STUDY DESIGN This technique article describes accomplishing multilevel posterior cervical decompression and lateral mass screw placement through a tubular retraction system. OBJECTIVE Multilevel foraminotomy and instrumented fusion using lateral mass screw fixation can be achieved through a minimally invasive technique using specialized retractors and intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging. SU...

A successful implant-supported restoration must provide adequate function and esthetics. Osseointegrated implants have given an alternative choice for patients who have lost their teeth. Most commonly encountered problems while doing a transfer from patient to the master cast in restoring implant-supported crowns are an uneven distribution of occlusal loads and undue torquing forces on the vari...

Several techniques and materials have been introduced for the treatment of gingival recession defects. This article reports the case of a 43-year old female patient with chief complaint of esthetic problem, presenting multiple gingival recession defects in anterior maxilla. CenoDerm combined with coronally positioned flap was used for management of six teeth with gingival recession. Complete ro...

Gingival recession is frequently occurring in patients coming to dental clinic which could lead to pain or hypersensitivity, esthetic problem, retention of plaque hence inflamed gingiva, root caries, abrasion and fear of tooth loss. Gingival recession can be managed by surgical or non-surgical approaches. Nonsurgical approaches include restorations, crowns, veneers and gingival masks whereas su...

Mucogingival surgery is a plastic surgical procedure designed to correct defects in the morphology, position, and dimensions of the gingiva surrounding the teeth. Many surgical techniques have been reported in mucogingival surgery. Since these procedures also include the soft tissue esthetic approach, the term “periodontal plastic surgery” has been proposed to be more appropriate. 1 Root covera...

The color of the gingiva has a tremendous impact on the esthetics of the smile. Clinically gingival melanin hyper pigmentation is presented as ‘black gum’ which is a common esthetic problem especially for those who have gummy smile. Several attempts have been made for removal of gingival pigmentation by different techniques. Each technique had its own supremacy in efficiency and also draw back....

Abstract Background Retraction is necessary to access deep areas in the brain and skull base, but prolonged forceful use of fixed retraction might be injurious. Several techniques were developed, concept minimally invasive neurosurgery, eliminate or minimize retractors. The authors discuss technical considerations limits applying dynamic surgery for a variety lesions using different approaches....

Gingival recession is a common concern due to esthetic and root sensitivity especially in mandibular anterior teeth. Various treatment modalities mucogingival techniques have been carried out for the of recession. The presence shallow vestibule, inadequate width attached gingiva may pose challenge which several surgical solutions are reported literature. Bridge flap technique one such that can ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effectiveness of two minimally invasive surgical procedures in the acceleration of canine retraction: piezocision and laser-assisted flapless corticotomy (LAFC). METHODS Trial design: A single-centre randomized controlled trial with a compound design (two-arm parallel-group design and a split-mouth design for each arm). PARTICIPANTS 36 Class II division I patients...

The gingival colour is important in facial beauty of individual. Excessive melanin deposition ultimate cause ginigival hyperpigmentation. degree pigmentation varies from person to and determined by variety factors, particularly melanoblastic activity. Gingival depigmentation an periodontal plastic procedure which hyperpigmented gingiva can be removed various techniques. technique selection shou...