Categoria: 2011

CRANIO-FACIAL GROWTH IN PATIENT WITH ODONTOCHONDRODYSPLASIA OR GOLDBLATT SYNDROME

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Odontochondrodysplasia (OCDC) is a chondrodysplasic disease. More specifically, it is a genetically transmitted, generalized spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD). Among the clinical evidences associated to this syndrome, we can find all the clinical signs of SMD 1 : pectus carinatum, joint hyperex...

CEPHALOMETRIC STUDY IN ARNOLD-CHIARI 1 SYNDROME

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Arnold-Chiari malformation type I is a genetic malformation related to the reduced structure of the posterior cranial fossa, which contains the brainstem and cerebellum. With the size of the posterior fossa too small, they herniate through the foramen magnum and into the spinal cord. Since the ne...

Nd:YAG Laser for Gingivectomy in Sturge-Weber Syndrome

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AIM The aim of the present study is to verify and prove the effectiveness of Nd:Yag laser in the treatment of patients with Sturge-Weber Syndrome, who are at increased risk of hemorrhage during gingivectomy for angioma removal. Fig.1 – Frontal view, bilateral SWS with PWS involving nearly all fac...

ADVANCED IMPLANTOLOGY WITH PRP GROWTH FACTORS

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The term “advanced implantology” indicates surgical operations performed according to well-defined protocols, in order to solve anatomical conditions which did not allow for implant placement, due to lack of bone, atrophy and other reasons. On the contrary, these conditions constituted a cont...

LASER THERAPY IN GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA: A CASE REPORT

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Gingival hyperplasia is an increase in volume of the gingival tissue, together with an increase in the number of cells. The gingiva is reddish or red-bluish, with an increased size both in coronal and bucco-lingual direction. Several etiologic factors are responsible for localized gingival hyperp...

Oxidative Stress and Chronic Apical Periodontitis

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The aim of the present study is to assess the correlation between chronic apical periodontitis and oxidative stress. In fact, chronic apical periodontitis is reactive oral disease and it may cause an imbalance between production and elimination of Reactive Chemical Species (RCS), with a greater r...

TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS: TWO CASE-REPORTS

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Gingival recession is the movement of the marginal soft tissue, apical to the cementoenamel junction, with exposure in the roots of the teeth. Several factors can cause gingival recessions: a distinction is made between predisposing and precipitating factors. In the present study, the authors tre...

CRANIOMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTIONS AND POSTURE: A CASE REPORT

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Craniomandibular disorders (CMD) and poor posture are rather frequent in the general population and require a critical diagnostic and therapeutic phase. An important role is played by the dental surgeon, expert in gnathology. AIM The aim of the present work is to demonstrate the importance of a t...