Relevance of functional imaging in dental implantology.

Background: Despite it is widely used in many medicine fields, the use of functional imaging to examine dental implants has not been reported in the literature. This work aimed to evaluate the relevance of functional medical imaging in oral implantology.

Material And Methods: This single-center observational study was conducted for 6 months at the Toulouse University Hospital, France.

Electron microprobe analysis into interactions of a resin-modified glass-ionomer cement and a modified composite with human dentin in vitro.

When materials used in restorative dentistry, such as a glass-ionomer cement or a compomer, were applied to dentin, ion exchanges occur between the material and the dentin. This work is based on an assessment in vitro of the ion exchanges occurring over time between (i) a glass-ionomer cement and dentin and (ii) a compomer and dentin. An electron microprobe analysis, technique not previously used for such a study, permitted qualitative and quantitative analysis of the interface and of the peripheral dentin.

Radiographic and histologic evaluation of a sinus augmentation with composite bone graft: a clinical case report.

Background: The purpose of the present study was to present a clinical case report of a sinus augmentation with a composite bone graft and delayed implant placement with a 5-year follow-up.

Methods: A 40-year-old female in good health required replacement of her partial upper removable denture with a prosthesis supported by implants. Due to insufficient bone, she had to undergo a sinus lift.