Publications by authors named "F Bernardello"
Background: Numerous clinical variables may influence early marginal bone loss (EMBL), including surgical, prosthetic and host-related factors. Among them, bone crest width plays a crucial role: an adequate peri-implant bone envelope has a protective effect against the influence of the aforementioned factors on marginal bone stability. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of buccal and palatal bone thickness at the time of implant placement on EMBL during the submerged healing period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Implant placement with static navigation enables the reaching of a correct position of implants from an anatomical and prosthetic point of view. Different approaches of static navigation are described in the scientific literature, and the pilot-guided approach is one of the least investigated. The aim of the present study is the evaluation of the accuracy of implant insertion using a pilot drill template.
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- The study investigates how the positioning of tissue-level implants affects marginal bone resorption based on the thickness of the mucosa prior to prosthetic loading.
- Patients were grouped according to their mucosal thickness, with those having thinner mucosa experiencing more significant bone resorption compared to those with thicker mucosa after 5 months.
- The findings suggest that adjusting the depth of implants based on mucosal thickness can significantly reduce the risk of early surface exposure, particularly in patients with thinner mucosa.
Purpose: To investigate clinical and radiographic outcomes of transcrestal maxillary sinus floor elevation performed with an injectable xenograft in gel form, analyzing general, local and surgical variables possibly influencing the results.
Methods: Patients with residual crestal height < 5 mm underwent transcrestal sinus floor elevation with xenograft in gel form to allow the placement of a single implant. Simultaneous implant placement was performed when primary stability was ≥ 15 Ncm.
Objective: Clinical indications for maxillary sinus floor elevation with transcrestal techniques have increased in recent years even in sites with minimal residual bone height (RBH). Nevertheless, limited information is currently available on incidence of intraoperative complications and early implant failure in these cases.
Material And Methods: This retrospective multicenter study was performed on anonymized clinical and radiographic records of patients who underwent transcrestal sinus floor elevation in seven clinical centers.