Dental Implantology Update articles from March 2008

Dental Implantology Update archives from March 2008

Subnasal elevation and bone augmentation in dental implantology.
March 1, 2008... When the anterior maxillary residual crest is less than 10 mm in height, subnasal elevation, in conjunction with bone-graft augmentation, can be used to provide adequate bone quantity and quality for implant placement. With subnasal...

Clin Oral Implants Res: in-patient comparison of immediate and conventional loaded implants in mandibular molar sites within 12 months.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Guncu MB, Asian Y, Tumer C, et al. In-patient comparison of immediate and conventional loaded implants in mandibular molar sites within 12 months. Clin Oral Implants Res 2008; 19:335-341. Epub 2008 Feb 20. The aim of this prospective study...

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod: Osteotome sinus floor elevation using Choukroun's platelet-rich fibrin as grafting material: A 1-year prospective pilot study with micro-threaded implants.(Reprint)(Clinical report)
March 1, 2008... Diss A, Dohan DM, Mouhyi J, et al. Osteotome sinus floor elevation using Choukroun's platelet-rich fibrin as grafting material: A 1-year prospective pilot study with microthreaded implants. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008...

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod: Long-term follow-up of dental implants placed in a grafted alveolar cleft: Evaluation of alveolar bone height.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Takahashi T, Inai T, Kochi S, et al. Long-term follow-up of dental implants placed in a grafted alveolar cleft: Evaluation of alveolar bone height. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008; 105:297-302. The purpose of this...

J Pineal Res: Melatonin stimulates osteointegration of dental implants.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Cutando A, Gomez-Moreno G, Arana C, et al. Melatonin stimulates osteointegration of dental implants. J Pineal Res 2008 Feb 19; Epub ahead of print. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of topically applied melatonin on...

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod: One-stage operation of large oroantral fistula closure, sinus lifting, and autogenous bone grafting for dental implant installation.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Lee BK. One-stage operation of large oroantral fistula closure, sinus lifting, and autogenous bone grafting for dental implant installation. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008 Feb 23; Epub ahead of print. This report...

Acta Chir Plast: Denture reconstruction of the edentulous upper jaw in cleft palate using implants-clinical report.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Dostalova T, Holakovsky J, Bartonova M, et al. Denture reconstruction of the edentulous upper jaw in cleft palate using implants-clinical report. Acta Chir Plast 2007; 49:89-93. Early prosthodontic therapy (usually at around 18 years of...

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod: Bone healing around implants following flap and mini-flap surgeries: A radiographic evaluation between stage I and stage II surgery.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Jeong SM, Choi BH, Li J, et al. Bone healing around implants following flap and mini-flap surgeries: A radiographic evaluation between stage I and stage II surgery. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008; 105:293-296. The...

J Periodontol: Comparison of different methods of assessing alveolar ridge dimensions prior to dental implant placement.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Chen LC, Lundgren T, Hallstrom H, et al. Comparison of different methods of assessing alveolar ridge dimensions prior to dental implant placement. J Periodontol 2008; 79: 401-405. The aim of this study was to compare ridge-mapping...

J Periodontol: Use of engineered bone for sinus augmentation.(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... Beaumont C, Schmidt RJ, Tatakis DN, et al. Use of engineered bone for sinus augmentation. J Periodontol 2008; 79:541-548. Tissue-engineered bone grafts represent an appealing alternative for maxillary sinus augmentation because they...