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For: restorative dentistry

Local and systemically delivered antimicrobials and surgical treatment of peri-implantitis

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This review of adjunctive systemic or local antimicrobials as an adjunct to surgical treatment of peri-implantitis included 4 RCTs. The included studies only included a total of 200 pateints and were all considered to be at high risk of bias. The studies antimicrobial and treatment protocols also showed marked variation. Consequently, there is little evidence available on the effectiveness of local or systemic antimicrobials as adjuncts to surgical treatment of peri-implantitis

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Alveolar ridge- soft tissue preservation techniques

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In hwer first blog for the Dental Elf Aljeeta Kadam looks at a review aiming to evaluate and compare different alveolar ridge preservation techniques.

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What irrigation and canal dressings are most effective in the treatment of Apical Periodontitis?

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In this blog Thibault Collloc looks at a review of is the effectiveness of instrumentation and irrigation with NaOCl and EDTA compared to any other root canal irrigant. The review was one of a number undertaken to inform guidelines for the European Society of Endodontics.

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Does animal-assisted therapy help reduce dental anxiety?

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In this blog Rebecca Manson considers a systematic review assessing whether the use of animal-assisted therapy helps reduce anxiety during dental care in children and adolescents.

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Restorative survival rate -self-adhesive resin cement versus selective-etch, total-etch and self-etch adhesives

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This review assessing the durability of self-adhesive resin bonding, postoperative sensitivity, and the overall survival rate of indirect restorations compared to total-etch, selective-etch, and self-etch adhesives includes 9 RCTs.

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Autogenous dentine graft for implant placement

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This review comparing autogenous dentine graft (ADG) to other bone graft materials for implant placement included 9 studies five of whihc were RCTs. The findings suggest that ADG has similar outcomes to other bone graft material howevr the limited number and quality of the availabel studies means tha findings should be interpreted cautiously.

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Mandibular overdentures – stud or ball retained?

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This review of the clinical performance and self-reported patient outcomes of ball and stud attachments as mandibular overdenture retainers included 17 studies. While greater patient satisfaction was seen with the stud type almost all of the included studies were considered to be at high risk of bias so the findingas should be interpreted cautiously.

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Inferior alveolar nerve block 2% mepivacaine versus 4% articaine – trial

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This well conducted randomised controlled trial assessed inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) success of 2% mepivacaine and 4% articaine in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (SIP) in mandibular molars during access cavity preparation and instrumentation.

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Top Dental Elf blogs Oct – Dec 2022

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Our most read blogd in October, November and December 2022 covered treatments for burning mouth syndrome, recurrent oral aphthous stomatitis and preformed metal crowns on primary molars

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Top Dental Elf blogs Apr – Jun 2022

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Traumatic dental injuries, hypomineraised primary molars and links between iron-deficiency and early childhood caries were the topics of our most read blogs in April , May and June of 2022.

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