Dental Implantology Update articles from January 2008

Dental Implantology Update archives from January 2008

Cadent iTero's digital system for dental impressions: the end of trays and putty?
January 1, 2008... Cadent iTero[TM] has been described as "the world's first digital impression solution for the fabrication of all dental restorations." (1) The iTero system employs an intraoral scanner to capture the 3-D geometry of the oral cavity being...

Osteoprotegerin levels in peri-implant crevicular fluid.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (sRANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in crevicular fluid of endosseous dental implants. Eighty-six implants in 39 patients were...

Step-wise analysis of the dental implant insertion process using the finite element technique.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... Using the finite element method (FEM), the insertion process of a dental implant into a section of the human mandible was analyzed. The ultimate aim of this article was to advance the use of an innovative engineering approach in dental...

Surgical factors influencing mesiodistal implant angulation.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... The aim of this study was to identify relevant surgical parameters influencing the mesiodistal angular deviation of dental implants. Pilot drillings of 2 mm diameter were performed in bovine ribs with a parallelometer. The subsequent...

Early soft tissue healing around one-stage dental implants: Clinical and microbiologic parameters.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... Despite the potential significance of early soft-tissue healing to long-term outcomes, this aspect of one-stage dental implants has not been investigated. The purpose of this prospective study was to characterize clinical and microbiologic...

Dental implants as strategic supplementary abutments for implant-tooth-supported telescopic crown-retained maxillary dentures: A retrospective follow-up study for up to 9 years.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... The aim of this retrospective study was to present the results of implants and natural teeth used as combined abutments to support maxillary telescopic prostheses. Between 1997 and 2004, 22 patients with residual maxillary teeth underwent...

Parameters of resonance frequency measurement values: a retrospective study of 385 ITI dental implants.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2008... There is no proven clinical tool to evaluate the amount of osseointegration and stability around dental implants. Therefore, the aim of this retrospective clinical study was to evaluate resonance frequency analysis values of 385 ITI solid screw...

Anorganic bone matrix retrieved 14 years after a sinus augmentation procedure: a histologic and histomorphometric evaluation.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... Anorganic bone matrix (ABM) is reported to have osteoconductive properties. No inflammatory or adverse responses have been reported when this material is used in sinus augmentation procedures. ABM is said to be a bioabsorbable biomaterial, but...

Comparison of analgesic and anti-inflammatory efficacy of selective and non-selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in dental implant surgery.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Medical condition overview)(Reprint)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2008... The analgesic and anti-inflammatory efficacy of tenoxicam and meloxicam were evaluated in this double-masked, randomized, prospective study by analyzing pain scores and the need for rescue-analgesic agents following dental implant surgery. ...

Multivariate study of factors influencing primary dental implant stability.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... The purpose was to determine by multivariate analysis in a large series of dental implants the variables associated with primary endosseous dental implant stability (DIS). A 10-year retrospective study was conducted of 1,084 Branemark[R]...

A 4-year prospective clinical and radiological study of maxillary dental implants supporting single-tooth crowns using early and delayed loading protocols.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2008... Recent studies have showed that immediate/early loading of dental implants is a clinically feasible concept with results similar to those for standard two-stage procedures, especially in the mandible. However, there are only a few studies...

Minimally invasive antral membrane balloon elevation: Report of 36 procedures.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... The posterior maxillary segment frequently has insufficient bone mass to support dental implants. This registry evaluated the feasibility and safety of minimally invasive antral membrane balloon elevation (MIAMBE), followed by bone augmentation...

Removable prostheses may enhance marginal bone loss around dental implants: a long-term retrospective analysis.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... The aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate marginal bone loss (MBL) around rough-surface dental implants, placed in a private clinic, and to construct a multivariate model based on formerly proposed prognostic variables. Records...

Effect of dental implant cross-sectional design on cortical bone structure using finite element analysis.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... This finite element analysis investigation evaluated the effect of different implant cross-sectional designs on bone stress levels under different loading patterns. A finite element analysis program was used to construct four different...