Effects of installation depth on survival of an hydroxyapatite-coated Bicon implant for single-tooth restoration.

Purpose: The present retrospective study evaluated various implant surface factors associated with Bicon implant survival for single-tooth restoration in the healthy individual.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was used. A total of 613 Bicon (Bicon System, Boston, MA) implants (272 patients) were included.

Inhibition of bone healing by pamidronate in calvarial bony defects.

Objective: Pamidronate has been studied as a therapeutic drug for various osteopenic diseases. However, avascular osteonecrosis in the jawbone has been recently reported in patients receiving pamidronate. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of pamidronate on bone regeneration in a controlled animal model.

Statistical correlation between pharyngitis and temporomandibular joint disease.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the upper respiratory infection (URI) as an aggravating factor in the established temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease.

Patients And Methods: Four hundred seventeen patients suffering from temporomandibular disorder (TMD) were selected and investigated by means of questionnaires and clinical examinations. After excluding the patients with only muscle disorders, 283 patients were included for the association study between TMJ disease and infectious conditions.

Hematogenous infection of the human temporomandibular joint.

Objective This study was designed to discover the relationship between bacteremia and the presence of specific bacterial species in the synovial fluid of the human temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Study design Sixteen volunteers (female to male, 1:2.2; average age, 30.

The presence of bacteria in the synovial fluid of the temporomandibular joint and clinical significance: preliminary study.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to find any relation between the presence of specific bacterial species in the synovial fluid of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and clinical parameters.

Patients And Methods: We studied 43 patients (male-to-female ratio, 1:1.69; average age, 34.

Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint.

We report a case of cystic lesion in a 37-year-old woman. The patient had an oval-shaped lesion adjacent to the temporomandibular joint. Thick fibrotic tissue and muscle were observed microscopically, but the epithelium lining was not observed.