Nikolaos Donos

TL;DR: The Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) treatment concept advocates that regeneration of osseous defects is predictably attainable via the application of occlusive membranes, which mechanically exclude non-osteogenic cell populations from the surrounding soft tissues, thereby allowing osteogenic cells originating from the parent bone to inhabit the wound as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The authors conclude that future research should focus on the investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying the wound healing process following GBR application and the evaluation of the pathophysiology of the GBR healing process in the presence of systemic conditions potentially affecting the skeletal system.

TL;DR: While healing showed similar characteristics with bone resorptive and appositional events for both SLActive and SLA surfaces between 7 and 42 days, the degree of osseointegration after 2 and 4 weeks was superior for the SLActive compared with the SLA surface.

TL;DR: Analysis of data suggests a positive association between severe periodontitis and oxidative stress, independent of age, gender, smoking habits, ethnicity, and standard lipids differences.

TL;DR: There was evidence that the evaluated augmentation techniques result in similar implant survival between augmented and pristine sites, and properly designed randomized controlled clinical trials are needed.