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1. Bošnjak A, Vučićević-Boras V, Lukač J, Brozović-Sistig S. Whole Saliva Levels of Some Inflammatory Mediators in Patients with Previous Evidence of Periodontitis: a Pilot Study. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2009;43(1):24-33.
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   Title in English:	Whole Saliva Levels of Some Inflammatory Mediators in Patients with Previous Evidence of Periodontitis: a Pilot Study
   Title in Croatian:	Razina upalnih medijatora u slini pacijenata s parodontitisom: pilot studija
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	PERIODONTITIS SALIVA ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE LACTOFERRIN PEROXIDASE INTERLEUKIN-1 ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY CYTOKINES
   Abstract:	Purpose: Little is known on levels of inflammatory mediators in saliva in periodontitis-affected individuals. Material and Methods: In order to establish the pattern of their concentrations in different stages of periodontal healing process, we have measured the levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactoferrin (LF), myeloperoxidase (MPO), interleukin-1 (IL-1), and GRO-α in patients with previous periodontal disease. Whole saliva samples were collected immediately following, as well as eight weeks after periodontal treatment in a group of 16 subjects with clinical signs and symptoms of periodontitis. Results: Statistical analysis revealed significant differences of clinical periodontal parameters and in levels of mediators between two measurements. Concentrations of CRP, LF, GRO, MPO, IL-1 and ALP decreased with periodontal healing, while the concentration of β2-MG was increased. Conclusion: It may be concluded that cytokine concentrations are possible risk indicators for active periodontal disease.

2. Vlah M, Bošnjak A, Meniga A. Postekstrakcijska augmentacija alveola modificiranim beta-trikalcijevim fosfatom. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2008;42(1):110-1.
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   Title in English:	Postekstrakcijska augmentacija alveola modificiranim beta-trikalcijevim fosfatom
   Title in Croatian:	Postekstrakcijska augmentacija alveola modificiranim beta-trikalcijevim fosfatom
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	TOOTH EXTRACTION BONE SUBSTITUTES ALVEOLAR RIDGE AUGMENTATION DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS
   Abstract:	Preservation of bone volume after tooth extraction is of great importance for the functional and esthetic success of implanto-prosthetic treatment. There is no data on the success of the tested beta-tricalcium phosphate augmentation material for the preservation of bone volume after extraction. In order to test it, we chose 12 patients that had an indication for single tooth extraction (vertical fracture or internal resorption). Teeth were extracted by an atraumatic procedure using Periotome® (NobelBiocare, Sweden). After careful cleaning of the wound and rinsing with 0.9% saline the socket was augmented with aloplastic material consisting of 60% crystallinic hydroxiapatite and 40% beta-tricalcium phosphate (Bone Ceramic, Straumann AG, Switzerland, particle size 500-1000 μm). A gelatine tampone with 5% colloid silver (Gelatamp, Roeko, Coltene/Whaledent, Germany) was placed over the augmented material, and a cross-suture of expanded polytetrafluorethilene (Gore-Tex CV-5 or CV-6, WL Gore & Associates, Inc., USA) was placed over it to hold it in place. The suture was removed 10 days after extraction, and the patients were instructed to rinse once daily with 0.12% solution of chlorhexidine-digluconate (Curasept ADS 212, Curaden, Switzerland). Control radiograph was taken after the procedure and minimally 3 months after the extraction, when a titanium implant (diameter 3.9 mm, Ospol AB, Sweden) was placed in the healed socket. All implants had primary stability of at leas 35 Ncm, and a temporary crown was placed on them. Bone volume was retained, and augmentation material ensured good primary stability after healing time of at least 3 months.

3. Jurić H, Škrinjarić I, Bošnjak A. Effectiveness of Different Preventive Procedures in the Control of Some Caries Risk Factors. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2007;41(1):39-48.
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   Title in English:	Effectiveness of Different Preventive Procedures in the Control of Some Caries Risk Factors
   Title in Croatian:	Učinkovitost različitih preventivnih postupaka u kontroli nekih čimbenika rizika za karijes
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	ORAL HYGIENE INDEX DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS CARIOSTATIC AGENTS FLUORIDATION CHEWING GUM CARIOGENIC AGENTS
   Abstract:	Caries risk assessment is a valuable clinical procedure that in many ways alleviates implementation of preventive procedures in the entire population. When high-risk individuals for new caries lesions are identified the most effective preventive protocol should be applied. The aim of this study was to investigate the caries preventive values of certain preventive procedures in in vivo conditions. Five groups of subjects, each with 18 children aged from 4-5 and 10-12 years (n=90) were treated with different preventive procedures (aminfluoride solution, professional prophylactic paste, chewing gum containing xylitol and fluoride, chlorhexidine solution, chlorhexidine gel). During a period of two months five measurements were performed and the following variables evaluated: the number of Streptococcus mutans (SM) and lactobacilli (LB), oral hygiene index (OHI), the amount of stimulated saliva and buffer capacity. At the end of the study the best result in the reduction of the number of bacteria was achieved by the application of Proxyt paste and daily use of chewing gum, (p<0.001). In patients treated with this preventive procedure the number of SM was reduced by 1 class and LB to <104 after two months of study. The results obtained indicate that professional teeth cleaning and use of chewing gum with xylitol and fluorides on daily basis can be very effective protocol for controlling most important caries risk factors or predictors.

