Dental Implantology Update articles from November 2007

Dental Implantology Update archives from November 2007

Pitt-Easy[R] implant system: meeting patient and clinician satisfaction.
November 1, 2007... Properly executed general procedures and specific techniques for dental implant placement surgery are essential for patient comfort and satisfaction. All implant systems, however, do not lend themselves to quick mastery. Even experienced...

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg: Complications in alveolar distraction osteogenesis of the atrophic mandible.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... To improve the starting point for placement of dental implants, 45 patients suffering from atrophied edentulous mandibles, with a vertical height varying between 7.3 mm and 15.8 mm, were treated by alveolar vertical distraction osteogenesis...

J Oral Implantol: Implant surface analysis and microbiologic evaluation of failed implants retrieved from smokers.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiota and surface of failed titanium dental implants from four manufacturers. Twelve mobile dental implants were retrieved from 10 smokers after 3-10 years of functional loading. Before implant...

J Oral Implantol: A survey of radiographic measurement estimation in assessment of dental implant length.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The aim of this study was to survey radiographic measurement estimation in the assessment of dental implant length according to dentists' confidence. A 19-point questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used by two graduate students to...

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod: Vertical alveolar ridge augmentation using autogenous bone grafts and platelet-enriched fibrin glue with simultaneous implant placement.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined use of autogenous bone and platelet-enriched fibrin glue as grafting material for vertical alveolar ridge augmentation with simultaneous implant placement in a canine alveolar ridge defect...

Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi: Diameter and length double objectives robust analysis of cylinder dental implant.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The objective of this study was to determine the jaw bone stress variation affected by cylinder implant diameter and length simultaneously in Ansys DesignXplorer module. Finite element model of segment mandible with a cylinder implant was...

Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi: Affecting factors for height of adjacent gingival papilla of maxillary central incisor single implant.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The aim of this investigation was to analyze and find factors affecting the height of adjacent gingival papilla of maxillary central incisor single implant in human in order to promote the aesthetic result of dental implants. Sixteen...

Clin Oral Implants Res: Damping factor for monitoring the bone interface at dental implants.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The aim of this study is to investigate whether the damping of osseointegrated implants, as measured quantitatively with the Osstell[R] equipment, is related to the fractal dimension of peri-implant bone. Fifty-five maxillary implants in...

J Oral Maxillofac Surg: Maxillary alveolar ridge reconstruction with nonvascularized autogenous block bone: Clinical results.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The purposes of this study were to evaluate the clinical success of bone reconstruction of the severely atrophic maxilla using autogenous bone harvested from the anterosuperior edge of iliac wing and to analyze the clinical success and the...

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants: Restoration with implants in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and patient satisfaction with the implant-supported superstructure.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The use of endosseous implants in the prosthetic restoration of edentulous patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) may provide improved outcomes when compared with traditional prosthetic methods. The aim of this study...

J Oral Implantol: Titanium dental implant surface micromorphology optimization.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... The purpose of this investigation was to create an acid-etched implant surface that is similar to that created by sandblasting combined with acid etching and to compare it with the surfaces of various commercially available screw-type implants....

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants: Identification of stability changes for immediately placed dental implants.(Reprint)(Clinical report)
November 1, 2007... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in stability of immediately placed implants over a six-month healing period relative to implants placed in native bone and to compare the stability of two different implant designs when...

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants: Comparison of implant body designs and threaded designs of dental implants: A 3-dimensional finite element analysis.(Reprint)
November 1, 2007... Stress analysis was performed for various implant designs using three-dimensional finite element analysis approaches. Six implant designs were included: three parallel-sided implants (no thread, triangular thread, and squared thread), two...