NEWS on dental, oral implants

Custom made subperiosteal oral implant enables to place definite fixed prosthesis in 6 weeks (german)

A custom made titanium subperiosteal mesh implant may help patients in hopeless cases. (german article) Gellrich N-C, Rahlf B The one-piece titanium fine-mesh implant is fixed with screws. Patients get a temporary denture for 6 weeks, thereafter a fixed bridge. This technique is helpful for elder or somehow sick patients,...

Is osteoporosis a risk factor for implant survival or failure?

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Osseointegration of zirconia dental implants in animal investigations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Hydrophilicity, Viscoelastic, and Physicochemical Properties Variations in Dental Bone Grafting Substitutes

The indication-oriented Dental Bone Graft Substitutes (DBGS) selection, the correct bone defects classification, and appropriate treatment planning are very crucial for obtaining successful clinical results. Trajkovski B, Jaunich M, Müller W-D , Beuer F, Zafiropoulos G-G, Houshmand A We investigated the dimensional changes and molecular mobility by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)...

Bacterial communities in early biofilm formation on dental implants restored with titanium or zirconia abutments

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Bone Resorption During Submerged Healing After Guided Bone Regeneration : A Prospective Case Series

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Custom-milled individual allogeneic bone grafts for alveolar cleft osteoplasty – A technical note

  Surgeons from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, showcase in this technical note the successful repair of an alveolar cleft using maxgraft® bonebuilder, an individualized allogeneic bone graft, in a 36-year old female patient with a 6-month-follow up showing good bony integration. Otto S et al. Today, bone grafts from...

Dentalpoint announces partnership with Nobel Biocare Services AG

As of today Dentalpoint AG announces partnership with Nobel Biocare Services AG to offer dental ceramic implants based on the Zeramex® technology.

Peri-implant tissue conditions in implants placed with simultaneous augmentation procedure

Investigation of peri-implant tissue conditions and peri-implant tissue stability in implants placed with simultaneous augmentation procedure: a 3-year retrospective follow-up analysis of a newly developed bone level implant system Lorenz J, Lerner H, Sader RA, Ghanaati S Results The follow-up investigation revealed a survival rate of 100% and only low...