Extraction versus non-extraction debate has been a major controversy in orthodontics and it is still continuing since Angle era. Extraction of premolar teeth is the conventional treatment of choice for the management of class I malocclusion cases but in border line cases, orthodontists find difficulty in making a decision particularly in cases with good facial esthetics. However class I maloccl...

Background: This work aimed at determining whether bisphosphonate therapy produces a sufficient condition for jaw osteonecrosis after tooth extraction. Methods: Rats were allocated into 3 groups: (1)11 rats treated with alendronate; (2)10 rats treated with zoledronic acid; (3)10 control rats. The animals were submitted to tooth extractions, and at the end of bisphosphonate therapy, they were eu...

PURPOSE To test the efficacy of a protocol in preventing the development of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) after tooth extraction. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this prospective case series, consecutive subjects treated with intravenous bisphosphonates who needed tooth extraction underwent a protocol aimed at reducing the risk of BRONJ, based on local and systemic infection...

BACKGROUND The extraction of the teeth by traditional healers in Cameroon is an established cultural practice in the central region of the Cameroon. Traditional healers (TH) use herbs and crude un-sterilized instruments and tools for the tooth extraction procedure. The present study investigates the knowledge and practices of traditional healers regarding tooth extraction and the management of ...

The purpose of this study was to histologically analyze the influences of intraalveolar curettage on the chronology of wound healing after tooth extraction in rats. From this study it was concluded that intra-alveolar curettage delayed the chronology of wound healing after tooth extraction.

abstract objective: prevalence of tooth loss is higher among diabetic patients in comparison with non-diabetic patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the relationship between socket blood sugar and post-extraction complications in type ii diabetic and non-diabetic patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 80 diabetic and 80 non-diabetic ...