The effect of smoking on survival and bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface: a 2-year retrospective analysis of 1106 implants placed in daily practice [PDF]
Aim: To compare survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface in smokers and nonsmokers. Materials and Methods: Patient files of all patients referred for implant treatment from November 2004 to 2007 were scrutinized.
Collaert, Bruno +5 more
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Free Flap Reconstruction of the Maxilla
Tumors of the maxilla and midface are some of the most difficult to manage, not only in terms of treatment but also in terms of achieving acceptable orofacial reconstruction. Today, free flaps dominate the reconstructive field.
A. Vincent +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Peripheral Osteoma of the Palate: Report of a Case and Review of Literature [PDF]
Osteomas are benign osteogenic lesions with very slow growth, which may arise from proliferation of either cancellous or compact bone. Peripheral osteomas of maxilla are relatively rare.
Weihsin Hu +4 more
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Pbx loss in cranial neural crest, unlike in epithelium, results in cleft palate only and a broader midface. [PDF]
Orofacial clefting represents the most common craniofacial birth defect. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is genetically distinct from cleft palate only (CPO).
Berkes +78 more
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The aim of this narrative review is to describe treatment options for the posterior regions of the mandible and the maxilla, comparing short implants vs. longer implants in an augmented bone.
D. Thoma, Jae-Kook Cha, U. Jung
semanticscholar +1 more source
The lower actinopterygian fauna from the Lower Carboniferous Albert shale formation of New Brunswick, Canada – a review of previously described taxa and a description of a new genus and species [PDF]
The Lower Carboniferous Albert shale formation of New Brunswick, Canada, is well-known for the preservation of countless articulated lower actinopterygian palaeoniscoid fishes. This site is at the boundary between the Devonian and the Lower Carboniferous,
Mickle, Kathryn E.
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Short dental implants in the posterior maxilla: a review of the literature
The purpose of this study was to perform a literature review of short implants in the posterior maxilla and to assess the influence of different factors on implant success rate.
Z. Esfahrood +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Lipopolisacharid disrupts the function of the liver in dysbiosis
The paper presents the results of a study of the effect of lincomycin and lipopolysaccharide on the degree of dysbiosis in the intestinal mucosa and indicators of the functional activity of the liver of laboratory rats.
O. A. Мakarenko +2 more
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Infrazygomatic crest (IZC) mini-implants are frequently used as an absolute anchorage when intrusive or distally directed forces are required during orthodontic treatment.
Marta Gibas-Stanek +4 more
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Pterygoid Implant for Atrophic Posterior Maxilla
Replacement of missing teeth in the posterior maxilla is always a challenge for the treating implant surgeon as the posterior maxilla has several obstacles in the form of quality, quantity, the anatomy of the maxillary sinus, and inaccessibility.
V. Balaji +3 more
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