Background. There is no doubt that the success of the dental implants depends on the stability. The aim of this work was to measure the stability of dental implants prior to loading the implants, using a resonance frequency analysis (RFA) by Osstell mentor device. Methods. Ten healthy and nonsmoker patients over 40 years of age with at least six months of complete or partial edentulous mouth re...

OBJECTIVE A description is made of transcrestal sinus lift using the sinus balloon technique, evaluating the bone height achieved and implant success one year after prosthetic loading. MATERIAL AND METHOD Between January and July 2007, transcrestal sinus lift using the sinus balloon technique for dental implant placement was carried out in 6 patients. A panoramic X-ray study and maxillary com...

BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the survival of dental implants placed after ablative surgery, in patients affected by oral cancer treated with or without radiotherapy. METHODS We collected data for 34 subjects (22 females, 12 males; mean age: 51 ± 19) with malignant oral tumors who had been treated with ablative surgery and received dental implant rehabilitatio...

161 Despite the rising popularity of guided surgery and immediate loading, profound scientific evidence is lacking to support this approach in dental implant treatment. Nevertheless, the possible advantages of guided surgery protocols such as flapless and minimally invasive surgery, protection of vital anatomical structures, and immediate restoration have been extensively highlighted as marketi...

Soft tissue-implant interface is an important anatomical feature contributing to the long-term success of dental implants. Based on the available evidence, different factors may influence biological width around implants including the surgical technique, implant loading, implant surface properties, abutment materials, implant position, and width of the peri-implant mucosa. The purpose of the pr...

The rehabilitation of patients with dental implant-supported restorations is an ideal treatment option in contemporary dentistry. aim this review was to compile and demonstrate the mechanical response during loading condition, on stress distributions prostheses. findings show that majority stresses were concentrated cervical region implant/abutment interface may can be affected by several clini...

PURPOSE The aim was to review the influence of surface morphology on the primary stability of dental implants. METHODS MEDLINE-PubMed databases were explored from 1991 up to and including April 2010 using different combinations of the following terms: "dental," "implant surface roughness," "immediate loading," "initial stability," "primary stability," and "osseointegration." Articles publishe...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic long-term outcomes of dental implants with an anodized TiUnite surface, placed in routine clinical practice. Two clinical centers participated in the study. One hundred and seven implants (80 in the maxilla and 27 in the mandible) in 52 patients were followed in the long term. Both one- and two-stage techniques were used for 38...

Statement of the Problem Despite the low failure rate of dental implants, recognition of the risk factors can enhance the predictability of failure. Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for early implant failure. Materials and Method This retrospective cohort study was conducted on two groups of patients, the patients with a failed implant before loading and those ...