PURPOSE Didactic predoctoral dental implant education is part of the curriculum in most US dental schools. However, fewer than half offer laboratory instruction, and only a few allow dental students to place and restore dental implants. The additional time necessary for laboratory and clinical experience encroaches on an already crowded curriculum. Is the additional time necessary in the curric...

OBJECTIVE In June 2008, a survey of freshly graduated dental students of King Abdulaziz University Jeddah was conducted to evaluate the extent of their exposure to oral implantology and their knowledge of some basic principles of dental implant treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Multiple-choice questionnaires were given to the fresh graduate dental students of King Abdulaziz University Jeddah t...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the didactic and clinical undergraduate implant dentistry program of the Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany, with emphasis on the clinical implant experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS A detailed description of the implant curriculum at Albert-Ludwigs University is given with documented exemplary cases and additional flow charts. RESULTS A...

AIM The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental implantology among dentists practicing in Nigeria. MATERIALS Self-administered questionnaires to assess the knowledge, practice, and attitude of dental implantology were sent to dentists practicing in all the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria (i.e., all tertiary dental institutions, and selected general ...

OBJECTIVE To describe an innovative miniature visualization surgical endoscope and endoscopic techniques applicable to dental implant procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS A newly developed modular dental implant endoscope is introduced, and the first impressions from its use in different implant procedures are reported. RESULTS Details of the device that combines an endoscope, irrigation cannu...

background and aims. the purpose of this study was to evaluate initial force and force decay of commercially available elastomeric ligatures and elastomeric separators in active tieback state in a simulated oral environment. materials and methods. a total of 288 elastomeric ligatures and elastomeric separators from three manufacturers (dentaurum, rmo, 3m unitek) were stretched to 100% and 150% ...

background and aims. the aim of this study was to determine the stress patterns within an implant and the effect of different types of connections on load transfer. materials and methods. three different types of implant-abutment connections were selected for this study. sample a: 1.5-mm deep internal hex corresponding to a lead-in bevel; sample b: a tri-channel internal connection; and sample ...

introduction: introduction: few studies have investigated the distribution of stress around implants. in this study the distribution of stress in bones around implants was investigated in five overdenture (od) treatment designs including od-1, od-2, od-3, od-4 and od-5. materials and methods: the catia modeling software was used in order to simulate the tooth/implant model and bone. first, the ...