The Conometric Concept: Definitive Rehabilitation of a Single Posterior Implant Using a Friction Retention Abutment. A 1-year Follow-up Report.

Purpose: To provide a 1-year assessment of friction-retention abutments (Acuris, Dentsply Sirona) used to retain a single lithium disilicate (LS) monolithic restoration.

Materials And Methods: A total of 522 implants were placed to treat single-tooth premolar and molar edentulous sites in the mandible or maxilla. Three types of implants were used.

Fixed Partial Restorations Made of a New Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Material: A 2-Year Short-Term Report.

Purpose: To evaluate the 2-year performance of definitive implant- or tooth-supported three-unit fixed dental prostheses made of zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate placed to restore premolars and molars in clinical cases of partial edentulism.

Materials And Methods: All patients received a three-unit fixed restoration made of monolithic, hot-pressed, zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic. The restoration was cemented to two natural teeth or attached to two 3.

The conometric concept for the definitive rehabilitation of a single posterior implant by using a conical indexed abutment: A technique.

This report describes the restoration of the healed single implant in the posterior region by using a lithium disilicate crown supported by an Acuris abutment. The restored implants were placed in the premolar and molar region of both the mandible and the maxilla by using a 1-stage approach. The definitive Acuris abutment was placed after an implant healing period of at least 3 months.

The Conometric Concept: A Two-Year Follow-Up of Fixed Partial CEREC Restorations Supported By Cone-In-Cone Abutments.

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of definitive, implant-supported, lithium disilicate fixed dental prostheses (LS FDPs) manufactured with a computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system. All patients received two-unit restorations placed in posterior regions, supported by osseointegrated implants with cone-in-cone connection abutments.

Materials And Methods: Two implants (Ankylos) were placed into healed sites or fresh extraction sockets in the maxillary/mandibular posterior regions of partially edentulous patients.

Retention Strength of Conical Welding Caps for Fixed Implant-Supported Prostheses.

Purpose: This study evaluated the retention strength of welding caps for Ankylos standard abutments using a pull-out test.

Materials And Methods: Each sample consisted of an implant abutment and its welding cap. The tests were performed with a Zwick Roell testing machine with a 1-kN load cell.

Fatigue limits of titanium-bar joints made with the laser and the electric resistance welding techniques: microstructural characterization and hardness properties.

Fatigue behavior of the titanium bars is of utmost importance for the safe and reliable operation of dental implants and prosthetic constructions based on these implants. To date, however, only few data are available on the fatigue strength of dental prostheses made with electric resistance welding and laser welding techniques. This in-vitro study highlighted that although the joints made with the laser welding approach are credited of a superior tensile strength, joints made with electric resistance welding exhibited double the minimum fatigue strength with respect to the joints made with laser welding (120 vs 60 N).

The Conometric Concept: Definitive Fixed Lithium Disilicate Restorations Supported by Conical Abutments.

Purpose: The use of the conical coupling connection to support definitive restorations was evaluated in cases involving full acrylic resin or hybrid acrylic resin-composite prostheses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of definitive fixed partial prostheses made with lithium disilicate and supported by coupling connection abutments and healed implants.

Materials And Methods: The prostheses were placed in the posterior regions of partially edentulous patients; 65 patients received fixed lithium disilicate restorations splinted with conical coupling connections to two implants.

The Conometric Concept: Coupling Connection for Immediately Loaded Titanium-Reinforced Provisional Fixed Partial Dentures-A Case Series.

The aim of this prospective study was to demonstrate the feasibility of the conic coupling connection as a novel approach for the retention of immediately loaded, titanium-reinforced, temporary fixed partial restorations. The patients received a fixed, immediate partial restoration, attached using the conic coupling connection to two implants placed in a fresh extraction socket. Changes in marginal peri-implant bone level or probing depth measurements, biologic or technical complications, and any other adverse event were recorded at yearly follow-ups up to 3 years after implantation.

10-year prospective cohort follow-up of immediately restored XiVE implants.

Objective: The aim of this prospective cohort study was to assess the ten-year performance of the condensing thread, self-tapping apex and internal hexagonal connection XiVE implant supporting partial fixed prostheses placed with an immediate restoration approach.

Material And Methods: All patients received a fixed two- to four-unit partial provisional restoration supported by immediately loaded implants. The final gold alloy/ceramic restorations were cemented approximately 28 weeks after implant insertion.

Microstructural characterization and hardness properties of electric resistance welding titanium joints for dental applications.

The electric resistance welding procedure is used to join a titanium bar with specific implant abutments in order to produce a framework directly in the oral cavity of the patient. This investigation studied the effects of the welding process on microstructure and hardness properties of commercially pure (CP2 and CP4) Ti components. Different welding powers and cooling procedures were applied to bars and abutments, normally used to produce the framework, in order to simulate the clinical intraoral welding procedure.

Immediate provisionalization of implants placed in fresh extraction sockets using a definitive abutment: the chamber concept.

The purpose of this case series is to present radiographic results of implants immediately placed and restored with a definitive abutment and followed for 18 months. Ten patients who required extraction of the maxillary central or lateral incisor were treated with immediate extraction, implant placement, and provisionalization. Hard tissue measurements were performed using cone beam computed tomography.

A six-year follow-up of full-arch immediate restorations fabricated with an intraoral welding technique.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the 6-year effectiveness of maxillary and mandibular full-arch immediately loaded prostheses fabricated using an intraoral welding technique.

