{"title":"Comparative evaluation of envelope type of advanced flap with and without type I collagen membrane (NEOMEM™) in the treatment of multiple buccal gingival recession defects: A clinical study.","authors":"Priyanka Gupta, Harinder Gupta","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144723","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study is to compare and evaluate the clinical outcome of the envelope-type of coronally advanced flap (CAF) alone versus envelope type of coronally advanced flap plus type I collagen membrane (NEOMEM) in the treatment of multiple buccal gingival recessions, using the split mouth study.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Ten patients in the age group of 20-50 years showing bilateral gingival recessions were treated. The defects in each patient were randomly assigned as Group A, which were treated with the envelope type of CAF, and those in Group B were treated with envelope type of CAF along with the Type I collagen membrane (NEOMEM). The recession depth (RD), probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), and width of the keratinized tissue (KT) were measured at baseline, at three and six month intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-six Miller's class I and II gingival recessions were treated. In the CAF + Type I collagen membrane (NEOMEM)-treated (Group B) sites the baseline gingival recession was 2.34 ± 0.48 mm, while in the CAFtreated (Group A) sites it was 2.52 ± 0.84 mm. Both the treatments resulted in significant recession depth reduction (P < 0.001), but the reduction was significantly greater (P < 0.01) for Group B than Group A. The probing depth changes were significant (P < 0.01) for both groups, but the difference was nonsignificant. Similarly, a significant gain of CAL was seen in Group B (2.23 ± 0.75 mm, P < 0.001) as well as in group A (1.60 ± 0.86 mm, P < 0.001) showing a significant difference (P < 0.01) between the two groups. The width of keratinized tissue was also significantly (P < 0.001) increased in both groups, but the increase was significantly greater (P < 0.001) in group B (2.30 ± 1.06 mm) than in group A (1.21 ± 0.67 mm).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The envelope type of CAF along with Type I collagen membrane (NEOMEM) was more effective than envelope type of CAF alone, in producing root coverage in multiple gingival recession defects, associated with gain in CAL as also in the width of KT.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"190-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2e/d0/IJDENT-5-190.PMC4260384.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955707","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":"An aggressive odontogenic myxoma of the maxilla.","authors":"Mohammad Asif Kiresur, Sathyavanthan Hemavathy","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a relatively rare benign odontogenic tumor of mesenchymal origin. OM is more common in the mandible than in the maxilla. It is an asymptomatic lesion that shows an infiltrative growth pattern. When the maxillary sinus is involved, it often fills the entire antrum. Odontogenic tumors are uncommon in the maxillary molar area, which often leads to diagnostic dilemma as this region of the maxilla is in the vicinity of vital structures, and radiographic overlapping of structures is always present. We present a similar case of a 17-year-old male patient who reported with a swelling in the left maxilla that infiltrated the maxillary sinus in a short duration of time. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"214-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2d/cd/IJDENT-5-214.PMC4260388.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955711","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":"Dental Caries and the modern world.","authors":"Vinod Kapoor","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144716","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8d/a3/IJDENT-5-171.PMC4260381.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955704","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":"Mutations in the MSX1 gene in Turkish children with non-syndromic tooth agenesis and other dental anomalies.","authors":"Derya Ceyhan, Zuhal Kirzioglu, Nilufer Sahin Calapoglu","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To search for mutations on the MSX1 gene and to present a genetic basis for non-syndromic tooth agenesis in conjunction with dental anomalies in a Turkish population.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The patients included in this study were otherwise healthy, with ages ranging from seven to eighteen years. Eighty-two of them had one to six teeth missing (Group I) and 26 had more than six teeth missing (Group II), except for the third molars,. The missing teeth and dental anomalies were examined clinically and radiographically. The MSX1 gene was sequenced from the blood samples of patients who consented to the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mutations or polymorphisms on the MSX1 gene were identified in six patients. Taurodontism was seen in patients from both groups I and II. The nucleotide changes were identified by mutation screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Performing family studies, screening other candidate genes, and investigation of interactions between genes will provide a basis for better analysis of tooth agenesis models and their association with other dental anomalies.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"172-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/81/81/IJDENT-5-172.PMC4260382.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955705","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":"Squamous papilloma of the hard palate.","authors":"Prashant Babaji, Vikram Singh, Vishwajit Rampratap Chaurasia, Vinaykumar S Masamatti, Akanksha Manmohan Sharma","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144731","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oral squamous papillomas are benign proliferating lesions induced by human papilloma virus. These lesions are painless and slowly growing masses. As an oral lesion, it raises concern because of its clinical appearance. These lesions commonly occur between age 30 and 50 years, and sometimes can occur before the age of 10 years. Oral squamous papilloma accounts for 8% of all oral tumors in children. Common site predilection for the lesion is the tongue and soft palate, and may occur on any other surface of the oral cavity such as the uvula and vermilion of the lip. Here, we are presenting a case of squamous papilloma on the palate. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"211-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9a/28/IJDENT-5-211.PMC4260387.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955710","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}
