Group 2 ITI Consensus Report: Prosthodontics and implant dentistry.

Objectives: Working Group 2 was convened to address topics relevant to prosthodontics and dental implants. Systematic reviews were developed according to focused questions addressing (a) the number of implants required to support fixed full-arch restorations, (b) the influence of intentionally tilted implants compared to axial positioned implants when supporting fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), (c) implant placement and loading protocols, (d) zirconia dental implants, (e) zirconia and metal ceramic implant supported single crowns and (f) zirconia and metal ceramic implant supported FDPs.

Materials And Methods: Group 2 considered and discussed information gathered in six systematic reviews.

Multicenter retrospective analysis of wide-neck dental implants for single molar replacement.

Purpose: To evaluate the predictability of Straumann wide-neck dental implants (6.5-mm prosthetic neck with a 4.8-mm endosseous sandblasted, large-grit, acid-etched-surface body) used for molar replacement.

Implant placement with or without simultaneous tooth extraction in patients taking oral bisphosphonates: postoperative healing, early follow-up, and the incidence of complications in two private practices.

Background: The development of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis in patients with a history of intravenous bisphosphonate therapy is a significant cause of concern in clinical periodontal practice. The role of oral bisphosphonates in the development of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis is less clear. This article documents the results of treatment of patients with a history of oral bisphosphonate therapy in two private periodontal practices.

The radiographic bone loss pattern adjacent to immediately placed, immediately loaded implants.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate radiographic bone levels adjacent to implants placed in fresh extraction sockets (ESs) and immediately loaded with a fixed full-arch provisional restoration compared to bone levels adjacent to implants placed in native bone (NB) under the same restorative conditions.

Materials And Methods: Patients with a hopeless maxillary and/or mandibular dentition had their remaining teeth extracted and 6 to 8 implants placed and restored within 72 hours. Radiographs were obtained at time 0, 3 to 6 months, and annually for 5 years.

Immediate restoration and loading of dental implants: clinical considerations and protocols.

The use of dental implants to assist in the treatment of partial and complete edentulism is well documented. Most of the implant literature, however, reports results associated with implant survival and success when there has been adherence to rigid placement and loading protocols. Conventionally, these protocols call for the undisturbed healing of the implant-3 months in the mandible and 4 to 6 months in the maxilla.

Immediate loading of dental implants in the completely edentulous maxilla: a clinical report.

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to determine whether clinical success can be achieved with immediate loading in the completely edentulous maxilla with endosseous screw-type implants.

Materials And Methods: The study sample consisted of 34 patients who were edentulous or about to lose all remaining maxillary teeth. The patients underwent an extensive presurgical and prosthetic workup to determine whether they qualified for the study.

Success and failure rates of 9 mm or shorter implants in the replacement of missing maxillary molars when restored with individual crowns: preliminary results 0 to 84 months in function. A retrospective study.

Background: The ability to utilize shorter implants in the reconstruction of the posterior maxilla would, theoretically, simplify therapy by lessening the need for augmentation surgery. The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess the success and failure rates of < or = 9 mm or shorter implants in the maxillary posterior regions restored with individual crowns.

Methods: A total of 979 implants were placed in maxillary molar positions and restored with individual crowns.

The effect of smoking on achieving osseointegration of surface-modified implants: a clinical report.

Purpose: The present study evaluated the effect of smoking on achieving initial osseointegration when surface-modified dental implants were used.

Materials And Methods: During an 18-month period in a private practice setting 1,183 implants were placed in 461 patients. The group of smokers consisted of patients who smoked a half pack or more of cigarettes per day.