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Menini M, Dellepiane E, Piccardo P, Baldi D, Gamalero A, Pera P. Ronay V, Merlini A, Attin T, Schmidlin PR, Sahrmann P. Schwarz F, Becker K, Renvert S. Cafiero C, Aglietta M, Iorio-Siciliano V, Salvi GE, Blasi A, Matarasso S. Morphological and chemical characteristics of different titanium surfaces treated by bicarbonate and glycine powder air abrasive systems. Implant Dent. 2015 Feb;24(1):47-56. 8 vitro cleaning potential of three implant debridement methods. In Simulation of the non-surgical approach. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2017 Feb;28(2):151-155.8 Efficacy of air polishing for the non-surgical...

De Siena F, Corbella S, Taschieri S, Del Fabbro M, Francetti L. Steiger-Ronay V, Merlini A, Wiedemeier DB, Schmidlin PR, Attin T, Sahrmann P. de Tapia B, Mozas C, Valles C, Nart J, Sanz M, Herrera D. Adjunctive glycine powder air-polishing for the treatment of peri-implant mucositis: an observational clinical trial. Int J Dent Hyg. 2015 Aug;13(3):170-6.12 Effect of glycine powder air-polishing as an adjunct in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis: a pilot clinical trial. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2014 Jun;25(6):683-9.13 Location of unaccessible implant surface areas during debridement in simulated...

Bühler J, Amato M, Weiger R, Walter C. Subgingival glycine powder air-polishing as an additional approach to nonsurgical periodontal therapy in subjects with untreated chronic periodontitis. J Periodontal Res. 2018 Jun;53(3):440-445.18 systematic review on the patient perception of periodontal treatment A using air polishing devices. Int J Dent Hyg. 2016 Feb;14(1):4-14.18 Petersilka GJ, Steinmann D, Häberlein I, Heinecke A, Flemmig TF. Subgingival plaque removal in buccal and lingual sites using a novel low abrasive air-polishing powder. J Clin Periodontol. 2003 Apr;30(4):328-33.19 Flemmig TF,...

Tsobgny-Tsague NF, Lontchi-Yimagou E, Nana ARN, Tankeu AT, Katte JC, Dehayem MY, Bengondo CM, Sobngwi E. Effects of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on glycated haemoglobin on type 2 diabetes patients (PARODIA 1 study): a randomized controlled trial in a sub-Saharan Africa population. BMC Oral Health. 2018 Feb 26;18(1):28.23 Emphysema following air-powder abrasive treatment for peri-implantitis. Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 May 13;40(1):12.25 PROPHYLAXIS ABSTRACTS | MECTRON | 7

Menini M, Dellepiane E, Piccardo P, Baldi D, Gamalero A, Pera P. Morphological and chemical characteristics of different titanium surfaces treated by bicarbonate and glycine powder air abrasive systems. Implant Dent. 2015 Feb;24(1):47-56. Objectives: This in vitro study investigated possible morphological and chemical changes induced by glycine or sodium bicarbonate powder air polishing on machined and acid-etched titanium surfaces. Materials and Methods: The glycine powder (granulometry <65 μm) and sodium bicarbonate powder (granulometry <150 μm) were applied on 2 machined healing abutments...

Schwarz F, Becker K, Renvert S. Efficacy of air polishing for the non-surgical treatment of peri-implant diseases: a systematic review. J Clin Periodontol. 2015 Oct;42(10):951-9. Focused Question: In patients suffering from peri-implant diseases, what is the efficacy of air polishing on changing signs of inflammation compared with control treatments (i.e. alternative measures for plaque removal with or without adjunctive antiseptic and/ or antibiotic therapy)? Materials and Methods: After electronic database and hand search, 10 full-text articles were independently screened by two reviewers....

Conserva E, Pisciotta A, Bertoni L, Bertani G, Meto A, Colombari B, Blasi E, Bellini P, De Pol A, Consolo U, Carnevale G. Evaluation of biological response of STRO-1/c-Kit enriched human dental pulp stem Cells to titanium surfaces treated with two different cleaning systems. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Apr 16;20(8). Peri-implantitis-an infection caused by bacterial deposition of biofilm-is a common complication in dentistry which may lead to implant loss. Several decontamination procedures have been investigated to identify the optimal approach being capable to remove the bacterial biofilm without modifying...

sequencing of the peri-implant flora. At this time there remains a lack of consensus for a specific microbial profile that is associated with peri-implantitis, suggesting that there may be other factors which influence the microbiome such as titanium surface dissolution. Therapeutic interventions to address the biofilm are presented at the preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative stages. Evidence supports that perioperative chlorhexidine reduces biofilm-related implant complications and failure. Regular maintenance for dental implants is also shown to reduce peri-implant mucositis and implant...

statistically significantly improved indexes PD, PI, BOP and BS (P < 0.05). In addition, the AAD treatment proved to be more effective than MDA in maintaining the peri-implant health of PD at three and 6 months, and of PI at 6 months (P < 0.05). There were no significant changes of CAL in both groups, and all the indexes remained within the physiological levels. Conclusions: Within the limits of the study, treatment with glycine seems appropriate in the maintenance of peri-implant health and more effective than the traditional treatment with plastic curette and chlorhexidine. Riben-Grundstrom...

Effect of glycine powder air-polishing as an adjunct in the treatment of peri-implant mucositis: a pilot clinical trial. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2014 Jun;25(6):683-9. Glycine powder air-polishing (GPAP) has the potential to effectively erase biofilms and may improve the treatment efficacy of peri-implant mucositis. This pilot clinical trial evaluated the effect of GPAP as an adjunct in treating peri-implant mucositis. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four subjects having at least one implant with peri-implant mucositis were randomly assigned to test (12 subjects with 17 implants) and control (12...