Dental Implantology Update articles from May 2003

Dental Implantology Update archives from May 2003

The ailing and failing implant: prevention and treatment.
May 1, 2003... Dental implants have become a highly successful and widely accepted method for treating edentulous conditions, with hundreds of thousands of implants placed every year in the United States. Although the overall success rate of implant dentistry...

Beschnidt SM, Muche R, Krausse A, et al. Implant survival and success rates in partially edentulous patients--Part I.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... [in German]. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed 2003; 113:396-403. The use of osseointegrated implants is an accepted procedure for the treatment of complete or partially edentulous jaws. The purpose of this prospective long-term study was to...

Karoussis IK, Salvi GE, Heitz-Mayfield LJ, et al. Long-term implant prognosis in patients with and without a history of chronic periodontitis: a 10-year prospective cohort study of the ITI[R] Dental Implant System.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Clin Oral Implants Res 2003; 14:329-339. The aim of this 10-year study was to compare the failure, success, and complication rates between patients having lost their teeth due to periodontitis or other reasons. Fifty-three patients who...

Levin L, Carrasco L, Kazemi A, et al. Enhancement of the fibula free flap by alveolar distraction for dental implant restoration: Report of a case.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Facial Plast Surg 2003; 19:87-94. The authors describe the utilization of distraction osteogenesis in the free fibular microvascular bone graft to the mandible for increasing bone height for future osseointegrated dental implants....

Knapp CI, Feuille F, Cochran DL, et al. Clinical and histologic evaluation of bone-replacement grafts in the treatment of localized alveolar ridge defects. Part 2: Bioactive glass particulate.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2003; 23:129-137. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using a bioactive alloplast and a physical barrier to augment localized alveolar ridge defects for the subsequent placement...

Norton MR. Understanding the intimate relationship between biomechanics and optimal clinical performance: Application of implant design.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Compend Contin Educ Dent 2002; 23(9 Suppl 2):21-25. The intimate relationship between living oral tissue and artificial dental implant material is complex. Some of the factors that influence clinical outcome include: biological inertness,...

Landes CA, Kriener S. Resorbable plate osteosynthesis of sagittal split osteotomies with major bone movement.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Plast Reconstr Surg 2003; 111:1828-1840. This study evaluates resorbable miniplate osteosyntheses in sagittal split osteotomies with major bone repositioning. Two resorbable 2.0-mm miniplate systems, MacroSorb (Macropore, San Diego, CA) and...

Ochi M, Wang PL, Ohura K, et al. Solcoseryl, a tissue respiration stimulating agent, significantly enhances the effect of capacitively coupled electric field on the promotion of bone formation around dental implants.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Clin Oral Implants Res 2003; 14:294-302. In the present study the authors examined the combined effect of application of a capacitively coupled electric field (CCEF) and the tissue respiration-stimulating agent, Solcoseryl, on the promotion...

Cooper LF. A modular approach to dental implant therapy: the appropriate selection of one- and two-stage surgeries.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Compend Contin Educ Dent 2002; 23(9 Suppl 2):4-12. Different clinical situations merit careful consideration of the surgical and restorative approaches taken during the process of tooth replacement using dental implants. When clinically...

Boyes-Varley JG, Howes DG, Lownie JF, et al. Surgical modifications to the Branemark zygomaticus protocol in the treatment of the severely resorbed maxilla: a clinical report.(Author Abstract)
May 1, 2003... Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2003; 18:232-237. The Zygomaticus dental implant, designed by Nobel Blocare, was developed for the treatment of the severely resorbed maxilla. Branemark has reported an overall success rate of 97.6% with the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... * Hands-on Bone Grafting Workshop with Cadavers--Sept. 5-7, 2003, North Miami Beach, FL. For more information or to register, contact: Karen Saka, (305) 281-7125. * American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 85th Annual...