Oral Surgery

Penicillin Allergy and Management in the Dental Setting: A Scoping Review

By Ifeanyichukwu Ezeliorah, BDS, DDS, Aviv Ouanounou, BSc, DDS

Achieving Predictable Facial Bone Reconstruction at Immediate Implant Placement Utilizing the Facial Allograft Shield Technique

By Naushad Edibam, DMD, Samantha Eyen, DDS, David Salomon, DDS, Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS

Penicillin Allergy and Dental Implant Outcomes: A Review

By Efstratios Choreftakis, DDS, MS, Farahnaz Fahimipour, DDS, MS, PhD, Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, MS

Management of Impacted Maxillary Canines and Implant Placement: A Novel Classification System

By Dhevamadhini Sundar, BDS, MS, Mauricio Lopez, DDS, Chih Hao Shyu, DDS, Yung Cheng Paul Yu, DDS, Richard D. Trushkowsky, DDS, Sang-Choon Cho, DDSDDS

Nitrous Oxide Analgesia in Dentistry: From Mechanism to Clinical Integration

By Lynda Jiayi Wo, BSc, Aviv Ouanounou, BSc, DDS

A colorless, nonflammable, virtually odorless gas, nitrous oxide is widely used in medicine and dentistry for its anxiolytic, analgesic, and amnesic properties.

Crestal Sinus Lift With Osseodensification in Severely Atrophic Maxilla: Case Series With Long-Term Follow-up

By Marcel Firlej, DDS, Salah Huwais, DDS, Rodrigo Neiva, DDS

Extended Release of rhPDGF-ββ and rhBMP-2 From the Heparin Binding Site of Fibrin: An In Vitro Pilot Study

By Jeffrey A. Scolnick, DDS, Jack Coleman, PhD, Stuart J. Froum, DDS

The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-ββ (rhPDGF-ββ) and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) can be released over an extended timeframe from a biologic f...

Use of a Cellular Bone Matrix and Custom Titanium Mesh Scaffold for Vertical Bone Augmentation of the Posterior Mandible: A Case Report

By Michael J. Hartman, DMD

The case demonstrates the effectiveness of combining CBM and custom TM for complex bone augmentation, offering a predictable and stable foundation for dental implants.

Treatment of Gingival Recession Using the Pinhole Surgical Technique With Collagen Membrane Vs Coronally Advanced Flap Technique With Connective Tissue Graft: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial

By Othman Shibly, DDS, MS, John C. Chao, DDS, Jasim M. Albandar, DMD, PhD, Nehal Almehmadi, BDS, MS, Mohanad Al-Sabbagh, DDS, MS

The present investigation aimed to compare the treatment of gingival recession defects using either a coronally advanced flap technique and connective tissue graft (CAF + CTG) or the pinhole surgical technique and collagen membrane (PST ...

A Review of Sinus Floor Elevation Techniques: Lateral Window, Transcrestal, Graft Materials, and Biologics

By Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS, Ole T. Jensen, DDS