Influence of clinical expertise and practical experience on transfer accuracy in guided dental implant placement - an in vitro study.

Purpose: To investigate whether inexperienced users applying a static navigation system can perform in-vitro a fully guided implant placement protocol and achieve similar results in terms of accuracy compared to experienced clinicians.

Methods: Based on 36 identical resin models, a computer-assisted implant planning was performed and a surgical guide was produced accordingly. Three study groups were composed with 12 operators, each: control group with experienced surgeons (DOC), test group 1 with dental technicians (TEC) and test group 2 with non-specialists (OFC).

Group 3 ITI Consensus Report: Materials and antiresorptive drug-associated outcomes in implant dentistry.

Objectives: The aim of Working Group 3 was to address the influence of both material- and anti-resorptive drug- related factors on clinical and biological outcomes and complications in implant dentistry. Focused questions were addressed on (a) implant materials other than titanium (alloy)s, (b) transmucosal abutment materials and (c) medications affecting bone metabolism were addressed.

Materials And Methods: Three systematic reviews formed the basis for discussion in Group 3.

Crestal bone response to loaded zirconia and titanium implants: a radiographic and histometric analysis in canines.

Objectives: To evaluate the crestal bone response to a two-piece zirconia implant compared with a control titanium implant using periapical radiographs (PAs) and histometry.

Materials And Methods: Thirty zirconia and 30 titanium implants were placed in healed posterior mandibles of five canines. Full-ceramic single-tooth restorations were cemented after 6 weeks of healing.

Zirconia compared to titanium dental implants in preclinical studies-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate whether zirconia implants demonstrate differences in hard and soft tissue integration compared to titanium implants in preclinical studies.

Material And Methods: In March 2017, electronic (MEDLINE, EMBASE) and hand search was performed to identify preclinical studies comparing zirconia and titanium implants. Primary outcomes were bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and removal torque out (RTQ), respectively, push-in (PI) measurements.

Ligature-Induced Peri-implant Bone Loss Around Loaded Zirconia and Titanium Implants.

Purpose: To radiographically investigate ligature-induced peri-implant bone loss around loaded titanium (Ti-SLA) and zirconia (ZrO-ZLA) implants using a canine model.

Materials And Methods: Forty sandblasted and acid-etched titanium and zirconia implants were alternately placed in the mandibles of five canines (20 Ti-SLA, 20 ZrO-ZLA). Implants were restored after 6 weeks of unloaded healing.

Performance and outcome of zirconia dental implants in clinical studies: A meta-analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate implant survival, peri-implant marginal bone loss, technical, and biological complications as well as aesthetic outcomes of zirconia implants in clinical studies.

Material And Methods: Electronic (Medline, Embase) and hand searches were performed to identify clinical studies published between January 2004 and March 2017 investigating zirconia dental implants with a mean follow-up of at least 12 months. Primary outcomes were implant survival and peri-implant marginal bone loss.

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.

Bone response to functionally loaded, two-piece zirconia implants: A preclinical histometric study.

Objective: To evaluate the bone response to a two-piece zirconia implant in comparison with a control titanium implant in the canine mandible 4 and 16 weeks after restoration.

Material And Methods: Zirconia and titanium implants were alternately placed bilaterally in healed mandibular molar and premolar sites of five canines. Full-ceramic single-tooth restorations were cemented after 6 weeks of transmucosal healing, allowing for full functional loading of the implants.

In Vitro Biofilm Formation on Titanium and Zirconia Implant Surfaces.

Background: It has been hypothesized that zirconia might have a reduced bacterial adhesion compared with titanium; however, results from experimental studies are rather controversial. The aim of the present study is to compare biofilm formation on zirconia and titanium implant surfaces using an in vitro three-species biofilm and human plaque samples.

Methods: Experimental disks made of titanium (Ti) or zirconia (ZrO) with a machined (M) or a sandblasted (SLA) and acid-etched (ZLA) surface topography were produced.

Implant Supported Fixed Dental Prostheses Using a New Monotype Zirconia Implant-A Case Report.

Currently, titanium or specific titanium alloys are the most often used materials for the fabrication of dental implants. Many studies have confirmed the osseointegrative capacity and clinical long-term performance of moderately rough titanium implants. However, disadvantages have also been reported with regard to peri-implant infections and the titanium metal properties.

A Retrospective Clinical Study with Regard to Survival and Success Rates of Zirconia Implants up to and after 7 Years of Loading.

Purpose: The study aims to retrospectively investigate the clinical performance of first-generation zirconia implants with a sandblasted surface up to and after 7 years of loading.

Materials And Methods: Clinical records of patients treated with zirconia implants between 2004 and 2009 were screened. Consequently, adequate patients were invited to a clinical and radiographic investigation to classify each implant according to strict success criteria.

Dental zirconia implants up to three years in function: a retrospective clinical study and evaluation of prosthetic restorations and failures.

Purpose: The clinical evaluation of one-piece zirconia dental implants with different diameters to determine survival rate and type of implant failure.

Materials And Methods: Information concerning implant surgery (number, diameter, length, and position of inserted implants; patient age, sex, risk factors, and bone quality) was extracted from the clinical records. All treated patients were then recalled for a follow-up examination to check the current clinical parameters concerning soft tissue, implants, and prosthetic reconstructions.