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Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus membrane elevation technique

Closed sinus lifting is a unique technique in being simple and less invasive (Summers, Compendium 15(6):698, 1994). However, it is blind to assess the safety of sinus lining during lifting without perforation....

Authors: Samy Elian and Khaled Barakat

A preliminary report on dental implant condition among dependent elderly based on the survey among Japanese dental practitioners

The objective of this study was to ascertain the situation relevant to implants, the status of oral self-care, the status of aftercare provided by the dentist who placed the implant, and the usage status of th...

Authors: Yuji Sato, Shigeto Koyama, Chikahiro Ohkubo, Shin Ogura, Ryutaro Kamijo, Soh Sato, Jun Aida, Yuichi Izumi, Mihoko Atsumi, Akio Isobe, Shunsuke Baba, Noriharu Ikumi and Fumihiko Watanabe

In vitro surface characteristics and impurity analysis of five different commercially available dental zirconia implants

The aim of this study was to assess surface characteristics, element composition, and surface roughness of five different commercially available dental zirconia implants.

Authors: B. Beger, H. Goetz, M. Morlock, E. Schiegnitz and B. Al-Nawas

Is antral membrane balloon elevation truly minimally invasive technique in sinus floor elevation surgery? A systematic review

Minimally invasive antral membrane balloon elevation was introduced as a less traumatic technique in sinus floor elevation surgery. This is the first systematic review to assess the results of previous studies...

Authors: Huda Moutaz Asmael

The influence of implant–abutment connection on the screw loosening and microleakage

There are some spaces between abutment and implant body which can be a reservoir of toxic substance, and they can penetrate into subgingival space from microgap at the implant–abutment interface. This penetrat...

Authors: Katsuhiro Tsuruta, Yasunori Ayukawa, Tatsuya Matsuzaki, Masafumi Kihara and Kiyoshi Koyano

Prospective multicenter non-randomized controlled study on intraosseous stability and healing period for dental implants in the posterior region

A current implant body surface was treated with “rough processing” by sandblasting and acid etching for the purposes of obtaining more reliable osseointegration and shortening the treatment period. Various rep...

Authors: Shinya Homma, Yasushi Makabe, Takuya Sakai, Kenzou Morinaga, Satoru Yokoue, Hirofumi Kido and Yasutomo Yajima

Cast accuracy obtained from different impression techniques at different implant angulations (in vitro study)

Angulated implants may result in inaccurate impressions, and the impression technique may affect the accuracy of the definitive cast. This study was designed to compare the dimensional accuracy of casts obtain...

Authors: Enas A. Elshenawy, Ahmed M. Alam-Eldein and Fadel A. Abd Elfatah

Finite element analysis of dental implants with validation: to what extent can we expect the model to predict biological phenomena? A literature review and proposal for classification of a validation process

A literature review of finite element analysis (FEA) studies of dental implants with their model validation process was performed to establish the criteria for evaluating validation methods with respect to the...

Authors: Yuanhan Chang, Abhijit Anil Tambe, Yoshinobu Maeda, Masahiro Wada and Tomoya Gonda

Significance of mandibular molar replacement with a dental implant: a theoretical study with nonlinear finite element analysis

Dental implants are frequently applied to unilateral defects in the mandible. However, implant placement in the molar region of the mandible can be difficult due to anatomical structure. The aim of this study ...

Authors: Masazumi Yoshitani, Yoshiyuki Takayama and Atsuro Yokoyama

Evaluation of dimensional behavior of peri-implant tissues in implants immediately exposed or submerged in fresh extraction and healed sites: a histological study in dogs

The aim of this study was to compare histologically the dimensional behavior of peri-implant tissues during osseointegration of immediately exposed or submerged implant placement in fresh extraction and healed...

Authors: Sergio Alexandre Gehrke, Leana Kathleen Bragança, Eugenio Velasco-Ortega and José Luis Calvo-Guirado

Impact of surgical management in cases of intraoperative membrane perforation during a sinus lift procedure: a follow-up on bone graft stability and implant success

Until now, sinus floor elevation represents the gold standard procedure in the atrophic maxilla in order to facilitate dental implant insertion. Although the procedure remains highly predictive, the perforatio...

