Influence of Narrow Titanium Dental Implant Diameter on Fatigue Behavior: A Comparison between Unitary and Splinted Implants.

Scientific literature lacks strong support for using narrow diameter implants (NDI) in high masticatory force areas, especially in molars. Implant splinting in cases of multiple missing teeth reduces lateral forces, improves force distribution, and minimizes stress on implants. However, no studies have evaluated the fatigue load resistance of unitary or splinted implants.

Influence of the abutment height on marginal bone level changes around two-piece dental implants: Meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Background: The focused question was: "In systemically healthy individuals with at least one two-piece dental implant, what is the efficacy of long (≥2 mm; intervention) compared with short (<2 mm; comparison) shoulder height abutments in peri-implant marginal bone level (MBL) changes at <1 year and ≥1 year reported by randomized controlled clinical trials?"

Materials And Methods: An electronic and hand search was conducted to identify RCTs published up to August 2022. The primary outcome variable was changed in MBL from implant surgery to subsequent follow-ups. Mean values and standard deviations for each study were extracted.

Bone-level changes around implants with 1- or 3-mm-high abutments and their relation to crestal mucosal thickness: A 1-year randomized clinical trial.

Aim: To evaluate 1-year bone-level changes around subcrestal platform-switching implants with 1 or 3 mm definitive abutments. The influence of mucosal thickness on bone-level alterations was further analysed.

Materials And Methods: Implants were placed in the posterior sextants and positioned 1.

A Radiographic and Clinical Comparison of Immediate vs. Early Loading (4 Weeks) of Implants with a New Thermo-Chemically Treated Surface: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Implant dentistry has evolved over time, resulting in better treatment outcomes for both patients and clinicians. The aim of this trial was to test whether the immediate loading of implants with a platform-switching design influences the marginal bone level, compared to four-week loading, after one year of follow-up. Moreover, a comparison of clinical data regarding implant survival, implant stability, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) was conducted.

Advances in surfaces and osseointegration in implantology. Biomimetic surfaces.

The present work is a revision of the processes occurring in osseointegration of titanium dental implants according to different types of surfaces -namely, polished surfaces, rough surfaces obtained from subtraction methods, as well as the new hydroxyapatite biomimetic surfaces obtained from thermochemical processes. Hydroxyapatite's high plasma-projection temperatures have proven to prevent the formation of crystalline apatite on the titanium dental implant, but lead to the formation of amorphous calcium phosphate (i.e.

Assessment of periodontal and opportunistic flora in patients with peri-implantitis.

Aim: To assess the presence of periodontal and opportunistic organisms in patients with peri-implantitis.

Material And Methods: Thirty-three partially edentulous subjects (22 women, 11 men), aged 32-90 years, who had one or more implants with peri-implantitis were included. Peri-implantitis was defined as: (i) the presence of bleeding on probing and/or suppuration and (ii) radiographic images showed marginal bone loss >1.

Resonance frequency analysis-reliability in third generation instruments: Osstell mentor®.

Unlabelled: Few studies assess repeatability and reproducibility in registers of resonance frequency analysis (a value of dental implant stability).

Objective: Few studies assess repeatability and reproducibility in resonance frequency analyses (implant stability evaluation). This study is aimed at assessing reliability (repeatabilty and reproducibility) in the Osstell Mentor® system using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) as the statistical method.