Osseointegração de implantes usinados e oxidados em seio maxilar preenchido por coágulo com ou sem osso autógeno: estudo histológico, histométrico e de RFA em macacos

O objetivo deste estudo experimental foi comparar histologicamente o preenchimento do assoalho do seio maxilar por coágulo local com ou sem a associação de osso autógeno (controle), bem como investigar a osseointegração em duas diferentes superfícies de implante sob essas condições, através de medidas histométricas, análises histológicas e em freqüência de ressonância (RFA). Quatro macacos prego (tufted capuchin) tiveram todos os pré-molares e os primeiros molares superiores extraídos. Após quatro meses de reparo, os animais foram submetidos a cirurgia para acessar o assoalho do seio maxilar, através de uma janela óssea, para elevação da membrana do seio. O seio direito foi deixado para que se reparasse espontaneamente (somente coágulo), enquanto o esquerdo foi preenchido com enxerto ósseo autógeno. A membrana dos seios foram mantidas elevadas pela inserção simultânea de dois implantes (um usinado e outro oxidado eletroliticamente, Sistema Branemark®, Nobel Biocare) em cada lado da maxila. A estabilidade dos implantes foi acessada através da freqüência de ressonância (RFA, Ostell®) no momento da fixação dos implantes e no dia do sacrifício. Com a injeção de fluorocromos foi possível investigar o processo de neoformação óssea nos animais bem como relacioná-lo às diferentes superfícies dos implantes. Os animais foram sacrificados 6 meses após a cirurgia para análise histológica e de histomorfometria (contato-osso-implante - BIC, área de osso nas roscas - BA, e área de osso em um retângulo desenhado - BAR). Concluímos que não houve diferença entre o seio preenchido somente com coágulo local e o seio preenchido com osso autógeno, em relação à RFA, BIC, BA e BAR...This experimental study aimed at comparing histologically the use of coagulum alone or autogenous bone graft (control) for sinus floor augmentation procedures as well as investigating the role played by implants surface on osseointegration under such circumstances, as measured by histological, histometric and resonance frequency analysis (RFA). Four tufted capuchin monkeys had all upper premolars and 1st molar extracted bilaterally. Four months later the animals underwent maxillary sinus floor augmentation surgery using the window technique. The right sinus was left to heal spontaneously (coagulum alone), whilst the left sinus was filled with autogenous bone graft. The Schneider's membrane was kept elevated by insertion of two implants (machined and oxidized, Bränemark System) in both sinuses. Implant stability was assessed through resonance frequency analysis (RFA, Osstell) at installation and at sacrifice. The pattern of bone formation in all experimental sites as well as related to the different implants surface was investigated using fluorochromes. The animals were sacrificed 6 months after MSFA for histology and histomorphometry (bone-to-implant contact - BIC, bone area in threads - BA, and bone area in rectangle - BAR). The results showed no difference between coagulum and bone graft sites regarding RFA, BIC, BA and BAR. As to BIC, the oxidized implants exhibited improved integration compared with machined ones. Oxidized implants showed higher BA compared to machined implants in bone grafts. The amount of bone tissue do not differ in coagulum alone and autogenous bone sites. Histologically, new bone is frequently deposited in contact with Schneider's membrane in coagulum alone sites, confirming the osseoinductive potential of the membrane. The oxidized implants should be preferred to machined implants in sinus floor augmentation procedures.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

Dental transposition of canine and lateral incisor and impacted central incisor treatment: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Dental transposition and impaction are disorders related to ectopic eruption or failure in tooth eruption, which can affect child physical, mental and social development and may be difficult to be clinically solved. METHODS: We describe a case of transposition between the upper left canine and lateral incisor associated with impaction of the central incisor on the same side, in a 12-year-old patient. Conservative treatment involving surgical-orthodontic correction of transposed teeth and traction of the central incisor was conducted. CONCLUSION: The option of correcting transposition and orthodontic traction by means of the segmented arch technique with devices such as cantilever and TMA rectangular wire loops, although a complex alternative, was proved to be esthetically and functionally effective

Lymphoepithelial cyst in the palatoglossus arch

The objective of this study was to describe a case of a lymphoepithelial cyst in the palatoglossus arch. A 16-years-old black man said that he was observed a lesion in his mouth. On the physical exam, a pedicled, consistent, smooth surface 1.5 x 1 cm lesion, similar in color to the adjacent mucosa, was found. The lesion was surgically removed and the microscopic exam showed mucosal fragments with pedicled lesion; the cystic cavity sometimes lined with pseudostratified cylindrical epithelium and others with stratified squamous flat interface of the epithelium. Around the cyst, a well-delimited mass of lymphoid tissue, presenting lymphoid follicles, was also seen. Lymphoepithelial cyst has clinical characteristics similar to those of others lesions that occur in the oral cavity. The diagnosis should be based on conservative biopsy, with total removal of lesion

Histological findings following the use of a space-making device for bone reformation and implant integration in the maxillary sinus of primates

Background: Previous studies have shown that membrane elevation results in predictable bone formation in the maxillary sinus provided that implants can be placed as tent poles. In situations with an extremely thin residual crest which impairs implant placement, it is possible that a space-making device can be used under the sinus membrane to promote bone formation prior to placement of implants. Purpose: The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the use of a space-making device for elevation of the sinus membrane will result in predictable bone formation at the maxillary sinus floor to allow placement of dental implants. Materials and Methods: Eight tufted capuchin primates underwent bilateral sinus membrane elevation surgery, and a bioresorbable space-making device, about 6 mm wide and 6 mm in height, was placed below the elevated membrane on the sinus floor. An oxidized implant (Nobel Biocare AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) was installed in the residual bone protruding into the created space at one side while the other side was left without an implant. Four animals were sacrificed after 6 months of healing. The remaining four animals received a second implant in the side with a space-making device only and followed for another 3 months before sacrifice. Implant stability was assessed through resonance frequency analysis (RFA) using the Osstell™ (Osstell AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) at installation, 6 months and 9 months after the first surgery. The bone-implant contact (BIC) and bone area inside the threads (BA) were histometrically evaluated in ground sections. Results: Histologically there were only minor or no signs of bone formation in the sites with a space-making device only. Sites with simultaneous implant placement showed bone formation along the implant surface. Sites with delayed implant placement showed minor or no bone formation and/or formation of a dense fibrous tissue along the apical part of the implant surface. In the latter group the apical part of the implant was not covered with the membrane but protruded into the sinus cavity. Conclusions: The use of a space-making device, with the design used in the present study, does not result in bone formation at the sinus floor. However, membrane elevation and simultaneous placement of the device and an implant does result in bone formation at the implant surface while sites with implants placed 6 months after membrane elevation show only small amounts of bone formation. It is suggested that lack of stabilization of the device and/or a too extensive elevation of the membrane may explain the results. © 2009, Wiley Periodicals, Inc