Immunology, microbiology, and virology following placement of NobelPerfect scalloped dental implants: analysis of a case series.

Background: Cytokine-microbiology-virology monitoring after implant placement may help to develop profiles of variables that can help to explain interaction between the immune system and alveolar bone. Descriptive information at the molecular and cellular levels after implant placement is important in the emerging field of osteoimmunology and may help to formulate hypotheses and intervention strategies in periodontology and implantology.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the presence or absence of selected cytokines in association with periodontopathogens and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) after placement of dental implants.

Scalloped dental implants: a retrospective analysis of radiographic and clinical outcomes of 17 NobelPerfect implants in 6 patients.

Background: The scalloped dental implant (NobelPerfect, Nobel Biocare, Yorba Linda, CA, USA) is designed to biologically guide and facilitate interproximal bone remodeling during healing and to maintain bone height and papillae during functional loading. The design features of the scalloped implant include hard and soft tissue apposition areas, which are parallel to each other and mirror the cementoenamel junction. The hard tissue surface area is intended for osseointegration.