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  1. Despite the high survival rate of dental implants, screw loosening is frequently reported. Screw loosening can cause a misfit of the implant-abutment connection leading to peri-implantitis or abutment screw fr...

    Authors: Kanyarin Benjaboonyazit, Pisaisit Chaijareenont and Pathawee Khongkhunthian
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2019 5:1
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  2. This study investigated objective and patient-reported esthetic outcomes and their correlation for single-tooth implant restorations in the maxillary anterior region.

    Authors: Mehmet Ali Altay, Alper Sindel, Hüseyin Alican Tezerişener, Nelli Yıldırımyan and Mehmet Mustafa Özarslan
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2019 5:2
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  3. An oroantral fistula (OAF) is a pathological abnormal communication between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus which may arise as a result of failure of primary healing of an OAF, dental infections, osteo...

    Authors: Puria Parvini, Karina Obreja, Robert Sader, Jürgen Becker, Frank Schwarz and Loutfi Salti
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:40
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  4. This retrospective study examined the mid- to long-term clinical and radiographic performance of a tapered implant in various treatment protocols in patients with local and systemic risk factors (RFs).

    Authors: Sotirios Konstantinos Saridakis, Wilfried Wagner and Robert Noelken
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:41
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  5. The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to assess the efficacy of an oscillating-rotating toothbrush in reducing plaque and inflammation around dental implants.

    Authors: Giuseppe Allocca, Diana Pudylyk, Fabrizio Signorino, Giovanni Battista Grossi and Carlo Maiorana
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:38
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  6. The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of different angulations and collar lengths of the implant abutment on screw loosening by measuring removal torque value (RTV) before and after dyn...

    Authors: Mai Ahmed Yousry El-Sheikh, Tamer Mohamed Nasr Mostafa and Mohamed Maamoun El-Sheikh
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:39
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  7. Bone fragility and skeletal irregularities are the characteristic features of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Many patients with OI have weakened maxillary and mandibular bone, leading to poor oral hygiene and s...

    Authors: Shamit S. Prabhu, Kevin Fortier, Michael C. May and Uday N. Reebye
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:36
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  8. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of various dentoalveolar pathologies based on panoramic radiography (OPG), cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and printed 3D models in consecutive ...

    Authors: Josipa Radic, Raphael Patcas, Bernd Stadlinger, Daniel Wiedemeier, Martin Rücker and Barbara Giacomelli-Hiestand
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:37
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  9. The purpose of this study is to provide the relevant equations and the reference tables needed for calculating the maximum errors in implant positioning attributed to the properties of the mechanical parts of ...

    Authors: Dimitrios Apostolakis and Georgios Kourakis
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:34
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  10. The performance of dental implants in controlled clinical studies is often investigated in homogenous populations. Observational studies are necessary to evaluate the outcome of implant restorations placed in ...

    Authors: Sven Marcus Beschnidt, Claudio Cacaci, Kerem Dedeoglu, Detlef Hildebrand, Helfried Hulla, Gerhard Iglhaut, Gerald Krennmair, Markus Schlee, Paul Sipos, Andres Stricker and Karl-Ludwig Ackermann
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:33
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  11. Retraction of the upper incisors/canines requires maximum anchorage. The aim of the present study was to analyze the efficacy of mini implants in comparison to conventional devices in patients with need for en...

    Authors: Kathrin Becker, Annika Pliska, Caroline Busch, Benedict Wilmes, Michael Wolf and Dieter Drescher
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:35
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  12. The aims of the present study were to determine the thickness of the Schneiderian membrane and identify the width of the maxillary sinus, which is indicated by the buccal and lingual walls of the sinus angle b...

    Authors: Demos Kalyvas, Andreas Kapsalas, Sofia Paikou and Konstantinos Tsiklakis
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:32
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  13. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are commonly used in implant dentistry for management of post-operative pain. The objective of this systematic review was to analyse the effect of non-steroidal anti-infla...

    Authors: Jie Denny Luo, Catherine Miller, Tamara Jirjis, Masoud Nasir and Dileep Sharma
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:30
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  14. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is widely used in regenerative dentistry and other medical fields. However, its effectiveness has often been questioned. For better evaluation, the quality of individual PRP preparat...

