An international pioneer of endosseous dental implant investigation and an esteemed dental educator from Berne, Switzerland, Professor André Schroeder was recently recognized by the Academy of Osseointegration with Honorary Fellowship in the Academy. In bestowing its highest honor on Professor Schroeder, the Academy paid tribute to one of the unsung giants in the field. His long and productive ...

The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) has reviewed the implant imaging literature and issues this position paper for preoperative assessment of the dental implant site. The history of dental implant radiology and basic imaging principles are reviewed. An overview is presented of anatomically salient features in the maxilla and mandible germane to implant imaging, spec...

The routine use of antibiotics in oral implant treatment seems to be widespread. The pre- or post-operative use of antibiotics in conjunction with implant surgery and its correlation with failure and success rates are poorly documented in the literature. The debate regarding overprescription of antibiotics raises the need for a critical evaluation of proper antibiotic coverage in association wi...

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...

BACKGROUND Dental primary implant stability is considered essential in the success of the osseointegration process. The recent advent of the resonance frequency analysis (RFA) seems to effectively measure primary implant stability, although its relationship with implant survival has to be further established. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy patients with complete mandibular edentulism underwent ...

In recent years, dental implants have become a common alternative in dental care. Of course, not all patients present with clear-cut treatment needs. Treatment planning an endodontically treated tooth that may require re-treatment vs extracting that same tooth and placing an implant may be one such conundrum. Given the disparity between the implant and endodontic re-treatment literature and the...

The present case report describes the interdisciplinary management of a patient with increased overbite and overjet, Angle’s Class Ⅰ malocclusion, bilateral agenesis mandibular central incisors microdontia upper lateral incisors. 18-year-old female had convex profile, maxillary dentoalveolar protrusion mild spacing in anterior region. Therefore, treatment consisted fixed appliance therapy, foll...

UNLABELLED Although the clinical term "osseointegration" describes the anchorage of endosseous implants to withstand functional loading, it provides no insight into the mechanisms of bony healing around such implants. Nevertheless, an understanding of the sequence of bone healing events around endosseous implants is believed to be critical in developing biologic design criteria for implant surf...

Each year endosseous dental implants gain greater acceptance among clinicians and patients. This has come about for several reasons, including excellent success rates published in long-term studies, improvements in fixture and abutment designs, more predictable surgical placement techniques, and increased consumer desire to have tooth replacement. Regardless of the implant system, the placement...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the peri-implant's hard and soft tissue response associated with the 1-stage, nonsubmerged, endosseous dental implant. STUDY DESIGN A multicenter retrospective clinical evaluation was performed on 339 nonsubmerged implants placed in 108 patients at 5 clinical centers between January 2003 and December 2007. RESULTS After a mean follow-up...