There is little material in the literature that compares biological width measurements in periapical and bite-wings radiographs with clinical measurements. The purpose of this study was to compare measurements of biological width taken by three different methods which are frequently used for planning periodontal surgery - periapical radiograph, bite-wing radiograph and transperiodontal probing ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the success and failure, apical sealing and biocompatibility of silver amalgam, IRM, SuperEBA and MTA as retrograde filler materials. STUDY DESIGN A metaanalysis is made of filler materials in periapical surgery, evaluating a total of 30 articles published in recent years. RESULTS Percentage success with silver amalgam was 76.5% and slightly inferior to that afforded b...

On healing after periapical surgery and different retrograde root-filling materials. A clinical and histological study. Aims: The outcome from conventional endodontic therapy does not always result in a healing of the periapical area, thus leaving a remaining lesion with or without symptoms. The primary treatment alternative is a revision of the orthograde root-filling if applicable. A second t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of different hemostatic agents upon the outcome of periapical surgery. DESIGN A retrospective study was made of patients subjected to periapical surgery between 2006-2009 with the ultrasound technique and using MTA as retrograde filler material. We included patients with a minimum follow-up of 12 months, divided into two groups according to the hemostatic age...

introduction: studies have shown the regulatory role of leptin in bone formation, its expression in adipose tissue as well as increased levels in circulation following the adminstration of inflammatory stimuli such as lipopolysaccharides (lps). however, there is little data evaluating the role of leptin in inflammatory periapical lesions. the aim of this study was to evaluate the presence and c...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence for periapical implant lesion, which makes a patient more susceptible to the periapical lesion, frequency, symptoms, signs (including radiological findings) and possible treatment options. MATERIAL AND METHODS A systematic literature review and analysis of publications included in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane; articles pub...

The aim of this study was to accomplish quantitative measurement of tissue levels of collagenases (MMP-1, 8 and 13) in chronic inflamed tissues (pulp and periapical lesions), as well as to determine the dependence between collagenase level and the degree of tissue destruction of examined material. Chronic periapical tissues were collected by periapical surgery from 50 teeth with clinically and ...