    Authors: Yutaka Kitamura, Masashi Suzuki, Tsuneyuki Tsukioka, Kazushige Isobe, Tetsuhiro Tsujino, Taisuke Watanabe, Takao Watanabe, Hajime Okudera, Koh Nakata, Takaaki Tanaka and Tomoyuki Kawase
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:29
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  16. The high survival clinical success rates of osseointegration are requisites for establishing a long-term biomechanical fixation and load-bearing potential of endosseous oral implants. The objective of this pre...

    Authors: Rainde Naiara Rezende de Jesus, Eunice Carrilho, Pedro V. Antunes, Amílcar Ramalho, Camilla Christian Gomes Moura, Andreas Stavropoulos and Darceny Zanetta-Barbosa
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:28
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  17. Peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) contains calprotectin and NTx, which are markers for inflammation and bone resorption, respectively. The aims of this pilot study were to compare calprotectin and NTx level...

    Authors: Eijiro Sakamoto, Rie Kido, Yoritoki Tomotake, Yoshihito Naitou, Yuichi Ishida and Jun-ichi Kido
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:26
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  18. Maxillary sinus pneumatization following dental tooth extractions and maxillary alveolar bone resorption frequently leaves inadequate bone levels for implant placement. The objectives of this systematic review...

    Authors: Miriam Ting, Philip Afshar, Arik Adhami, Stanton M. Braid and Jon B. Suzuki
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:25
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  19. This retrospective consecutive case series study was performed to determinate the survival rate and implant stability of short (7 mm length) dental implants with an electrowetted hydrophilic surface that were ...

    Authors: Paul S. Rosen, Herman Sahlin, Rudolf Seemann and Ari S. Rosen
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:24
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  20. This retrospective analysis aimed at comparing the clinical outcomes following combined surgical therapy of peri-implantitis at initially grafted and non-grafted (i.e., pristine) implant sites.

    Authors: Ausra Ramanauskaite, Kathrin Becker, Gintaras Juodzbalys and Frank Schwarz
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:27
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  21. Based on the notion that full activation of platelets is required for a growth factor release, in regenerative dentistry, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in liquid form is usually clotted by addition of CaCl2 in glass...

    Authors: Toshihisa Toyoda, Kazushige Isobe, Tetsuhiro Tsujino, Yasuo Koyata, Fumitaka Ohyagi, Taisuke Watanabe, Masayuki Nakamura, Yutaka Kitamura, Hajime Okudera, Koh Nakata and Tomoyuki Kawase
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:23
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  22. The aim of this study was to evaluate the visibility of the superior and inferior walls of the mandibular canal separately using limited volume cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) with small voxel size.

    Authors: Hiroko Ishii, Akemi Tetsumura, Yoshikazu Nomura, Shin Nakamura, Masako Akiyama and Tohru Kurabayashi
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:18
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  23. The literature states that Strontium (Sr) is able to simultaneously stimulate bone formation and suppress bone resorption. Recent animal studies suggest that the systemic administration of Sr, in the form of s...

    Authors: Cassio Rocha Scardueli, Carolina Bizelli-Silveira, Rosemary Adriana C. Marcantonio, Elcio Marcantonio Jr, Andreas Stavropoulos and Rubens Spin-Neto
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:21
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  24. Using implants to retain prostheses as part of the oral rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients is an increasingly common treatment modality, particularly in transported bone which is used to reconstru...

    Authors: Dominic P. Laverty, Robert Kelly and Owen Addison
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:19
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  27. There are few studies measuring the dimensions of the maxillary sinus, being mostly based on computed tomography imaging and rarely being based on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). The aim of this study wa...

    Authors: Julia Luz, Dominique Greutmann, Daniel Wiedemeier, Claudio Rostetter, Martin Rücker and Bernd Stadlinger
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:17
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  28. Implant and superstructure provide a complex system, which has to withstand oral conditions. Concerning the brittleness of many ceramics, fractures are a greatly feared issue. Therefore, polymer-infiltrated ce...

    Authors: Pia Baumgart, Holger Kirsten, Rainer Haak and Constanze Olms
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:16
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  30. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:14
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  31. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:13
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  32. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:12
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  33. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:11
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  34. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:10
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  35. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:9
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  36. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:7
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  37. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:4
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  38. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:5
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  39. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:6
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  41. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:3
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  42. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:2
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  43. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2018 4:1
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  44. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:50
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  45. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:49
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  46. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:48
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  47. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:47
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  48. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:46
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  49. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:45
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  50. 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
    Citation: International Journal of Implant Dentistry 2017 3:44
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