Evaluation of the Microbiological Profile of Alveolar Residual Screws and Cleft-Adjacent Teeth in Individuals With Complete Unilateral Fissures.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the microbiota profile of residual alveolar slits and teeth adjacent to the cleft in fissured individuals. DESIGNS: This study used a cross-sectional design. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty individuals, aged 14 to 24 years, who had a residual fissure in the maxillary alveolar ridge region were selected. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Three sites per individual were selected for microbiological collection (the site of the residual cleft and the 2 nearest teeth). The samples were analyzed using the Checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization technique for 73 species of bacteria. RESULTS: All the species analyzed were found in the 2 niches (slits and teeth). The bacterial species present in the largest number in the residual cracks were Prevotella melaninogenica, Prevotella nigrescens, and Streptococcus mitis. With regard to the bacterial profiles in the mesial and distal faces, the most prevalent species were P nigrescens, Veillonella parvula, and Fusobacterium nucleatum sp vicentii. The analysis of all the collected samples demonstrated very similar profiles for the mesial and distal faces, with these 2 sites even presenting the same species in greater frequencies. Higher counts of 20 bacterial species (Wilcoxon test) were observed in the dental niche, in relation to the fissure, particularly, P nigrescens, V parvula, F nucleatum sp vicentii, and Neisseria mucosa. CONCLUSION: Some species were significantly more prevalent in the residual alveolar fissures and in adjacent teeth. The comparison between the profiles of the 2 niches demonstrated large differences in the most frequent species in the teeth, and no qualitative differences with regard to specific pathogens.

Implantes de diâmetro reduzido (< 3 mm) para reabilitação oral de espaços edêntulos atrésicos em pacientes adolescentes ­ relato de caso com acompanhamento de um ano / Reduced diameter dental implants (< 3 mm) for oral rehabilitation of edentulous atresic spaces

Reabilitações estéticas em áreas anteriores com limitação de espaço mesiodistal tornam-se um desafio. Entretanto, implantes dentários de diâmetros reduzidos (< 3 mm) têm sido utilizados nestes casos. Este relato de caso apresenta a utilização de dois implantes de diâmetro reduzido (2,8 mm) e conexão morse no tratamento de agenesia de laterais superiores. Após planejamento cirúrgico-protético, os implantes foram restaurados imediatamente e acompanhados por um período de um ano. Dentro das limitações deste trabalho, sugere-se que implantes de diâmetro reduzido podem ser utilizados com sucesso para a restauração imediata de laterais superiores, oferecendo um bom perfil de emergência protética e estética para dentes estreitos.

Esthetic rehabilitations in the anterior zones with limited mesiodistal spaces are a great challenge. However, dental implants with reduced diameters (< 3 mm) with a morse taper connection have been used in cases os lateral incisor agenesis. After a detailed surgical-prosthetic planning, the dental implants were immediately restored and followed-up for one year. Within the limits of this paper, it can be suggested that narrower dental implantes can be used with success in such situations, providing a good emergence profile and esthetics to for narrower dental spaces.