OBJECTIVE The objective of the present systematic review was to analyze the potential effect of incorporation of cantilever extensions on the survival rate of implant-supported fixed partial dental prostheses (FPDPs) and the incidence of technical and biological complications, as reported in longitudinal studies with at least 5 years of follow-up. METHODS A MEDLINE search was conducted up to ...

In patients with extensive bone resorption, implant placement posterior to the mental foramen is a problematic surgical procedure. This paper reports the results in 6 patients (aged 20-61) with edentulous areas in the posterior part of the mandible, in whom 26 Nobelpharma implants were placed, including 17 with transposition of the inferior alveolar nerve allowing the use of implant fixtures of...

BACKGROUND Historically, prostheses involving cantilevered support have resulted in higher complication rates than have fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) without cantilevers. Through the judicious use of contemporary implant protocols, implant-supported cantilevered FDPs (ICFDPs) may provide a method of restoring edentate areas as predictably as do implant-supported FDPs without cantilevers. TYP...

PURPOSE To clinically evaluate immediate implant placement with simultaneous intentional retention of the buccal aspect of the root and to report longitudinal data on survival of implants placed with the use of this novel technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective case series of implants placed with the root-membrane technique in the maxillary anterior region of adult patients was condu...

Context: For many years, the standard protocol for implant placement was the delayed method which is to wait until the bone is matured after tooth extraction. Evidence Acquisition: The increasing demand for shorter rehabilitation times have led to the introduction of immediate implant placement. Although this method offers many advantages like minimal number of surgical procedures, less morbidi...

Copyright: © 2017 Minoru Sanda, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Sputtered hydroxyapatite coated implant has investigated as an implant with novel surface coating for dental impl...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND OF PROBLEMS:: Sinus augmentation is a predictable procedure to increase bone height in the posterior maxilla to facilitate ideal implant placement. However, the effect of residual alveolar bone height upon overall implant success remains unclear. AIMS : Hence, the objective of this study was to review and evaluate the correlation between amount of remaining crest alveola...

BACKGROUND Slovenia has a high burden of head and neck cancer. Patients are mostly treated with surgery followed by radiation therapy. Advanced surgical and prosthodontic techniques have expanded the rehabilitation options. The aim of the study was to review the outcome of implant-prosthetic treatment after radiation therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty irradiated head and neck cancer patient...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare crestal bone-level changes, soft tissue parameters and implant success and survival between small-diameter implants made of titanium/zirconium (TiZr) alloy or of Grade IV titanium (Ti) in edentulous mandibles restored with removable overdentures. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a randomized, controlled, double-blind, split-mouth multicenter clinic...

A total of 264 implants was placed in 143 patients using different immediate or delayed-immediate implant placement techniques in 12 different centers participating in a prospective multicenter study. The reason for tooth extraction was evaluated; bone quality and quantity were classified; socket depths were registered; and data on implant type, size, and position were collected. One hundred th...