Implant Prosthodontics A Patient-Oriented Strategy

Biomechanics of Cantilevered Implant-Supported Prosthesis (Biomechanics in Implant Prosthodontics)

The peculiar characteristic of an implant-supported prosthesis is the fact that its fixation is given by the connection of an alloplastic material (the implant) to a living tissue (the bone). This fixation has been defined as rigid and clinically asymptomatic and must be maintained during functional loading (Albrektsson & Zarb, 1993). Under load, bone tissue will undergo a remodeling process, w...

Implant prosthodontics: current perspective and future directions.

I the 35 years since the concept of osseointegration was first applied to human patients, there have been many advances in the understanding and application of implant dentistry as a method for the replacement of missing teeth. Osseointegration as first defined by Brånemark is a scientific milestone that delineates a certain sense of separation of the old from the new in implant dentistry. Osse...

Federal government unveils patient-oriented research strategy.

Occlusal stability in implant prosthodontics -- clinical factors to consider before implant placement.

The success of any prosthetic design depends on proper management of the occlusion. The clinical variables influencing occlusal stability must be determined and considered in the design of the final prosthesis. This paper outlines some of these variables.

Limited sampling strategy for patient-oriented clinical pharmacokinetic trial.

Clinical pharmacologists (-kinetists) are charged with the obligation to quantify dose-response relationships (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics) of clinically useful drugs. Clinical pharmacokinetic studies are performed to determine the rational use of medicines according to patient characteristics, such as disease and genotype of drug metabolizing enzymes (transporters), and predict the i...