Alveolar bone, the specialized tissue within the jawbone, plays an important role in periodontal health. This tissue has a remarkable capacity of bone remodeling in response to mechanical stimuli like ...

One of the key factors of success in a dental implant is the condition of the periodontium around the implant. A higher long-term success rate of dental implants requires sufficient and healthy ...

To determine the association between nonextraction clear aligner therapy and the presence of alveolar bone defects, CBCT images from 29 adults were obtained before and immediately after therapy. From ...

Due to its marked efficacy in the prevention of bone loss in susceptible populations, alendronate (generic name of BIS) had been proposed as a useful agent to prevent alveolar bone loss. [22] One ...

As more general dentists are undertaking implant placement, a new study finds that careful treatment planning with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is critical for the success of immediate implant ...