Articles

A biomechanical investigation of mandibular molar implants: reproducibility and validity of a finite element analysis model

Three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA) is effective in analyzing stress distributions around dental implants. However, FEA of living tissue involves many conditions, and the structures and behaviors a...

Authors: Miyuki Omori, Yuji Sato, Noboru Kitagawa, Yuta Shimura and Manabu Ito

Real-time PCR analysis of fungal organisms and bacterial species at peri-implantitis sites

The potential role of fungal organisms and their co-aggregation with either periodontopathogens or opportunistic pathogens at peri-implantitis sites is unknown. The aim of the present study was to qualitativel...

Authors: Frank Schwarz, Kathrin Becker, Sebastian Rahn, Andrea Hegewald, Klaus Pfeffer and Birgit Henrich

Inter- and intraobserver reproducibility of buccal bone measurements at dental implants with cone beam computed tomography in the esthetic region

Sufficient buccal bone is important for optimal esthetic results of implant treatment in the anterior region. It can be measured with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), but background scattering and problem...

Authors: Kirsten W Slagter, Gerry M Raghoebar, Arjan Vissink and Henny J A Meijer

Temperature rise during removal of fractured components out of the implant body: an in vitro study comparing two ultrasonic devices and five implant types

Ultrasonic instrumentation under magnification may facilitate mobilization of screw remnants but may induce heat trauma to surrounding bone. An increase of 5°C is considered detrimental to osseointegration. Th...

Authors: Eric W Meisberger, Sjoerd J G Bakker and Marco S Cune

Efficacy of intravenous sedation and oral nifedipine in dental implant patients with preoperative hypertension - a retrospective study of 516 cases

To examine the effects of intravenous sedation and oral nifedipine on blood pressure and pulse rate in patients with perioperative high blood pressure undergoing implant surgery, the clinical records of dental...

Authors: Motoshi Kimura, Yoshihiro Takasugi, Shigeyoshi Hanano, Katsuyuki Terabe and Yuko Kimura

Genomic analyses of early peri-implant bone healing in humans: a systematic review

The objective of the study was to systematically review the literature for studies reporting gene expression analyses (GEA) of the biological processes involved in early human peri-implant bone healing.

Authors: Siddharth Shanbhag, Vivek Shanbhag and Andreas Stavropoulos

Current status of implant prosthetics in Japan: a survey among certified dental lab technicians

There are many implant cases in which dental technicians take initiative with regard to the design of implant prostheses, and to a certain extent, this area of care is one in which dentists do not necessarily ...

Authors: Yoshiyuki Hagiwara, Tatsuya Narita, Yohei Shioda, Keisuke Iwasaki, Takayuki Ikeda, Shunsuke Namaki and Thomas J Salinas

The relationship between the bone characters obtained by CBCT and primary stability of the implants

The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the thickness of the cortical bone or the voxel values that are obtained by cone beam CT (CBCT) and the insertion torque values (ITVs) or the imp...

Authors: Masahiro Wada, Yasutane Tsuiki, Tohru Suganami, Kazunori Ikebe, Motofumi Sogo, Ikuhisa Okuno and Yoshinobu Maeda

Evaluation of implant-materials as cell carriers for dental stem cells under in vitro conditions

Dental stem cells in combination with implant materials may become an alternative to autologous bone transplants. For tissue engineering different types of soft and rigid implant materials are available, but l...

Authors: Martin Gosau, Sandra Viale-Bouroncle, Hannah Eickhoff, Esthera Prateeptongkum, Anja Reck, W Götz, Christoph Klingelhöffer, Steffen Müller and Christian Morsczeck

International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Authors: Hendrik Terheyden and Yoshinobu Maeda