Silvio Taschieri

University of Milan | UNIMI · Department of Biomedical, Surgical , and Dental Sciences

Aim: Studying in rabbit model, the bone behavior during the process of osseointegration of dental implants mimicking vitamin deficiency D3. Materials and Methods: Six rabbits received implants in the area of the removed lower first incisor after creating a condition of vitamin D3 deficiency. Afterwards, the examinations were carried out on days 3,...

Purpose: There are several factors that may influence implant site preparation with implant design being a paramount factor; however, few studies investigate its impact. The purpose of the study was to explore the comparative efficacy of using two different drilling protocols using burs with different design for preparing implant sites, by evaluat...

Objectives Peri‐implant mucositis is a biofilm‐related, reversible inflammatory disease that can evolve into peri‐implantitis if not adequately treated. The aim of the present randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of air‐abrasive powder as compared to chlorhexidine (CHX) for the treatment of peri‐implant mucositis, in te...

Purpose: To establish consensus-driven guidelines that could support the clinical decision-making process for implant-supported rehabilitation of the posterior atrophic maxilla and ultimately improve long-term treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction. Materials and methods: A total of 33 participants were enrolled (18 active members of the It...

Introduction Patients with mucosal cysts in the maxillary sinus require special consideration in patients who require implant therapy for the restoration when undergoing implant therapy for the restoration of the posterior maxillary dentition. Treatment strategies for these clinical situations remain controversial in the literature. Thus, this stud...

Introduction. Missing anatomy is one of the main causes of endodontic failures, and accurate knowledge of teeth anatomy is a prerequisite for adequate root canal treatment. The aim of the present cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) study was to describe the anatomical characteristics of the mesiobuccal (MB) root canals of maxillary molars and to u...

Dental autotransplantation 2.0: dental element treated like an implant Various autotransplantation techniques are described in international scientific literature and this therapeutic choice has been studied and tested numerous times. Autotransplantation technique can be a valid alternative to implantology. This paper describes two case reports in...

Background The ESE previously published quality guidelines for endodontic treatment in 2006; however, there have been significant changes since not only in clinical endodontics but also in consensus and guideline development processes. In the development of the inaugural S3‐level clinical practice guidelines (CPG), a comprehensive systematic and me...

Introduction: Interleukin-17 plays a pivotal role in both hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and in maintaining oral homeostasis, but their potential link remains unknown. Thus, we aimed to evaluate and quantify the oral burden of patients with HS. Methods: In this real-life, multicenter, cross-sectional study, patients with HS were clinically evalua...

This case report describes a particular application of endodontic microsurgery with a palatal approach in the presence of a radiopaque lesion inside the maxillary sinus. The patient presented complaining of pain related to the first maxillary molar and events of nasal obstruction and facial pain in the cheek and nasal area. The endodontic orthograd...

Background: Endodontic-periodontal lesions may need surgical approach and the application of guided tissue regeneration (GTR) to be treated by a combined approach. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of GTR on the success (clinical and radiological healing) of teeth with endodontic-periodontal lesions treated by...

Titanium has been proposed as a mesh material for GBR since the nineties. To overcome difficulties in shaping and adaptation to the defect, digital elaboration techniques were introduced to digitally print meshes capable of fitting the bone perfectly, reproduced through the CT scan of the patient. Five patients were included in this case series. CB...

Objectives In the present study we evaluated the effectiveness of the use of a novel autologous bone substitute derived directly from processing the extracted tooth in the upper premolar area to preserve a suitable esthetic score and functionality. Material and Methods Fourteen bone‐level implants with platform switching were inserted in 12 patien...

The aim of the present study was to generate an international and multidisciplinary consensus on the clinical management of implant protrusion into the maxillary sinuses and nasal fossae. A total of 31 experts participated, 23 of whom were experts in implantology (periodontologists, maxillofacial surgeons and implantologists), 6 were otolaryngologi...

Objectives The purpose of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) is to compare xenogeneic collagen matrix (XCM) versus subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) to increase soft tissue thickness at implant site.Materials and methodsThe study was a randomized, parallel-group controlled investigation. Thirty patients underwent buccal soft tissue thi...

While in humans the term “sex” refers to the biological attributes that distinguish subjects as male, female, and intersex, the term “gender” refers to psychological, social, and cultural factors that strongly influence attitudes, behaviors, and relationships of individuals. Recently, it has been emphasized how the integration of these two terms in...

