Jesús Moreno-Pérez DDS, MSc, David Rubio Flores DDS, MSc, PhD, Carlos Fernández Villares, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu BDS, MDS, FDS RCPS (Glasg), PhD, Francesc Abella Sans DDS, PhD
{"title":"Guided tooth autotransplantation of a palatally impacted maxillary canine into the site of a failed maxillary canine implant","authors":"Jesús Moreno-Pérez DDS, MSc, David Rubio Flores DDS, MSc, PhD, Carlos Fernández Villares, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu BDS, MDS, FDS RCPS (Glasg), PhD, Francesc Abella Sans DDS, PhD","doi":"10.1111/aej.12840","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12840","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim of this report is to demonstrate the guided tooth autotransplantation of a palatally impacted maxillary canine into the site of a failed maxillary canine dental implant. A 47-year-old woman visited a dental clinic complaining of loose dental implant in the left maxillary canine site, tooth #11, as well as pain and swelling of the gum around the implant. The clinical examination revealed a mobile implant along with swollen soft tissues with bleeding on probing. A periapical radiograph demonstrated peri-implant marginal bone loss. Cone beam computed tomography sections revealed that tooth #11 was impacted palatally. The implant was removed and replaced with the impacted canine via guided autotransplantation and posterior orthodontic alignment. The patient was recalled at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 48 months after the procedure. During this period, the patient was symptom-free and radiographic examination at 2 years revealed no periapical pathosis or root resorption.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 2","pages":"369-376"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aej.12840","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Érika Mayumi Omoto, Anderson Catelan, Paulo Henrique dos Santos, Luciano Tavares Angelo Cintra, Fernanda de Souza e Silva Ramos, Caio César Pavani, André Luiz Fraga Briso, Ticiane Cestari Fagundes
{"title":"Adhesion and sealing of different universal adhesive systems associated with bulk-fill resins after using endodontic irrigation solutions: An in vitro study","authors":"Érika Mayumi Omoto, Anderson Catelan, Paulo Henrique dos Santos, Luciano Tavares Angelo Cintra, Fernanda de Souza e Silva Ramos, Caio César Pavani, André Luiz Fraga Briso, Ticiane Cestari Fagundes","doi":"10.1111/aej.12843","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12843","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to evaluate the interface of universal adhesive (UA) with bulk-fill resin (BF) and dentin, after endodontic irrigation. The pulp chamber of 96 molars was irrigated with chlorhexidine 2% (CHX) or sodium hypochlorite 5.25% (NaOCl) and restored according to three restorative protocols. Microtensile bond strength (μTBS) and nanoleakage tests were performed after 24 h of thermocycling. Kruskal Wallis, Mann–Whitney and Wilcoxon were performed (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Comparing restorative systems, a difference was found only when irrigated with CHX after 24 h. CHX provided higher μTBS than NaOCl after 24 h for two restorative protocols; after thermocycling, NaOCl provided the greatest μTBS than CHX for one group. Decreased μTBS was observed for all restorative systems when CHX was used after thermocycling. NaOCl demonstrated the highest nanoleakage. The composition of UA influenced the immediate adhesion and sealing to BF when CHX was used; ageing has a deteriorating effect on adhesion and sealing for all restorative systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 2","pages":"309-320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Arnold Dipl.-Stom., Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed BDS, HDD (Endo), PhD, FICD, MDTFEd (RCSEd), FPFA, FADI
{"title":"Detection, characterisation and management of complex root canal configurations in the mesiobuccal roots of maxillary first molars: A case series","authors":"Michael Arnold Dipl.-Stom., Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed BDS, HDD (Endo), PhD, FICD, MDTFEd (RCSEd), FPFA, FADI","doi":"10.1111/aej.12842","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12842","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This report presents the detection, characterisation, instrumentation and filling of complex canal configurations in the mesiobuccal (MB) root of maxillary first molars. Three patients were referred for root canal treatment in first maxillary molars. Medical history, age, sex and clinical findings were recorded. Intraoral periapical radiographs and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) were used for diagnosis and pre-operative assessment. Using Ahmed et al. (2017) classification system, codes <sup>3</sup>MaxM MB<sup>3-5-4-2</sup> DB<sup>1-2-1</sup> P<sup>1</sup> (case 1), <sup>3</sup>MaxM MB<sup>2-5-3-2</sup> DB<sup>1</sup> P<sup>1</sup> (case 2) and <sup>3</sup>MaxM MB<sup>1-4-2-1-2</sup> DB<sup>1</sup> P<sup>1</sup> (case 3) were identified. Using the dental operating microscope, CBCT (if indicated) and troughing up to 3 mm allowed identification of more than three canals in the MB root of maxillary first molars. The coding system proposed by Ahmed et al. (2017) allows the classification of MB roots with highly complex canal configurations.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 2","pages":"359-368"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Kırmızı DDS, PhD, A. Ö. Sehirli PhD, S. Sayiner DVM, K. Orhan DDS, PhD, A. Sebai DDS, PhD, U. Aksoy DDS, PhD
{"title":"Effects of melatonin against experimentally induced apical periodontitis in rats","authors":"D. Kırmızı DDS, PhD, A. Ö. Sehirli PhD, S. Sayiner DVM, K. Orhan DDS, PhD, A. Sebai DDS, PhD, U. Aksoy DDS, PhD","doi":"10.1111/aej.12841","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12841","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Apical periodontitis is an inflammatory condition resulting from microbial invasion in the root canal system, causing periapical tissue destruction and bone resorption. This study investigated melatonin's effects, known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, on experimentally induced apical periodontitis in rats. Three groups of rats were studied: control, apical periodontitis and apical periodontitis with melatonin treatment. Proinflammatory cytokines and enzyme levels in blood serum were measured, and micro-CT analysis assessed bone resorption. Results showed significantly elevated cytokines and enzyme levels in the apical periodontitis group compared to the control. However, in the melatonin-treated group, these levels were significantly reduced (<i>p</i> < 0.01–0.001). Micro-CT analysis indicated decreased periapical resorption cavity volume and surface area with melatonin treatment. This suggests that systemic melatonin administration can mitigate inflammation and reduce bone resorption in experimentally induced apical periodontitis in rats, potentially holding promise for human endodontic disease treatment pending further research.