Background/Objectives: The formation of a soft tissue seal through mucosal integration around dental implants is critical for potentially achieving long-term peri-implant health and clinical success. Understanding how different implant and abutment s...
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology allows the production of an individualized 3D object based on a material of choice, a specific computer-aided design and precise manufacturing. Developments in digital technology, smart biomaterials and adva...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate soft-tissue attachment to different metal, ceramic, and polymer implant surfaces using an inflamed, three-dimensional (3D), tissue-engineered, human oral mucosal model, as well as multiple-endpoint qu...
Oral soft tissue thickening or grafting procedures are often necessary to cover tooth recession, re-establish an adequate width of keratinized tissue, correct mucogingival deformities improving esthetics, prepare a site for an implant or prosthetics,...
Tissue imaging is crucial in oral cancer diagnostics. Imaging techniques such as X-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and computed tomography (CT) enable the visualization and analysis of tissues, aiding in th...
Soft-tissue lesions in the oral cavity, one of the most common sites for tumors and tumor-like lesions, can be challenging to diagnose and treat due to the wide spectrum from benign indolent to invasive malignant lesions. We report an abnormally larg...
Background/Objectives: The novel wave electric toothbrush is considered potentially helpful in removing subgingival plaque to prevent the occurrence of periodontal diseases. This study aimed to assess the cleaning efficacy of a novel wave electric to...
Most of the polymers used as biomaterials for scaffolds are naturally occurring, synthetic biodegradable, and synthetic non-biodegradable polymers. Since synthetic polymers can be adapted for obtaining singular desired characteristics by applying var...
In orthodontics, understanding the pressure of oral soft tissues on teeth is important to elucidate the cause and establish treatment methods. We developed a small wireless mouthguard (MG)-type device that continuously and unrestrainedly measures pre...
Background: The aim of the present work was to analyze a 10-year retrospective series of surgically treated medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) cases, reporting the clinical outcome and success rate for each adopted procedure in orde...
Intense pulsed light (IPL) is used for aesthetic and therapeutic purposes. According to recent literature, utilizing IPL may boost upregulation of anti-inflammatory cytokines, and downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Concerns have been raise...
A number of studies have recently demonstrated the effectiveness of CO2 laser irradiation for the repair and regeneration of scar tissue from injuries or surgical wounds. However, such studies of the oral mucosa are highly limited. Previous studies u...
Background: It is well-known that toothbrushing might be associated with the development of oral soft tissue lesions. There is currently a continuing increase in the demand for new safety and performing materials in daily homecare oral hygiene includ...
Two-dimensional (2D) culture models and animal experiments have been widely used to study the pathogenesis of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and to test new treatment approaches. However, neither of them can reproduce the complexity of human p...
Socket preservation is a procedure in oral surgery that is vital to maintain the integrity of the alveolar ridge following tooth extraction, providing a favorable environment for subsequent implant placement. The success of post-extractive implantolo...
28 April 2021
Various light sources have been applied to enhance the bleaching effect. This study was to identify the histological evaluation in oral soft tissues, as well as tooth color change after tooth bleaching by nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NAPP)...
The current study began with the following question: Is smoking a balanced factor between human body systems? One of the particular features of the oral cavity is its localization at the gateway of respiratory and digestive. Morphologically, the oral...
CO2 lasers have been generally used in oral soft-tissue surgery. Although an increase in power enhances the depth of ablation, the specific correlation between units of power and ablative depth has not been stated. This study aimed to explore ablativ...
In fully edentulous patients, the support of a lower dental prosthesis by two implants could improve the chewing ability, retention, and stability of the prosthesis. Despite high success rates of dental implants, complications, such as peri-implantit...
Despite high success rates of dental implants, surface exposure may occur as a consequence of biologic width establishment associated with surgery. This prospective split-mouth study evaluated the effect of early implant surface exposure caused by in...
Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of photofunctionalization on the soft-tissue contour formed at the interface of various abutment materials using end-point analyses obtained from the three-dimensional oral mucosal m...
Titanium and metal alloys are widely used in implants, crowns, and bridges in implant dentistry owing to their biocompatibility. In this case report of a 45-year-old female patient, multiple implants were placed in five different sextants at differen...
Background/Objectives: Formation of tight contacts between oral soft tissue and dental implants is a significant challenge in contemporary implantology. An essential role in this process is played by oral epithelial cells. In the present study, we in...
Maintaining periodontal and peri-implant soft tissues health is crucial for the long-term health of teeth and dental implants. New biomedical strategies aimed at avoiding connective tissue alterations and related diseases (e.g., periodontitis and per...
Oral and perioral soft tissues cooperate with other oral and pharyngeal organs to facilitate mastication and swallowing. It is essential for these tissues to maintain their morphology for efficient function. Recently, it was reported that the morphol...