Authors: Benedicta E. Beck-Broichsitter, Dorothea Westhoff, Eleonore Behrens, Jörg Wiltfang and Stephan T. Becker

Postgraduate education in dental implantology in the United Kingdom: a review

The qualified dentists in the United Kingdom (UK) are not expected to be competent in practising implant dentistry without further training in the subject and there is now greater emphasis on postgraduate trai...

Authors: Na Yeoun Kim and Sami Stagnell

Membrane perforation rate in lateral maxillary sinus floor augmentation using conventional rotating instruments and piezoelectric device—a meta-analysis

Maxillary sinus augmentation (MSA) is a successful and predictable intervention with low complication rates. Perforations of the Schneiderian membrane may occur impairing the general success. The aim of this s...

Authors: Corinne Jordi, Khaled Mukaddam, Jörg Thomas Lambrecht and Sebastian Kühl

The influence of systemically or locally administered mesenchymal stem cells on tissue repair in a rat oral implantation model

Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are used clinically in regenerative medicine. Our previous report showed systemically injected MSCs improved peri-implant sealing and accelerated tissue healing. Howev...

Authors: Miya Kanazawa, Ikiru Atsuta, Yasunori Ayukawa, Takayoshi Yamaza, Ryosuke Kondo, Yuri Matsuura and Kiyoshi Koyano

The efficacy of a porcine collagen matrix in keratinized tissue augmentation: a 5-year follow-up study

When keratinized tissue width around dental implants is poorly represented, the clinician could resort to autogenous soft tissue grafting. Autogenous soft tissue grafting procedures are usually associated with...

Authors: C. Maiorana, L. Pivetti, F. Signorino, G. B. Grossi, A. S. Herford and M. Beretta

Porous titanium granules in the treatment of peri-implant osseous defects—a 7-year follow-up study

A great number of different treatment protocols for peri-implantitis have been suggested but there is no consensus regarding the most effective intervention. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the lo...

Authors: Heidi Andersen, Anne Merete Aass and Johan Caspar Wohlfahrt

Early marginal bone stability of dental implants placed in a transalveolarly augmented maxillary sinus: a controlled retrospective study of surface modification with calcium ions

Recently, components of the extracellular cellular matrix have been assessed to enhance the biological response to dental implants. This study aims to assess the effect of surface modification with calcium ion...

Authors: Eduardo Anitua, Laura Piñas and Mohammad Hamdan Alkhraisat

Mucositis, peri-implantitis, and survival and success rates of oxide-coated implants in patients treated for periodontitis 3- to 6-year results of a case-series study

The aim of this case-series study is to evaluate the prevalence of mucositis, peri-implantitis, and survival and success rates of oxide-coated implants in subjects treated for periodontitis.

Authors: Reiner Mengel, Theresa Heim and Miriam Thöne-Mühling

Primary peri-implant oral intra-epithelial neoplasia/carcinoma in situ: a case report considering risk factors for carcinogenesis

Major risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are tobacco smoking, a betel quid chewing habit, and heavy alcohol consumption. However, around 15% of oral SCCs cannot be explained by these risk fact...

Authors: Makoto Noguchi, Hiroaki Tsuno, Risa Ishizaka, Kumiko Fujiwara, Shuichi Imaue, Kei Tomihara and Takashi Minamisaka

Novel expandable short dental implants in situations with reduced vertical bone height—technical note and first results

Short implants often have the disadvantage of reduced primary stability. The present study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a new expandable short dental implant system intended to incre...

Authors: Waldemar Reich, Ramona Schweyen, Christian Heinzelmann, Jeremias Hey, Bilal Al-Nawas and Alexander Walter Eckert

Correlations between clinical parameters in implant maintenance patients: analysis among healthy and history-of-periodontitis groups

The pathophysiology and pathology of peri-implantitis remain unclear; however, its similarity to periodontitis has been described. The evaluation of peri-implant tissue and the diagnostic criteria of peri-impl...

