Background:To determine the long-term success and survival rate of dental implants in the elderly population.
Methods:817 double acid-etch implants placed in 178 patients ranged from 65 to 96 years old, with a follow-up up to 15 years. Of the total implants, 530 were placed in women and 387 in men. 75% of the patients were between 65 to 74 years old while 25% were 75 years old or more. 7.71% were smokers and 47.98% were bruxers, 54.1% of the implants were placed in the maxilla and 29.9% in the upper posterior sector. 98% were an external connection, 57, 9% were tapered, 27.78% of 13 mm in length and 71.60% were 4 mm in diameter. The most common type of surgery was 2 stages (58.8%) and 75% of implants were placed deferred to the extraction. Most of the prosthesis were screw-retained.
Results:The cumulative success rate was 98.80% preload and 95.59% afterload. The survival of the implants at 15 years was lower in females (p = 0.018), maxilla (p = 0.026), upper posterior sector (p = 0.008), soft bone (Trisi-Rao) (p = < 0.001), type IV bone (Lekholm-Zarb) (p = < 0.001), 2-stage surgery (p = 0.040) and short implants (p = < 0.001). When applying Cox regression model, bone type (p = < 0.001), maxilla (p = 0.042) and length (p = <0.001) proved to be independent risk variables for implant failure.
Conclusion: Placement of double acid-etched implants in patients older than 64 years is a predictable technique.

Keywords: Elderly; Dental Implant; Survival Analysis; Osseointegration

Canine retraction is a very important step in treatment of patients with crowding, or first premolar extraction cases. In severe crowding cases until, the canines have been distalized to relive the crowding, space to correctly align the incisors will not be available. Correct positioning of the canines after retraction is of great importance for the function, stability, and esthetics. Improper position of the canine during retraction can lead to taxing of the anchorage and increased treatment time. In this case a modified transpalatal arch was used to aid in avoiding the unwanted moment caused by the loop and produce more of a bodily retraction of the canine and at the same time decrowding of the anteriors were also achieved.
Keywords: Canine Retraction; Decrowding; Segmental Mechanics

Dental caries and periodontitis are the most common diseases in the oral cavity. The etiology of both these diseases can be traced back to dental plaque. Dental plaque is a tenacious oral biofilm which harbours disease causing microorganisms and protects them from body’s immune system. The aim of preventing them revolves around elimination of dental plaque. Current research is moving in the direction of inhibiting or removal of oral biofilm using natural products which contain polyphenols. Red wine as well as grape seed extracts (GSE) is one such product which is widely consumed and rich in polyphenols. This paper aims to review the potential of red wine and GSE in inhibition of oral biofilm thereby playing a role in preventing diseases associated with dental plaque.
Keywords: Antiplaque Agent; Red Wine; Grape Seed Extract; Polyphenol; Phytotherapy; Anti Infective Biomaterial

Odontomas are the most common odontogenic benign tumors, characterized by slow growth potential and constitute 67% of all odontogenic tumors. Morphologically, they are broadly classified in to Compound Odontoma and Complex Odontoma. Complex odontomas are less common than the compound variety, and the latter occurs more commonly in the maxilla, having a predilection for the incisor-canine region without gender bias. Clinically, they are often associated with delayed eruption or impaction of permanent teeth and retained primary teeth. Due to the absence of symptoms, they are ordinarily diagnosed during routine radiographs. Surgical removal of the lesion is the treatment of choice, followed by histopathological examination in order to confirm the diagnosis.
Keywords: Radicular Cyst; Enucleation; Odontogenic Cyst; CBCT