Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Parisa Soltani, Jaber Yaghini, Kosar Rafiei, Mojdeh Mehdizadeh, Niccolo Giuseppe Armogida, Luigi Esposito, Gianrico Spagnuolo
Summary: The accuracy of measuring gingival thickness was investigated by comparing clinical evaluation and intraoral ultrasonography. The study found that there was no significant difference in gingival thickness between ultrasonography and clinical evaluation in the anterior region, but there was a significant difference in the posterior region. The area under the ROC curve values indicated that ultrasonography had acceptable accuracy in determining gingival thickness, particularly in the anterior region.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Giovanpaolo Pini Prato, Riccardo Di Gianfilippo
Summary: The 2017 World Workshop on periodontology completely restructured knowledge in the field, particularly focusing on the classification of phenotype and gingival recession. Despite the significant advantages of the new classification, recent articles still use outdated systems, emphasizing the importance of fully integrating the new classification into research and practice settings.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Giovanpaolo Pini Prato, Riccardo Di Gianfilippo, Claudio M. M. Pannuti, Edward P. P. Allen, Sofia Aroca, Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Philippe Bouchard, Francesco Cairo, Tali Chackartchi, Pierpaolo Cortellini, Debora Franceschi, Ajay Mahajan, Evelyn A. A. Mancini, Michael K. K. McGuire, Tea Natsvlishvili, Mauro P. P. Santamaria, E. Todd Scheyer, Hom-Lay Wang, Kenneth Kornman, Leandro Chambrone
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the inter- and intra-examiner agreement among international experts on the diagnosis of gingival recession defects. The results showed that the 2018 Classification of Gingival Recession Defects and Gingival Phenotype had highest intra- and inter-examiner agreement for keratinized tissue width (KTW) and lowest agreement for gingival thickness (GT).
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Budhan Manasa, K. V. Baiju, R. Ambili
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) for gingival phenotype modification. Significant increase in gingival thickness was observed after injecting i-PRF into the attached gingiva, but no significant difference was found in the width of keratinized gingiva. Further well-controlled studies with long-term follow-up are needed to provide more evidence.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Nur Atalay, Nur Balci, Hilal Uslu Toygar, Gurkan Yardimci, Ulvi Kahraman Gursoy
Summary: The study analyzed the effect of systemic retinoic acid use on the levels of human beta-defensin (hBD-1, hBD-2, and hBD-3) in serum, saliva, and gingival tissue. The results showed reduced levels of hBD-2 in saliva of retinoic acid users, but no difference in serum or tissue levels of hBD-1, hBD-2, or hBD-3.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Ana Claudia Carbone, Julio Cesar Joly, Joao Botelho, Vanessa Machado, Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Francesco Cairo, Leandro Chambrone
Summary: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the long-term stability of gingival margin position, KTW, and GT in sites that underwent RC or GA, and found different treatment approaches had varying effects on these parameters. The study highlighted that greater short-term KTW was associated with more stable gingival margin, the use of autogenous soft-tissue grafts was linked to lower RD increase over time, and treatment approaches enhancing the three-dimensional gingival phenotype were associated with greater gingival margin stability.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Marziyeh Shafizadeh, Reza Amid, Azita Tehranchi, Saeed Reza Motamedian
Summary: The study revealed a significant correlation between gingival phenotype and alveolar bone thickness, with patients having a thicker gingival phenotype generally having thicker alveolar bone. Additionally, a significant positive correlation was found between gingival thickness and alveolar bone thickness, particularly more evident in the crestal areas.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yu Gyung Kim, Sang Min Lee, Sungeun Bae, Taejun Park, Hyeonjin Kim, Yujeong Jang, Keonwoo Moon, Hyungmin Kim, Kwangmin Lee, Joonyoung Park, Jin-Seok Byun, Do-Yeon Kim
Summary: Aging is characterized by the decline of physiological functions, making individuals more susceptible to diseases or death. The periodontium, which supports and protects the teeth, undergoes morphological and physiological changes with age, impacting its crucial role in sustaining life.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Vikender Singh Yadav, Bhumika Gumber, Kanika Makker, Vandana Gupta, Nitesh Tewari, Puneet Khanduja, Renu Yadav
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the global prevalence of gingival recession (GR) in the general population. A total of 15 studies involving 37,460 participants were included. The overall pooled prevalence was found to be 78.16% at the minimal reported threshold values. The overall certainty of the evidence was assessed to be very low. More standardized studies with less heterogeneity are needed to accurately estimate the prevalence of GR.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Diogo Moreira Rodrigues, Rodrigo Lima Petersen, Jose Rodrigo de Moraes, Eliane Porto Barboza
Summary: This study assessed the role of gingival landmarks and cutting points for determining thin and thick gingival phenotype. The prevalence of thin and thick gingival phenotype depended on the gingival landmarks and cutting points. The clinical determination of gingival phenotype showed slight agreement and low accuracy compared to soft tissue cone-beam computed tomography. Further studies are needed for a well-defined treatment protocol considering different gingival landmarks in tissue and bone zones.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Prerana Dubey, Manasa Narasimhan, Navneet Kaur Sehgal, Peter Yanni, Jin Wan Kim, Yvonne L. yy Kapila, Guo-hao Lin
Summary: The use of a CTG combined with EMD in root coverage procedures showed better results in terms of attachment level gain and recession depth reduction. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the two approaches in terms of complete root coverage percentage and mean root coverage.
JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED DENTAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Kristina Bertl, Mehdi Al-Hotheiry, David Sun, John Olofsson, Stefan Lettner, Klaus Gotfredsen, Andreas Stavropoulos
Summary: The study found that using CPP resulted in a medium judgment in most cases. CPP seems unable to clearly distinguish between thick and very thick cases, and fails to capture thin high-risk cases.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
James Rudolph Collins, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Kenia Veras, Gabriel Ogando, Michael Brache
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of thin and thick gingival phenotype in a sample of Dominican subjects and correlate it with clinical parameters. The results showed no significant differences between thin and thick GPh regarding age, PD, GI, and interproximal index. There was an association between tooth morphology and GPh, with subjects with thin GPh presenting larger keratinized gingiva width.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2021)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Diogo Moreira Rodrigues, Leandro Chambrone, Caroline Montez, Diogo Pereira Luz, Eliane Porto Barboza
Summary: This study aimed to identify the current landmarks used for measuring gingival thickness in healthy maxillary anterior teeth. A total of 58 articles were selected, involving 3638 individuals. It was found that 39 different landmarks were adopted, with the most commonly used being 2 mm from the gingival margin, bone crest, and cemento-enamel junction. The results showed a large heterogeneity in gingival thickness, and there was no consensus on the ideal landmark for measurement.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Andrea Katherine Miranda Anchundia, Jose Israel Castillo Gonzalez, Liset Camano Carballo
Summary: There is currently controversy over whether primary occlusal trauma can lead to gingival recession and the results of studies are varied, indicating a need for further research to evaluate its impact.
REVISTA UNIVERSIDAD Y SOCIEDAD
(2021)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
You Jung Seo, Maria Alberta Lilliu, Ghada Abu Elghanam, Thomas T. Nguyen, Younan Liu, Jin Choon Lee, John F. Presley, Anthony Zeitouni, Michel El-Hakim, Simon D. Tran
JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
(2019)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Kevin Y. Wu, David T. Wu, Thomas T. Nguyen, Simon D. Tran
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant public health crisis globally, with dental professionals facing elevated risks of infection. Maintaining emergency dental care services is crucial in alleviating the burden on healthcare systems and hospitals. The pandemic has greatly impacted dentistry practices in North America, both in private practices and academic settings.
Editorial Material
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
David T. Wu, Kevin Y. Wu, Thomas T. Nguyen, Simon D. Tran
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION
(2020)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Georgios A. Kotsakis, Thomas T. Nguyen, Konstantinos Siormpas, Michael A. Pikos, Snjezana Pohl, Dennis Tarnow, Miltiadis Mitsias
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and concluded that strategic retention of the buccal root section has benefits in terms of dimensional ridge stability over conventional immediate implantation, reducing marginal peri-implant bone loss and buccal plate changes in carefully selected cases of single-rooted teeth.
CLINICAL IMPLANT DENTISTRY AND RELATED RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Jan C. C. Kwan, Jay Dondani, Janaki Iyer, Hasan A. A. Muaddi, Thomas T. T. Nguyen, Simon D. D. Tran
Summary: Innovation in healthcare has always been inspired by nature and has found applications in different biomimetic biomaterials to solve complex human problems. Dentistry has benefitted from these biomaterials in tissue engineering, regeneration, and replacement. This review focuses on the application of biomimetic biomaterials in dentistry, with emphasis on key biomaterials and biomimetic approaches for treating periodontal and peri-implant diseases. Additionally, the novel use of mussel adhesive proteins (MAPs) and their potential challenges as a biomimetic biomaterial in dentistry are discussed, along with the role of 3D printing in natural dentition and implant dentistry.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Thomas T. Nguyen, Naomie Larrivee, Alicia Lee, Olexa Bilaniuk, Robert Durand
Summary: The field of artificial intelligence has experienced significant development in the past two decades, expanding its applications into areas previously reserved for human experts such as medicine and dentistry. In dentistry, AI is being researched for various purposes including identification of structures, disease diagnosis, and treatment outcome prediction.
JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Bradley F. Weinstein, Charles M. Pham, Thomas T. Nguyen
CLINICAL ADVANCES IN PERIODONTICS
(2020)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Vinh Giap Nguyen, Dennis Flanagan, John Syrbu, Thomas T. Nguyen
CLINICAL ADVANCES IN PERIODONTICS
(2020)