Authors: Keisuke Seki, Shinya Nakabayashi, Naoki Tanabe, Atsushi Kamimoto and Yoshiyuki Hagiwara

ISQ calculation evaluation of in vitro laser scanning vibrometry-captured resonance frequency

Implant stability testing at various stages of implant therapy by means of resonance frequency analysis is extensively used. The overall measurement outcome is a function of the resulting stiffness of three en...

Authors: Stijn Debruyne, Nicolas Grognard, Gino Verleye, Korneel Van Massenhove, Dimitrios Mavreas and Bart Vande Vannet

Narrow implants (2.75 and 3.25 mm diameter) supporting a fixed splinted prostheses in posterior regions of mandible: one-year results from a prospective cohort study

Can multiple splinted narrow-diameter implants be used as definitive implants in patients with insufficient bone ridge thickness in posterior regions of the mandible? With this aim, we evaluated their outcomes...

Authors: Tommaso Grandi, Luigi Svezia and Giovanni Grandi

Retrospective cohort study of rough-surface titanium implants with at least 25 years’ function

The longitudinal clinical outcomes over decades contribute to know potential factors leading to implant failure or complications and help in the decision of treatment alternatives.

Authors: Tadashi Horikawa, Tetsurou Odatsu, Takatoshi Itoh, Yoshiki Soejima, Hutoshi Morinaga, Naruyoshi Abe, Naoyuki Tsuchiya, Toshikazu Iijima and Takashi Sawase

Investigation of peri-implant tissue conditions and peri-implant tissue stability in implants placed with simultaneous augmentation procedure: a 3-year retrospective follow-up analysis of a newly developed bone level implant system

Guided bone regeneration (GBR) has been proven to be a reliable therapy to regenerate missing bone in cases of atrophy of the alveolar crest. The aim of the present retrospective analysis was to assess peri-im...

Authors: Jonas Lorenz, Henriette Lerner, Robert A. Sader and Shahram Ghanaati

Comparison of three different methods of internal sinus lifting for elevation heights of 7 mm: an ex vivo study

Various techniques are available for elevating the sinus membrane. The aim of this study is to evaluate three methods of indirect sinus floor elevation regarding elevation heights of 7 mm on the outcomes of me...

Authors: Aghiad Yassin Alsabbagh, Mohammed Monzer Alsabbagh, Batol Darjazini Nahas and Salam Rajih

Electro-chemical deposition of nano hydroxyapatite-zinc coating on titanium metal substrate

Titanium is an inert metal that does not induce osteogenesis and has no antibacterial properties; it is proposed that hydroxyapatite coating can enhance its bioactivity, while zinc can contribute to antibacter...

Authors: N. A. El-Wassefy, F. M. Reicha and N. S. Aref

A novel non-surgical method for mild peri-implantitis- a multicenter consecutive case series

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect on peri-implant mucosal inflammation from the use of a novel instrument made of chitosan in the non-surgical treatment of mild peri-implantitis across se...

Authors: J. C. Wohlfahrt, B. J. Evensen, B. Zeza, H. Jansson, A. Pilloni, A. M. Roos-Jansåker, G. L. Di Tanna, A. M. Aass, M. Klepp and O. C. Koldsland

The zygomatic implant perforated (ZIP) flap: a new technique for combined surgical reconstruction and rapid fixed dental rehabilitation following low-level maxillectomy

This aim of this report is to describe the development and evolution of a new surgical technique for the immediate surgical reconstruction and rapid post-operative prosthodontic rehabilitation with a fixed den...

Authors: C. J. Butterworth and S. N. Rogers

Clinical outcome of alveolar ridge augmentation with individualized CAD-CAM-produced titanium mesh

The augmentation of the jaw has been and continues to be a sophisticated therapy in implantology. Modern CAD-CAM technologies lead to revival of old and established augmentation techniques such as the use of t...

Authors: K. Sagheb, E. Schiegnitz, M. Moergel, C. Walter, B. Al-Nawas and W. Wagner

Six-implant-supported immediate fixed rehabilitation of atrophic edentulous maxillae with tilted distal implants

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the treatment outcome of six Bredent blueSky™ implants (Bredent GmbH, Senden, Germany) immediately loaded with a fixed full-arch prosthesis (two tilted poste...

