Twenty eight months marginal bone level follow-up of an immediate post-extractive implant with immediate definitive loading.

Objective: The aim of this case report was to show the marginal bone level (MBL) variation, after 28 months, around an aesthetic post-extraction implant immediate loading positioned in a 46-years-old woman.

Material And Methods: After a careful evaluation of the X-rays and CBCT images, a 4×13 conical implant was placed in seat 21 after the atraumatic extraction of the fractured element and the management of the infected area. Correct primary stability (torque 70 Ncm) was obtained by inserting the implant in a palatal position with respect to the alveolus.

Continuous craniofacial growth in adult patients treated with dental implants in the anterior maxilla.

Background: In the Literature, there are several studies demonstrating that infraposition happens also in adult patients.

Purpose: To conduct a retrospective evaluation of infraocclusion of implant-retained crowns in the anterior maxilla of adult patients and of the patient awareness and perception of the problem.

Material And Methods: From January to June 2017, all adult patients who in the last 5 to 20 years had received in the same clinic implant restorations in the upper anterior maxilla were recalled to assess the presence of crown infraocclusion.

Comparison of a Novel Ultrasonic Scaler Tip vs. Conventional Design on a Titanium Surface.

The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the alterations of a titanium surface after treatment with two different types of ultrasonic tips: conventional steel versus an innovative copper alloy silver-plated one. Twenty smooth-surface, grade IV unalloyed titanium discs were divided into two groups. The discs were ultrasonically instrumented and the scaler was connected with a loading machine.

Infraposition of Implant-Retained Maxillary Incisor Crown Placed in an Adult Patient: Case Report.

Several studies have clearly shown that osseointegrated implants, when inserted in growing bone, such as in adolescents, do not follow the eruptive path of adjacent teeth; instead, they act like ankylosed teeth, remaining in a stationary position for the lifetime, thus developing a progressive infraposition of the implant-supported crown. However, further studies have demonstrated that similar changes also occur in adult patients, although mostly in a small amount and over long time spans. Here the case of a female patient aged 35 years is presented, in which infraposition of the maxillary central incisor developed in a very short time (15 months).

Lateral Sinus Floor Elevation Performed with Trapezoidal and Modified Triangular Flap Designs: A Randomized Pilot Study of Post-Operative Pain Using Thermal Infrared Imaging.

Post-operative pain and swelling are frequently observed after sinus lift procedures. The aim of the present study was the clinical evaluation of swelling and pain of two different sinus flap lift techniques using a visual analogue scale (VAS), verbal rating scale (VRS), and infrared thermal imaging (i.e.