CAD/CAM Removable Dental Prostheses: a Review of Digital Impression Techniques for Edentulous Arches and Advancements on Design and Manufacturing Systems
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe aim of this article is to provide an overview of CAD/CAM removable dental prostheses in the treatment of completely edentulous patients.Recent FindingsComputer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing protocols continue to evolve in many areas in dentistry including removable complete dentures. Current protocols are advantageous in decreasing the number of clinical appointments needed, which may reduce the distress in elderly with limited access to care. In addition, CAD/CAM complete dentures are fabricated using standardized techniques using high-value quality controlled materials. Laboratory...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - April 17, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Root Coverage Procedures for Multiple Recession Defects
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe demand for root coverage in multiple gingival recession defects has increased in recent years. Compared to isolated recession, multiple gingival recession defects are much more challenging due to various limiting factors and require more sophisticated surgical techniques. This review aims to address recent progress in the management of multiple recession defects.Recent FindingsThe subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) procedure, while effective, is limited due to tissue availability and patient preference to avoid a donor harvest site. Different surgical techniques and biological materia...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - April 17, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
The Impact of Oral Health on General Health: Educating Professionals and Patients
This article then looks at the emerging body of evidence for a definitive statement on the impact of oral health and disease on overall health and disease. It concludes by examining ways to educate oral healthcare providers (OHCPs) (i.e., dentists and dental hygienists) and their role in educating patients and the public about the interrelationships of oral and overall health and challenges associated with this.Recent FindingsSince 1989, there have been major advances in understanding the role of periodontal infection and inflammation in contributing to the risk for systemic diseases. As the evidence emerges for an oral-sy...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - February 19, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Functional Dental Restorative Materials That Hinder Oral Biofilm
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThis review highlighted the state of the art regarding functional materials that have been used to hinder oral biofilm, focused on the materials used over the last 3 years to achieve an antimicrobial effect, considering the effects of its modification on the physical properties.Recent FindingsBecause dental restorations have failures and the main cause was found to be the presence of secondary caries, the recent studies in this field are focused on development of functional dental materials with the ability to hinder oral biofilm. Therefore, composite resins, glass ionomer cement, and dental adhe...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - February 12, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Functional Salivary Gland Regenerative Therapy for Oral Health
AbstractSalivary glands maintain oral health and homeostasis via functional interactions with many organs, including the teeth and the tongue. Dysfunction of salivary glands causes many problems, such as dental caries, bacterial infection, and swallowing dysfunction. Current regenerative therapy for salivary gland tissue repair and whole salivary gland replacement is currently a novel therapeutic concept that may result in full recovery of salivary gland function. The salivary glands arise from reciprocal epithelial and mesenchymal interactions. We developed a novel three-dimensional cell manipulation method that can repro...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - February 7, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Beyond Cell Division: the Ecological Roles of Autolysins in Oral Biofilm Communities
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe goal of this review is to address the complicated nature of autolysins found among oral bacteria and the roles they play within the oral biofilm. The various functions of autolysins are discussed, as well as the regulation of autolysins and overall contribution to biofilms and the oral environment.Recent FindingsWith their many functions, bacterial autolysins can be understood as contributing to both cell physiology and population dynamics within the oral environment. Cell division, peptidoglycan turnover/remodeling, fratricide, and programmed cell death are all influenced, if not controlled, b...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - February 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Periodontitis and Systemic Disease: Association or Causality?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe aim was to assess recent evidence that diabetes, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obesity impact the progression of periodontitis.Recent FindingsElectronic searches using Embase, Medline, and Web of Science were carried out for epidemiological studies on humans, published between 2014 and 2016. A small number of prospective studies and systematic reviews were identified that in general provide further support for the hypothesis that diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity can adversely affect the periodontal condition.SummaryConfounding remains the most challenging issue in the interpretation of ...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - January 22, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Current Status of Regenerative Periodontal Treatment