Authors: S. Wentaschek, S. Hartmann, C. Walter and W. Wagner

The use of a biphasic calcium phosphate in a maxillary sinus floor elevation procedure: a clinical, radiological, histological, and histomorphometric evaluation with 9- and 12-month healing times

This study evaluates the clinical, radiological, histological, and histomorphometric aspects of a fully synthetic biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) (60% hydroxyapatite and 40% ß-tricalcium phosphate), used in a...

Authors: W. F. Bouwman, N. Bravenboer, J. W. F. H. Frenken, C. M. ten Bruggenkate and E. A. J. M. Schulten

Implant decontamination with phosphoric acid during surgical peri-implantitis treatment: a RCT

Peri-implantitis is known as an infectious disease that affects the peri-implant soft and hard tissue. Today, scientific literature provides very little evidence for an effective intervention protocol for trea...

Authors: Diederik F. M. Hentenaar, Yvonne C. M. De Waal, Hans Strooker, Henny J. A. Meijer, Arie-Jan Van Winkelhoff and Gerry M. Raghoebar

The influence of surface texture and wettability on initial bacterial adhesion on titanium and zirconium oxide dental implants

This study aims to investigate bacterial adhesion on different titanium and ceramic implant surfaces, to correlate these findings with surface roughness and surface hydrophobicity, and to define the predominan...

Authors: Torsten Wassmann, Stefan Kreis, Michael Behr and Ralf Buergers

Peri-implant biomechanical responses to standard, short-wide, and double mini implants replacing missing molar supporting hybrid ceramic or full-metal crowns under axial and off-axial loading: an in vitro study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical response of the peri-implant bone to standard, short-wide, and double mini implants replacing missing molar supporting either hybrid ceramic crowns (Lava...

Authors: Lamiaa Said Elfadaly, Lamiaa Sayed Khairallah and Mona Atteya Al Agroudy

Three-dimensional computer-guided implant placement in oligodontia

The aim of computer-designed surgical templates is to attain higher precision and accuracy of implant placement, particularly for compromised cases.

Authors: Marieke A. P. Filius, Joep Kraeima, Arjan Vissink, Krista I. Janssen, Gerry M. Raghoebar and Anita Visser

Comparison of patient satisfaction with mini-implant versus standard diameter implant overdentures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mini-implants have certain advantages over standard size implants which are being tested in various randomized controlled trials. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare conventional implant o...

Authors: Gowri Sivaramakrishnan and Kannan Sridharan

Erratum to: Osseointegration of standard and mini dental implants: a histomorphometric comparison

Authors: Jagjit S. Dhaliwal, Rubens F. Albuquerque Jr, Monzur Murshed and Jocelyne S. Feine

In vitro comparison of two titanium dental implant surface treatments: 3M™ESPE™ MDIs versus Ankylos®

An ideal implant should have a surface that is conducive to osseointegration. In vitro cell culture studies using disks made of same materials and surface as of implants may provide useful information on the e...

Authors: Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Juliana Marulanda, Jingjing Li, Sharifa Alebrahim, Jocelyne Sheila Feine and Monzur Murshed

The effect of membrane exposure on lateral ridge augmentation: a case-controlled study

The effect of membrane exposure on guided bone regeneration (GBR) for lateral ridge augmentation has been poorly addressed. This case-controlled study aimed to investigate potential effect of membrane exposure...

Authors: Mehmet A. Eskan, Marie-Eve Girouard, Dean Morton and Henry Greenwell

Ridge preservation using an in situ hardening biphasic calcium phosphate (β-TCP/HA) bone graft substitute—a clinical, radiological, and histological study

Post-Extraction ridge preservation using bone graft substitutes is a conservative technique to maintain the width of the alveolar ridge. The objective of the present study was to evaluate an in situ hardening ...