M S Anandi Balaji, R Kanmani Shanmuga Sundaram, Poornima Karthik, Kannan Asokan
{"title":"Pycnodysostosis: A bone dysplasia with unusual oral manifestation.","authors":"M S Anandi Balaji, R Kanmani Shanmuga Sundaram, Poornima Karthik, Kannan Asokan","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pycnodysostosis, a sclerosing bone dysplasia, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with an estimated prevalence rate of one in one million. Patients with pycnodyostosis usually have normal intelligence, sexual development and life span. This condition is characterized by increased bone density and fragility along with oral manifestations like malposition teeth, hypoplastic maxilla, receded chin and delayed eruption of permanent teeth with discharging sinuses in the jaws because of poor blood supply. This is one such rare case report of a 47-year-old patient presenting with a complaint of fractured jaw and reviewing the clinical and radiographic characteristics of pycnodysostosis. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"218-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f8/73/IJDENT-5-218.PMC4260389.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955136","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":"Evaluation of three different concentrations of Chlorhexidine for their substantivity to human dentin.","authors":"Harpreet Singh, Pooja Kapoor, Jaidev Dhillon, Mandeep Kaur","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.144726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.144726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the substantivity of different concentrations of Chlorhexidine (CHX) to dentin disks prepared in-vitro.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Sixty dentin disks were prepared from extracted human third molars and divided into three groups (each containing 20 disks). All the disks were partially demineralized, as per standard procedure. Group A specimens were then treated with 10 microliters of 0.02% Chlorhexidine, Group B specimens with 10 microliters of 0.2% Chlorhexidine, and Group C specimens were treated with 10 microliters of 2% Chlorhexidine. They were then incubated in 1 ml of Phosphatebufferedsaline PBS (pH 7.4). The substantivity was evaluated after 24 hours and one week of incubation. CHX concentration in the eluates was spectrophotometrically analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significant amount of CHX was found retained on the dentin disks in Group B as compared to Group C. Also, Group A performed significantly better than group C. However, no statistically significant difference was observed between Group A and Group B.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both 0.02% and 0.2% Chlorhexidine can be clinically recommended when being used for prolonging the durability of resin-dentin bond.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 4","pages":"199-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/5d/76/IJDENT-5-199.PMC4260385.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32955708","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":"Oral lichen planus in a 13 year old boy: A rare case report","authors":"Mohit Bansal , Kanu Jain , Shipra Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.ijd.2013.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijd.2013.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Oral lichen planus<span> (OLP) is a fairly distinctive mucocutaneous premalignant condition. The aetiology of the condition appears to be complex and multifactorial. It is thought to occur in approximately 1–2% of the population. Malignant transformation of OLP has been reported in 0.5% of cases. OLP is very rare in children. This report shows a rare case of a 13 years old child diagnosed with lichen planus.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 119-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ijd.2013.07.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54360203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ludmila de Faro Valverde , Tássia Amaral Gomes , Maria Lúcia Neves , Rosane Borges Dias , Manuela Torres Andion Vidal , Caroline Brandi Schlaepfer Sales , Clarissa Araújo Gurgel Rocha , Jean Nunes dos Santos
{"title":"Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor associated with a dentigerous cyst: A case report","authors":"Ludmila de Faro Valverde , Tássia Amaral Gomes , Maria Lúcia Neves , Rosane Borges Dias , Manuela Torres Andion Vidal , Caroline Brandi Schlaepfer Sales , Clarissa Araújo Gurgel Rocha , Jean Nunes dos Santos","doi":"10.1016/j.ijd.2014.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijd.2014.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon benign lesion of epithelial origin, which mainly affects young women and is usually found in the anterior maxilla. AOT is a slow-growing asymptomatic tumor which is commonly associated with an </span>impacted tooth<span>, often the canine. Treatment consists of conservative </span></span>surgical enucleation<span> and recurrence is rare. This paper reports a case of AOT associated with a dentigerous cyst (DC) located in the left maxilla of a 17-year-old girl.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 82-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ijd.2014.03.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54360826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Esthetic and functional rehabilitation of mutilated dentition and loss of vertical dimension due to amelogenesis imperfecta: a case report","authors":"Shweta Mittal , Sanjay Tewari , Rajat Goel","doi":"10.1016/j.ijd.2013.11.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijd.2013.11.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cases of severe attrition are a common finding. Among the congenital anomalies<span><span>, amelogenesis imperfecta and </span>dentinogenesis imperfecta are important conditions that may cause accelerated wear of teeth.</span></p><p><span><span><span>The following case report describes the complete oral rehabilitation of a patient diagnosed with amelogenesis imperfecta. A detailed </span>treatment plan was chalked out which included proper </span>oral hygiene<span> measures, restoration of carious teeth and endodontic treatment followed by foundation restorations of teeth that were crucial for the final prostheses. Patient was given transitional restorations for about 6 weeks with the aim of regaining the lost </span></span>vertical dimensions<span>. Final rehabilitation was done by fixed dental prostheses.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 94-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ijd.2013.11.013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91603702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}