Dental Implantology Update articles from June 2005

Dental Implantology Update archives from June 2005

Techniques for immediate loading in extraction and grafted sites.
June 1, 2005... To help guarantee primary stability and minimal micromovement--essential for osseo--integration--a two-stage procedure most frequently has been followed. However, according to Arun K. Garg, DMD, professor of Surgery, Division of...

Collagen fiber orientation near dental implants in human bone: Do their organization reflect differences in loading?(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)
June 1, 2005... J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2005; Epub ahead of print. This study is the first to investigate the collagen fiber orientation in human bone around titanium dental implants after loading. Birefringence under circularly polarized light...

Zygoma implant-supported midfacial prosthetic rehabilitation: A 4-year follow-up study including assessment of quality of life.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Clin Oral Implants Res 2005; 16:313-325. Successful prosthetic rehabilitation is crucial for quality of life in cases of large maxillary defects when surgical reconstruction is not advisable because of general health or patient refusal. For...

Randomized study evaluating recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for extraction socket augmentation.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... J Periodontol 2005; 76:605-613. Conventional dentoalveolar osseous reconstruction often involves the use of grafting materials with or without barrier membranes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of bone induction for...

An in-vitro study of the sterilization of titanium dental implants using low intensity UV-radiation.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Dent Mater 2005; Epub ahead of print. Commercial titanium dental implants are coated with nanostructured Ti[O.sup.2]. The aim of the research reported in this paper was to assess whether the Ti[O.sup.2] at the surface of a dental implant is...

ITI dental implants immediately placed into vascularized iliac bone grafts for reconstruction of mandibular defect: Analysis of 12 consecutive cases.(Clinically Significant ABSTRACTS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue 2005; 14:103-107. Vascularized iliac bone graft combined implantation has become a routine procedure in the functional reconstruction of mandibular defects. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes...