Flapless technique is a surgical approach of implant placement without raising a mucoperiosteal flap. Such approach has many advantages: shorter surgical treatment, minimal bleeding, postoperative discomfort for the patient is reduced; possibility of immediate loading of the inserted implant, faster procedure of implant placement and by that less time is needed for the complete implant-prosthet...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to report on the rehabilitation of partial edentulism with immediate function implants placed in predominantly soft bone with flap and flapless surgical techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS The prospective clinical study comprises 72 implants (50 in the maxilla and 22 in the mandible) placed in 41 consecutively included patients rehabilitated from partial edentu...

The pre-surgical assessment of proposed implant sites requires very specific and accurate data. Imaging has always been used to assist with the implant site assessment but until the recent introduction of cone beam CT scanners, the available imaging had a low value when considering the ratio between diagnostic potential, cost of study, and risk to the patient. CBCT scanners are nearing the end ...

It is generally accepted that the development of erectile dysfunction is frequently attributed to both psychogenic factors as well as physiological alterations in neural, vascular, hormonal and endothelial function. Despite the advent of oral and intracavernosal erectile drugs, penile prosthesis implant remains a relevant and desired treatment option as many men became refractory to medical the...

The MINUS system was developed as a minimally invasive procedure that uses a diaphyseal cephalic extramedullary implant for the treatment of transtrochanteral fractures of the femur in elderly patients. The implant consists of a sliding screw coupled to a plate adapted to the minimally invasive technique. The surgical access is approximately three centimeters in length located on the lateral su...

BACKGROUND Orthopaedic implants such as the total hip or total knee replacement are examples of surgical interventions with postoperative success rates of over 90% at 10 years. Implant failure is associated with wear particles and pain that requires surgical revision. Improving the implant - bone surface interface is a key area for biomaterial research for future clinical applications. Current ...

OBJECTIVE To compare alveolar ridge splitting (ARS) and autogenous onlay bone grafting (AOBG) in atrophic jaw bones.  Methods: Forty patients were included in this retrospective, parallel-group study conducted at the Istanbul Medipol University School of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey, between 2012-2015. The initial bone thickness was measured by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Patients were...

PURPOSE With the increasing popularity and publication of loading implants at the time of placement, including at time of dental extraction and simultaneous with reconstructive procedures, the objective was to evaluate known variables identified for a traditional unloaded healing period and determine the applicability of these variables to immediate loading. MATERIALS A total of 124 published...

despite the recent developments in peri-implant surgical regenerative procedures, re-establishing the hard and soft tissue contour is still a challenge in cases with severe ridge deficiency. it becomes more difficult when incorrectly placed implants cause screw connections to come out onto the labial surfaces of the teeth. a two-part maxillary implant supported fixed restoration was constructed...

UNLABELLED Over 100,000 implants were placed in the UK in 2010. As the numbers of patients with implant-retained prostheses increases, operators are encountering an increasing number of biological implant complications, most commonly peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis. The effective management of these complications is crucial to maintain patients' oral health. In particular, in contra...