As implant dentistry is evolving toward accelerated treatment protocols, with immediate or delayed functional and nonfunctional loading, the importance of presurgical planning becomes paramount. The paradigm for restorative-driven implant placement works best when templates are used to transfer information from the desired plan to the surgical reality. The advent of computed tomography (CT) ima...

A prospective study was conducted in which 21 patients received a mandibular implant-supported overdenture. Eighty-four ITI screw-type implants were placed in the interforaminal area of the mental symphysis (4 implants per patient). Immediately after implant placement, a U-shaped gold or titanium bar was fabricated and implants were loaded with an implant-retained overdenture. Of 21 patients tr...

PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the changes of jaw bone density around the dental implant after placement using computed tomography scan (CT-Scan). MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study consisted of 30 patients who had lost 1 posterior tooth in maxilla or mandible and installed dental implant. The patients took CT-Scan before and after implant placement. Hounsfield Unit ...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Surgical guides may interfere with effective use of surgical instrumentation during implant placement in the posterior segments where interocclusal distance may be limited. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the accuracy of posterior implant placement using 3 precision surgical guides with varying occlusogingival heights, and to evaluate the diff...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate dimensional alterations of the peri-implant tissues at single-tooth restorations from the time of implant placement to 1-year post-loading. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eleven patients, aged 18-36 years, subjected to single-tooth replacements with implant-supported restorations (Brånemark implant system) in the maxillary anterior region wer...

Introduction: In the dental implant scenario, rehabilitation of maxilla severely reabsorbed with endosseous implants remains a challenge. There are less aggressive alternatives, including short implants, inclined and especially zygomatic (ZI) implants. cases where height width residual bone do not allow placement conventional ZI can be considered. Objective: Conducted concise systematic review ...

PURPOSE This case report discusses 2 patients who required implant placement in the atrophic posterior maxilla to support a fixed prosthesis with the least invasive and shortest procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS The reference standard of care would be to perform sinus augmentation with an autologous bone graft through the lateral approach with delayed implant placement. However, in these cases...

Implant placement in the edentulous anterior mandible is relatively considered a routine and safe procedure. The interforaminal area is the usual area in the mandible for implant placement for the support and retention of a fixed partial denture or removable overdenture. This region is also the usual donor site of bone grafts. However, implant placement, like any other surgical procedure, is no...

OBJECTIVE Capsular contracture is a common complication associated with reconstructive breast surgery. The optimal time interval between the completion of tissue expansion and placement of the permanent implant is arbitrary and incompletely studied in the literature. The aim of the study was to determine whether the time interval between completion of expansion and placement of the permanent im...