Even if odontomas are one of the most frequent odontogenic tumors of the oral cavity. no clinical guidelines have been developed to help the clinicians decide in which specific situations the excision of the lesion may be considered beneficial. In this case report a 16 years old male presenting with a compound odontoma and a deep impacted canine ha...

Background: An effective regenerative protocol is key to reestablish and maintain the hard and soft tissue dimensions over time. The choice of the graft material and its properties also could have an impact on the results. To prevent alveolar ridge dimensional changes, since numerous graft materials have been suggested and in the past years, a gro...

Inspired by several other surgical disciplines, the quest for treating diseases through minimally invasive procedures has permeated endodontics, but not without controversies. Indeed, pulp amputation/excision and root‐end resection are akin to surgical procedures elsewhere in the body and therefore, an increasing number of studies have addressed th...

Objective : Previous studies demonstrated a dose-dependent efficacy of sodium bicarbonate when added to dentifrices for the mechanical control of dental biofilm. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a 67% sodium bicarbonate-based toothpaste for gingival health parameters improvement in subjects with ging...

Abstract Background To evaluate the distribution of lingual foramina (LF) and their correlation with demographic characteristics and mandible width, shape, and bone thickness in Caucasian Italian patients subjected to cone-beam CT (CBCT). Methods CBCTs were reviewed to assess the number of all LF, midline and lateral LF. We also assessed the relati...

Nella riabilitazione implanto-protesica del mascellare superiore la struttura anatomica di maggior rilievo è il seno mascellare, ed è di fondamentale importanza rispettarne l'integrità Questo contributo scienti co si pre gge due scopi: 1) eseguire una revisione della letteratura sull'argomento; 2) fornire raccomanda-zioni cliniche attraverso un alg...

Background to evaluate the distribution of lingual foramina (LF) and their correlation with demographic characteristics and mandible width in a series of patients subjected to cone-beam CT (CBCT). Methods CBCTs were reviewed to assess the number of all LF, midline and lateral LF. We also assessed the relationship of the number of lateral LF with g...

Fungal infections are common on oral mucosae, but their role in other oral sites is ill defined. Over the last few decades, numerous studies have reported the presence of fungi, particularly Candida species in endodontic infections, albeit in relatively small numbers in comparison to its predominant anaerobic bacteriome. Here, we review the fungal...

The aim of this histomorphometric study was to compare the outcome of sinus floor augmentation procedures using bovine bone mineral and a xenograft enriched with gelatin and a polymer. In 20 patients a single sinus floor elevation procedure with a lateral window approach was performed. In half of the patients, sinuses were grafted with a deproteini...

Enamel matrix derivative (EMD) has been successfully used for periodontal regeneration in intrabony defects. Recently, its use for peri-implant bone regeneration has also been hypothesized. The aim of this paper is to review preclinical and clinical studies investigating the use of EMD in correspondence with titanium implants, alone or as an adjunc...

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) that emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread worldwide, with a daily increase in confirmed cases and infection-related deaths. The World Health Organization declared a pandemic on the...

The aim of the present study was to describe two clinical cases showing postoperative pain associated with the use of plastic carrier obturation system and apical bone fenestration. The patients were treated by surgical access and apicoectomy through a modern technique (using magnification and microsurgical approach), thus removing the direct conta...

Purpose To assess the clinical and radiographic success rate of microsurgical endodontic treatment of upper molar teeth in relationship with the maxillary sinus, with 12 months follow-up. Methods Patients treated with microsurgical endodontic treatment of upper molar teeth in the period between 2017 and 2019 were recruited from two dental clinics...

(1) Background: The purpose of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate and compare the outcome of two sinus augmentation grafting protocols using a xenograft or blood clot alone over a 72-month follow-up. (2) Methods: Patients who received simultaneous lateral sinus floor augmentation and implant placement were included. Subjects were div...

Geographic tongue (GT), a form of inverse psoriasis, is frequently linked to plaque psoriasis. The objective of the study is to evaluate IL-17 blocker (secukinumab) effect on GT severity. This reallife, multicenter, retrospective observational pilot study evaluated patients with plaque psoriasis and concomitant GT that started in label treatment wi...

