OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to describe and compare the evolution of recurrent bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) in patients treated with plasma rich in growth factors or teriparatide. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two different types of treatments were applied in patients diagnosed of recurrent BRONJ in a referral hospital for 1.100.000 inhabitants. In the group A, plasm...

OBJECTIVES This randomized clinical trial compares the usefulness of pre- and post-operative antibiotics while strict asepsis was followed during periodontal surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two groups of 40 consecutive patients each with fully or partially edentulous jaws were enrolled. Antibiotics group (GrAB(+)): 23 men, mean age 60, 128 implants, received oral amoxicillin 1 g, 1 h pre-operat...

We obtained serum bone markers and other relevant endocrine assays on 5 patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The assays were C-telopeptide, N-telopeptide, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, intact parathyroid hormone, T3, T4, TSH, and Vitamin D 25 hydroxy. Diagnostic criteria for ONJ were those formulated by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Fou...

Significant number of applications has a demand for measurement of mutual location of two or more adjacent parts. Measuring outer parameters of adjacent parts is relatively simple task. But it is a problem to determine relative attitude of inner surfaces of adjacent parts and to measure given parameters of conjunction. This problem is very important for dentistry where accurate measurements of ...