A 10-year Retrospective Clinical Study to Identify Risk Indicators for Peri-Implant Bone Loss and Implant Failure.

Aim: To evaluate long-term survival and success of dental implants and evaluate indicators affecting the long-term outcome.

Materials And Methods: Implant survival, success and crestal bone loss (BL) over time were evaluated. For covariates at patient level, Kaplan-Meier estimates of implant survival were compared between groups with the log-rank test.

Early peri-implant bone loss as a predictor for peri-implantitis: A 10-year prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of early bone loss (EBL), on long-term bone stability and future peri-implantitis development.

Materials And Methods: Patients referred for implant placement between 2005 and 2009 were consecutively treated and followed for 10 years. After 10 years, patients were invited for a scientific diagnostic visit to evaluate implant survival and bone loss.

The Long-Term Effect of Smoking on 10 Years' Survival and Success of Dental Implants: A Prospective Analysis of 453 Implants in a Non-University Setting.

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface in smokers and non-smokers.

Material And Methods: All patients referred for implant treatment between November 2004 and 2007 were scrutinized. All implants were placed by the same surgeon (B.

Ten-year follow-up of dental implants used for immediate loading in the edentulous mandible: A prospective clinical study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the 10-year outcome of 25 patients with immediate loading in the edentulous mandible.

Material And Methods: Twenty-five patients were consecutively treated with 5 immediately loaded fluoride-modified implants in the edentulous mandible. Implant survival and bone loss were evaluated by an external researcher comparing digital periapical radiographs taken during recall visits with baseline (at implant insertion).

Short-term follow-up of masticatory adaptation after rehabilitation with an immediately loaded implant-supported prosthesis: a pilot assessment.

Background: When teeth are extracted, sensory function is decreased by a loss of periodontal ligament receptions. When replacing teeth by oral implants, one hopes to restore the sensory feedback pathway as such to allow for physiological implant integration and optimized oral function with implant-supported prostheses. What remains to be investigated is how to adapt to different oral rehabilitations.

On Speech Problems with Fixed Restorations on Implants in the Edentulous Maxilla: Introduction of a Novel Management Concept.

Background: Little attention has been paid to the effect of implant restorations on speech.

Purpose: The aim of this study was threefold: (1) to find out if speech problems occur after inserting a fixed provisional restoration in the edentulous maxilla; (2) to explore speech adaptation in case articulation problems arise after rehabilitation; and (3) to describe the effect of changing the shape of the restoration on improving speech.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients with an edentulous maxilla were treated with fixed rehabilitation on implants.

Peri-implant bone innervation: histological findings in humans.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to describe nerve fibres around osseointegrated implants in humans.

Materials And Methods: Twelve mechanically failed implants, retrieved from 10 patients were collected from three dental centres over a period of 5 years. After implant removal, decalcified semi-thin sections (0.

A 9-Year Prospective Case Series Using Multivariate Analyses to Identify Predictors of Early and Late Peri-Implant Bone Loss.

Purpose: The study aims to identify predictors of early and late peri-implant bone loss following complete implant-supported rehabilitation using multivariate analyses.

Materials And Methods: Fifty patients (28 women, 22 men; mean age 58, range 35-76) in need of a complete implant-supported rehabilitation on five to eight implants were consecutively treated. Patients were reinvited for a clinical and radiographic examination after an average 9 years of function.

The effect of implant surface modifications on survival and bone loss of immediately loaded implants in the edentulous mandible.

Purpose: To compare the 2-year survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with and without a fluoride modification under immediate loading conditions in completely edentulous mandibles.

Materials And Methods: A total of 125 Osseospeed implants (test group) were placed in 25 patients requiring a fixed rehabilitation. Implants were loaded immediately (baseline) with a provisional screw-retained prosthesis.

A multifactorial analysis to identify predictors of implant failure and peri-implant bone loss.

Objective: To identify risk factors for failure and bone loss of implants in a large study sample on the basis of multivariate analyses.

Materials And Methods: Patient files of all patients referred for implant treatment from November 2004 to December 2007 were scrutinized, and information on implant- and patient-related factors was collected. The study sample in this retrospective cohort study consisted of both partially dentate and fully edentulous patients referred for various indications.

Immediate loading of implants in the maxilla: survival and bone loss after at least 2 years in function.

Purpose: To compare survival and peri-implant bone loss around immediately loaded surface-enhanced implants in the maxilla supporting single crowns (SCs), fixed partial dentures (FPDs), and fixed full-arch dentures (FFDs).

Materials And Methods: The study included all subjects referred for implant treatment in the maxilla followed by immediate loading between November 2004 and 2007 with at least 2 years of follow-up. Smokers were excluded.

Long-term clinical, microbiological, and radiographic outcomes of Brånemark™ implants installed in augmented maxillary bone for fixed full-arch rehabilitation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document the long-term outcome of Brånemark implants installed in augmented maxillary bone and to identify parameters that are associated with peri-implant bone level.

Material And Methods: Patients of a periodontal practice who had been referred to a maxillofacial surgeon for iliac crest bone grafting in the atrophic maxilla were retrospectively recruited. Five months following grafting, they received 7-8 turned Brånemark implants.

The effect of smoking on survival and bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface: a 2-year retrospective analysis of 1106 implants placed in daily practice.

Aim: To compare the survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface in smokers and nonsmokers.

Materials And Methods: Patient files of all patients referred for implant treatment from November 2004 to 2007 were scrutinized. All implants were placed by the same experienced surgeon (B.

A 2-year prospective study on immediate loading with fluoride-modified implants in the edentulous mandible.

