Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss and Periodontal Parameters after Various Dental Reconstruction Procedures

Background: Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection that causes bone resorption of bone supporting teeth and leads to change in the normal architecture of the alveolar process. There are instances where the technique sensitive nature of restorative procedures or the faulty restorative margins may inadvertently lead to conditions which could bring about periodontal disease/ destruction. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the impact of dental restorations type on marginal bone among some patients being treated for chronic periodontitis. Material and Methods: Three hundred patients from the periodontics clinics in college of dentistry, King Khalid university were participated in our study. A total of 292 patients completed the study, 152 males and 140 female. They were divided according to dental reconstructions into three groups: Group I was without dental reconstructions (control group), group II patients received amalgam class II fillings and group III received fixed bridge denture. Plaque index (PLI) gingival index (GI), clinical attachment loss (CAL) and marginal bone loss (MBL) were recorded. All data were collected and were analyzed by ANOVA test. Results: In the present study, the restored teeth revealed significantly higher mean values for PLI, GI, CAL and MBL than the non-restored teeth (p-value Conclusion: Although the limitations of the present study, the patients in group II had the highest clinical attachment loss and value of marginal bone loss which can explain the more extension of amalgam fillings into subgingival direction, leading to increased plaque accumulation and increased periodontal destruction.

A Comparable Study of Combinational Regenerative Therapies Comprising Enamel Matrix Derivative plus Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral with or without Collagen Membrane in Periodontitis Patients with Intrabony Defects

Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of collagen membrane (CM) in regenerative therapy with deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) and enamel matrix derivative (EMD) for periodontal intrabony defects. Methods: Eighteen periodontal intrabony defects of nine chronic periodontitis patients were evaluated. Two defects per patient with probing pocket depth (PPD) ≥ 6 mm were assigned to two different types of treatments: EMD + DBBM + CM or EMD + DBBM. Clinical parameters including Gingival Index (GI), PPD, clinical attachment level (CAL), gingival recession (GR), bleeding on probing (BOP), tooth mobility (MOB), and the filled bone volume/rate (FBV/FBR), which was measured by cone beam computed tomography, were compared at baseline and 12 months post-treatment. Differences between groups were determined by the chisquare test, McNemar’s test, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: Clinically, PPD, CAL, and FBR significantly improved in both groups (p Conclusion: Periodontal regenerative therapies comprising EMD and DBBM with and without CM resulted in positive clinical outcomes. The use of CM may result in better outcomes in MOB decrease;however, long-term prognosis must be further studied.

Phenytoin Effects on Proliferation and Induction of IL1<i>β</i>and PGE2 in Pediatric and Adults’ Gingival Fibroblasts

Background: Gingival Overgrowth (GO) is a well documented and unwanted side effect that occurs mainly as a result of certain antiseizure, phenytoin. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of phenytoin on proliferation and production of IL1β and PGE2 in cultured human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) of children and adults. Materials and Methods: Normal HGFs were obtained from 4 healthy children and 4 adult and then were cultured with phenytoin (20 mg/ml). MTT test was used to evaluate the proliferation and ELISA to determine the level of IL1β and PGE2 production by HGFs. Analysis of proliferation were assessed by Independent T-Test and ANOVA analysis was used to assess the level of IL1β and PGE2 production with an a error level less than 0.05. Results: The proliferation of HGF was not affected significantly by phenytoin in both cultured fibroblast sources (P > 0.05). Phenytoin induced a significantly higher formation of IL1β and PGE2 in child’s HGFs as compared to adult’s HGFs (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The results suggest that different inflammatory responses and cytokine formation by child’s and adult’s HGFs are the probable key elements that cause different reactions of phenytoin therapy. More advanced and systematic studies are needed to verify these findings.

Clinical Study on the Relationship between Fixation of Prosthesis and Health of Surrounding Tissues

[Objectives] To explore the effect of mouth outside bonding screw fixation and inside bonding fixation in implanting the prosthesis( crown or bridge) on the health of surrounding tissues,to provide a certain reference for the selection of fixation methods for clinically implanting the prosthesis. [Methods]160 cases of patients needing implanting the prosthesis due to dental arch deficiency were selected. They had excellent alveolar bone. They did not smoke,had no diabetes,and their bone tissue healing was at the early stage. They were randomly divided into A and B groups,80 cases in each group. Group A: the mouth inside and abutment of prosthesis was bonded to a single abutment crown or a single abutment bridge; the bonder on the surface of prosthesis was completely removed and then moved into the implant,and fixed with central retaining screw,this group was called " mouth outside bonding group". Group B: the abutment was located in the implant and fixed using central retaining screw,then the prosthesis( crown or bridge) was bonded to the abutment,the bonder on the surface of prosthesis was removed,and this group was called mouth " mouth inside bonding group". The health condition was compared between two fixing methods for the surrounding tissues of the implant in 24-36 months after restoration. [Results] Group A: the surrounding tissues of the implants for 126 teeth of 80 patients were healthy without occurrence of peripheral inflammation; Group B: in the implants of 112 teeth of 80 patients,7 teeth suffered the peripheral inflammation. Dental implant examination found that there was residue of bonder in the bonding of prosthesis and abutment,3 teeth exfoliated,and 4 teeth were restored after treatment. Through the X2 test,there was significant difference between Group A and Group B( P < 0. 05). [Conclusions] Implant-supported denture often adopts the mouth inside bonding. Since the bonder can not be removed completely,its residue will remain in gingival trough and stimulate the surrounding tissues of the implant and bring about the inflammatory reaction,and even lead to exfoliation of the implant; the mouth inside and abutment of prosthesis was bonded to a single abutment crown or a single abutment bridge,the bonder on the surface of prosthesis was completely removed and then moved into the implant,and fixed with central retaining screw. This method is an effective method for preventing the peripheral inflammation and increasing the success rate of dental implant.

Erratum to "Phenytoin Effects on Proliferation and Induction of IL1β and PGE2 in Pediatric and Adults' Gingival Fibroblasts"[Open Journal of Stomatology 4 (2014) 452-462]

The original online version of this article (Vahabi, S., Moslemi, M., Nazemisalman, B. and Yadegari, Z. (2014) Phenytoin Effects on Proliferation and Induction of IL1β and PGE2 in Pediatric and Adults’ Gingival Fibroblasts. Open Journal of Stomatology, 4, 452-462. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojst.2014.49061) was published without one of the coauthor mistakenly. To reflect the contribution and responsibility of the fifth author as well as the affiliations of the authors at the time of the study, we revised authorship and author affiliations of the article. The author wishes to correct the errors to: Surena Vahabi1, Masomeh Moslemi2, Bahareh Nazemisalman3*, Zahra Yadegari4, Faranak Mahjour5 1Periodontics Department, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Pedodontic Department, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Pedodontic Department, Dental School, ZUMS, Zanjan, Iran 4Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran 5Dental Research Center, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,