Retrospective multicenter study of 230 6-mm SLA-surfaced implants with 1- to 6-year follow-up.

Purpose: Using short implants poses a challenge in implant surgery. Implant surfaces have evolved, making it possible to improve the success of short implants substantially. However, there is still little information about the long-term predictability achieved with short, rough-surfaced implants.

Biological width following immediate implant placement in the dog: flap vs. flapless surgery.

Objective: To assess the marginal soft tissue healing process after flap or flapless surgery in immediate implant placement in a dog model.

Material And Methods: This study was carried out on five Beagle dogs. Four implants were placed in the lower jaw in each dog immediately after tooth extraction.

Diagnosis of implant stability and its impact on implant survival: a prospective case series study.

Objectives: To assess the predictability of implant stability assessment either clinically or by resonance frequency analysis (RFA).

Material And Methods: This prospective case series study evaluated 4114 consecutive SLA Straumann implants in two private clinics. Primary stability was classified in four categories, depending on the degree of implant rotation when tightening the healing cap: A (no rotation at all), B (light rotation with a feeling of resistance), C (rotation without resistance) and D (rotation and lateral oscillation).

Ridge alterations following immediate implant placement in the dog: flap versus flapless surgery.

Objective: To assess the healing process after flap or flapless surgery in immediate implant placement.

Material And Methods: This study was carried out on five Beagle dogs. Four implants were placed in the lower jaw in each dog immediately after tooth extraction.