statement of the problem: the routine procedure for immobilization of free gingival graft (fgg) is suturing. due to the successful application of tissue adhesives their employment has also become the subject of interest. purpose: the aim of present clinical trial was to compare using epiglu (e.g) versus silk thread suturing in fgg. materials and methods: this study was a split mouth clinical tr...

Attachment is a concept familiar to most parents. The idea of attachment parenting has been popularized in recent years by Dr. William Sears, whose recipe for raising attached, and presumably successful, children include breastfeeding, using the baby sling, bed sharing and other B’s. Even those who view attachment parenting with disdain agree that showering the baby with less than one’s total l...

Novel-design bonded porcelain restorations, the so-called Type IIIA BPRs, represent a reliable and effective procedure when restoring large parts of the coronal volume and length in the anterior dentition. While traditional treatment approaches involve the removal of large amounts of sound tooth substance (with adverse effects on the pulp, gingivae and crown biomechanics, as well as serious fin...

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignant tumour of the epithelial cells of the oral mucosa and accounts for more than 90% of all head and neck cancers (Silverman, 2001). SCC’s may arise in different areas of the oral cavity, the most common sites being the posterior ventero-lateral border of the tongue and floor of mouth (McGaw and Pan, 1996). Gingival SCC’s account for approximately 9...

cAse rePOrts case no 1 A 33-year-old female of African descent was referred to the Oral Medicine Clinic from a neighbouring rural clinic. The patient presented with painful nodular lesions on her gingivae and hard palate, having noticed the enlarging lesions two months earlier when they started to impair her speech and mastication. She reported that she had been diagnosed with HiV infection two...

Case presentation: O.R, male, 2 years and 6 months, language social delay. The diet was based on bread, rice, beans yogurt. Petechiae gingival bleeding were noted 55 days ago. After 15 days, progressive pain in the lower limbs prevented child to sit or walk. clinical examination showed edema, pseudofolliculitis, petechiae intense palpation mobilization of limbs, spots hypertrophy gingivae. Bloo...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The present study was performed in order to assess the effect of gingival thickness on amount of gingival augmentation with and without preserving periosteum.METHODS: The study was conducted on 8 ecotype dogs aged 1-5 years. At the beginning, clinical probing depth and keratinized and attached gingiva width were measured. Totally, 64 sites were operated in this study. Perios...

Zur Unterstützung der Kommunikation in kollaborativen Lernumgebungen werden häufig Chats eingesetzt. Dabei unterstützen explizite Referenzierungen in Chatdiskussionen das direkte Erkennen von Zusammenhängen und ermöglichen die Darstellung in Diskussionssträngen sowie die anschließende Analyse der Diskursstruktur. Die Evaluation eines Universitätsseminars, in dem die Referenzierungsfunktionalitä...