The level of bone crest surrounding the implant is of utmost significance to determine osseointegrated implant success, as preservation of marginal bone height is highly important for long-term dental implant survival. Various approaches have been described in the literature to prevent the crestal bone loss, including platform switching, non-submerged approach, scalloped implants, implant desig...

This study evaluated the success rates of 50 full-arch maxillary and/or mandibular implant supported fixed complete dentures. After a mean follow-up time of 42.1 month, 269 implants remained in function corresponding to cumulative implant success rates of 85.2% with an absolute success rate of 90.6% (269/297 implants). This study suggested that higher implant failure rates might be associated w...

Implant fracture is an infrequent cause of implant failure. The present study evaluates 21 fractured implants, with an analysis of patient age and sex, the type, length and diameter of the implant, positioning in the dental arch, the type of prosthetic rehabilitation involved, the number of abutments and pontics, the presence or absence of distal extensions or cantilevers, and loading time to f...

The implant-abutment connection of a two-piece dental implant depicts a complex micro-mechanical behavior: a micro-gap is evident at the implant-abutment interface, even in the virgin state. Its width varies when external mechanical load is applied. High resolution synchrotron-based radiography in combination with hard X-ray phase contrast to image this gap and estimate its size is deployed. Th...

Dental implants have become a popular treatment modality for replacing missing teeth. In this regard, the importance of restoring patients with function during the implant healing period has grown in recent decades. Esthetic concerns, especially in the anterior region of the maxilla, should also be considered until the definitive restoration is delivered. Another indication for such restoration...

PURPOSE Immediate loading of dental implants has been proved to be feasible in partially edentulous jaws. The purpose of this retrospective investigation was to assess the feasibility of immediately loading dental implants in fully edentulous jaws. METHODS A total of 24 patients aged between 53 and 89 years received a total of 154 implants in their edentulous maxillae or mandibles. Among the ...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this clinical study was to evaluate dental implant survival rates using the concept of a nonfunctional, immediate loading protocol with nonsplinted dental implants in the grafted maxillary sinus during a 52-week period. Random histomorphological and histomorphometric analysis was completed to evaluate the early healing effect of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and 50% autogenou...

This article reports the 4-year interim results of a multicenter study evaluating the clinical performance of the Osseotite dental implant. At 4 study centers, 485 Osseotite implants were consecutively placed in 181 patients (219 were placed in the mandible and 266 in the maxilla). A total of 355 implants were placed in posterior regions. Short implants (10 mm or less) represented 31.5% (n = 15...