Effect of implant loading protocols and associated factors on the success rate of implant therapy: A retrospective clinical study.

Statement Of Problem: Although immediate implant loading has shown promising clinical results and high survival rates, an increased risk of implant failure and complications has been reported. Achieving consistently predictable outcomes with this approach remains a challenge, but evidence-based guidelines to assist in selecting suitable patients are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective clinical study was to investigate the success rate, survival rate, and complications of immediate implant loading compared with early and delayed loading.

Prosthetic complications with monolithic or micro-veneered implant-supported zirconia single-unit, multiple-unit, and complete-arch prostheses on titanium base abutments: A single center retrospective study with mean follow-up period of 72.35 months.

Background: The influence of prosthetic design on prosthetic complications when monolithic or micro-veneered zirconia prostheses are supported with titanium base (ti-base) abutments is not well-known.

Purpose: The purpose of this single center, retrospective study was to assess the prevalence of prosthetic complications with monolithic or micro-veneered single-unit, multi-unit, and complete-arch zirconia prostheses supported with ti-base abutments (implant level or multi-unit abutment level).

Material And Methods: This study retrospectively evaluated the electronic health record (EHR) of participants who received either monolithic or micro-veneered implant-supported single-unit, multi-unit, and/or complete-arch prostheses supported by ti-base or zirconia-ti-base hybrid abutments delivered between the years 2010 and 2021.

Management of Edentulous Patients.

Edentulism, defined as the complete loss of all dentition, is a worldwide phenomenon. Edentulism occurs because of biologic disease processes, such as dental caries, periodontal diseases, trauma, and oral cancer. Edentulism is accompanied by several comorbidities that can significantly influence an individual.

Early implant placement for a patient with ectodermal dysplasia: Thirteen years of clinical care.

Patients with ectodermal dysplasia have abnormalities of 2 or more structures that originate from the ectoderm. The oral manifestations often include the congenital absence of teeth and malformed teeth. This clinical report describes the interdisciplinary care from childhood through the definitive dental rehabilitation completed at skeletal maturation to replace the missing teeth in a patient with ectodermal dysplasia.

Managing a fractured one-piece zirconia abutment with a modified plastic periodontal probe: A clinical report.

This clinical report describes the management of a fractured 1-piece zirconia stock abutment from an implant with an internal connection using a modified plastic periodontal probe. This minimally invasive approach allows for the retrieval of fractured prosthetic components without causing irreversible damage to the implant's platform or its internal threads and does not require special equipment or costly instruments.

Evaluation of patient experience and satisfaction with CAD-CAM-fabricated complete dentures: A retrospective survey study.

Statement Of Problem: Reports of sound, evidence-based treatment outcomes of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture (CAD-CAM) of complete dentures (CD) are lacking in publication databases.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective survey study was to assess patient preferences and satisfaction when treated with digitally fabricated CDs, by using a questionnaire.

Material And Methods: A total of 50 patients who received digital CDs were included in this study.

Clinical performance of CAD-CAM-fabricated complete dentures: A cross-sectional study.

Statement Of Problem: Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture (CAD-CAM)-fabricated complete dentures (CD) seek to address the disadvantages associated with conventional CD fabrication. However, few if any randomized clinical trials, cross-sectional, and/or retrospective analyses are available for the clinical performance of CAD-CAM-fabricated CDs.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate clinician experience with digital CD fabrication attempted in a 2-visit protocol.

Implant therapy for a patient with Down syndrome and oral habits: A clinical report.

This clinical report describes prosthodontic therapy with an implant-supported partial fixed dental prosthesis for a patient with Down syndrome and concomitant oral habits, including tongue thrusting and thumb sucking.

Using a porcelain furnace to debond cement-retained implant crown from the abutment after screw fracture: a clinical report.

When a screw fracture occurs on a cement-retained, implant-supported restoration, the abutment and restoration are completely separated from the implant's internal connection. Traditionally, an access hole is drilled through the crown to retrieve the broken screw, and the restoration can be placed again as a screw-retained restoration. This clinical report documents a patient whose broken abutment screw was retrieved from the restoration by burning off the cement and separating from the abutment without drilling an access hole.