As teeth are lost masticatory efficiency declines and this may have a negative impact on diet which may be of particular relevance in older people. The aim of this trial was to assess the effects of mandibular implant overdentures (IODs) on the nutritional status of an edentate elderly population. Participants were randomized to receive either [read the full story…]
This study by Kim et al from March 2011 has had a summary prepared by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York. The CRD summary of the paper states:- This study examined the cost-effectiveness of strategies for the management of a tooth after failed root canal treatment, including non-surgical or [read the full story…]
With the increasing numbers of dental implants being placed there is growing interest in the problem of peri-implantitis, as studieshave shown that it could occur it around 16% of those placed. Various approaches to treatment have been used and this latest update of a Cochrane review aimed to identify the most effective interventions for treating [read the full story…]
There is a growing literature supporting caries management options where caries is sealed in beneath restorations or sealants. The aim of this trial to compare long-term (at 5 yrs) outcomes for carious primary molars managed by GDPs’ standard conventional restorative methods (control) with the Hall Technique in general dental practice. The outcomes at 2 years [read the full story…]
Primary stability plays an important role in successful osseointegration of dental implants. The aim of this review was to investigate the influence of bone mineral density on the primary stability of dental implants. The authors performed searches of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE-PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, EMBASE, and LILACS and SIGLE databases without language restriction. [read the full story…]
Success criteria for dental implants were proposed by Albrektsson et al in the 1980s and while osseointegration remains a predominant marker a range of other parameters have been introduced over the years. The aim of this review was to was to examine the most frequently used criteria to define treatment success in implant dentistry. The [read the full story…]
Pulpotomy is one of a number of approaches (indirect pulp capping, direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, pulpectomy) for managing carious lesions approaching the pulp of primary teeth with the aim of retaining the tooth in a symptom free state until it is lost naturally thus avoiding an extraction. Formocresol has been used for a number of [read the full story…]
This review originally published in 2009 has now had a critical summary of it prepared under the auspices of the American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry The appraiser considered that this was a good systematic review that had used accepted methods and applied rigourous selection criteria. There was homogeneity among the 5 studies included [read the full story…]
The use of dental implants is expanding rapidly. Treatment planning for their placement involves the assessment of patient-related risk factors prior to formulation of a treatment plan. The aim of this review was to assess relevant literature and provide evidence-based information on the successful surgical placement of dental implants The authors conducted a search of [read the full story…]
Short dental implants have been proposed as an alternative to other methods of bone augmentation for the prosthetic treatment of atrophic alveolar ridges. The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate clinical studies of implants < 10 mm in length, to determine short implant-supported prosthesis success in the atrophic jaw. Searches were conducted in [read the full story…]
