Maxillary and mandibular overdentures retained by two unsplinted narrow-diameter titanium-zirconium implants - A clinical pilot study.

Objectives: To evaluate the survival rates and marginal bone loss of narrow-diameter titanium-zirconium implants supporting complete maxillary and mandibular overdentures up to 3 years after loading.

Materials And Methods: Ten completely edentulous patients who were dissatisfied with their complete dentures were enrolled. Two narrow-diameter implants were placed in the canine region of the maxilla and mandible.

Early and mature biofilm on four different dental implant materials: An in vivo human study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the microbial composition of early (after 3 days, D3) and mature biofilms (after 31 days, D31) on materials typically used in implant/abutment buildups. Implant/abutment materials with different surface roughness values (R ) were compared to detect differences in the quantity and quality of bacterial composition.

Material And Methods: Four different materials were investigated: rough implant surface (sand-blasted acid-etched titanium, Ti-p), implant collar (machined titanium, Ti-m), titanium abutment (Ti6Al4V), and zirconium dioxide abutment (ZrO ).

Telescopic Crowns On Implants And Teeth: Evaluation Of A Clinical Study After 8 to 12 Years.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcome of a clinical study on telescopic-crown-retained removable dental prostheses (TCR-RDPs) on implants or implants and teeth after 8 to 12 years.

Materials And Methods: Between 1999 and 2002, 39 (41 jaws) patients received implant- or combined tooth-implant-supported TCR-RDPs in the maxilla and/or mandible. One-stage surgery was performed, and after a conventional healing period, TCR-RDPs were inserted.

The randomized shortened dental arch study: influence of two different treatments on interdental spacing over 5 years.

Objectives: Being a secondary outcome in a multicenter randomized controlled trial, the present analysis focused on interdental spacing in the shortened dental arch (SDA). The aim was to evaluate changes in interdental spacing in dependence of two different treatments after an observation period of up to 5 years.

Material And Methods: Patients were either treated with a partial removable dental prosthesis (PRDP) for molar replacement (PRDP group) or according to the SDA concept aiming at a premolar occlusion (SDA group) in a randomized manner.

Loading protocols and implant supported restorations proposed for the rehabilitation of partially and fully edentulous jaws. Camlog Foundation Consensus Report.

Objectives: The aim of this consensus meeting was to assess whether immediate loading protocols achieve comparable clinical outcomes when compared to conventional loading protocols depending on the type of prosthetic restoration. In addition post-loading implant loss for implant supported prostheses in edentulous jaws was analyzed regarding a potential impact of implant location (maxilla vs. mandible), implant number per patient, type of prosthesis (removable vs.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of removable and fixed implant-supported prostheses in edentulous jaws: post-loading implant loss.

Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze post-loading implant loss for implant-supported prostheses in edentulous jaws, regarding a potential impact of implant location (maxilla vs. mandible), implant number per patient, type of prosthesis (removable vs. fixed), and type of attachment system (screw-retained, ball vs.