Photofunctionalization of Dental Implant Surfaces - A Histomorphometric Animal Study.

Aims: To compare and evaluate the degree of osseointegration of UV-treated (photo functionalized) and non-treated dental implants surface coated with Calcium phosphate using the Resorbable Blast Media (RBM) technique in an animal model.

Settings And Design: Evaluative-Animal study design.

Materials And Methods: Six titanium dental implants of diameter 3.

Using loop connectors as an interim mode of treatment: An interdisciplinary approach.

To tackle a large midline diastema and generalized spacing existing before extraction often poses a challenge to the treating prosthodontist. The situation becomes even more complicated if the patient is a teenager, with multiple missing teeth, associated deep bite and where the jaw bone growth has not yet been completed. Possible treatment options would include a removable prosthesis, a fixed partial denture or an implant supported prosthesis.