statement of problem: placement of mini-dental implants when single-tooth restorations are needed and the space is not sufficient to insert a standard diameter implant is indicated. there are many different mini-implant brands with various materials and surface characteristics; however, there are just few studies comparing them with each other. objectives: in this study, finite element analysis...

AIM To describe a technique for registering the positions of multiple dental implants using a system based on photogrammetry. A case is presented in which a prosthetic treatment was performed using this technique. STUDY DESIGN Three Euroteknika® dental implants were placed to rehabilitate a 55-year-old male patient with right posterior maxillary edentulism. Three months later, the positions o...

The use of dental implants is widespread and has been successfully applied to replace missing teeth (Amoroso et al., 2006). Although high success rate has been reported by several clinical studies, early or late dental implants failures are still inevitable. During mastication, overstress around dental implants may cause bone resorption, which leads to infection on the peri-implant region and f...

PURPOSE Dental implants are currently the aesthetic and functional alternative for tooth replacement. Despite the high success rate shown by longitudinal studies, failures do occur, even in patients who present appropriate clinical conditions. The aim of the present study was to identify factors related to, or determinant of, dental implant loss in patients of the Latin-American Dental Research...

Corrosion of titanium dental implants has been associated with implant failure and is considered one of the triggering factors for peri-implantitis. This corrosion is concerning, because a large amount of metal ions and debris are generated in this process, the accumulation of which may lead to adverse tissue reactions in vivo. The goal of this study is to investigate the mechanisms for implant...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relation between occlusal loading and peri-implant clinical parameters (probing depth, bleeding on probing, gingival retraction, width of keratinized mucosa, and crevicular fluid volume) in patients with implant-supported complete fixed prostheses in both arches. MATERIAL AND METHODS This clinical study took place at the University of Valencia (Spain) dental clin...

This paper describes a numerical study performed with the finite element method of novel dental implant system. A conventional Brånemark dental implant system was redesigned and a bio-inert stress barrier (elastomer) was interposed between the implant and the ceramic crown. The goal was to attenuate the loading of the bone surrounding the implant with high magnitude stresses. The new design was...

Computerized navigation surgery has evolved to facilitate minimally invasive procedures, the gold standard of surgery today. While flapless implant surgery may be clinically beneficial, it has generally been perceived as a blind procedure limited to straightforward cases that do not pose a risk of cortical plate perforation. The objective of this report is to describe a protocol for flapless im...

The long term success of dental implant treatment relies on the proper stability of the implant within the host bone. This condition is achieved through osseointegration, which is characterized as a direct functional and structural connection between ingrown bone tissue and implant surface (Brånemark et al., 1977; Simmons et al., 2001). Osseointegration begins with rapid growth of random and un...

Purpose: To investigate peri-implant bone resorption around 108 ITI dental implants 1 year after prosthetic loading using extraoral panoramic, conventional intraoral periapical, and digital radiologic techniques. Materials and Methods: A total of 108 implants were placed (59 in the maxilla and 49 in the mandible) in 42 patients (16 men and 26 women) with a mean age of 44.2 years (range 14 to 68...