4. Bago I, Bošnjak A. Relationship of HbA1c Level and Smoking to Periodontal Status in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Patients. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2006;40(3):248-55.
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   Title in English:	Relationship of HbA1c Level and Smoking to Periodontal Status in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Patients
   Title in Croatian:	Odnos razine glikoliziranoga hemoglobina (HbA1c) i pušenja prema parodontalnom statusu pacijenata s dijabetesom melitusom ovisnih o inzulinu
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	PERIODONTITIS DIABETES MELLITUS TOBACCO USE DISORDER
   Abstract:	Objective of work. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) duration and HbA1c level on periodontal status of patients with insulin- dependent DM, as well as the combined effect of smoking and HbA1c level on periodontal status. Subjects were randomly selected from the patients with insulindependent DM that are treated at the Department of Endocrinology in the hospital “Sveti Duh”. Data was gathered by means of an interview, clinical periodontal investigation and patients’ charts from the department. Sites with probing depth of 5 mm and greater were selected as sites with periodontitis. By means of Poisson regression model a relative risk with 95% confi dence interval was computed, corrected for age of the subjects. Relative risk for attachment loss in smokers was 12.805, and for probing depth in smokers 7.99. Relative risk of the HbA1c level > 8.5 in smokers was 10.681 (p = 0.002), and 8.214 (p = 0.006) for HbA1c level ≤ 8.5. Relative risk for attachment loss in nonsmokers was 4.891 (p = 0.031). It was concluded that insulin-dependent smokers with poor glycemic control have the greatest risk for development and progression of periodontal disease.

5. Vidović Juras D, Bošnjak A, Jorgić-Srđak K, Cekić-Arambašin A. Effects of 10% Carbamide Peroxide Teeth Whitening System on Periodontal Health. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2006;40(2):162-8.
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   Title in English:	Effects of 10% Carbamide Peroxide Teeth Whitening System on Periodontal Health
   Title in Croatian:	Utjecaj sredstava za izbjeljivanje zuba s 10%-tnim karbamidnim peroksidom na zdravlje parodonta
   Type of Article:	preliminary report
   MeSH:	TOOTH BLEACHING PERIODONTICS
   Abstract:	The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching gel (VivaStyle, Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein) on periodontal health. Ten participants, 22 to 29 years of age, with clinically healthy periodontal tissues and a wish to change the shade of their teeth, participated in this study. Subjects were treated with 10% carbamide peroxide for one hour daily during 12 days. The volunteers were instructed to keep a diary of possible disturbances during the teeth whitening procedure. At baseline, on 6th and on 12th day API score and PBI score were measured and clinical photograph of teeth in intercuspidation relation was taken. All teeth demonstrated change of at least one shade. There was no change in either plaque accumulation, or gingival inflammation during the teeth whitening procedure. This teeth whitening procedure seems not to have any influence on the periodontal health.

