome for skeletal Class II malocclusion was reviewed in 33 nongrowing patients who were treated with orthodontics alone (by premolar extraction and tooth movement to camouflage the skeletal problem) and in 57 patients treated for similar problems with surgery and orthodontics (with mandibular advancement and with tooth movement to reduce rather than increase dental compensation...

Objectives: Skin aging is subject of many studies in esthetic surgery including several morphological changes like decrease of epidermis thickness and of cell proliferative potential. ASC, mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue, have been used in regenerative and reparative surgery as well as anti-aging solution. The aim of this study was to highlight the influence of ASCs on skin a...

Methods: A patient who presented with a thin gingival biotype and severe labial alveolar bone defect of the mandibular anterior teeth required orthognathic surgery. CGF and autogenous bone were used to achieve periodontal soft tissue and bone augmentation during the orthognathic surgery. Photos of the operative area were taken preoperatively and 12 days, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery to e...

The emphasis and direction of orthodontic treatment planning philosophies over the past century is a story almost all orthodontists are familiar with. In the latter part of the 19th century, Norman Kingsley, the leading orthodontist of the era, emphasized the esthetic objectives of orthodontic treatment. In the Kingsley paradigm, the articulation of the teeth was clearly secondary to facial app...