Tooth germ autotransplantation of open apices of the teeth exhibits high pulpal healing rates, whereas that of mature permanent teeth normally causes irreversible pulpal necrosis. Extraoral root-end resection (EORER) during transplantation may promot...
Background/Objectives: In oral and maxillofacial surgery, apicoectomy is a standard procedure for treating persistent periapical infections after insufficient conservative treatment. Traditional techniques rely on direct visualization, while navigate...
Even if usually needed to achieve the gross total resection (GTR) of spinal benign nerve sheath tumors (NSTs), nerve root sacrifice remains controversial regarding the risk of neurological deficit. For foraminal NSTs, we hypothesize that the involved...
Background: Far-Out Syndrome at the lumbosacral junction is caused by extraforaminal compression of the L5 nerve root, frequently involving the lumbosacral ligament (LSL). Conventional piecemeal resection of the LSL may increase the risk of postopera...
22 April 2020
Background: Most simulation models used at university dental clinics are typodonts. Usually, models show idealized eugnathic situations, which are rarely encountered in everyday practice. The aim of this study was to use 3D printing technology to man...
Background: While widely investigated in implantology and nonsurgical endodontics, evidence on the application of dynamic navigation systems (DNSs) in endodontic surgery remains limited. This systematic review aimed to assess their accuracy and relia...
Background/Objective: Root resective procedures are well established tooth-preserving techniques used when pathology is confined to one root of a multirooted tooth or in the furcation area. Although in recent years implant therapy has become a standa...
Implementation of augmented reality (AR) image guidance systems using preoperative cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans in apicoectomies promises to help surgeons overcome iatrogenic complications associated with this procedure. This study aims...
This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanics of maxillary first molar teeth following palatal, disto-buccal, and mesio-buccal root amputation. An intact maxillary molar underwent root canal treatment using Reciproc R25 files (VDW, Munich, Germany)....
Background: The present study aimed to classify the relative contributions of four biomechanical factors—the root-end filling material, the apical preparation, the root resection length, and the bone height—on the root stresses of the res...
Although the application of ultrasounds in endodontic surgery allows for effective debridement of the root canal, incorrect device setting or inefficient tips seem to generate cracks during root-end retropreparation. The primary aim of this in vitro...
The primary objective of this retrospective study was to assess the correlation between treatment-related factors (resection angle, depth of retrograde filling, length of resected root and use of guided tissue regeneration—GTR) evaluated using...
Background: Most cases of hemifacial spasm result from mechanical compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve by vascular loops, and only a few cases are caused by vestibular schwannoma. Case presentation: We report a case of symptomatic he...
Root canal treatment of carnassial teeth in dogs is a common endodontic technique which aims to re-establish or maintain the health of the periapical tissues. In total, 43 dogs were used in this study. Root canal morphology was evaluated in 86 superi...
Although aortic resection and end-to-end anastomosis are applied to repair ascending aortic aneurysm, there is a lack of information on the late risk of post-operative complications, such as aortic dissection and aneurysmal re-dilatation. It is recog...
Maximal-effort upfront or interval debulking surgery is the recommended approach for advanced-stage ovarian cancer. The role of diagnostic imaging is to provide a systematic and structured report on tumour dissemination with emphasis on key sites for...
Autotransplantation of a mature tooth usually leads to pulpal necrosis. Root canal treatment is recommended to prevent related inflammatory complications a few weeks after surgery. Extraoral root-end resection may facilitate reperfusion and obviate r...
Study design: Prospective study. Objective: The aim of this study is to visualize the morphology of a lumbar herniated disc and Kambin’s triangle in three dimensions (3D) based on preoperative CT/MRI fusion images. Methods: CT/MRI fusion images...
Sacral Tarlov cysts (TCs), often asymptomatic, can cause significant pain and severe neurological dysfunction. Conventional treatments are generally associated with high recurrence and complication rates. Specifically, the substantial recurrence rate...
Odontoma is one of the most frequent odontogenic tumors, and most cases occur in pediatric patients. A panoramic examination of an 11-year-old boy presenting with a chief complaint of dental caries revealed delayed eruption of the maxillary right sec...
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of computer-guided intraosseous anesthesia for oral surgery and dental implantology. Background/Objectives: The inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is widely used for dental anesthe...
The study aimed to generate a local failure (LF) risk map in resected pancreatic cancer (PC) and validate the results of previous studies, proposing new guidelines for PC postoperative radiotherapy clinical target volume (CTV) delineation. Follow-up...
The ideal root end filling material should form a tight seal in the root canal by adhering to the cavity walls. Several materials have been used for root end filling. The present study aims to find out and compare the bioactivity of Neo MTA Plus, Pro...
Pre-operative embolization of hypervascular intracranial tumors can be performed to reduce bleeding complications during resection. Accurate vascular mapping of the tumor is necessary for both the correct indication setting for embolization and for t...
The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of the mechanical properties of three different calcium-silicate-based cements on the stress distribution of three different retrograde cavity preparations. Biodentine™ “BD&rdq...
