Cone beam computed tomography has become widely available in periodontal practice, yet its role remains contested. Two-dimensional radiography systematically misrepresents the three-dimensional architecture of periodontal osseous destruction, and volumetric imaging offers an obvi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1382
Background: Complex odontomas are benign developmental odontogenic lesions composed of disorganised dental hard tissues. Although often asymptomatic, they may present with pain, swelling, or infection, or may interfere with normal tooth eruption. Immediate implant placement follo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1381
The mucosa covering the edentulous residual ridge transmits masticatory load through a terminal microvascular bed that was never differentiated for that purpose, and its tolerance depends on how completely perfusion is restored between loading cycles. Prosthodontic research has t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1380
Background: Physiological gingival melanin hyperpigmentation may be aesthetically concerning, particularly in patients with a prominent smile line. Although diode laser depigmentation offers controlled ablation and haemostasis, postoperative healing and recurrent pigmentation rem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1379
Apical periodontitis is among the most prevalent chronic inflammatory conditions of the dentition, and its recognition rests almost entirely on the interpretation of radiographic images. That dependence is uncomfortable, because projection radiography detects periapical bone chan...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1378
Root canal anatomical variations can complicate endodontic treatment, particularly when additional canals remain undetected. The middle mesial canal (MMC), located between the mesiobuccal and mesiolingual canals of mandibular molars, is clinically important because its omission m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1377
Saniya Jamil, Babitha G. A., Avinash Kumar Singh, Jerifa Parbin Bhuyan, M. B. Patil & Rani Bansode·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2026
Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is aggravated in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ghrelin is an anti-inflammatory peptide hormone that may play a role in the relationship between periodontal inflammation and systemic health. Understanding t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1374
M. M. Dayakar, G. Prakash Pai, L.S. Shilpa, B. Swasthik Kalluraya, Surabhi S Gowda, G. Jaswanth Sanam & K. Anuswara·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2026
Magnetodynamic instrumentation, marketed principally as the magnetic mallet, has been proposed as a minimally traumatic alternative to rotary drilling and to the manual osteotome-and-hammer technique in implant site preparation, transcrestal sinus floor elevation, alveolar ridge...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1375
The hollow tube theory occupies an unusual position in endodontic history. Formulated from early implant experiments in the 1930s, it proposed that an unfilled, non-vital root canal could sustain periapical inflammation because tissue fluids entering and stagnating within an open...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1376
Endodontic–periodontal lesions occupy a contested position at the intersection of two disciplines that have developed largely separate diagnostic vocabularies, outcome measures and therapeutic traditions. The 2017 World Workshop replaced aetiology-based taxonomies with a scheme o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1373
Saliva has attracted sustained interest as a non-invasive alternative to blood for characterising the trace element composition, or ionome, of the human body. The application of high-throughput elemental profiling to whole and glandular saliva, commonly described as salivary iono...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1372
J. Keerthivasan, K. Prabhu, J. Muthuvignesh, T. Suryanarayanan, R. Sedhunarayanan & J. Jaisan Samraj·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2026
Bone-level and tissue-level endosseous implants represent two divergent design philosophies for positioning the implant–abutment junction relative to the alveolar crest, each carrying distinct implications for marginal bone remodelling, peri-implant soft tissue behaviour, and res...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1371
Periodontitis remains one of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the tooth-supporting apparatus, and conventional mechansical and pharmacological therapies frequently fail to achieve predictable regeneration of the periodontal ligament, cementum, and alve...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1369
Jaisan Samraj, Sakshi Madhok, J. Muthuvignesh, R. Arthi, R. Sedhunarayanan, J. Keerthivasan & P. Kiran·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2026
Dental implant loading protocols have evolved substantially from the original two-stage, delayed-loading paradigm toward immediate and early loading approaches that shorten treatment time and improve patient-reported outcomes. The rationale for selecting a loading protocol rests...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1370
Lilibala Behera, Jena Amit, Saumyakanta Mohanty, Rashmirekha Mallick, Subasish Behera & Priyanka Sarangi·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2026
Management of immature permanent teeth with open apices and persistent periapical pathosis remains challenging, particularly when previous endodontic treatment has failed. This case report describes the non-surgical retreatment and apexification of a maxillary left central inciso...
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Research Article10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1368