U. Arunmozhi

Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Periodontics: A Critical Narrative Review of Diagnostic Accuracy, Clinical Utility and the Persistent Gap Between Image Quality and Patient Benefit

S. Divya Darsini, R. A. Jenifer Cynthia, R. Kadhiresan & U. Arunmozhi · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2026

Cone beam computed tomography has become widely available in periodontal practice, yet its role remains contested. Two-dimensional radiography systematically misrepresents the three-dimensional architecture of periodontal osseous destruction, and volumetric imaging offers an obvi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1382

Immediate Implant Placement in a Type 2 Extraction Socket Using the Ice Cream Cone Technique: A Case Report

A. Lubna Firdose, D. Preetha, K. J. Nagasurthi & U. Arunmozhi · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2026

Immediate implant placement in extraction sockets with buccal plate deficiency presents clinical and aesthetic challenges. The ice cream cone technique is a flapless guided bone regeneration approach designed to stabilize graft material and preserve soft tissue contours. This cas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1314

Sticky Bone: Stability Meets Biology in Periodontal Regeneration- A Narrative Review

G. Krishna Prabha, R. Kadhiresan, L. Vishalatchi & U. Arunmozhi · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2026

Periodontal regeneration is a therapeutic procedure aimed at re-establishing the lost tooth-supporting tissues—alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, and cementum—by promoting the formation of new, functional attachment. It is biologically driven, cell-selective phenomenon in which...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1343