Felipe Cáceres

University of the Andes (Chile) | UANDES · Faculty of Dentistry

Background: Pregnancy exacerbates the periodontal inflammation; however, the biological mediators involved are not well characterized. Neuropilins (NRPs) are transmembrane glycoproteins involved in physiological and pathogenic processes such as angiogenesis and immunity but its relationship with periodontal disease in pregnant women has not been s...

Objective: To explore patient experience for non-surgical periodontal therapy using phenomenography. Methods: This qualitative study was performed in a postgraduate specialist training program in periodontics. Patients reported their experiences through in-depth interviews in order to recognize the impact of non-surgical periodontal therapy on the...

The aim of this study was to analyze horizontal bone augmentation using the tenting screw technique in the posterior mandible. Included subjects had a 3-mm bone width and 9-mm bone height, measured by CBCT. After the surgical approach, two to four screws were inserted, leaving 4 mm of extraosseous space; reconstruction was achieved using allogeneic...

Objective This study aimed to explore the experiences of students and personnel at a Chilean dental school during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods This phenomenological descriptive qualitative study reported staff and students’ experiences during the pandemic through in‐depth, semi‐structured interviews. These were recorded on audio and video with a...

Background Soluble Neuropilin-1 (sNRP-1) is a glycoprotein with angiogenic and immune regulatory functions, which correspond to processes deeply involved with periodontal diseases. This study's objective was to determine the concentration of sNRP-1 in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples of severe periodontitis (stages III-IV) compared to mild-m...

Objective This study aimed to determine the effect of macro design in the primary stability of short and extra-short implants using resonance frequency analysis (RFA). Material and methods On an ex-vivo model using pig's ribs, we inserted 80 short and extra-short dental implants (20 implants per brand): Biohorizons®(B) 4.6 × 6mm; Intralock®(I) 4.7...

Objective Quantify the effect of the osseodensification Densah® protocol on the insertion torque, ISQ, and the removal torque of conical Biohorizons® implants. Materials and methods An ex vivo model over fresh pig tibia bone was used. Test group (TG) included 50 osteotomies using Densah® osseodensification protocol, and the control group (CG), 50...

Purpose To describe the presence and anatomical characteristics of lingual foramina and canals using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in a sample of Chilean dry mandibles. Methods Cone-beam computed tomography images of 68 adult mandibles of indeterminate sex and age were analyzed. The description of number and position of lingual foramina wer...

On several studies, there has been described foramina located in the inner face of the anterior mandible, whether on dry bone, conventional radiography and cone beam CT (CBCT). The aim of this study was compare the presence, position and anatomical characteristics of foramina and lingual canals found in CBCT of Chilean mandibles, with the results o...

The infratemporal spine, or sphenoidal tubercle, is a bony structure described in both classical anatomical literature and contemporary literature. However, the available literature does not mention the specific anatomical characteristics or the distribution of this bony element in the population. The aim of this study was to define this structure,...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate in dry skulls the length and angle between the greater palatine foramen and the foramen rotundum in both the frontal and sagittal planes. In 50 human skulls from the department of morphology, the distance and angulation required to reach the foramen rotundum through the greater palatine canal were measured...

Dental clearing objective is performed to obtain the translucency of the mineralized structure, allowing an appreciation of the inner architecture of the tooth. It is achieved mainly using the dehydration technique on the sample. On the other hand, there are other techniques used for the study of ossification centers based on the maceration methods...

Dental clearing objective is performed to obtain the translucency of the mineralized structure, allowing an appreciation of the inner architecture of the tooth. It is achieved mainly using the dehydration technique on the sample. On the other hand, there are other techniques used for the study of ossification centers based on the maceration methods...

The anesthetic technique through the greater palatine canal seeks to block the maxillary nerve in the pterygopalatine fossa and anesthetize a large area, including the pulp and periodontium of the arch in question. After applying this technique in a patient, it failed to obtain the expected result. The patient began to experience dizziness, nausea,...

The anterior mandibular body is an anatomical area that is often subjected to surgery such as for installation of osseointegrated implants, mentoplasty, genioplasty, fractures, among others. The presence of vessels that penetrates through foraminas at its midline from the lingual table has been described. Tooth loss in the anterior mandibular zone...

The anterior mandibular body is an anatomical area that is often subjected to surgery such as for installation of osseointegrated implants, mentoplasty, genioplasty, fractures, among others. The presence of vessels that penetrates through foraminas at its midline from the lingual table has been described. Tooth loss in the anterior mandibular zone...

Surgical procedures developed in the anterior mandibular body, such as the installation of osseointegrated implants, genioplasties, lingual edge insights, fractures, etc. may produce mayor complications when these invade vascular structures, with consequent bleeding and sublingual hematoma formation. Within these anatomical elements we find foramin...

Surgical procedures developed in the anterior mandibular body, such as the installation of osseointegrated implants, genioplasties, lingual edge insights, fractures, etc. may produce mayor complications when these invade vascular structures, with consequent bleeding and sublingual hematoma formation. Within these anatomical elements we find foramin...