29 December 2022
Traumatic injuries to the permanent dentition are most common in children. In severe dentoalveolar injuries, especially avulsion and intrusion, dentoalveolar ankylosis is a common complication, leading to adverse effects on the developing alveolar bo...
The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the apical sealing ability of total fill bioceramic root repair material (BC-RRM) and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), regarding the retrograde preparation technique used: ultrasonic or erbium, chromium:...
21 July 2022
(1) Background: We sought to analyze and compare the outcomes in terms of early and late mortality and freedom from a redo operation in patients undergoing surgical treatment for a type A acute aortic dissection in relation to the initial surgical tr...
The aim of this study is to compare root-end preparation performed with two different ultrasonic tips—CVDentus and NSK—and respective time requirements. After root-end resection, 32 teeth were randomly divided in two groups, according to...
Background: Primary malignant bone tumors are exceedingly rare, with an incidence of 0.5 to 1 per million, and sacral localization is even more uncommon, representing only 1–3.5% of these tumors. These malignancies are often diagnosed late due...
Background: Patients presented for complicated redo surgery after previous aortic valve replacement with the indication for aortic root repair due to dilatation or aneurysm. In those cases where the prosthetic aortic valve is in good condition, a val...
Technological advances in spine surgery have allowed for significantly improved precision. Perhaps no technology has allowed for more personalized and precise surgery than endoscopic spine surgery. Although this technology has been around for decades...
Cervicothoracic neuroblastomas (NBs) pose unique surgical challenges due to the complexity of the neurovascular structures located in the thoracic inlet. To date, two main techniques have been reported to completely remove these tumours in children:...
Background: Vertical root fracture (VRF) is a severe complication of endodontically treated teeth with a poor prognosis. Despite many tentative tooth-preserving approaches, the current main treatment remains tooth extraction or root resection, which...
Marginal adaptation and internal porosity characteristics of root-end filling materials are important factors determining their clinical performance. The aim of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the marginal adaptation to radicular dentin (in...
Background: Approximately 10% of patients with small intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms (SI-NENs) present with locally advanced, unresectable symptomatic disease. The present study analyzed the results of debulking of the mesenteric mass in such pati...
Laparoscopic ventral and dorsal segmentectomies 8 are an option for parenchymal-sparing liver resection. However, laparoscopic anatomic posterosuperior liver segment resection is technically demanding because of its deep location and the many variati...
Lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC) is one of the most common forms of occult spinal dysraphism, with an estimated incidence of 3–6 per 100,000 live births, and microsurgical untethering remains the cornerstone of management for symptomatic and selecte...
Background: Lasers from the erbium family have been investigated to activate irrigation with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), improving the disinfection depth of the dentinal tubules of the root canal walls during root canal treatment. However, the possi...
Particularly severe cases with tunneled defects are rarely reported and are described only in a few case reports. This case report describes the treatment of a tunnel fenestration in the lower central jaw after unsuccessful endodontic treatment follo...
Background/Objectives: The aim of the present investigation was to validate the diagnostic performance of the AI-based dental cloud software Diagnocat® AIS (Version 1.0 (UDI: 860010268018), DGNCT LLC, Miami, FL, USA) regarding the detection possi...
Background: Giant retroperitoneal schwannomas with vertebral body erosion are exceedingly rare, and the decision regarding spinal instrumentation following tumor resection remains controversial in the absence of established guidelines. A 25% vertebra...
The aim of the present ex vivo study was to assess and compare coronal discoloration induced by four endodontic biomaterials used in regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs). Root resection was executed horizontally, 2 mm apical to the cementoenamel...
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of retro-cavity preconditioning with or without 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution on root surface pH as well as dislodgement resistance of NeoMTA2 and MTA Flow retro-f...
1 January 2002
To date in most cases of high-grade nerve injuries only partial recovery is achieved and the prognosis is still poor for some types of lesions. Neurophysiological methods are implemented to improve the outcome by assessing the condition of nerve fibr...
Spinal schwannomas are the second most common form of primary intradural spinal tumor. Despite being benign, they may cause spinal cord compression and subsequently acute or chronic neurological dysfunction. The primary treatment is surgical resectio...
Background/Objectives: Total or partial pancreatectomy is associated with significant metabolic stress and high risk of postoperative malnutrition. Accurate estimation of resting energy expenditure (REE) is essential, as predictive equations may not...
Background: Subacromial impingement or pain syndrome (SAPS) is the most common diagnosis for chronic shoulder pain. Current surgeries do not reduce long-term pain, suggesting they miss the root etiology. Previously, we described the Human Disharmony...
Background/Objectives: Lumbopelvic fixation (LPF) is essential for stabilizing the lumbosacral junction (LSJ) in cases of trauma, tumors, and other pathologies. While minimally invasive percutaneous techniques are preferred when feasible, open LPF re...
For restorations on teeth involving invasion of the supracrestal tissue attachment (biological width), as well as for lack of ferrule effect, crown lengthening is required for long-term periodontal health and success of the restoration. In the same f...
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