Dental Implantology Update articles from July 2007

Dental Implantology Update archives from July 2007

Osstell[TM] mentor: measuring dental implant stability at placement, before loading, and after loading.
July 1, 2007... Among the new protocols for treatment that have coincided with the increasing demand for implants, particularly for immediate or early function, have been those that involve the measuring of implant stability, a key risk factor in implant...

Implant Dent: Clinical and radiographic evaluation of implant-retained mandibular overdentures with immediate loading.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... Implant Dent 2007; 16:212-223. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare immediate-loaded implant-retained mandibular overdentures and delayed-loaded implant-retained mandibular overdentures. Ten completely edentulous male...

Implant Dent: Provisionalization on a new implant design for esthetic restoration and preserving crestal bone.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... Implant Dent 2007; 16:155-164. Guirado JL, Yuguero MR, Zamora GP, et al. Provisionalization on a new implant design for esthetic restoration and preserving crestal bone. Implant Dent 2007; 16:155-164. This article describes how the...

J Prosthodont: The effect of a constant electrical field on osseointegration after immediate implantation in dog mandibles: a preliminary study.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... J Prosthodont 2007 Jun 9; Epub ahead of print. The long time span between insertion of implants and functional rehabilitation often inconveniences patients. Accelerating bone growth around dental implants can shorten this time span. This in...

J Periodontol: Inter-implant bone height changes in anterior maxillary immediate and non-immediate adjacent dental implants.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... J Periodontol 2007; 78: 991-996. This study evaluated inter-implant bone crest height changes between immediate and non-immediate dental implants placed in the anterior maxillary region. A retrospective study was conducted on...

J Periodontol: Clinical field trial examining an implant with a sand-blasted, acid-etched surface.(Reprint)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2007... J Periodontol 2007; 78:974-982. Conventionally, endosseous dental implants have required 3-6 months of uninterrupted healing based on observations for dental implants that were characterized by a relatively smooth machined surface. Many...

J Craniofac Surg: Bone reconstruction of the maxillary alveolus for subsequent insertion of a dental implant in patients with cleft lip and palate.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... J Craniofac Surg 2007; 18:630-638. Bone grafting of maxillary alveolus cleft defect followed by insertion of dental implant may be a good alternative to conventional prosthetic treatment. The principle is the formation of stable alveolar...

Dentomaxillofac Radiol: Beam hardening artefacts occur in dental implant scans with the NewTom[R] cone beam CT but not with the dental 4-row multidetector CT.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2007; 36:198-203. The aim of this study was to examine beam hardening artifacts of the NewTom[R] 9000 cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) device compared with the Philips MX 8000 (4-row multidetector CT [MDCT]). ...

Clin Implant Dent Relat Res: Multicenter retrospective study of ITI implant-supported posterior partial prosthesis in Jordan.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2007; 9:89-93. The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate success and restorative problems of ITI (ITI Dental Implant System[R] Straumann AG, Basel, Switzerland) implant-supported posterior partial...

Clin Implant Dent Relat Res: Turned, machined versus double-etched dental implants in vivo.(Reprint)(Clinical report)
July 1, 2007... Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2007; 9:71-78. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical results of two macroscopically identical implants, the one with a turned, machined and the other with an etched surface. In a retrospective...

J Oral Implantol: Effect of anesthetics containing lidocaine and epinephrine on cardiovascular changes during dental implant surgery.(Reprint)
July 1, 2007... J Oral Implantol 2007; 33:84-88. The purpose of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular changes during dental implant surgery using 2% lidocaine with 1:80,000 epinephrine. Eleven normotensive subjects, age 18-56 years, were selected...