Artificial intelligence for dental implant classification and peri-implant pathology identification in 2D radiographs: A systematic review.

Objective: This systematic review aimed to summarize and evaluate the available information regarding the performance of artificial intelligence on dental implant classification and peri-implant pathology identification in 2D radiographs.

Data Sources: Electronic databases (Medline, Embase, and Cochrane) were searched up to September 2024 for relevant observational studies and both randomized and controlled clinical trials. The search was limited to studies published in English from the last 7 years.

Vertical Versus Horizontal Finishing Lines for Dental Preparations: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate the influence of horizontal and vertical dental preparation techniques on tooth-supported fixed restorations, with specific focus on survival and success rates, periodontal-related variables, and patient-reported outcome (PROs) measures.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search of relevant randomized and controlled clinical trials (RCTs/CCTs), prospective/retrospective cohort studies, and case series with a minimum follow-up period of 3 years was performed across electronic databases (Medline, Embase, and Cochrane) up to January 2024. Primary outcomes included success and survival rates, and secondary outcomes included periodontal variables, both mechanical and biological complications, and PROs.

Fit comparison of interim crowns manufactured with open and proprietary 3D printing modes versus milling technology: An in vitro study.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the fit of interim crowns produced using DLP-based 3D printing with different manufacturing workflows-open and proprietary-versus milling technology.

Methods: A total of 120 crowns were evaluated using the replica technique. The control group (Mill, n = 30) was manufactured via subtractive technology.

Accuracy of surgical guides manufactured with four different 3D printers. A comparative in vitro study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of surgical guides manufactured with four different 3D printers..

Methods: Forty-eight surgical guides (BlueSky Plan, BlueSky Bio) were produced using four different 3D printers, with strict adherence to each manufacturer's instructions.

Comparative in vitro evaluation of microgap in titanium stock versus cobalt-chrome custom abutments on a conical connection implant: Effect of crown cementation and ceramic veneering.

Objective: To compare the implant-abutment connection microgap between computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) milled or laser-sintered cobalt-chrome custom abutments with or without ceramic veneering and titanium stock abutments with or without crown cementation.

Material And Methods: Six groups of six abutments each were prepared: (1) CAD/CAM cobalt-chrome custom abutments: milled, milled with ceramic veneering, laser-sintered, and laser-sintered with ceramic veneering (four groups: MIL, MIL-C, SIN, and SIN-C, respectively) and (2) titanium stock abutments with or without zirconia crown cementation (two groups: STK and STK-Z, respectively). Abutments were screwed to the implants by applying 30 Ncm torque.

Performance evaluation of three versions of a convolutional neural network for object detection and segmentation using a multiclass and reduced panoramic radiograph dataset.

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of three versions of a deep-learning convolutional neural network in terms of object detection and segmentation using a multiclass panoramic radiograph dataset.

Methods: A total of 600 orthopantomographies were randomly selected for this study and manually annotated by a single operator using an image annotation tool (COCO Annotator v.11.

Current applications of 3D printing in dental implantology: A scoping review mapping the evidence.

Objectives: This scoping review aimed to identify the available evidence in the use of 3D printing technology in dental implantology. Due to the broad scope of the subject and its application in implantology, three main areas of focus were identified: (1) customized dental implants, (2) manufacturing workflow for surgical implant guides, and (3) related implant-supported prostheses factors, which include the metallic primary frameworks, secondary ceramic or polymer superstructures, and 3D implant analog models.

Materials And Methods: Online databases (Medline, Cochrane, Embase, and CINAHL) were used to identify the studies published up to February 2023 in English.

Influence of age, training, intraoral scanner, and software version on the scan accuracy of inexperienced operators.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of operator age on the scan accuracy (trueness and precision) of inexperienced operators when compared with experienced operators, and how training, intraoral scanner (IOS), and software version affect scan accuracy.

Material And Methods: Thirty-four operators were sorted into groups: G1 (operators <25 years old, no experience), G2 (operators >40 years old, no experience), and G3 (experienced IOS operators). They conducted partial-arch scans before and after a 4-session training with two IOSs (Trios 3 and True Definition) and two software versions.

EPA Consensus Project Paper: Anterior Full or Partial Coverage Single Tooth Restorations - A Systematic Review of Survival and Complication Rates.

Introduction: The aim of this systematic review was to assess the literature reporting on the failure rates, survival rates and complication rates and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) of anterior full (FC) or partial (PC) coverage single tooth restorations after a mean observation period of at least 3 years.

Methods: Systematic search was conducted using the electronic databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane library. Data regarding survival (restoration failure) and complication rates and PROMs were extracted and presented descriptively.

EPA Consensus Project Paper: Shifting from the "Analogic Virtual Patient" to the "Digital Virtual Patient" in Prosthodontics. A Scoping Review.

Aims: To determine whether the use of single or combined mechanical and virtual articulators, as well as facebows, jaw motion trackers, face scanners, and related devices, actually improve the efficacy of the prosthesis obtained in terms of lifespan and patient-related outcomes. To coin the terms Analogic and Digital Virtual Patients (AVP and DVP) as an attempt to analyze, clarify and synthesize terminology and workflows related to previously so-called devices.

Materials And Methods: A scoping review was accomplished involving different databases.

The effect of a convergent transmucosal neck on soft tissues and radiographic outcomes: a 1-year follow-up randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The aim of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate peri-implant marginal bone levels (MBLs) and soft tissue dimension changes 1 year after loading. Patients in the control group received bone-level implants, whereas in the test group, tissue-level implants with a convergent transmucosal neck were used.

Material And Methods: MBLs were calculated by measuring the distance from the implant shoulder to the first visible bone-to-implant contact using standardized periapical digital radiographs.

Diagnosis of Interproximal Caries Lesions in Bitewing Radiographs Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network-Based Software.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic reliability of a web-based artificial intelligence program for the detection of interproximal caries in bitewing radiographs. Three hundred bitewing radiographs of patients were subjected to the evaluation of a convolutional neural network. First, the images were visually evaluated by a previously trained and calibrated operator with radiodiagnosis experience.

Clinical outcomes of the biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT) in fixed dental prostheses: A systematic review.

Statement Of Problem: The biologically oriented preparation technique is a concept with a vertical tooth preparation, gingitage, an immediate interim restoration preserving the clot, and a specific laboratory technique aiming to adapt the marginal periodontal tissue to a remodeled emergence profile of the crown. However, the published scientific evidence on this subject is limited.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze whether using the biologically oriented preparation technique leads to improved clinical outcomes in terms of probing depth, gingival inflammation index, gingival marginal stability, and fewer mechanical and biological complications.

Accuracy of a guided implant system with milled surgical templates.

Purpose: This in vitro study analyzed the accuracy of a computer-assisted design (CAD)/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM) guided implant surgery system by comparing linear, angular, and coronal deviations between the planned and final implant placement.

Methods: By using a fully guided surgery workflow, 32 dental implants were placed in 16 partially edentulous models. After virtual design of the restorations, radiological and CAD files were matched and implant positions were planned by using dedicated implant planning software (Galileo Implant version 1.

Influence of customized over-scan body rings on the intraoral scanning effectiveness of a multiple implant edentulous mandibular model.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoral scanning with identical multiple implant scan bodies (ISB) using customized over scan body rings (COR) as an auxiliary system.

Methods: Six printed rings with different diameters and shapes were attached at different levels to each identical ISB of an edentulous mandibular master model. The master model was scanned using an intraoral scanner (Primescan CEREC) until valid digital models for the COR group (n=10) and for the unmodified ISB (UN) group (n=10) were obtained.

The importance of esthetic integration through laboratory adaptation profiles in the biologically oriented preparation technique.

The biologically oriented preparation technique (BOPT) has revolutionized the execution of fixed prosthetic treatments, ensuring tissue stability and the integration of the gingival tissue with the prosthetic restorations. BOPT follows both a clinical and laboratory sequence; the two must be perfectly integrated and synchronized, with the phase of preparation and temporary restorations in the clinic correlating with a well-founded and protocolized execution of the laboratory steps. In turn, prosthetic work returned to the clinic must show perfect integration between the prosthesis, the preparation, and the periodontal tissue, with a balance between pink and white esthetics.

Original vs compatible stock abutment- implant connection: An in vitro analysis of the internal accuracy and mechanical fatigue behaviour.

Purpose: To assess the internal accuracy and mechanical behaviour under cyclic loading after artificial aging of implant-supported crowns restored with original stock abutments and two compatible non-original stock abutments.

Methods: Forty-eight original internal hexagon connection implants were connected to different stock abutments. The samples were divided into three groups depending on the manufacturer of the abutment components (one original, two non-originals).

Efficacy and risks of tooth-supported prostheses in the treatment of partially edentulous patients with stage IV periodontitis. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of tooth-supported fixed prostheses in partially edentulous patients with stage IV periodontitis.

Material And Methods: Randomized and controlled clinical trials (RCTs and CCTs) and prospective/retrospective cohort studies or case series were searched in three databases. Survival rate of abutment teeth was considered the primary outcome.

Influence of age and scanning system on the learning curve of experienced and novel intraoral scanner operators: A multi-centric clinical trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of age and intra-oral scanner (IOS) on the learning curve of inexperienced operators.

Methods: Thirty-four operators pertaining to 1 of 3 groups: (G1) students ≤ 25 years (y), (G2) dentists ≥ 40y, and (G3) a control group of experienced IOS operators (no age limitation), were included. All participants performed baseline and final quadrant scans on a volunteer subject, before and after a training program of 3 sessions, with two different IOS: TRIOS 3 (S1) and True Definition (S2).

Clinical study comparing the accuracy of interocclusal records, digitally obtained by three different devices.

Objective: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to compare the interocclusal contact records obtained by three different digital methods (intra- and extraoral digital scanners and T-Scan III system) with the conventional method (articulating paper).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five healthy volunteers were selected. As a control group, maximum intercuspation occlusal contacts were registered and photographed from the patients with an 8 µm articulating paper.