6. Šutej I, Plančak D, Božić D, Jorgić-Srdjak K, Bošnjak A. Influence of Smoking on the Periodontal Status of Adolescents. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):380-1.
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   Title in English:	Influence of Smoking on the Periodontal Status of Adolescents
   Title in Croatian:	Utjecaj pušenja na parodontalni status adolescenata
   Type of Article:	congress abstract
   MeSH:	PERIODONTAL DISEASES + etiology SMOKING + adverse effects
   Abstract:	Different studies have proven that smoking is one of the most important risk factors for the occurrence, progression and successual therapy of periodontal disease. However, only few studies have been conducted to prove the influence of smoking in a younger population. As we know that the severity of periodontal disease is directlyassociated with the amount of daily smoked cigarettes and also with the duration of smoking, it is important to find out when the first signs of negative influence appear so that we can act appropriately.The aim of this study was to determine if the periodontal status of smokers and non-smokers has differences, and to establish the influence of smoking habits on loss of attachment.The study was conducted on 517 highschool students. For each examinee data was taken concerning their age, place of residence, social status, smokinghabits, smoking habits of their parents, oral hygiene habits and attendance to a dentist. The periodontal status was measured by the CPI and LA indices. Among the examines 34.6% were regular smokers. Students who are now 16 started to smoke when they were 14, but students who are now 14 and 15 started at age of 12. Children whose parents smoke had a two-fold increase of becoming smokers themselves, compared to children whose parents didnot smoke. Bleeding was more frequent in non-smokers (4.61), than in smokers (4.19) (p=0,001). Smokers had significantly more sextants with calculus (1.47) than nonsmokers (0.88) (p<0,001). Loss of attachment was significantly greater in smokers (1.68) than in non-smokers (1.59) (p<0.001). The amount of smoked cigarettes had a great influence on loss of attachment. The annual loss of attachment in regular and intensive smokers measured 0.07 mm. Oral hygiene habits did not differ between smokers and non-smokers, but students with poor oral hygiene habits had greater attachment loss. Smoking has an influence on periodontal health evenin this young age population, therefore it is necessary to inform young smokers about the negative cosequencese that smoking has.

7. Musa I, Knezović-Zlatarić D, Čelebić A, Bošnjak A. The Influence of Gender and Age on the Values of Linear Radiomorphometric Indices Measured on the Lower Border of the Mandible. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2002;36(2):191-202.
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   Title in English:	The Influence of Gender and Age on the Values of Linear Radiomorphometric Indices Measured on the Lower Border of the Mandible
   Title in Croatian:	Utjecaj dobi i spola na vrijednost linearnih radiomorfometrijskih indeksa izmjerenih na donjem rubu čeljusti
   Type of Article:	original scientific paper
   MeSH:	BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC
   Abstract:	Osteopenia (bone loss, first symptom of osteoporosis) can be identified radiographically - by a reduction in radiopacity of bone measuring the bone density or by observation of thinned cortices, porosity of the cortices, or changes in trabecular pattern on dental panoramic radiographs (DPRs). The objective of this study was to measure mental, antegonial and gonial radiomorphometric indices of the mandible on 200 DPRs taking into account age and gender of the participants. Three indices: cortical width at the gonion (GI), antegonion (AI) and below the mental foramen (MI) were measured at the lower border of the mandible, bilaterally on 200 DPRs. The reliability of the measurements (p= 0.89 for a dental student, p=0.93 for a dentist) and agreement between the observers (= 0.81) were satisfactory. The results of the study revealed significant difference between GI measured on the left and right side of the mandible (p<0.001). Male patients demonstrated significantly higher measured values for MI than female patients (p<0.001), and finally, female patients older than 65 years showed significantly lower measured AI values than those younger than 65 years. Based on the results of this study, we conclude that the DPR is useful as a simple method of screening patients for evaluation of mandibular bone quality prior to dental treatment.

8. Vučićević-Boras V, Bošnjak A, Cekić-Arambašin A. White Sponge Nevus. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2001;35(2):287-92.
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   Title in English:	White Sponge Nevus
   Title in Croatian:	Bijeli spužvasti nevus
   Type of Article:	case report
   MeSH:	NEVUS
   Abstract:	A 45-year old woman was referred to our Department with bilateral white lesions on the buccal mucosa. Detailed medical history, clinical appearance including a histopathologic finding revealed a diagnosis of white sponge nevus.

9. Bošnjak A, Plančak D, Curilović Z. Advances in the Relationship between Periodontitis and Systemic Disease. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2001;35(2):259-71.
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   Title in English:	Advances in the Relationship between Periodontitis and Systemic Disease
   Title in Croatian:	Nove spoznaje o međusobnom djelovanju parodontitisa i sustavnih bolesti
   Type of Article:	review
   MeSH:	PERIODONTITIS
   Abstract:	New investigations have definitely acknowledged a clinically relevant two-way relationship between periodontitis and certain systemic diseases and conditions which are significant for the dentist in daily practice, and for a physician as well. This review article yields the most up-to-date information on the role of periodontal disease in systemic diseases that include cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitusm respiratory diseases and unfavorable pregnancy outcomes. It debates the role of diabetes and smoking in the periodontal tissues.

