Una interrogante común planteada por pacientes y odontólogos en la actualidad, a causa del coronavirus 2 que provoca el síndrome agudo respiratorio severo (SARS-CoV-2) en estos tiempos de pandemia, es la siguiente: ¿Son eficaces los colutorios para prevenir o reducir los niveles de carga viral por SARS-CoV-2 en la cavidad bucal? Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral. 2021;37(Sup):e2036 Esta obra está bajo una licencia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.es_ES Antes de responder esta pregunta es importante comprender que, si logramos disminuir la carga viral en la cavidad bucal, podríamos reducir el riesgo de transmisión del SARS-CoV-2, pues se ha informado que dentro de los primeros 10 días de incubación este coronavirus se replica rápidamente en boca, debido a que la proteína S (Spike) presente en su envoltura posee alta afinidad por los receptores de la...

Objective: To review the historical and current periodontal phenotype classifications evaluating methods and characteristics. Moreover, to identify and classify the methods based on periodontal phenotype components. Overview: Several gingival morphology studies have been frequently associated with different terms used causing confusion among the readers. In 2017, the World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions recommended to adopt the term “periodontal phenotype”. This term comprises two terms, gingival phenotype (gingival thickness and keratinized tissue width) and bone morphotype (buccal bone plate thickness). Furthermore, gingival morphology has been categorized on “thin-scalloped”, “thick-scalloped” and “thick-flat” considering the periodontal biotype. However, by definition, the term phenotype is preferred over biotype...

Background: Free gingival graft (FGG) and connective tissue graft (CTG) are two of the most commonly techniques performed in periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery. Although several outcome measurements have been pro posed for evaluation of palatal wound healing and patient morbidity, a comprehensive review about these variables is lacking. The objective of this review is to present comprehensive information about outcome measurements related to postoperative palatal wound healing and postoperative patient-reported morbidity after FGG or CTG procedures. Material and Methods: An electronic search of English language dental literature in the Medline database via Pub Med access was conducted from May 1994 to May 2020 following the PRISMA guidelines. Electronic search stra tegy complemented by hand search of impacting related dental journals, and the reference list of all included stud...