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 Treatment of furcation defects are thought to be challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic parameters of Bio-Gen with Biocollagen compared with Bio-Gen with connective tissue in the treatment of Class II furcation defects. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this clinical trial, 24 patients with Class II furcation defect on a buccal or lingual mandibul...

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...

The periapical area in teeth with chronic lesions is characterized by changes in the adjacent bone structure and periodontal ligaments, as well as in the cement and dentine. In a large percentage of cases, the apical physiological constriction is ether absent or expanded. The absence of a constriction makes it a challenge to achieve satisfactory treatment results.The present case report describ...

Post treatment periapical periodontitis is usually caused by residual microbes, due to poorly treated root canals and microleakage. Our clinical case proved that orthograde, single-visit endodontic re-treatment is the first choice for the clinician. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images detect the presence and the real extension of the periapical periodontitis and the outcome of the endod...

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...