BACKGROUND There is an increasing number of scientific evidence supporting the clinical use of short dental implants. However, few studies have evaluated the long-term outcomes of immediate loading protocols in short implants. This study aims to evaluate immediate loading of short dental implants in the posterior regions of the maxillae. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients having short implants in...

  Background and Objective: The concept of immediate occlusal loading with dental implants offers several advantages. In this research, the effect of type of restoration on Osseointegration rate of dental implants was histologically evaluated. Materials and Methods: Three months prior to implantation, the lower premolar teeth of 15 dogs were extracted. Then, 3 to 4 Maestro™ implants were plac...

context a key determinant for clinical success is the diagnosis of the bone density in a potential implant site. the percentage of bone-implant contact is related to bone density, and the axial stress contours around an implant are affected by the density of bone. evidence acquisition a number of reports have emphasized the importance of the quality of bone on the survival of dental implants. t...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of a novel surface treatment (SurfLink®, Nano Bridging Molecules, Gland, Switzerland) on titanium dental implants. SurfLink consists of a monolayer of permanently bound multi-phosphonic acid molecules, which mimics the surface of naturally occurring hydroxyapatite. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three patients requiring at least two single de...

background: fracture load of implant-supported restorations is an important factor in clinical success. this study evaluated the effect of two techniques for screw access hole preparation on the fracture load of cement-screw retained implant-supported zirconia-based crowns. methods: thirty similar cement-screw retained implant-supported zirconia-based maxillary central incisor crowns were evalu...

AIM The aim of this study is to present 18 months follow-up results of porous tantalum trabecular metal-enhanced titanium dental implant (PTTM) in implant supported prosthesis in post-oncological patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 25 PTTM implants were placed in each jaw of 6 patients that met specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) was conducted ...

The purposes of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of peri-implant diseases; mucositis and periimplantitis of patients received dental implant at Riyadh city, KSA. In addition to the assessment of the relationship between peri-implant diseases and other related risk factors such as plaque accumulation, smoking, diabetes, and overall periodontal condition. A cross-sectional study was carri...

For years, dental implants have been loaded immediately upon implant placement with varying degrees of success. As clinicians' understanding of the biological and mechanical factors involved in immediate occlusal loading (IOL) has evolved, the success of these procedures has increased--particularly as a treatment option for the restoration of the edentulous mandible or the mandible that will be...