Methods: All patients received the same day of surgery a fixed, full-arch prosthesis supported by an intraorally welded titanium framework created directly in the patient's mouth using a titanium bar. Life table analysis of implant survival, complications, and any other adverse events were recorded at yearly follow-up for a period of 6 years.

Nonremoval of immediate abutments in cases involving subcrestally placed postextractive tapered single implants: a randomized controlled clinical study.

Purpose: The aim of this trial was to assess if the nonremoval of abutments placed at the time of surgery would improve bone and gingival healing around single immediately restored implants placed in postextraction sockets.

Materials And Methods: All patients received a single square-threaded tapered implant placed in postextraction sockets and immediately restored. All the implants were placed 2.

Immediate rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible using Ankylos SynCone telescopic copings and intraoral welding: a pilot study.

The aim of this prospective study was to assess the suitability of immediate rehabilitation of the edentulous mandible using SynCone copings and the intraoral welding technique. Patients with an edentulous mandible were fitted with a removable restoration supported by an intraorally welded titanium bar. Copings were connected to their respective SynCone 5-degree abutments and then welded to a titanium bar using an intraoral welding unit.

Buccal bone plate in immediately placed and restored implant with Bio-Oss(®) collagen graft: a 1-year follow-up study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to radiographically assess the vertical and horizontal alterations of buccal alveolar bone after the insertion of a post-extractive implant using Bio-Oss(®) Collagen graft.

Material And Methods: The study was designed as a prospective study. Adult patients were eligible for the study if they needed one or more immediately inserted and immediately restored implant replacing teeth to be extracted within region 15-25.

Immediate loading of zygomatic implants using the intraoral welding technique: a 12-month case series.

The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the concept of intraoral welding as a suitable technique for fabricating a fixed restoration for the edentulous maxilla the day of surgery using standard and zygomatic implants. Ten consecutive patients (four men, six women; mean age, 62.3 ± 11.

10-year follow-up of immediately loaded implants with TiUnite porous anodized surface.

Background: The immediate loading of implants with a porous anodized surface is a well-described technique. Few data are however available on the long-term outcomes.

Purpose: The aim of this prospective study was to assess the 10-year performance of TiUnite implants supporting fixed prostheses placed with an immediate loading approach in both postextractive and healed sites.

Buccal bone plate in the immediately placed and restored maxillary single implant: a 7-year retrospective study using computed tomography.

Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to assess the long-term buccal bone plate changes in cases of single implants in the maxillary aesthetic area placed and restored immediately after extraction.

Material And Methods: A private practice's database was reviewed to find patients who had a standard computed tomography (CT) scan taken no more than 24 hours after insertion of a single, immediately restored, postextractive implant in the anterior maxilla. After a minimum period of 7 years, a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) was performed.

One abutment at one time: non-removal of an immediate abutment and its effect on bone healing around subcrestal tapered implants.

Objectives: The aim of this prospective study was to assess the effects of abutment removal after 6 months on bone healing after the subcrestal placement of immediately restored, tapered implants in cases of partial posterior mandibular edentulism.

Material And Methods: Each of the 24 patients with partial posterior mandibular edentulism was consecutively treated with two immediately restored 3.5 mm diameter tapered implants.

Immediate loading of the edentulous maxilla with a definitive restoration supported by an intraorally welded titanium bar and tilted implants.

Purpose: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the concept of intraoral welding as a suitable technique for the fabrication of a restoration for the edentulous atrophic maxilla on the day of placement of axial and tilted implants.

Materials And Methods: Thirty patients received three axial and four tilted implants in the edentulous maxilla. Immediately after implant placement, definitive abutments were connected to the implants and then a titanium bar was welded to them using an intraoral welding unit.

Immediate definitive rehabilitation of the edentulous patient using an intraorally welded titanium framework: a 3-year prospective study.

Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the concept of intraoral welding as a suitable technique for the placement of a final restoration in the edentulous patient on the same day as surgery.

Method And Materials: Any patient with a completely edentulous arch who was considered eligible received a fixed restoration supported by an intraorally welded titanium bar. Definitive abutments were connected to the implants and then welded to a titanium bar using an intraoral welding unit.

A comparison between immediate loading and immediate restoration in cases of partial posterior mandibular edentulism: a 3-year randomized clinical trial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the survival rate, the bone loss and soft-tissue healing patterns of immediately loaded and immediately restored implants in cases of partial posterior mandibular edentulism.

Material And Methods: Fifty patients with partial posterior mandibular edentulism were randomly selected for two treatments: 25 were included in the immediate loading group (test) and 25 in the immediate restoration group (control). All implants were placed in healed sites with a torque of >25 N cm.

Prospective study with a 2-year follow-up on immediate implant loading in the edentulous mandible with a definitive restoration using intra-oral welding.

Objectives: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the concept of intra-oral welding as a suitable technique for the fabrication of a restoration for edentulous mandibles on the same day as surgery using tapered connection implants.

Material And Methods: Each of 20 patients had an edentulous mandible and received four inter-foraminal, tapered connection implants. All implants were immediately loaded with a fixed restoration supported by an intra-orally welded titanium framework.

Immediate versus one-stage restoration of small-diameter implants for a single missing maxillary lateral incisor: a 3-year randomized clinical trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the bone loss pattern and soft tissue healing of immediately versus one-stage loaded 3.0-mm-diameter implants in cases involving a single missing lateral maxillary incisor.

Methods: Sixty patients with a missing lateral incisor in the maxilla were randomized to one of the treatments: 30 patients in the immediate-restoration group and 30 patients in the one-stage group.