Background/Objectives: This study aimed to explore antibiotic prescribing practices for dental implant placement in Croatia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study including dentists in Croatia who perform dental implant therapy. The questionnaire assessed the dentists’ age, working experience, education level, and whether they use antibiotics for dental implant placement, as well as the choice of antibiotics, timing, and reasons for antibiotics use. We used snowball and convenient sampling methods for recruiting dentists. Categorical data were described as absolute numbers and percentages. Differences in the use of antibiotics for specific health conditions were analyzed using Chi-Square, with p < 0.05. Results: Overall, 74 dentists completed the survey. The dentists used antibiotics either before and after (N = 37, 48.7%), before (N = 21; 27.6%), or after dental implant placement (N = 17, 22.4%). Most used Amoxicillin (N = 47, 61.8%), or Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid (N = 22, 28.9%). Almost all dentists used antibiotics in patients with artificial heart valves (N = 73, 97.3%) and a history of infective endocarditis (N = 74, 98.7%). Also, the dentists reported using antibiotics in patients with artificial joints (N = 52, 69.3%), diabetes (N = 48, 64%), HIV (N = 51, 34.2%), or those on antiresorptive drugs (N = 46, 61.3%), with 17 dentists (22.7%) prescribing antibiotics to all (p < 0.001). The main reasons for antibiotic prophylaxis were preventing complications at the implant site (N = 56; 73.7%) and reducing the early implant failure rate (N = 32; 42.1%). Around one-third of the dentists (34.2%) used antibiotics for their own safety. Conclusions: Croatian dentists may be overprescribing antibiotics during dental implant placement. Clear recommendations concerning antibiotic prophylaxis for dental implant therapy are needed to make well-informed clinical decisions.

Lipoma is a benign tumor of fatty tissue. Although lipomas are common tumors of mesenchymal origin in the human body, they rarely occur in the oral and maxillofacial region with a prevalence of 1%–4%. Even though lipomas in the oral cavity can appear anywhere, their etiology remains unclear. These tumors grow slowly and are painless, soft, and often encapsulated. Nevertheless, this tumor, with its growth, can cause speech, chewing, and denture fabrication difficulties and can be associated with pain, swelling, and numbness. Since it can be differentially diagnosed with liposarcoma, the preferred treatment for this tumor is adequate surgical excision, which is associated with a low recurrence rate. This report presents the clinical case of a large oral lipoma located in buccal mucosa and vestibule of the oral cavity that has been growing for the past 8 years. Surgical excision of the lipoma was performed under local anesthesia, requiring precise dissection due to its proximity to the mental nerve to minimize potential nerve damage. At the 3‐month follow‐up examination, the clinical findings were normal, with no signs of recurrence and no paresthesia in the operated area.

Objective: To investigate whether factors associated with surgical trauma influence postoperative pain in the first postoperative week. Study design: The study included 30 healthy, non-smoker adults of both genders, with an indication for periapical surgery on a single tooth in the upper anterior region, no history of prior surgery, no allergies to lidocaine with adrenaline or ibuprofen, no acute inflammation or pain, and a PAI of 3, 4, or 5. A single surgical team treated all patients by following the same surgical protocol. In the first postoperative week, each patient received the same postoperative instructions and a pain questionnaire to record pain intensity and analgesic consumption. Results: The highest pain intensity was recorded on the day after surgery, while the highest analgesics consumption was recorded on the day of surgery. Participants with a BMI correlated positively with the amount of analgesics taken in the postoperative period (P<0.05). The duration of the operation correlated negatively with the intensity of pain and the consumption of analgesics after the operation (P0.05). The presence of a fistula correlated negatively with analgesic consumption after surgery (P<0.05), while preoperative fenestration correlated negatively with the intensity of postoperative pain (P<0.05). Conclusion: Patients with a preoperative fistula and fenestration reported less pain and lower analgesic consumption in the postoperative period. These results indicate a potential relationship between the severity of postoperative pain and the degree of surgical trauma.

Background: Idiopathic osteosclerosis is a non-expansile bone lesion of unknown etiology, mostly detected incidentally on dental radiographs. It is typically asymptomatic and does not require intervention. Methods: This case report presents a rare clinical presentation in a 30-year-old female patient in whom enlargement of idiopathic osteosclerosis was associated with the progressive migration of an impacted mandibular third molar into close proximity with the inferior alveolar canal. Consequently, this caused paresthesia of the lower lip and chin and required surgical intervention. Results: The diagnosis was confirmed through histopathological examination following surgical removal of the tooth and bone biopsy, which verified the presence of idiopathic osteosclerosis and excluded other possible differential diagnoses. Conclusions: The postsurgical period was uneventful, and the patient reported no neurosensory disturbances after surgical treatment.