Geographic tongue (GT) represents a localized type of psoriasis inversa and its burden of dermatological and oral comorbidities frequently conditions its severity and diagnosis. Currently, no epidemiological studies have evaluated GT muco-cutaneous comorbidities. We aimed to study oral and dermatological comorbidities in a large sample of GT patien...

The aim of this retrospective case series was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of the patients that underwent implant surgery with a modification of the sinus lift summers protocol. Forty healthy patients in need for oral rehabilitation with dental implants were included in this study. Inclusion criterion was the need for extracti...

The objective of the research was to evaluate the location, size, variability, and morphologic features of mental foramen (MF) and the inferior alveolar nerve canal (IAN) on cone-beam CT. We evaluated the morphologic findings of mental foramen (MF) and inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) canal of 88 mandibular hemiarches of 65 Caucasian subjects (35 male...

Although arthrocentesis is an accepted safe treatment modality for the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in symptomatic patients, the benefit of hyaluronic acid (HA) injections remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether intra-articular HA injections adjunctive to arthrocentesis can be more effective than other me...

Pain, bad taste, and impaired daily activity after implant therapy are common sequelae. Concentrated growth factors (CGF) are a platelet concentrate with a favourable effect on wound healing, but there is still no evidence regarding its potential benefits for reducing postoperative pain and symptoms. Therefore, aim of this prospective comparative s...

Wound healing is a multistep regeneration process that requires immunological and microenvironmental conditions occurring simultaneously. Since platelets and their granules play a pivotal role in wound healing, their use as medication is extensively been evaluated in several fields, spacing from chronic wounds to aesthetics. In this chapter, we foc...

Postoperative pain is a frequent complication of root canal treatment. It could worse patients’ quality of life (QoL) and it may be associated to several factors, including the shaping technique. The aim of the study was to compare the impact of WaveOne Gold (WOG) and WaveOne Classic (WOC) reciprocating instrumentation on postoperative QoL after si...

Background: The main aim of the retrospective cohort study was to evaluate tooth survival after the endodontic treatment over a period of more than 20 years. Moreover, success of the treatment and the correlation between baseline parameters and the outcomes were analyzed, and causes were recorded. Materials and methods: Clinical records (includi...

Aim: To evaluate the hypothesis of a correlation between the preoperative residual alveolar bone height (RBH) and graft maturation after maxillary sinus floor augmentation procedures using two different bone substitutes. Methods: A total of 20 patients who underwent unilateral maxillary sinus floor augmentation with either mineralized deproteini...

Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the additive effect of leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) on coronally advanced flap (CAF) procedures in root coverage of Miller's class I and II gingival recession defects. Review methodology: A comprehensive search in MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus and CENTRAL (the Cochrane Central R...

The aim of this multicenter cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of peri-implantitis and to assess its association with several patient- and implant-related factors. Patients with at least one implant, who came for a recall visit to one of the four centers over a period of five months, were enrolled. Presence of peri-implantitis (d...

Peri-implantitis is one of the most important biological complication of dental implants. It has inflammatory nature, proved association with plaque accumulation in peri-implant tissues, and can be progressive on background of several factors, like comorbidity factors and bad habits. The prophylaxis and different methods of treatment were discussed...

Diabetes is an important modifying factor of periodontitis, but its association with peri-implant diseases has not been fully explored and the existing literature reports controversial results. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the influence of diabetes on peri-implantitis and implant failure. Smoking status, history of periodonta...

The management of the alveolar socket is fundamental to create conditions that would allow the positioning of dental implants in the same site, when required. A number of biomaterials were described in scientific literature to be used for alveolar socket preservation immediately after tooth extraction: autogenous grafts, allograft (of various origi...

Objectives: The aim of the present randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the outcomes of the use of free gingival graft (FGG), of a collagen matrix and of vestibuloplasty to increase the amount of keratinized attached mucosa (KM) before healing abutment placement. Method and materials: The study was a randomized, parallel-group co...

Studio sperimentale in vitro con microscopio elettronico a scansione delle superfici dentali trattate con tre diverse polveri di Air-Polishing: risultati preliminari Obiettivo: il presente studio nasce al fine di eseguire una comparazione delle tre polveri ad abrasività crescente (eritritolo, glicina e bicarbonato di sodio) utilizzate per il contro...

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), which is characterised by repetitive episodes of pharyngeal collapse during sleep, is gaining much attention because of the important deleterious consequences it might have on the patient’s health. We therefore organised a retrospective longitudinal study to report the long-term follow-up of maxillomandibul...