Objectives: Chemically modified surfaces were introduced during the last decade to improve indications for implant treatment. The fluoride-modified implant (Osseospeed(®)) was launched in 2004 and clinical studies suggest a more rapid bone formation and stronger bone to implant contact. However, limited clinical data are available on marginal bone loss and the outcome after >1 year under immediate loading conditions is not fully understood.

Effective dose range for dental cone beam computed tomography scanners.

Objective: To estimate the absorbed organ dose and effective dose for a wide range of cone beam computed tomography scanners, using different exposure protocols and geometries.

Materials And Methods: Two Alderson Radiation Therapy anthropomorphic phantoms were loaded with LiF detectors (TLD-100 and TLD-100 H) which were evenly distributed throughout the head and neck, covering all radiosensitive organs. Measurements were performed on 14 CBCT devices: 3D Accuitomo 170, Galileos Comfort, i-CAT Next Generation, Iluma Elite, Kodak 9000 3D, Kodak 9500, NewTom VG, NewTom VGi, Pax-Uni3D, Picasso Trio, ProMax 3D, Scanora 3D, SkyView, Veraviewepocs 3D.

Patient-centered outcome of immediately loaded implants in the rehabilitation of fully edentulous jaws.

Introduction: Edentulism often involves functional, esthetic, phonetic and psychological problems.

Objectives: To evaluate patient-centered outcomes of full-arch screw-retained rehabilitation on immediately loaded implants.

Material And Methods: Fifty patients treated with Astra Tech(TM) implants answered self-administered questionnaires on a visual analogue scale (VAS) 100 mm scale or with multiple-choice or open questions: at baseline, 1 week, 3 or 6 months and 1 year.

The peri-implant sulcus compared with internal implant and suprastructure components: a microbiological analysis.

Purpose: A recent in vivo study has shown considerable contamination of internal implant and suprastructure components with great biodiversity, indicating bacterial leakage along the implant-abutment interface, abutment-prosthesis interface, and restorative margins. The goal of the present study was to compare microbiologically the peri-implant sulcus to these internal components on implants with no clinical signs of peri-implantitis and in function for many years. Checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization was used to identify and quantify 40 species.

Effect of implant design on preservation of marginal bone in the mandible.

Background: Implant design and surface may have an influence on the marginal bone response during immediate functional loading.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to radiographically study the effect of implant design on marginal bone preservation at immediately loaded implants used for prosthetic rehabilitation of the completely edentulous mandible.

Materials And Methods: A total of 39 patients, previously treated with five implants for support of a full-arch fixed bridge in the mandible, were included in the study.

Immediate functional loading of TiOblast dental implants in full-arch edentulous maxillae: a 3-year prospective study.

Introduction: Immediate functional loading of dental implants for full-arch restoration is a patient-friendly approach, shown to be feasible with a good long-term prognosis in a completely edentulous mandible. For the complete restoration of the maxilla, acceptable long-term clinical follow-up is lacking or based on case reports rather than on prospective studies.

Objectives: This prospective mono-centre study reports the 3-year outcome of immediately functionally loaded Astra Tech Dental implants in completely edentulous maxillae based on clinical survival and success based on radiographical assessment of bone level.

Correlation between early perforation of cover screws and marginal bone loss: a retrospective study.

Aim: This retrospective study aimed to determine the consequence of early cover screw exposure on peri-implant marginal bone level.

Material And Methods: Sixty Astra Tech MicroThread implants installed in partially edentulous jaws were compared: 20 implants were placed following a two-stage procedure and were unintentionally exposed to the oral cavity (two-stage exposed), 20 implants were placed following a two-stage procedure and were surgically exposed after a subgingival healing time of 3-6 months (two-stage submerged), and 20 implants were placed following a one-stage surgical protocol (one-stage). Digital radiographs were taken at implant placement for all implants, and after abutment surgery for the two-stage exposed and two-stage submerged groups or after 3 months for the one-stage group.

Immediate loading in the completely edentulous mandible: technical procedure and clinical results up to 3 years of functional loading.

Objectives: This prospective mono-center study describes a clinical technique to provide dental implants with a temporary cross-arch cantilever bridge functionally loaded on the day of fixture insertion and discusses the 3-year follow-up of four to six machined surface Brånemark implants installed in the interforamina area.

Material And Methods: Ninety Brånemark implants were installed in 18 edentulous mandibles. Five patients were heavy smokers and one had Down syndrome.

Patient satisfaction and quality of single-tooth restorations.

This retrospective study focuses on patient opinion and professionally assessed quality of single-tooth restorations of Brånemark fixtures. Patients were treated by periodontists for fixture installation and/or abutment connection and by referring general practitioners for prosthetic rehabilitation. Seventy-eight consecutively treated patients were sent a questionnaire regarding aesthetics, phonetics and overall satisfaction.

Early loading of machined-surface Brånemark implants in completely edentulous mandibles: healed bone versus fresh extraction sites.

Background: Restoration of edentulous mandibles with dental implants installed with a two-stage or one-stage surgical approach, yet with delayed loading, is a predictable and successful treatment.

Purpose: The present prospective study evaluated the success up to 3 years of function of nonroughened machined-surface Brånemark System implants (Nobel Biocare AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) loaded early or immediately with a fixed 12-unit bridge.

Materials And Methods: In total, 184 implants were installed in 36 patients: 30 with healed bone and 6 with some remaining teeth, which were extracted simultaneously with implant installation.

Early loading of four or five Astra Tech fixtures with a fixed cross-arch restoration in the mandible.

Background: A change in implant placement has emerged recently from two-stage to one-stage surgery and to earlier and even immediate loading of the fixtures.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to verify whether four or five fixtures installed in the edentulous mandible were suitable for early loading with a cross-arch fixed restoration.

Materials And Methods: In 25 consecutively treated patients (28-88 yr), four or five Astra Tech fixtures (Mölndal, Sweden) were installed in edentulous mandibles.