Authors: Ashish Kakar, Bappanadu H. Sripathi Rao, Shashikanth Hegde, Nikhil Deshpande, Annette Lindner, Heiner Nagursky, Aditya Patney and Harsh Mahajan

Histomorphometric and immunohistochemical evaluation of collagen containing xenogeneic bone blocks used for lateral bone augmentation in staged implant placement

The osteoconductive properties of collagen containing xenogeneic bone blocks (CCXBB) remain unclear. The aim of this prospective single-arm clinical study was to assess the histological outcomes of CCXBB block...

Authors: Alberto Ortiz-Vigón, Sergio Martinez-Villa, Iñaki Suarez, Fabio Vignoletti and Mariano Sanz

Autogenous bone grafts in oral implantology—is it still a “gold standard”? A consecutive review of 279 patients with 456 clinical procedures

This study assessed the clinical outcomes of graft success rate and early implant survival rate after preprosthetic alveolar ridge reconstruction with autologous bone grafts.

Authors: Andreas Sakkas, Frank Wilde, Marcus Heufelder, Karsten Winter and Alexander Schramm

Cellular fluid shear stress on implant surfaces—establishment of a novel experimental set up

Mechanostimuli of different cells can affect a wide array of cellular and inter-cellular biological processes responsible for dental implant healing. The purpose of this in vitro study was to establish a new t...

Authors: P. W. Kämmerer, D. G. E. Thiem, A. Alshihri, G. H. Wittstock, R. Bader, B. Al-Nawas and M. O. Klein

Osteogenesis ability of CAD/CAM porous zirconia scaffolds enriched with nano-hydroxyapatite particles

The aim of this study was to evaluate osteogenesis ability of CAD/CAM porous zirconia scaffolds enriched with hydroxy apatite used to augment large boney defects in a dog model.

Authors: Moustafa N. Aboushelib and Rehab Shawky

Sandwich bone graft for vertical augmentation of the posterior maxillary region: a case report with 9-year follow-up

The loss of teeth followed by bone resorption often lead to defects in the alveolar ridge, making installation of dental implants difficult. Correction of such bone defects, especially lack of height of the ri...

Authors: Kenko Tanaka, Irena Sailer, Yoshihiro Kataoka, Shinnosuke Nogami and Tetsu Takahashi

Comparison of access-hole filling materials for screw retained implant prostheses: 12-month in vivo study

Screw retained implant prostheses seem to be an efficient restorative method to prevent peri-implantitis caused by cement excess around the abutment. The drawback of the screw-retained prostheses is the diffic...

Authors: Rémy Tanimura and Shiro Suzuki

β-TCP/HA with or without enamel matrix proteins for maxillary sinus floor augmentation: a histomorphometric analysis of human biopsies

It is still unclear whether enamel matrix proteins (EMD) as adjunct to bone grafting enhance bone healing. This study compared histomorphometrically maxillary sinus floor augmentation (MSFA) with β-TCP/HA in c...

Authors: James Carlos Nery, Luís Antônio Violin Dias Pereira, George Furtado Guimarães, Cassio Rocha Scardueli, Fabiana Mantovani Gomes França, Rubens Spin-Neto and Andreas Stavropoulos

Mechanical and degradation properties of advanced platelet-rich fibrin (A-PRF), concentrated growth factors (CGF), and platelet-poor plasma-derived fibrin (PPTF)

Fibrin clot membranes prepared from advanced platelet-rich fibrin (A-PRF) or concentrated growth factors (CGF), despite their relatively rapid biodegradability, have been used as bioactive barrier membranes fo...

Authors: Kazushige Isobe, Taisuke Watanebe, Hideo Kawabata, Yutaka Kitamura, Toshimitsu Okudera, Hajime Okudera, Kohya Uematsu, Kazuhiro Okuda, Koh Nakata, Takaaki Tanaka and Tomoyuki Kawase

Comparative evaluation of the stability of two different dental implant designs and surgical protocols—a pilot study

The purpose of this study was to compare a parallel wall design implant to a tapered apex design implant when placed in the posterior maxilla using two different surgical protocols.

Authors: David E. Simmons, Pooja Maney, Austin G. Teitelbaum, Susan Billiot, Lomesh J. Popat and A. Archontia Palaiologou