{"title":"Clinical evaluation of \"componeers\" and direct composite veneers using minimally invasive enamel preparation technique: <i>In vivo</i> study.","authors":"Parag Dua, Sanjay Manohar Londhe, Gaurav Dua, Atul Kotwal, Sachin Gupta","doi":"10.4103/jips.jips_95_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jips.jips_95_20","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical behavior of prefabricated componeers and direct composite veneering. The objective of the study was to compare the changes in color, surface texture, marginal integrity, and gingival response for componeers and direct composite veneers.</p><p><strong>Settings and study design: </strong>This was an <i>in vivo</i>, comparative study.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Ten patients indicated for anterior veneers were selected and divided into Groups A and B of five patients each. Group A was restored with componeers and Group B with direct composite veneers. Both the groups were compared for color changes, surface textural changes, marginal integrity, and gingival response, starting immediately post veneering and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months subsequently.</p><p><strong>Statistical analysis used: </strong>Friedman's two-way analysis of variance and Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results for color ranged from excellent to good with minimal color changes post veneering. Overall, \"gingival response,\" in both the groups, showed statistically significant differences in mean rank scores (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.05). The data depicted an improvement in gingival response for all patients during the period of the study. Surface textural changes were significant only for maxillary right canine and maxillary left lateral incisor (<i>P</i> = 0.024 and 0.039, respectively) in both the groups. Maxillary right canine in both the groups showed significant changes in marginal integrity. Intergroup comparison of gingival response, surface texture, and marginal integrity depicted no significant difference between the groups (<i>P</i> > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study concluded that the intergroup comparison of componeers and direct composite veneers for the parameters, gingival response, surface texture, and marginal integrity did not depict any significant differences. Both the groups displayed minimal changes in color, surface texture, and marginal integrity and improved gingival response.</p>","PeriodicalId":519508,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society","volume":" ","pages":"424-430"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/76/d5/JIPS-20-424.PMC7814685.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38853173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marginal and internal adaptation of lithium disilicate partial restorations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Natália Almeida Bastos, Sandro Basso Bitencourt, Renan Figueiredo Carneiro, Brunna Mota Ferrairo, Samira Sandy Ferreira Strelhow, Daniela Micheline Dos Santos, Juliana Fraga Soares Bombonatti","doi":"10.4103/jips.jips_112_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jips.jips_112_20","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this meta analysis was to evaluate the influence of the processing method on the marginal and internal gaps of lithium disilicate inlays/onlays.</p><p><strong>Settings and design: </strong>A systematic literature review was conducted using the PubMed/Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. This review was registered on the PROSPERO platform.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The studies were selected according to the marginal and internal gaps of two different fabrication methods for lithium disilicate (milled and pressed).</p><p><strong>Statistical analysis used: </strong>The meta analysis was performed based on the Mantel-Haenszel and inverse variance methods, using the random effects model and a 95% confidence interval.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From all databases, 127 studies were identified. Four in vitro studies were included in the qualitative analysis and three in the meta analysis. Moreover, 197 restorations were evaluated (103 pressed and 94 milled). During the evaluation of only the internal gap, there was a statistically significant difference favoring the pressed technique (<i>P</i> = 0.002). There was no statistically significant difference in the analyses of the marginal gap (<i>P</i> = 0.530) and the total gap (<i>P</i> = 0.450).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both the techniques provided acceptable marginal and total gaps, although the pressed technique revealed a more favorable internal adaptation than the milled onlays/inlays.</p>","PeriodicalId":519508,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society","volume":" ","pages":"338-344"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b8/97/JIPS-20-338.PMC7814692.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38774407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ritu Saneja, Bappaditya Bhattacharjee, Atul Bhatnagar, P G Naveen Kumar, Arju Verma
{"title":"Efficacy of different lasers of various wavelengths in treatment of peri-implantitis and peri-implant mucositis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Ritu Saneja, Bappaditya Bhattacharjee, Atul Bhatnagar, P G Naveen Kumar, Arju Verma","doi":"10.4103/jips.jips_144_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jips.jips_144_20","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Peri implant diseases lead to pathological changes in the peri implant tissues and loss of osseointegration. The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the effect of various lasers and photodynamic therapy (PDT) on peri implant diseases compared to conventional procedures.</p><p><strong>Setting and design: </strong>This meta analysis was conducted as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses guidelines.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A systematic search of the electronic databases such as PubMed, ICTRP, CT.gov, Embase, and Cochrane Library was done additional to manual search of peer review article on peri-implant diseases. Eleven randomized control clinical trials were included in which laser therapy and PDT were used as an interventional procedure.</p><p><strong>Results and statistical analysis used: </strong>Review Manager 5.03 (RevMan, Nordic Cochrane Center, Copenhagen, Denmark), and random effects model were used to assess mean difference (MD). Bivariate differential mean statistic was used in intergroup estimate with 95% confidence interval (CI). I2 test statistics was applied for heterogenity and <i>P</i> < 0.05 was considered significant statistically. The literature search yielded a total of 113 articles among which 11 articles were included for quantitative analysis. The selected outcome PD reported MD -0.01 with 95% CI (-0.13, 0.16), <i>P</i> = 0.84, and CAL reported MD -0.09 with 95% CI (-0.32, 0.14), <i>P</i> = 0.45, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Laser treatment as an adjunctive therapy or monotherapy in peri implantitis does not show any superior effects than conventional measures as per evidence. However, cases with peri implant mucositis have shown far more promising results with laser therapy compared to peri implantitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":519508,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society","volume":" ","pages":"353-362"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/05/3f/JIPS-20-353.PMC7814680.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38787553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}