Dental Implantology Update articles from September 2006

Dental Implantology Update archives from September 2006

Socket grafting for optimal dental implant placement.
September 1, 2006... Although tooth extraction and grafting should not be attempted in the presence of suppuration, neoplasms, cysts, or conditions that could cause graft infection or failure, extraction sockets from routine tooth extractions normally heal without...

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent: surgical planning and prosthesis construction using computer technology and medical imaging for immediate loading of implants in the pterygomaxillary region.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... This report describes a protocol that uses computerized tomography (CT), computer-aided design/ computer-assisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology, and the Internet to plan placement of anterior and posterior dental implants and construct a...

J Periodontol: host response to titanium dental implant placement evaluated in a human oral model.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... Recent reports have questioned whether metal sensitivity arises from exposure to titanium. The objective of this study was to histologically evaluate non-perforated mucosa covering submerged maxillary titanium implants with regard to induced...

J Dent Res: a cost-effectiveness analysis of implant overdentures.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... Placement of dental implants may improve the retention and stability of complete dentures in edentulous patients. Treatment costs, however, substantially increase with implant treatment. These investigators performed a stochastic...

J Mater Sci Mater Med: no evidence to indicate topographic dependency on bone formation around cp titanium implants under masticatory loading.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... In vitro studies have proved the topographic dependency upon osteogenesis on titanium plate by investigating the cell adhesion, cell shape, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, ALP activity, and osteocalcin production of osteogenic stem...

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop: a new protocol of Tweed-Merrifield directional force technology with microimplant anchorage.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... Tweed-Merrifield directional force technology with microimplant anchorage is a useful treatment approach for a patient with a Class I or Class II dentoalveolar-protrusion malocclusion. It can create a favorable counterclockwise skeletal change...

J Oral Implantol: implant treatment in an urban general dentistry residency program: a 7-year retrospective study.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... Survival rates of multiple implant designs placed in various clinical situations average more than 90%. However, few data have been published on the survival rates of implants placed in dental residency programs. This study reports on the...

Dent Mater: surface and elemental alterations of dental alloys induced by electro discharge machining (EDM).(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... The objective of this study was to evaluate the surface and elemental alterations induced by electro discharge machining (EDM) on the surface of dental cast alloys used for the fabrication of implant retained meso- and super-structures. A...

J Oral Maxillofac Surg: implant survival rates for oral and maxillofacial surgery residents: a retrospective clinical review with analysis of resident level of training on implant survival.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... This study evaluates dental implant survival rates in cases where surgery was performed by oral and maxillofacial residents mad determines whether the level of resident training influenced the outcome of dental implant treatment. ...

Cochrane Database Syst Rev: interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of perimplantitis.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... One of the key factors for the long-term success of oral implants is the maintenance of healthy tissues around them. Bacterial plaque accumulation induces inflammatory changes in the soft tissues surrounding oral implants and it may lead to...

Neuro Endocrinol Lett: soft and hard tissue response to zirconium dioxide dental implants--a clinical study in man.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... Titanium dental implants have been used successfully in implantology for more than 40 years. Recent research, however, suggests that titanium might have more side effects than previously believed. Zirconia ceramics have been employed in...

Clin Oral Implants Res: quality and quantity of bone following alveolar distraction in the human.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... The purpose of this prospective study on humans was to evaluate a) the clinical outcome of alveolar distraction osteogenesis for the correction of vertically deficient edentulous mandibular ridges, b) the clinical outcome of dental implants...

Clin Oral Implants Res: biomechanical aspects of initial intraosseous stability and implant design: a quantitative micro-morphometric analysis.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... The objective of this biomechanical study was to explore the effect of bone micro-morphology on initial intraosseous stability of implants with different designs. Straumann and Astra Tech dental implants were placed into anterior and...

Clin Oral Implants Res: peri-implant soft-tissue health surrounding cement- and screw-retained implant restorations: a multi-center, 3-year prospective study.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate peri-implant soft-tissue conditions and aesthetic fulfillment during a three-year follow-up period following prosthetic rehabilitation. As part of a prospective multicenter...

J Periodontol: significance of keratinized mucosa in maintenance of dental implants with different surfaces.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... The need for keratinized mucosa (KM) or immobile keratinized mucosa (i.e., attached mucosa [AM]) for the maintenance of osseointegrated endosseous dental implants has been controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop: factors affecting the clinical success of screw implants used as orthodontic anchorage.(Reprint)
September 1, 2006... The purposes of this study were to examine the success rates and find factors affecting the clinical success of screw implants used as orthodontic anchorage. Eighty-seven consecutive patients (35 male, 52 female; mean age, 15.5 years) with...