Dental Implantology Update articles from July 2004

Dental Implantology Update archives from July 2004

Single- or multiple-tooth implant restoration on the same arch.
July 1, 2004... According to Edwin L.C. Scher, BDS, a registered specialist in surgical dentistry, specialist in prosthodontics, and a fellow and diplomate of the International Congress of Implantologists, the best policy for restoring a single-tooth or...

Esposito M, Worthington H, Thomsen P, et al. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)
July 1, 2004... Esposito M, Worthington H, Thomsen P, et al. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: Different times for loading dental implants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004; 3: CD003878. To minimize the risk of implant failure, osseointegrated oral...

Esposito M, Worthington H, Thomsen P, et al. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining health around dental implants.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)
July 1, 2004... Esposito M, Worthington H, Thomsen P, et al. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: Maintaining health around dental implants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004; 3: CD003069. To maintain healthy tissues around dental implants it is...

Oh KT, Kim KN. Electrochemical properties of suprastructures galvanically coupled to a titanium implant.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)
July 1, 2004... Oh KT, Kim KN. Electrochemical properties of suprastructures galvanically coupled to a titanium implant. J Biomed Mater Res 2004; 70B:318-331. In recent years, dental implants have been widely used for the aesthetic and functional...

Romeo E, Ghisolfi M, Carmagnola D. Peri-implant diseases. A systematic review of the literature.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Romeo E, Ghisolfi M, Carmagnola D. Peri-implant diseases. A systematic review of the literature. Minerva Stomatol 2004; 53:215-230. Peri-implantitis surrounding oral implants is an inflammatory process affecting the soft and hard tissues...

Macdonald W, Campbell P, Fisher J, et al. Variation in surface texture measurements.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Macdonald W, Campbell P, Fisher J, et al. Variation in surface texture measurements. J Biomed Mater Res 2004; 70B:262-269. Surface texture influences cellular response to implants, implant wear, and fixation, yet measurement and reporting...

Doring K, Eisenmann E, Stiller M. Functional and esthetic considerations for single-tooth Ankylos implant-crowns: 8 years of clinical performance.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Doring K, Eisenmann E, Stiller M. Functional and esthetic considerations for single-tooth Ankylos implant-crowns: 8 years of clinical performance. J Oral Implantol 2004; 30:198-209. Following the loss of an anterior natural tooth, the...

Morris HF, Ochi S, Rodriguez A, et al. AICRG, Part IV: patient satisfaction reported for Ankylos implant prostheses.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)
July 1, 2004... Morris HF, Ochi S, Rodriguez A, et al. AICRG, Part IV: Patient satisfaction reported for Ankylos implant prostheses. J Oral Implantol 2004; 30:152-161. Although many maxillary dentures exhibit sufficient retention and stability for...

Deppe H, Horch HH, Kolk A. Microstructured dental implants and palatal mucosal grafts in cleft patients: a retrospective analysis.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Deppe H, Horch HH, Kolk A. Microstructured dental implants and palatal mucosal grafts in cleft patients: A retrospective analysis. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2004; 32: 211-215. In cleft patients, implant dentistry has become an integral part...

Timmerman R, Stoker GT, Wismeijer D, et al. An eight-year follow-up to a randomized clinical trial of participant satisfaction with three types of mandibular implant-retained overdentures.(Clinically Significant Abstracts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Timmerman R, Stoker GT, Wismeijer D, et al. An eight-year follow-up to a randomized clinical trial of participant satisfaction with three types of mandibular implant-retained overdentures. J Dent Res 2004; 83:630-633. Studies have shown...