To evaluate the papilla alterations around single-implant restorations in the anterior maxillae after crown attachment and to study the influence of soft tissue thickness on the papilla fill alteration. According to the inclusion criteria, 32 patients subjected to implant-supported single-tooth restorations in anterior maxillae were included. The patients were assigned to two groups according to the mucosal thickness： （i） group 1, 1.5 mm≤mucosal thickness≤3 mm; and （ii） group 2, 3 mm〈mucosal thickness≤4.5 mm. Assessments of interproximal papillae at the time of crown placement （baseline） and at 6-month postloading （follow-up） were made by two prosthodontists using papilla fill index （PFI）. The mean mucosal thickness was （2.49±0.31） mm （group 1） and （3.81±0.31） mm （group 2） for the two groups respectively. A significant difference in PFI between the groups was detected at the baseline （P〈O.O01）. PFI improvements over time occurred after 6-month follow-up irrespective of the groups. When compared to group 1, the likelihood to obtain papilla fill was significantly higher for group 2 with an odds ratio of 6.05 （P〈O.O01）. The interproximal papilla level around single-implant restorations could improve significantly over time after 6-month restoration according to PFI assessment. The thicker mucosa before implant placement implied a more favorable esthetic outcome in papilla alteration.
Mi-Si SiLong—Fei ZhuangXin HuangYing-Xin GUChung-Hao ChouHong-Chang Lai
Objective To study the ability of construction of bone tissue and vessels in vitro by the co-culture system in...
Guo Shangchun~1,Chen Xin~2,Wang Jinwu~(3*),Rui Biyu~2,Sun Hui~2,Dai Kerong~3 I.Shanghai Institue for Microsurgery of Extermities,The Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai 200233,China 2.Department of Orthopedics,The Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai 200233,China 3.Department of Orthopedics,The ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200011,China
Bone morphogenetic proteins （BMPs） have multiple roles in skeletal development, homeostasis and regeneration. BMPs signal via type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors （BMPRI and BMPRII）. In recent decades, genetic studies in humans and mice have demonstrated that perturbations in BMP signaling via BMPRI resulted in various diseases in bone, cartilage, and muscles. In this review, we focus on all three types of BMPRI, which consist of activin-like kinase 2 （ALK2, also called type IA activin receptor）, activin- llke kinase 3 （ALK3, also called BMPRIA）, and activin-like kinase 6 （ALK6, also called BMPRIB）. The research areas covered include the current progress regarding the roles of these receptors during myogenesis, chondrogenesis, and osteogenesis. Understanding the physiological and pathological functions of these receptors at the cellular and molecular levels will advance drug development and tissue regeneration for treating musculoskeletal diseases and bone defects in the future.
Carbon nitride （CN,） and diamond-like carbon （DLC） coatings were prepared by dc magnetron sputtering at room temperature. Different partial pressures of N2 were used to synthesize CNx to evaluate the relationship between the atomic percentage of ni- trogen and hemocompatibility. Auger electron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy indicated atomic percentages of N of 0.12 and 0.22 and that the CNx coatings were smooth. An in vitro study of the hemocompatibility of the coatings revealed that both CNx coatings had better anticoagulant properties and lower platelet adhesion than DLC. Compared with CN0.1〉 the CN0.22 coating showed longer dynamic clotting time （about 42 min）, static clotting time （23.6 min） and recalcification time （45.6 s）, as well as lower platelet adhesion （102 cells μm-2）, aggregation, and activation. The presence of nitrogen in the CNx coatings in- duced their enhanced hemocompatibility compared with DLC.