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 2","pages":"218-226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of polymorphisms in BMP2, BMP4, SMAD6 and RUNX2 genes and pulp stones","authors":"Katherine Azevedo Batistela Rodrigues Thuller DDS, MSc, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes DDS, MSc, PhD, Prescila Mota de Oliveira Kublitski DDS, MSc, PhD, João Armando Brancher DDS, MSc, PhD, Flares Baratto-Filho DDS, MSc, PhD, Erika Calvano Küchler DDS, MSc, PhD, Alice Corrêa Silva-Sousa DDS, MSc, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto DDS, MSc, PhD, Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo DDS, MSc, PhD, Leonardo Santos Antunes DDS, MSc, PhD","doi":"10.1111/aej.12835","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12835","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to assess the association between genetic polymorphisms in <i>BMP2</i> (rs1005464 and rs235768), <i>BMP4</i> (rs17563), <i>SMAD6</i> (rs2119261 and rs3934908) and <i>RUNX2</i> (rs59983488 and rs1200425) and pulp stones (PS). A total of 117 participants, consisting of 63 individuals with PS and 54 without PS, were included. Digital radiographs and a demographic/clinical questionnaire were used. Genomic DNA from salivary cells was genotyped via real-time polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analyses, including Chi-Square, Fisher's exact tests, Poisson regression and dimensionality reduction, were conducted. The rs2119261 polymorphism in the <i>SMAD6</i> gene showed an association with genotype distribution in the recessive model (<i>p</i> = 0.049). The T–T haplotype in the <i>SMAD6</i> gene (rs2119261 and rs3934908) was more prevalent in the control group and significantly linked with PS (<i>p</i> = 0.029). No associations were found between PS risk and genetic polymorphisms in <i>BMP2</i>, <i>BMP4</i> and <i>RUNX2</i>. Polymorphisms in the SMAD6 gene were associated with PS.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 2","pages":"299-308"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ASE NSW 246th general meeting and the last lecture of 2023","authors":"Atieh (Ati) Sadr","doi":"10.1111/aej.12838","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12838","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 1","pages":"182-183"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140061424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kun Li DDS, Hanglin Qin DDS, Junjie Wang DDS, Xiujin Xing DDS
{"title":"Unusual approach to treat malocclusion with traumatically missing and hopeless maxillary unilateral incisors: A case report","authors":"Kun Li DDS, Hanglin Qin DDS, Junjie Wang DDS, Xiujin Xing DDS","doi":"10.1111/aej.12834","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12834","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Orthodontic cases requiring tooth extraction sometimes involve post-traumatic incisors. For adolescent cases in which trauma causes the maxillary unilateral incisors to be missing or have poor prognoses, it is worth considering these teeth as candidates for extraction, and this unusual approach is seldom reported in the literature. An adolescent patient with a missing maxillary left lateral incisor and an ankylosed maxillary left central incisor sought treatment for dental protrusion and crowding. An unusual orthodontic approach was used, which involved the extraction of the maxillary left central incisor and mandibular first premolars. After treatment, the maxillary right central incisor was successfully translocated across the midpalatal suture and transformed into the left central incisor. Additionally, well-aligned teeth and enhanced smile aesthetics were achieved, and the treatment outcomes remained stable throughout the follow-up period.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 1","pages":"163-175"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Internal and external morphological analysis of fused-rooted mandibular second molars in the Chinese population: A micro-computed tomographic study","authors":"Weiwei Wu DDS, Yajun Meng MDS, Chialing Tsauo MDS, Min Chen MDS, Dingming Huang DDS, PhD, Xuedong Zhou DDS, PhD, Ling Zou DDS, PhD, Yuan Gao DDS, PhD","doi":"10.1111/aej.12833","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aej.12833","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated the root canal morphology of fused-rooted mandibular second molars based on the pulp chamber floor (PCF) and analysed the correlation between the external morphology of the radicular groove, and the internal morphology of the PCF and root canal configuration. A total of 291 fused-rooted teeth collected from the Chinese population were scanned using micro-computed tomography and a dental operating microscope was used for observing the PCFs. The classification of the PCF and root canal configuration were identified according to modified Min et al.'s and Gao et al.'s classifications, respectively. Additionally, a new radicular groove classification was proposed. The correlation among these morphological characteristics was investigated using the chi-square test and Fisher's exact test (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The results showed that 74.2% of teeth had C-shaped PCFs, while 21.0% had non-C-shaped PCFs. As for the root canal configurations, 37.5% of teeth were merging type, 40.9% were symmetrical type, and 14.8% were asymmetrical type. Statistical analysis revealed a significant correlation between the PCF types and the root canal configurations (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The dominant root canal types for teeth with C-shaped PCFs were merging and symmetrical types, while the asymmetrical type was not identified in non-C-shaped PCFs. In addition, significant morphological association between the root canals and radicular grooves was also revealed (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Teeth with different PCF morphologies exhibit specific patterns of root canal category distribution. Understanding the morphological nuances of the root canal based on the PCF can assist clinicians in predicting and identifying the canal configuration beneath the visible orifice.</p>","PeriodicalId":55581,"journal":{"name":"Australian Endodontic Journal","volume":"50 2","pages":"285-298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}