PURPOSE The aim of this pilot study was to determine what effect thin mucosal tissues can have on crestal bone stability around implants with platform switching. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve 2-piece implants, consisting of 6 implants with horizontally matching implant-abutment connection (control) and 6 implants with platform switching (test) were placed in 4 patients. The mean age of the pat...

A variety of surgical techniques and materials have been developed to increase the vertical bone height in the posterior maxilla. Minimally invasive crestal approaches for the elevation of the floor of the sinus using a crestal approach have been recently reported to minimize adverse events associated with the use of the osteotome technique for indirect sinus lift. The aim of this study is to r...

BACKGROUND To assess the influence of the crestal or subcrestal placement of implants upon peri-implant bone loss over 12 months of follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-six patients with a single hopeless tooth were recruited in the Oral Surgery Unit (Valencia University, Valencia, Spain). The patients were randomized into two treatment groups: group A (implants placed at crestal level) or ...

PURPOSE Several long-term clinical studies have shown a mean marginal bone loss around dental implants of 1.5 to 2 mm in the first year after prosthetic restoration. Currently, concepts to avoid bone remodeling around dental implants have been developed. The use of prosthetic abutments with reduced width in relation to the implant diameter (platform switching) seems to have the greatest potenti...

ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate crestal bone height changes around laser grooved implants with mandibular overdenture. Materials and Methods: sample comprised 10 completely edentulous male patients age range between 40-60 years. In each patient, two were placed in interforaminal area. Implants exposed after three months healing, ball abutments used retain dentures. Cresta...

PURPOSE The aim of this multicenter retrospective clinical study was to evaluate the survival rate of implants placed in the posterior maxilla with a residual bone height of <5 mm. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred seventeen patients, recruited from 6 different centers, had 134 implants placed below the maxillary sinus. The patient population consisted of 52 men and 65 women ranging in age fr...

This study assessed the efficacy of augmentation grafting of the maxillary sinus with simultaneous placement of dental implants in patients with less than 5 mm of alveolar crestal bone height in the posterior maxilla prior to grafting, although the procedure has traditionally been contraindicated based on empirical data. A total of 160 hydroxyapatite-coated implants was placed into 63 grafted m...

Peri-implant bone density plays an important role in the osseointegration of dental implants. The aim study was to evaluate via micro-CT, Hounsfield units, around implants coated with chitosan and melatonin compare it a conventional etched surface after 12 weeks immediate post-extraction placement jaws Beagle dogs. Six dogs were used, 48 randomly placed: three groups—melatonin, chitosan, contro...

OBJECTIVES Implant design features such as macro- and micro-design may influence overall implant success. Limited information is currently available. Therefore, it is the purpose of this paper to examine these factors such as thread pitch, thread geometry, helix angle, thread depth and width as well as implant crestal module may affect implant stability. SEARCH STRATEGY A literature search wa...

PURPOSE The purpose of this trial was to evaluate crestal bone level changes radiographically in a standardized fashion over a period of 12 months in humans for implants with a 0.7-mm machined collar (implant type A) versus type B implants with a 1.5-mm machined collar. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five patients with multiple missing teeth in posterior sectors were randomly assigned to one of...