STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN BONE ASSOCIATED WITH METALLIC IMPLANTS

Bone level changes in patients with transmandibular implants.

PURPOSE In this article, the mandibular bone height in edentulous patients previously treated with a transmandibular implant was evaluated after the dentures were modified according to the latest prosthetic protocol. PATIENTS AND METHODS The bone height of 36 patients was measured on three radiographs; the first at the time of insertion of the implant, the second just before using the latest ...

Bone associated with implants in diabetic and insulin-treated rats.

OBJECTIVES Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent disease with oral health manifestations. While diabetes clearly has an affect on bone, its impact on the healing of bone associated with dental implants is not completely understood. The purpose of this study was to measure bone response to implants in uncontrolled and insulin-controlled diabetic rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and fifty...

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Associated With Breast Implants

A forty two years old woman with a history of bilateral breast augmentation for cosmetic reasons was presented for poor healing of the surgical site. Tissue and periprosthetic fluid were removed from the wound site revealing an atypical lymphoid infiltrate. Subsequently the patient developed axillary lymph adenopathy. Excisional biopsy was performed. Flow cytometry was non-diagnostic. She conti...

Evaluation of Bone Changes in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

Purpose: To evaluate the association of osteoporosis and pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Methods: This case-control observational study was conducted on patients admitted to Baghaee Poor eye clinic of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, in 2015. The case group included 35 patients diagnosed with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and the control group included 35 patients with no evidence of pseudoexfoliation ...

Changes in Bone Metabolisim Around Osseointegrated Implants Under Loading