BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the treatment outcome of six Bredent blueSky™ implants (Bredent GmbH, Senden, Germany) immediately loaded with a fixed full-arch prosthesis (two tilted posterior and four axial frontal and premolar implants). METHODS All 10 patients with atrophic edentulous maxillae being treated with a standardized procedure from 09/2009 to 01/20...

BACKGROUND At present, updated secondary implant stability data generated by actual versions of resonance frequency analysis (RFA) and mobility measurement (MM) electronic devices of 2 different implant systems with actual manufactured surfaces seem to lack and/or are incomplete. MATERIAL AND METHODS Secondary implant stability data based on both RFA and MM measurements were collected and ana...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Macroscopic and especially microscopic properties of implant surfaces play a major role in the osseous healing of dental implants. Dental implants with modified surfaces have shown stronger osseointegration than implants which are only turned (machined). Advanced surface modification techniques such as anodic oxidation and Ca-P application have been developed to achieve fas...

background: the aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the crestal bone loss and stability of single mandibular posterior dental implants placed in immediate functional loading (ifl) and immediate nonfunctional loading (infl) during 6 months after placement. materials and methods: forty single piece root form titanium implants were placed in 20 patients using ifl and infl techniques. the ...

Background: The primary stability is a determinant clinical condition for the success of different dental implants macro-design in bone density using validated and repeatable vitro technique employing solid rigid polyurethane blocks. Materials Methods: Five 3.8 × 13 mm2 each (i.e., IK—tapered; IC—cylindric; IA—active blade shape) were positioned into 20- 30- pounds per cubic foot (PCF) Bucco-li...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Case finding of patients at risk of COPD by community pharmacists could identify a substantial number of people with undiagnosed COPD, but little is known about the feasibility and effectiveness of pharmacy-based COPD case finding using microspirometry. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of COPD case-finding service provided by c...

Direct bone formation on the implant surface is a treatment goal in implant dentistry. It was always thought that a healing period of 3 months for the lower jaw and 5-6 months for the upper jaw was required for osseointegration to occur. Recent studies, however, show that with the early loading protocol, osseointegration is possible as well. The goal of this study was to evaluate clinical, hist...

The aim of the present study was to determine the bone response to magnesium (Mg) ion-incorporated titanium (Ti) implants during the early healing period. A total of 114 patients (69 men and 45 women aged between 29 and 71 years) participated in the study. Overall, one hundred thirty-three 10-mm-long fixtures were installed, composed of 65 Mg ion-incorporated fixtures in the test group (55 part...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to compare the survival, stability, and complications of immediately loaded implants placed in postextraction sockets and healed sites. METHODS Over a 2-year period, all patients presenting with partial or complete edentulism of the maxilla and/or mandible (healed site group, at least 4 months of healing after tooth extraction) or in need of replacem...