OBJECTIVES If teeth are missing, super-eruption of teeth in the opposing arch can occur in the area and can change the occlusal plane. When missing teeth are replaced with implants, the oral surgeon must determine whether or not the super-erupted teeth need to be treated in order to normalize the occlusal plane. In this study, we evaluated the clinical prognosis of dentition after implant place...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare and analyze the peri-implant tissue conditions and prospective clinical outcomes associated with 2 types of hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated implants: (1) fully HA-coated implants and (2) partially HA-coated implants with resorbable blast medium on the coronal portion of the threads. METHODS Forty-four partially edentulous patients were randomly assigned...

OBJECTIVE In the last decade, several investigators have reported that standard length implants (SLIs) have achieved excellent results but no report regarding SLIs (i.e. SLI, length=13 mm) inserted into alveolar bone sites previously augmented with frozen bone (FB) is available. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of SLIs inserted into alveolar bone sites previously augme...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to examine the influence of a short drilling protocol on peri-implant crestal bone levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty implants were placed in the posterior mandibles of 20 patients. The implants (diameter, 4.2 mm; length, 10 to 11.5 mm) were inserted in pairs: one implant was inserted using the standard drilling protocol (five drills in sequence), while the o...

The conventional placement protocol for submerged and non-submerged implants was proposed in the 1960s and 1970s. Multicenter studies have reported satisfactory success rates for both protocols and a similar loss of crestal peri-implant bone after implant loading (0.5 to 1.5 mm). In recent years, placement of submerged implants using a single surgical procedure was introduced, with the immediat...

Dental materials especially orthodontic elastics often get embedded in gingival tissues due to iatrogenic factors. If retained for a long time, inflammatory response starts as asymptomatic crestal bone loss and may progress to severe periodontal abscess. Unsupported orthodontic elastics used for diastema closure may result in exfoliation of teeth, while elastic separators may get embedded in in...

BACKGROUND The objective of this retrospective study was to show results from platform-switched narrow-diameter implants in the posterior edentulous region, which we followed up for more than 1 year after functional loading. METHODS Ninety-eight narrow implants were inserted into 66 patients. After healing, fixed implant-supported prostheses were delivered to the patients, and Periotest and r...

Implants are well accepted as a means of dental rehabilitation. While integration success rates are high, crestal bone loss can occur, and it may not become apparent until stage II surgery and implant uncovering. The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationship between exposure of implants through the oral mucosa between stage I and stage II implant surgery and early changes in cresta...

augmentation of the maxillary sinus is a highly predictable and effective procedure to increase bone volume in the posterior maxilla. Success rates are equal to or better than that of all implants placed in nongrafted maxillary bone in or out of the sinus. Consequently, even in situations where the interocclusal dimension is normal or only moderately increased due to loss of bone height, bone a...