BACKGROUND Long healing periods and submerged implant placement are commonly used in the maxilla. This extends the time of oral handicap and makes the use of immediate loading protocols an attractive option. The current clinical literature on direct loading of dental implants in the maxilla is limited. PURPOSE The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the clinical outcome...

OBJECTIVE To longitudinally follow the osseointegration using Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) for different lengths of abutment on a new wide bone-anchored implant, introduced with the non-skin thinning surgical technique. STUDY DESIGN A single-center, prospective 1 year study following adults with bone-anchored hearing implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS Implantation was performed and follo...

Objectives: To correlate between the different lengths, angles of insertion and mini-implant material find out most retentive combination.
 Materials methods: 48 mini-implants (24 Titanium 24 stainless steel) lengths 6mm, 8mm 1.5 mm diameter were inserted into humerus bone goat at two angulations, 600 900. insert in respective custom made template was confirmed with digital radiographs. Fo...

Modification of the physiochemical properties of titanium surfaces using glow discharge plasma (GDP) and fibronectin coating has been shown to enhance the surface hydrophilicity, surface roughness, cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation. This in vivo study aimed to evaluate the bone integration efficacy of a biologically modified implant surface. Two different surface-modified implants (Ar...

OBJECTIVES To assess the predictability of implant stability assessment either clinically or by resonance frequency analysis (RFA). MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective case series study evaluated 4114 consecutive SLA Straumann implants in two private clinics. Primary stability was classified in four categories, depending on the degree of implant rotation when tightening the healing cap: A (...

BACKGROUND One-piece narrow diameter implants (NDIs) have been recommended as "Single-tooth replacements in the anterior zones, single posterior, multiple-unit fixed dental prosthesis (FDP), edentulous jaws to be rehabilitated with FDP, and edentulous jaws rehabilitation with overdentures in situations with reduced mesiodistal space or reduced ridge width." (ITI consensus 2013). Since NDIs can ...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the degree and rate of implant stability development for photofunctionalized dental implants in humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-three implants (7 patients) placed in the maxilla and immediate loaded were evaluated. Photofunctionalization was performed by treating implants with ultraviolet for 15 minutes immediately before placement. Implant stability was a...

Partially edentulous patients with missing premolars and molars have been conventionally rehabilitated using the free-end removable partial dentures (RPDs). With the advancements in implant dentistry, the benefits of implant-retained/supported mandibular implant overdentures relative to conventional mandibular dentures with bilateral extensions (Class I Kennedy) have now been extensively invest...

This case report discusses osteotome sinus floor elevation (OSFE) and immediate placement in 2 stages in severely resorbed alveolar bone height in which multiple implant placement is not otherwise feasible due to a lack of initial stability. The first implant placed using OSFE without bone grafting prepares the adjacent resorbed sites for further implant placement in the sinus areas, which allo...