ConclusionsThe magnitude of improvement arising from periodontal regenerative techniques and procedures depends largely on operator skills, not only in terms of dexterity but also on the ability to choose the best approach regarding the surgical technique and the regenerative technology depending on patient- and site-specific criteria. The clinical improvements after regenerative treatment can be preserved on a long-term basis on the majority of treated sites, provided that patients do not smoke, keep high oral hygiene standards, and attend regularly SPT. (Source: Current Oral Health Reports)
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - January 18, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Advances and Challenges in Oral Biofilm Control
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe paper aims to critically study the literature published over the past 3 years as relevant to oral biofilm control. The emphasis of this review is the interests and importance of new findings, seeking the following answers: (i) what is the major challenge in oral biofilm control?, (ii) what are the new anti-biofilm approaches?, and (iii) what are the further researches ?Recent FindingsIn addition to mechanical plaque removal and the use of chemical agents against pathogenic biofilm, there is a need for development of new anti-biofilm approaches. The majority of the new studies aiming to contro...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - January 13, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Current Developments in Regenerative Endodontics
AbstractThis review outlines the biological basis and clinical protocols used currently in regenerative endodontic procedures and discusses future directions in pulp regeneration appraches. Since the discovery of dental stem cells capable of differentiating into odontoblast-like cells and revascularization/regenerative endodontic therapy with the potential of promoting thickening of the canal walls and continued root development of immature permanent teeth with necrotic pulps, the st udy of pulp tissue engineering or pulp tissue regeneration has taken a giant step forward in biological and clinical endodontics. The biolo...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - November 10, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Retraction Note to: Biological Mechanisms Relating Periodontitis and Diabetes
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Source: Current Oral Health Reports - October 25, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
The Potential Impact of Essential Nutrients Vitamins C and D upon Periodontal Disease Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Outcomes
AbstractDiet has powerful effects upon inflammatory status, arguably as strong or stronger than microbial plaque. Despite a relationship between diet and periodontal inflammatory markers being established over 30 years ago, it is only recently that the mechanisms underpinning these effects have begun to be examined in detail. Following an analysis of the evidence base in 2011, this review focuses upon the most contemporaneous evidence relating specifically to the micronutrient vitamins C and D and their po tential impact upon periodontal disease pathogenesis and/or therapeutic outcomes. The authors bring together both ep...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - October 6, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Current Developments in 3D Printing for Craniofacial Regeneration
AbstractThree dimensional printing, or additive manufacturing, allows the production of customized scaffolds that can enhance craniofacial reconstruction and regeneration. It can be achieved by several techniques, including selective laser sintering, electron beam melting, fused deposition melting, fused filament fabrication, as well as extrusion and laser-assisted bioprinting of cells. 3D-printed constructs can take the form of nonresorbable solid form prosthesis or porous degradable scaffolds that can be resorbed over time and replaced by native tissues. The later can be considered the more desirable outcome but it is al...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - September 14, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
How Far Have We Come in the Field of Nerve Regeneration After Trigeminal Nerve Injury?
AbstractPatients suffering from nerve injury with sensory disturbances or orofacial pain have greatly reduced quality of life, and it is a big cost for the society. Abnormal sensations caused by trigeminal nerve injury often become chronic, severely debilitating, and extremely difficult to treat. In general, non-invasive treatment such as drug treatment has been insufficient, and there are currently few available effective treatments. Surgical interventions such as end-to-end connection or nerve grafting have disadvantages such as donor site morbidity or formation of neuroma. There is need for optimizing the technique for ...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - September 12, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
Oral Cavity and Allergy: Meeting the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
AbstractAllergic reactions of the oral mucosa are associated with diverse symptoms and can severely affect patients ’ quality of life. Oral mucosa changes such as stomatitis or lichenoid reactions can be the first evidence of a contact allergy, with oral lichenoid reactions after contact with dental restorations, especially amalgam fillings, being among the most common clinical reactions. Additives in foods and oral hygiene products may also cause allergic mucosal reactions. Subjective symptoms, such as pain, burning feeling, or dryness of the oral mucosa, as well as cheilitis or lip and facial swelling, may not only hav...
Source: Current Oral Health Reports - September 8, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research
