Achieving Osseo integration is of utmost importance for the success implant therapy. Poor bone density (D3 & D4 type from Misch classification) common in maxillary jaw, especially elderly patients which can create a hindrance to proper integration. A successful therapy would optimally re-create lost mucogingival contours while maintaining their relationship prosthesis by replacing tooth/ teeth....

BACKGROUND The present study evaluated the outcome of ridge augmentation with cancellous freeze-dried block bone allografts in the posterior atrophic mandible followed by placement of dental implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS A bony deficiency of at least 3 mm, horizontally, vertically, or both, according to computerized tomography (CT) para-axial reconstruction served as inclusion criteria. Imp...

PURPOSE Insight into the bone volume and position of natural teeth is essential when placing implants to retain nasal prostheses. This paper describes a series of three cases in which a new method was applied for implant placement in the nasal floor of dentate patients using digital planning techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS With the aid of computer software, digital planning of implants in t...

PURPOSE Ridge expansion is used to widen narrow ridges with adequate height for implant placement. This human case series presents the clinical and histologic results of delayed expansion of mandibles by ultrasonic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with residual alveolar ridge width between 2.3 and 4.1 mm in the coronal area of the posterior mandible were included in the study. First, f...

Introduction Immediate implant placement is a well-recognized and successful treatment option following tooth removal.1 Although the success rates for both immediate and delayed implant techniques are comparable, the literature reports that one can expect there to be recession of the buccal / facial gingiva of at least 1 mm following immediate implant placement, with the recession to possibly w...

PURPOSE The aim of this review was to evaluate the clinical outcomes for the different time points of implant placement following tooth extraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS A PubMed search and a hand search of selected journals were performed to identify clinical studies published in English that reported on outcomes of implants in postextraction sites. Only studies that included 10 or more pati...

the maxillofacial region is one of the most injury-prone areas during road traffic accidents, personal violence, falls and sports. maxillofacial trauma can lead to breakage or avulsion of upper anterior teeth, which may cause significant aesthetic and functional problems. there are many treatment options available for rehabilitation including removable partial dentures, fixed partial dentures, ...

background and aims. different clinical studies have reported high survival rates in immediate implant placement in extraction sockets with periapical lesions. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of er:yag laser irradiation on success rate of immediate implant placement in tooth extraction sockets with chronic periapical lesions. materials and methods. thirty patients requiring ...

Soon after tooth extraction the bone resorption takes place reducing the height and width of alveolar ridge. This produces an altered morphology of the bone unfavorable for implant placement and implant placement becomes impossible without surgical correction. Socket grafting maintains and preserves ridge for implant placement.

The practice of immediate implant placement is gaining momentum in clinical practice and can be a very rewarding way to deliver implant therapy to patients. Appropriate patient selection and an understanding of newly developed techniques and protocols are needed to ensure that the high rates of success seen with conventional implant therapy hold true for implants placed immediately. While gaini...