Dental Implantology Update articles from February 2004

Dental Implantology Update archives from February 2004

Using C-Graft for alveolar bone grafting and implant surgery.(Dental Implantology Update)
February 1, 2004... Calcium phosphate offers dental practitioners an attractive alternative to autogenous bone, allografts, and xenografts for preserving and grafting alveolar bone. C-Graft is a completely natural bone-grafting material derived from the skeleton...

Chana JS, Chang YM, Wei FC, et al. Segmental mandibulectomy and immediate free fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap reconstruction with endosteal implants: An ideal treatment method for mandibular ameloblastoma.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Plast Reconstr Surg 2004; 113:80-87. Thirteen patients with large ameloblastomas of the mandible underwent segmental mandibulectoray and immediate reconstruction, with simultaneous placement of osseointegrated implants. All patients...

Hellden L, Ericson G, Elliot A, et al. A prospective 5-year multicenter study of the Cresco implantology concept.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Int J Prosthodont 2003; 16:554-562. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiographic outcome of a prospective five-year longitudinal multicenter test of a simplified implantology concept comprising an abutment-free...

McDermott NE, Chuang SK, Woo VV, et al. Complications of dental implants: Identification, frequency, and associated risk factors.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2003; 18: 848-855. This study sought to identify the types, frequencies, and risk factors associated with complications following placement of dental implants. It was hypothesized that one or more factors...

Proussaefs P, Lozada J. The use of resorbable collagen membrane in conjunction with autogenous bone graft and inorganic bovine mineral for buccal/labial alveolar ridge augmentation: A pilot study.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... J Prosthet Dent 2003; 90:530-538. No study provides human histologic evidence regarding the use of resorbable collagen membrane for a two-stage localized alveolar augmentation procedure. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate...

Simon RL. Single implant-supported molar and premolar crowns: A ten-year retrospective clinical report.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... J Prosthet Dent. 2003; 90: 517-521. Evidence of the successful use of osseointegrated dental implants for the restoration of individual teeth has been reported for anterior teeth more frequently than for posterior teeth. Contiguous implants...

Leonhardt A, Dahlen G, Renvert S. Five-year clinical, microbiological, and radiological outcome following treatment of peri-implantitis in man.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... J Periodontol 2003; 74:1415-1422. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of a combined surgical and antimicrobial treatment of peri-implantitis lesions in humans. Nine partially dentate individuals with titanium...

Zhang YM, Bataillon-Linez P, Huang P, et al. Surface analyses of micro-arc oxidized and hydrothermally treated titanium and effect on osteoblast behavior.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)
February 1, 2004... J Biomed Mater Res 2004; 68A:383-391. Osteoblast adhesion on the implant material surface is essential for the success of any implant in which osteointegration is required. Surface properties of implant material have a critical role in the...

Meijer HJ, Raghoebar GM, Van't Hof MA. Comparison of implantretained mandibular overdentures and conventional complete dentures: A 10-year prospective study of clinical aspects and patient satisfaction.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2003; 18:879-885. The aim of this prospective randomized clinical trial was to evaluate 10 years of treatment of patients receiving a mandibular implant-retained overdenture (IRO) or a conventional complete...

Romanos GE, Toh CG, Siar CH, et al. Bone-implant interface around titanium implants under different loading conditions: A histomorphometrical analysis in the Macaca fascicularis monkey.(Clinically Significant Abtsracts)
February 1, 2004... J Periodontol 2003; 74:1483-1490. Bone healing around endosseous dental implants is associated with peri-implant loading conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate histomorphometrically the bone response around unloaded, delayed, and...