PURPOSE We present clinical results of the use of the multipurpose conical porous synthetic orbital implant (MCOI) in surgical procedures of evisceration, enucleation, and secondary enucleation in ophthalmology patients. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of 59 eyes in which conical implants were used, including 36 cases of eviscerations, 11 enucleations, and 9 secondary enucleation...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival rates for surgical placement of dental implants in the Implant Dentistry Study Consortium (IDSC), a training program for general dentists in the UAE. MATERIALS The records of the program were reviewed, and all implants placed were evaluated, and the survival and failures were identified. These records were compared with those from an ...

PURPOSE Palatal implants have been used in the last 2 decades to eliminate headgear wear and to establish stationary anchorage. The aim of this investigation was to establish a method and easy protocol for palatal implant placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 8 male and 15 female patients each having a 4.5 x 8-mm stepped screw titanium implant placed in the palatal region for o...

RATIONALE The imaging methods are more and more used in the clinical process of modern dentistry. Once the implant based treatment alternatives are nowadays seen as being the standard of care in edentulous patients, these techniques must be integrated in the complete denture treatment. AIM The study presents some evaluation techniques for the edentulous patient treated by conventional denture...

Endosseous implants have traditionally been surgically placed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, and general practitioners. The purpose of this study was to examine surgical referral patterns for patients receiving implants in the treatment of partial edentulism. The records of 542 patients who received 1,313 implants between 1993 and 1997 were analyzed. Data relative to anatomi...

This case report describes prosthodontic complications resulting from the surgical placement of a single implant and treatment following these complications. Both the surgical and prosthodontic procedures are described for the treatment of a 57-year-old man who had previously received a single implant for the replacement of a missing molar. Using 2 implants, 1 mesial and 1 distal to the previou...

STUDY QUESTION Is interspinous process device implantation more effective in the short term (eight weeks) than conventional surgical decompression for patients with intermittent neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis? SUMMARY ANSWER The use of interspinous implants did not result in a better outcome than conventional decompression, but the reoperation rate was significantly hig...

An implant-supported prosthesis can potentially provide a functional and esthetic reconstruction, provided that the implants are precisely placed in the predetermined location and angulation. Since the accurate placement of osseointegrated implants in the anterior maxilla with questionable bone support is often a clinical challenge, the use of computed tomography and surgical guides is crucial....

BACKGROUND The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the failure rates of mini-implants placed in the infrazygomatic region and to evaluate factors that affect their stability. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of 30 consecutive patients (55 mini-implants) who had infrazygomatic mini-implants at a University Clinic were evaluated for failure rates. Patient, mini-implant, orthodontic,...

Orthopedic implants, such as screws, are provided in a non-sterile state and must be reprocessed before each use, therefore they may subjected to multiple reprocessing cycles until implanted the patient. The effect of these various on quality safety implants has been subject concern discussion around world. In this narrative review, we discuss four main challenges associated with supplying same...