- Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Oral and gingival health research
- Dental materials and restorations
- dental development and anomalies
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
University of Pennsylvania
2001-2024
Augusta University
1996-2024
AID Atlanta
1995-2022
British University in Egypt
2022
Cairo University
2022
Faculty of 1000 (United States)
2019
Nova Southeastern University
2017
Louisiana State University
1996
As patient demand increases for more natural restorations in the esthetic zone, clinicians must have highest level of skill and knowledge to maintain or reform interdental papilla between teeth, implants adjacent implants. To date, there are no reports that measured distance from contact point bony crest One reason this may be fact that, with two implants, crown can established at any gingival margin according restorative dentist's specifications. Therefore, study, height soft tissue bone...
The dental literature has reported vertical soft tissue changes that can occur with immediate implant placement, bone grafting, and provisional restoration ranging from a gain or loss of 1.0 mm. However, little is known the effects facial-palatal collapse ridge due to these clinical procedures. Based upon treatment modalities rendered, an ensuing contour change significant negative esthetic consequences. results retrospective cohort study evaluating in horizontal dimension associated...
Tooth loss results in an inevitable alveolar ridge reduction. This has established a cautionary approach to extract, wait, augment, and insert the implant, lieu of immediate placement. However, saving tooth or part it whenever possible is more conservative supports vital periodontal tissue buccofacial implant. The purpose this cases series was report on implant survival using technique large cohort patients at mid-term follow-up.A private practice patient database searched for all having...
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy an anorganic bovine bone graft particulate that a calcium phosphosilicate putty alloplast for socket preservation.Thirty teeth were extracted from 24 patients. sockets debrided and received mineral (BOV, n=12), (PUT, or no (CTRL, n=6). assessed clinically radiographically 5 months later. Eight in BOV group nine PUT implants 6 postgrafting. maximum implant insertion torque (MIT) measured as index primary stability. data analyzed...
Buccopalatal collapse of the postextraction ridge is a significant challenge in restorative and implant dentistry. A variety preservation techniques using tissue augmentative materials have been proposed literature. slightly different approach to use tooth itself. Root submergence has reported literature for more than 4 decades, it demonstrated that submerged root retains periodontal tissues preserves bone pontic sites or below dentures retain ridge. The socket-shield technique entails...
Part 1 of this series introduced the partial extraction therapies as a group techniques for ridge preservation at immediate implant placement and beneath pontic sites. The concept proposes paradigm shift away from extract augment toward partly retaining tooth root to preserve prevent buccopalatal collapse. revolutionary socket-shield technique was in 2010; however, there has been no follow-up literature guide clinician terms procedural steps. While submergence is well established, shield are...
This article presents the results of evaluating changes in peri-implant soft tissue dimensions associated with immediate implant placement into anterior postextraction sockets for four treatment groups: no BGPR (no bone graft, provisional restoration), PR BG (bone and restoration). The vertical distance was greater grafted sites than nongrafted ones (2.72 mm vs 2.29 mm, P < .06). facial thickness at gingival third also (2.90 2.28 .008) restorations compared to without them (2.81 2.37 .06),...
Augmentive ridge preservation techniques aim to manage the postextraction ridge. The partial extraction of teeth may better preserve form by maintaining bundle bone-periodontal ligament apparatus. Root submergence has been demonstrated retain periodontal tissues and beneath dentures or fixed prostheses. socket-shield technique entails preparing a tooth root section simultaneous immediate implant placement histologic clinical results contributory esthetic treatment. A retrospective 10-patient...
Abstract Twenty‐one patients with disabling spontaneous, reflex, or action myoclonus due to various causes, who had shown apparent clinical improvement on introduction of piracetam, entered a placebo‐controlled double‐blind crossover trial piracetam (2.4– 16.8 g daily). All but one patient electrophysiological evidence cortical myoclonus. Patients were randomly allocated 14‐ day course followed by identical placebo, placebo piracetam. Nineteen received piracetam/placebo in addition their...
The socket-shield technique described 7 years ago has since grown in its reporting the literature as a valid method of ridge preservation at immediate implant placement. To date, large clinical cohorts with up-to-4-year follow-up have been reported. Additionally, evidence tissue histology dental and demonstrated animal model. However, human histologic not yet available, clinician's uncertainty regarding tissues that may form between remain unanswered until now. This case report presents...
Abstract Background This retrospective clinical study aims to present results of experience with a novel guided surgery system sleeveless, open-frame structure, in which the surgical handpiece (not drills used for preparation) is guided. Methods was based on an evaluation records partially edentulous patients who had been treated sleeveless (TWIN-Guide®, 2Ingis, Brussels, Belgium), between January 2015 and December 2017. Inclusion criteria were good systemic/oral health minimum follow-up 1...