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PURPOSE: Ozone is a potent antioxidant agent which presents an important antimicrobial action and many other biological effects. Although ozone therapy has been widely described and summarized in several other Dentistry areas recently, the studies concerning Dental Implantology have not been systematically compiled and evaluated. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ozone therapy in dental implant procedures. METHODS: MEDLINE (via PUBMED), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and OpenGrey databases were searched (up to, and including, January 23, 2023) for studies in the English language. In addition, the reference lists of the articles were manually examined. Only interventional studies (controlled clinical trials, randomized or not) were considered eligible for inclusion. The risk of bias in each included study was assessed using the Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized trials - version 2. RESULTS: 71 potentially eligible records were retrieved but only 5 articles were evaluated and considered eligible for inclusion. Among the studies, 2 addressed clinical situations related to implant insertion, and 3 involved pathological conditions affecting implants in function. Furthermore, only one randomized clinical trial was categorized as low risk of bias. CONCLUSION: The adjuvant use of ozone therapy may positively affect some outcomes in Implant Dentistry, both in treating pathological conditions and conducting rehabilitation (implant installation, secondary implant stability). However, as most studies have a high risk of bias and high heterogeneity, a definitive conclusion cannot be drawn.
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Dental Implants , Humans , Dental Implantation, Endosseous/methods , Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: There are several systematic reviews of multiple implant loading techniques, but results are conflicting. AIM: To perform an umbrella review on methodological quality of systematic reviews about techniques for loading multiple dental implants. MATERIAL AND METHODS: MEDLINE (PubMed) and Scopus were searched up to December 31, 2019. Unpublished literature was searched through OpenGray and references of included articles were manually verified. Eligibility criteria were: articles had to (1) be about multiple dental implants; (2) mention the moment of loading; (3) be a systematic review. Two independent reviewers participated in the entire process. Qualitative description of included studies as well as methodological quality measurement and risk of bias through AMSTAR and ROBIS were performed. RESULTS: 21 reviews were included. Thirteen stated that there was a similarity between loading techniques, two did not affirm which one was more appropriate and six mentioned that conventional technique was better. Eight papers were classified as high risk of bias, twelve as low and one as uncertain risk. CONCLUSION: When evaluating only studies with a low risk of bias, there are no significant differences in implant loading time.
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Comunicação oroantral (COA) é a condição patológica caracterizada por solução de continuidade entre a cavidade oral e o seio maxilar. Diversas técnicas já foram propostas para a resolução destas comunicações, entre elas o uso corpo adiposo da bochecha (CAB). Desta forma, o objetivo do presente artigo é revisar a literatura a respeito da técnica que utiliza o CAB para casos de COA, ressaltando aspectos clínicos de importância. Para isso, realizou-se busca na base de dados PubMed, selecionando artigos completos em idioma inglês e publicados a partir do ano de 2010. De acordo com as informações presentes na literatura, não existem evidências suficientes para afirmar que o uso do CAB é superior às outras técnicas, apesar de apresentar poucas complicações trans e pós-operatórias e ser considerado seguro e simples. É nítido que a técnica apresenta altas taxas de sucesso quando bem indicada, porém estudos mais bem delineados são necessários. A preferência e a experiência do cirurgião ainda são fatores decisivos na seleção da técnica para fechamento de COA(AU)
Oroantral communication (OAC) is the pathological condition characterized by a solution of continuity between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus. Several techniques have already been proposed for treatment of these communications, such as the use of buccal fat pad (BFP). This, the objective of this article is to review literature on the technique which uses the BFP for OAC cases, highlighting important clinical aspects. For this, a search was conducted on PubMed database, including only full articles in English language and published from 2010 onwards. According to data from literature, there is not sufficient evidence to state that the BFP technique is better than others, although it presents few transand postoperative complications and be considered safe and simple. It is clear that BFP technique has high success rates when well indicated, but further studies are really necessary. The preference and experience of surgeons are still decisive factors to choose the best technique for the closure of OAC(AU)
