OBJECTIVE An evaluation and comparison is made of the thermal increment at different implant surfaces during irradiation with CO2 and ErCr:YSGG lasers. STUDY DESIGN Five threaded and impacted implants with four types of surfaces were inserted in an adult pig rib: two implants with a hydroxyapatite surface (HA) (impacted and threaded, respectively), a machined titanium surface implant (TI mach...

introduction: surface roughness can increase the retention of castings by ridges and grooves that are microretentive. this study compared the retention of implant-supported crowns when used with 3 different surface roughness abutments and one temporary cement. methods: thirty solid abutments (iti), 4 mm high, were divided into three groups randomly. in the first group, 10 abutments were roughen...

BACKGROUND Implants may be placed penetrating the oral mucosa (1-stage procedure) or can be completely buried under the oral mucosa (2-stage procedure) during the healing phase of the bone at the implant surface. With a 2-stage procedure the risk of having unwanted loading onto the implants is minimized, but a second minor surgical intervention is needed to connect the healing abutments and mor...

Implantable medical devices are increasingly important in the practice of modern medicine. However, patients with severely poor bone quality and quantity require highest implant osseointegration for the long-term success. A number of newly-developed advanced surface modifications of medical implants have recently been introduced to the medical implant system. Understanding the mechanisms by whi...

Oral biofilm-related diseases such as periodontal and peri-implant diseases are unique infections in that they develop from the resident indigenous microflora. As more implants are nowadays being placed, clinicians may encounter more complications. Therefore, understanding the etiology is warranted to establish adequate diagnosis and provide proper treatment. This article focuses on understandi...

Selecting an appropriate implant imaging technique has become a challenging task since the advent of advanced imaging modalities, and many of these are used for implant imaging. On imaging, the modality should not only consider the anatomy but should also provide dimensional accuracy. Many dentists use the conventional method, mostly orthopantograph (OPG), in their routine practice of implant p...

Bone-anchored titanium implants have revolutionized oral healthcare. Surface properties of oral titanium implants play decisive roles for molecular interactions, cellular response and bone regeneration. Nevertheless, the role of specific surface properties, such as chemical and phase composition and nanoscale features, for the biological in vivo performance remains to be established. Partly, th...

Surface treatments are designed to promote modified implant surfaces with positive interactions the surrounding living tissues. However, inadvertent early contact of these oral fluids during surgery may lead undesired conditions affecting osseointegration. This study aimed investigate possible alterations in physico-chemical properties modified-surfaces caused by saliva exposure. Titanium (Ti) ...

This review paper investigates the possible transformation of endosseous dental implant, primarily from the current osseointegrated to the future ligament anchored implant within which a new class of implants with enhanced feature of “neuro-ligament integration” may appear. Endosseous dental implants used presently to replace missing teeth get fused with bone but they do not have any periodonta...

The tasks of Working Groups 1 to 6 at the 4th Consensus Meeting Oral Reconstruction Foundation were elucidate clinical recommendations for implant-supported full-arch rehabilitations in edentulous patients. Six systematic/narrative reviews prepared address following subtopics: (1) influence medical and geriatric factors on implant survival; (2) prevalence peri-implant diseases; (3) material sel...