Dental Implantology Update articles from October 2008

Dental Implantology Update archives from October 2008

Correcting maxillary sinus deficiencies.
October 1, 2008... General dentists, oral surgeons, and periodontics often encounter resistance from patients when protracted or invasive reconstructive therapies are prescribed to correct maxillary sinus deficiencies in preparation for dental implants. Cases are...

J Clin Periodontol: Clinical outcomes of vertical bone augmentation to enable dental implant placement: a systematic review.(Reprint)
October 1, 2008... Background: This review addressed the focused question of what is the predictability of vertical ridge augmentation techniques for patients who were diagnosed with insufficient alveolar bone volume for the placement of dental implants. ...

J Clin Periodontol: Advances in bone augmentation to enable dental implant placement: Consensus Report of the Sixth European Workshop on Periodontology.(Reprint)
October 1, 2008... Background: Bone augmentation procedures to enable dental implant placement are frequently performed in practice. Methods: In this session, the European Workshop on Periodontology discussed the evidence in support of the procedures, and...

J Prosthet Dent: Probabilistic analysis of preload in the abutment screw of a dental implant complex.(Reprint)
October 1, 2008... Statement of Problem: Screw loosening is a problem for a percentage of implants. A probabilistic analysis to determine the cumulative probability distribution of the preload, the probability of obtaining an optimal preload, and the...

Coll Antropol: Densitometric analysis of dental implant placement between flapless technique and the two-stage technique--a pilot study.(Reprint)
October 1, 2008... Flapless technique is a surgical approach of implant placement without raising a mucoperiosteal flap. Such an approach has many advantages: shorter surgical treatment; minimal bleeding; postoperative discomfort for the patient is reduced;...

J Periodontol: Clinical, histologic, and histomorphometric analyses of regenerated bone in maxillary sinus augmentation using fresh frozen human bone allografts.(Reprint)
October 1, 2008... Background: The purpose of the present study was the clinical and the histologic evaluation of fresh frozen human bone (FFB) allografts used for maxillary sinus-augmentation procedures. Methods: Ten subjects were treated with maxillary...

Clin Oral Implant Res: Back-scattered electron imaging and elemental microanalysis of retrieved bone tissue following maxillary sinus floor augmentation with calcium sulphate.(Reprint)
October 1, 2008... Objectives: To investigate the presence and composition of residual bone graft substitute material in bone biopsies from the maxillary sinus of human subjects, following augmentation with calcium sulphate (CaS). Material and Methods: Bone...