This study evaluates the preferences of dentists regarding the interdisciplinary treatment of patients with gingival recession (GR) and a thin periodontal phenotype, based on their specialization. A cross-sectional study was conducted among Polish de...
Soft tissue oral biopsies (STOB) are commonly performed in the medical field to obtain tissue samples for diagnostic purposes. However, like all invasive procedures, these biopsies may carry risks, such as the development of chronic long-lasting neur...
Background/Objectives: Gingivitis and dental caries are oral diseases resulting from bacterial accumulation in dental plaque, leading to inflammation, tissue destruction and the demineralization of tooth structures. Dioscorea communis, due to its ant...
Oral mucosal and periodontal diseases are commonly associated with persistent inflammation, oxidative stress, impaired wound healing, and reduced oral health-related quality of life. Nano-Bio Fusion (NBF) gingival gel is a bioadhesive nano-formulated...
Soft tissue deficiencies around teeth and dental implants remain a common clinical challenge affecting aesthetics, tissue stability, and long-term maintenance. Polymer-based substitutes reduce donor-site morbidity compared with autogenous connective...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is an aggressive disease with a glycoproteomically unmapped progression and a low five-year survival rate. Thus, the aim of this pilot study was to explore the N-glycosylation pattern differences in malignant, adja...
Background: Diode lasers are valuable in oral surgery due to their excellent hemostasis, minimum post-operative pain, and minimally invasive procedures. A dual-wavelength diode laser in dentistry combines two distinct wavelengths, typically 450 nm an...
Intraoral soft-tissue defects are traditionally managed with autogenous connective tissue grafts, though donor site morbidity has driven interest in xenogeneic collagen matrices as alternatives. However, the impact of matrix architecture on soft-tiss...
Background and Objectives: Two of the most exciting new technologies are biotechnology and nanotechnology. The science of nanostructures, or nanotechnology, is concerned with the development, testing, and use of structures and molecules with nanoscal...
The quality of soft tissue defect regeneration after dental surgeries largely determines their final success. Collagen membranes have been proposed for the healing of such defects, but in some cases, they do not guarantee a sufficient volume of the r...
13 April 2020
Continuously evolving laser devices can be used in various fields; they are an alternative to the traditional cold blade surgery to perform biopsies of oral soft tissues. The aspect focused on in this paper is the possibility to use the 445 nm diode...
Background/Objectives: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a challenging condition often associated with bisphosphonate use, leading to impaired bone healing and difficult clinical management. Given the lack of predictable therapeu...
Background: DNA-RNA compounds have shown promising protection against cell oxidative stress. This study aimed to assess the cytotoxicity, protective, or preventive effect of different experimental formulations on oral epithelia’s oxidative stress in...
The aim of the study is to review the literature to observe studies that evaluate the extent of the thermal effect of different laser wavelengths on the histological evaluation of oral soft tissue biopsies. An electronic search for published studies...
In the world of clinic treatments, 3D-printed tissue constructs have emerged as a less invasive treatment method for various ailments. Printing processes, scaffold and scaffold free materials, cells used, and imaging for analysis are all factors that...
Many oral diseases, such as oral leukoplakia and erythroplakia, which have a high potential for malignant transformations, cause abnormal structural changes in the oral mucosa. These changes are clinically assessed by visual inspection and palpation...
Background/Objectives: Oral cavity defects highlight the necessity for individualized reconstructive strategies given their anatomical and functional complexity. Reconstructive surgery should optimize healing and function, minimize complications, and...
The inspection of patients’ soft tissues and the effects of various dental procedures on their facial physiognomy are quite challenging. To minimise discomfort and simplify the process of manual measuring, we performed facial scanning and compu...
One of the current major challenges in implant therapy is to minimize marginal bone loss around implants, since it can trigger bacterial colonization of the implant’s neck, leading to its failure. The present study aimed (1) to scientifically v...
19 August 2011
The author describes a benign soft tissue tumor that could be easily mistaken for sarcoma. It represents a combined feature of solitary fibrous tumor and spindle cell lipoma. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of this lesion are dis...
Background: Postoperative bone healing can be impaired by systemic factors and surgical trauma, leading to delayed recovery. Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has been proposed as a non-invasive method to enhance osteogenesis, but variability in prot...
Background: Tongue piercing has gained popularity among teenagers and young adults as a form of self-expression, cultural identity, and fashion. However, patients are often unaware of the harmful effects tongue piercings can have on their oral health...
Soft tissue regeneration holds significant promise for addressing various clinical challenges, ranging from craniofacial and oral tissue defects to blood vessels, muscle, and fibrous tissue regeneration. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as...
In our previous article, we observed and measured a spontaneous growth in the coronal direction of the keratinized tissues present around implants. This growth involved both free margins and interdental papillae, and we indicated our hypothesis on th...
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are at increased risk of aspiration pneumonia, their primary cause of death. Their oral microbiota differs from healthy controls, exacerbating this risk. Our goal was to explore if poor oral health, poor oral hy...
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