10. Karlović Z, Anić I, Miletić I, Jukić S, Bošnjak A, Jurić H. Revision of the Endodontic Filling with Solvents Eucalyptol, Halotane and Orange Oil. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2001;35(2):215-24.
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    Title in English:	Revision of the Endodontic Filling with Solvents Eucalyptol, Halotane and Orange Oil
    Title in Croatian:	Revizija endodontskog ispuna otopinama eukaliptola, halotana i narančina ulja
    Type of Article:	original scientific paper
    MeSH:	ROOT CANAL THERAPY ROOT CANAL OBTURATION CINEOLE SOLVENTS
    Abstract:	Chloroform was the most frequently used solvent for removing guttapercha from the root canal. However, dispute with regard to its safety prompted the use of new solvents. The aim of this study was to compare the time required for dissolving gutta-percha by eucalyptol, halothane and orange oil. Seventy single rooted teeth were sterilised, treated by conventional "step-back" technique and filled by cold lateral condensation technique, and stored in 0.9% NaCl solvent for 180 days. After which revision of the root filler was performed. The revision was considered complete when no signs of gutta-percha and the filler were visible on the metallic instruments and paper sticks. In view of the distribution of data on key variables, ANOVA, with "post hoc" tests was applied during the analysis of results. Statistically reliable difference was determined between the speed of dissolvability with eucalyptol and the speed with halothane and orange oil.

11. Jorgić-Srdjak K, Dragoo MR, Bošnjak A, Plančak D, Filipović-Zore I, Lazić D. Periodontal and prosthetic aspect of biological width. Part lI: Reconstruction of Anatomy and Function. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2000;34(4):435-44.
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    Title in English:	Periodontal and prosthetic aspect of biological width. Part lI: Reconstruction of Anatomy and Function
    Title in Croatian:	Parodontološko-protetski aspekt biološke širine. lI.dio: rekonstrukcija anatomije i funkcije
    Type of Article:	professional paper
    MeSH:	ORTHODONTIC EXTRUSION ORAL HYGIENE PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT
    Abstract:	In the second part of the article the authors describe techniques for dealing with reconstruction of the biologic width. The stress is on surgical techniques, from gingivectomy to apical repositioning with osseous surgery, and orthodontic forced eruption. Correct indication for each technique, and correct procedure, as well as equilibrated prosthetic reconstruction, may preserve the biologic width and prevent its new violation.

12. Jorgić-Srdjak K, Plančak D, Maričević T, Dragoo MR, Bošnjak A. Periodontal and prosthetic aspect of biological width. Part I: Violation of biologic width. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2000;34(2):189-97.
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    Title in English:	Periodontal and prosthetic aspect of biological width. Part I: Violation of biologic width
    Title in Croatian:	Parodontološko-protetski aspekt biološke širine. I.dio: Remećenje biološke širine
    Type of Article:	review
    MeSH:	PERIODONTIUM TOOTH + anatomy & histology DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT ODONTOMETRY
    Abstract:	This review gives the wide aspect of the complex question of biologic width and represents an attempt to answer some of the demands in relation to it. First of all, it debates the problems that occur after improper margin placement in the periodontium. Initially, the dimensions of biologic width are contemplated and then margin placement, is discussed and the success of restorative procedures and reasons for failure.

13. Jorgić-Srdjak K, Plančak D, Maričević T, Keros J, Bošnjak A. Gingival recession in relation to occlusal disturbances. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1999;33(4):437-45.
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    Title in English:	Gingival recession in relation to occlusal disturbances
    Title in Croatian:	Gingivna recesija u odnosu na okluzijske poremećaje
    Type of Article:	original scientific paper
    MeSH:	GINGIVAL RECESSION + etiology MALOCCLUSION + complications
    Abstract:	(not available)

14. Plančak D, Jorgić-Srdjak K, Domić A, Bošnjak A. Incidence of furcation involvement in multi-rooted teeth observed on radiographs (orthopanthomograms). Acta Stomatol Croat. 1999;33(3):367-72.
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    Title in English:	Incidence of furcation involvement in multi-rooted teeth observed on radiographs (orthopanthomograms)
    Title in Croatian:	Učestalost oštećenja račvališta višekorijenskih zuba promatrana na rendgenogramima (ortopantomogramima)
    Type of Article:	professional paper
    MeSH:	BONE RESORPTION PERIODONTAL DISEASES + pathology MOLAR RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC
    Abstract:	(not available)

15. Plančak D, Jorgić-Srdjak K, Bošnjak A. Tretman intrakoštanih džepova s Bio-Oss spongiosa granulatom i Bio-Gide kolagenom membranom (Prikaz slučaja) [in Croatian]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1998;32(Suppl):182.
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    Title in English:	nema
    Title in Croatian:	Tretman intrakoštanih džepova s Bio-Oss spongiosa granulatom i Bio-Gide kolagenom membranom (Prikaz slučaja)
    Type of Article:	congress abstract
    MeSH:	PERIODONTAL DISEASES + therapy PERIODONTAL POCKET
    Abstract:	(not available)