OBJECTIVE To evaluate the success and failure rates of short implants (10 mm or less) for oral rehabilitations in cases of limited bone height. STUDY DESIGN Review of the articles published on the topic between the years 2000 and 2010, and development of a descriptive meta-analysis of the results. RESULTS The majority of the studies obtain a cumulative success rate (CSR) similar to that of ...

Physical disabilities which caused by neuromotor impairment due to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) affect the person’s quality of life. Therefore, physical rehabilitations are required to be performed for the restoration of lost functions as a core treatment for such disabilities. However, the physical rehabilitations are too labor-inten...

Esthetic rehabilitations are characterized by a sequence of well-structured clinical and laboratory steps, during which different kinds of impressions are required. This review presents a survey of the most clinically relevant physical properties that characterize final impression materials and their interactions with the products they are commonly in contact with. The principal steps of an est...

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...

A large earthquake can trigger long lasting geotechnical problems, which pose serious issues on both rehabilitations and land conservations. Therefore one of what required of us is to deduce as much hidden signs as possible from observable changes of landforms. Though serious, damage caused by the October 23rd 2004, Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake has given us a rare opportunity to study the ...