Background A new implant design was launched in 2015 with internal connection allowing for placement of abutments with angulated screw channels. Such devices may eliminate the use of nonauthentic components, which may present with poor fit and jeopardize the construction. It may also eliminate the use of cemented single‐crowns with the risk for excessive cement to cause marginal bone destruction. Purpose To evaluate the outcome of a straight‐walled implant with conical connection (NobelParallel CC), when used in the single‐tooth situation of the anterior maxilla. Further, to elucidate the need for an abutment with angulated screw channel (ASC). Materials and Methods Patients referred for both implant surgery and prosthetics to rehabilitate missing single maxillary incisors/canines. Implants were placed according to a two‐staged surgical procedure. Patients were followed up to delivery of prosthetic crowns with the purpose to extend the study up to 1‐, 3‐, and 5‐year follow up. Registrations of implant survival, marginal bone level measurements, hard/soft tissue complications, and the incidence of ASC to avoid the use of nonauthentic components or crown cementation, were performed at the end of the study. Results A total of 47 patients were included in the current investigation. One patient deceased during the study period. In all 51 implants were inserted, of which 14 implant sites were bone augmented either prior to implant placement or in connection with the insertion procedure. Further, four remaining teeth were extracted in the region of interest during implant placement. One implant presented with infection and mobility at abutment connection and was consequently removed. Implant survival rate was 98.0%. Mean marginal bone level at crown placement was 0.41 mm (SD = 0.45 mm) and the corresponding measurements at 1 year for 22 implants revealed a marginal bone resorption of 0.41 mm (SD = 0.36 mm). Abutments with angulated screw channels were used in 42/49 sites. Conclusion The NobelParallel CC implant seemed to work well together with the ASC abutment. No major complications were noted.

The aim of the study is to examine the positive relationshipbetween organizational culture and employees’ performance. The studyfurther assessed the impact of five facets of organizational culture onemployees’ job performance. The study used an adapted questionnaire forthe purpose of data collection. All the staff of the Independent GeneralDirectorate of Kochies (IGDK) at the central office was taken as thesample. The result of the Pearson correlation revealed a positiverelationship between organizational culture and employees’ jobperformance. The result of regression analysis revealed that the four facetsof organizational culture namely managing change, achieving goals,coordinating teamwork and cultural strength positively and significantlycontributed towards employees’ performance whereas the fifth facetclients’ orientation does not contribute towards employee performance. Asa majority of the available literature on the topic in hand was carried outin the developed countries, therefore, this research tried to assess it in thecontext of developing countries like Afghanistan.

Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular endothelial neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus 8. Although it is a well-studied disease, little is known about the specific characteristics or epidemiology of Kaposi sarcoma in Afghanistan. The data consist primarily of anecdotal reports and epidemiological studies extrapolated from neighboring countries. In this case series, we summarize existing data about Kaposi sarcoma in Afghanistan and present seven histologically confirmed cases with associated clinical features to shed light on the characteristics of Kaposi sarcoma in this unique geographic setting.

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