In oral biology, tissue engineering aims at regenerating functional tissues through a series of key events that occur during alveolar/periodontal tissue formation and growth, by means of scaffolds that deliver signaling molecules and cells. Due to their excellent physicochemical properties and biomimetic features, nanomaterials are attractive alter...

Aims: This study aimed to assess the use of doxycycline in adjunct to periodontal therapy on the glycemic levels for chronic periodontitis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and methods: Fifty-one diabetic subjects with chronic periodontitis were selected and randomly assigned into 3 groups with 17 subjects each. Scaling and...

Introduction: Inadequacy of residual bone height due to sinus pneumatization and alveolar bone remodeling could jeopardize the option for implant supported rehabilitation in posterior atrophied maxillae. Aim: The aim of this prospective, multi-centric clinical study is to investigate and assess the survival rate of short implants in single poste...

Aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the one-year clinical and radiographic outcomes of implants with a triangular shaped neck inserted immediately after tooth extraction in esthetic zones. Patients in which immediate postextraction implants were placed and restored in the anterior maxilla, who underwent a Cone Beam Computed Tomograpy (C...

Maxillary sinus augmentation is the most predictable of the pre‐prosthetic surgical procedures. There are, however, known and well‐documented complications that can and do occur. The most common are the intraoperative complications of sinus membrane perforation and bleeding, and the postoperative complications of sinus graft infections, sinus infec...

Background: The knowledge of root canal anatomy and of the anatomical relationship should be considered mandatory when planning surgical endodontics. The aim of the study was to investigate the anatomical features of mandibular premolars, evaluating their relationship with mental nerve. Material and methods: CBCT scans were evaluated recording t...

Aim: The aim of this research was to evaluate the possibility of identifying the sex of 1 subject through visual assessment of a frontal photograph of dentition, and to investigate if some morphological characteristics are related to sex determination. Methods: 5 expert dentists, 5 non-expert dentists and 5 laypeople were made to watch 100 intra...

In compromised teeth with periodontal–endodontic lesions, the decision to extract or maintain the teeth is complex while considering the endodontic, periodontal and reconstructive aspects of these teeth. Extraction of teeth with untreatable periodontal–endodontic lesions having severe alveolar bone damage can lead to difficulty in their surgical ma...

The decision to extract or maintain compromised teeth with periodontal–endodontic lesions is complex while taking into consideration the endodontic, periodontal, and reconstructive aspects of these teeth. Extraction of teeth with untreatable periodontal–endodontic lesions having severe alveolar bone damage can lead to difficulty in their surgical m...

Introduction: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the increase of the resistance to fatigue due to the ferula effect, of 1.5 mm on implant neck, through FEM analysis. Limit fatigue’s load calculation is determinate trough tensions state, present in all implant components, and fatigue resistance comparison. Materials and methods: The present not...

Following extraction of tooth/teeth with advanced loss of periodontal support, as those with periodontal-endodontic lesions, the remaining bone architecture should be carefully evaluated, especially where implant-supported restoration is planned. Marked resorption of the residual alveolar bone is usually appreciated 3 months after tooth extraction....

BACKGROUND: Aim of this review was to evaluate the adjunctive effect of Autologous Platelet Concentrates (APCs) for the regenerative treatment of furcation defects. METHODS: A systematic search was carried out in the electronic databases MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and EMBASE, together with hand searchi...

Purpose: This prospective study is aimed at investigating clinically and histologically the effectiveness of a biomimetic magnesium-enriched-hydroxyapatite (MgHA)/collagen-based bone substitute for alveolar socket preservation. Materials: Patients scheduled for posterior single tooth extraction were included. The alveolar socket was filled eithe...

Background/purpose: In order to prevent reinfection of the pulp canal space and dressing for regenerative purpose, the coronal seal should have a perfect marginal adaptation. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and Biodentine are among the most popular sealing materials. These are commonly used in combination with antibiotic medicaments, to ensure di...

Objectives The aim of the present paper was to present medium‐ and long‐term data on implant survival and on the prevalence of peri‐implantitis in a cohort of patients treated with full‐arch rehabilitations. Materials and methods Clinical records of all patients treated with immediately loaded full‐arch rehabilitation in the Dental Clinic of the I...