Intraoral local anesthesia is essential for dental care. However, it is often perceived by some p... more Intraoral local anesthesia is essential for dental care. However, it is often perceived by some patients as unpleasantly painful and in some cases as the only painful part of the treatment. The purpose of this prospective single blinded clinical study was to compare pain in one of the most commonly used conventional single-stage injections of traditional inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block with a two-stage IAN block technique. Subjects and methods: Upon approval of the ethics research committee, a prospective parallel two-group single blinded comparative in vivo study was performed in which the Heft-Parker visual analog scale was used to assess pain by subjectively assessing the entire injection procedure. Data were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences v. 17.0 using independent sample MannWhitney U test. Results: A total of 102 adult subjects (mean age 4.15±17.13 years) with uncomplicated medical history participated in the study. Statistical anal...
BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of odontogenic jaw cysts may include one of the following four bas... more BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of odontogenic jaw cysts may include one of the following four basic methods: enucleation, marsupialization, staged combination of marsupialization and enucleation, or enucleation with curettage. Enucleation/cystectomy, alone or combined with other procedures, is the preferred choice of treatment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the case report was to present the outcome of an ultrasound-assistant periapical cystectomy in a frontal upper tooth with indications for extraction. RESULTS: Postoperative recovery was uneventful. The functional result was satisfactory. On the follow-up X-rays a reduction of the intraosseous defect by a new bone formation could be observed. CONCLUSION: We found ultrasonic surgery to be a promising approach for safe and effective odontogenic jaw cyst removal reducing the risk of its recurrence.
Cat scratch disease has been reported in the literature for more than half a century as a syndrom... more Cat scratch disease has been reported in the literature for more than half a century as a syndrome of regional lymphadenopathy and fever. However, only a quarter of a century has passed since Bartonella henselae was identified as an etiological agent. As diagnostic techniques have improved, Bartonella has been found to be responsible for a wide range of clinical syndromes. This review summarizes current knowledge about microbiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic techniques and treatment of Bartonella henselae infection.
Endodontic therapy is performed in order to enter the root canal system, alleviate the pain, and ... more Endodontic therapy is performed in order to enter the root canal system, alleviate the pain, and eliminate infection from within...
Intraoral local anesthesia is essential for dental care. However, it is often perceived by some p... more Intraoral local anesthesia is essential for dental care. However, it is often perceived by some patients as unpleasantly painful and in some cases as the only painful part of the treatment. The purpose of this prospective single blinded clinical study was to compare pain in one of the most commonly used conventional single-stage injections of traditional inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block with a two-stage IAN block technique. Subjects and methods: Upon approval of the ethics research committee, a prospective parallel two-group single blinded comparative in vivo study was performed in which the Heft-Parker visual analog scale was used to assess pain by subjectively assessing the entire injection procedure. Data were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences v. 17.0 using independent sample MannWhitney U test. Results: A total of 102 adult subjects (mean age 4.15±17.13 years) with uncomplicated medical history participated in the study. Statistical anal...
BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of odontogenic jaw cysts may include one of the following four bas... more BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of odontogenic jaw cysts may include one of the following four basic methods: enucleation, marsupialization, staged combination of marsupialization and enucleation, or enucleation with curettage. Enucleation/cystectomy, alone or combined with other procedures, is the preferred choice of treatment. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the case report was to present the outcome of an ultrasound-assistant periapical cystectomy in a frontal upper tooth with indications for extraction. RESULTS: Postoperative recovery was uneventful. The functional result was satisfactory. On the follow-up X-rays a reduction of the intraosseous defect by a new bone formation could be observed. CONCLUSION: We found ultrasonic surgery to be a promising approach for safe and effective odontogenic jaw cyst removal reducing the risk of its recurrence.
Cat scratch disease has been reported in the literature for more than half a century as a syndrom... more Cat scratch disease has been reported in the literature for more than half a century as a syndrome of regional lymphadenopathy and fever. However, only a quarter of a century has passed since Bartonella henselae was identified as an etiological agent. As diagnostic techniques have improved, Bartonella has been found to be responsible for a wide range of clinical syndromes. This review summarizes current knowledge about microbiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic techniques and treatment of Bartonella henselae infection.
Endodontic therapy is performed in order to enter the root canal system, alleviate the pain, and ... more Endodontic therapy is performed in order to enter the root canal system, alleviate the pain, and eliminate infection from within...
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