Australasian Dentist Magazine Nov Dec 2021

Category 52 AustrAlAsiAn Dentist Comparison of the effect of two interdental cleaning devices rround implants on the reduction of bleeding: a 30-day randomized clinical trial Magnuson B, Harsono M, stark PC, et al. Compend of Contin ed in Dent 2013; 34(special issue 8):2-7. study conducted at tufts university, school of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Objective to compare the efficacy of a Waterpik® Water Flosser to string floss for implant patients. Methodology subjects were randomized into two groups; Group One used a manual toothbrush and a Waterpik ® Water Flosser with the Plaque seeker ® tip (WF) and Group two used a manual toothbrush and string floss (sF). there were 22 implants in each group and the primary outcome was the reduction in the incidence of bleeding on probing. subjects brushed twice a day and used either the WF or sF once a day. Results there were no differences between the groups at baseline. At 30 days, eighteen of the 22 (81.8%) implants in the WF group showed a significant reduction in BOP compared to six of the 18 (33.3%) from Waterpik®Water Flosser: More than two times as effective as string floss for implant patients the floss group. the WF group experienced 145% better reduction in gingival bleeding around implants vs. the string floss group (p=0.0018). Conclusion the Waterpik ® Water Flosser is signifi- cantly more effective than string floss for improving gingival health around implants and is safe to use. u liniCal this 55-year-old female patient presented with an insufficient amalgam filling and fractured enamel on tooth 36. A 3M™ Chairside Zirconia crown was fabricated and seated using 3M™ relyX™ universal resin Cement with a self-adhesive protocol. u For more information visit 3M .com.au/RelyxUniversal 3M .co.nz/RelyxUniversal Self-adhesive cementation of a zirconia crown Clinical Case by Dr Gunnar Reich, Germany Figure 1. Initial situation Figure 5. Application of 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement Figure 2. Initial situation (buccal view) Figure 6. Excess clean-up Figure 3. Preparation Figure 7. Final situation Figure 4. Preparation Figure 8. Final situation (buccal view) The clinical case was previously published by 3M