ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore multiple effects of hyperbranched poly‐l‐lysine (HBPL) titanium (Ti) surfaces on osseointegration, bacteriostasis, and anti‐inflammation across three different animal models.MethodsTi surfaces were covalently modified with HBPL, with uncoated surfaces as controls. Characterization included scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and surface chemistry and elemental analysis

ObjectiveComputer‐assisted implant surgery (CAIS) has been introduced as a tool to aid in reaching a more accurate implant position. The aim of this network meta‐analysis was to compare all the available CAIS techniques and obtain collective evidence on the method that offers the highest accuracy compared to freehand implant placement.Materials and MethodsDatabase search was done in PubMed, Scopus

BackgroundPrimary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hyposalivation. Currently, there is limited evidence for the prognosis of dental implant treatment in Sjögren's syndrome.Aim/HypothesisWe hypothesized comparable clinical outcomes of implant‐supported restorations in pSS‐patients and control subjects, and improvement in oral health‐related quality of

ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare the accuracy of digital complete‐arch implant impressions with prefabricated aids using three intraoral scanners (IOSs) and explore the correlation between virtual deviation measurement and physical framework misfit.Materials and MethodsFour edentulous maxillary master models with four and six parallel and angular implants were fabricated and scanned by a laboratory

ObjectiveTo investigate the pull‐off forces on implant‐supported restorations caused by sticky food, to understand how much retention force cemented restorations must have to withstand chewing forces without unintentional retention loss. The influence of food type, restoration design, and surface treatment were investigated.Material and MethodsMonolithic implant‐supported CAD/CAM zirconia crowns were

ObjectivesThe objective of this study is to investigate the outcomes of clinically relevant laboratory studies regarding the cementation of implant‐supported restorations over ti‐bases.Materials and MethodsThe present study has been conducted according to PRISMA statement. An electronic search was performed, including publications up to March 2024, to identify studies investigating the parameters affecting

ObjectiveThe aim of this non‐inferiority randomized clinical trial was to compare the surgical and healing complications, vertical bone gain, and volumetric bone changes after vertical ridge augmentation using two different approaches: customized Ti‐reinforced d‐PTFE mesh versus customized CAD/CAM Ti‐mesh.Materials and MethodsFifty patients with vertical bone defects were randomly treated with Ti‐reinforced

BackgroundTooth‐ and implant‐supported fixed dental prostheses are well‐documented and aesthetic treatment alternatives, and after a comprehensive periodontal treatment, a protocol with a good long‐term prognosis if the maintenance program is strictly followed.AimTo reexamine a pre‐existing patient cohort in order to obtain estimated long‐term survival and complication outcomes of fixed dental prostheses

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess clinical efficacy of 4‐mm‐short implants in patients with posterior severe vertical bone atrophy in the medium‐ and long‐term follow‐up.Materials and MethodsPatients rehabilitated with 4‐mm‐short implants in the posterior atrophic jaws, with a minimum follow‐up of 3 years post‐loading, were included in the study. Data were collected for eligible patients, and marginal

ObjectivesTo investigate the effects of alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) on ridge height, sinus pneumatization and the potential need for lateral sinus augmentation following extraction in the posterior maxilla.Materials and MethodsThis randomized controlled pilot study included 28 patients requiring extraction in the posterior maxilla with bone height between 6 and 8 mm. The sites were randomly allocated

ObjectivesCollagen membranes are extensively used for guided bone regeneration procedures, primarily for horizontal bone augmentation. More recently, it has been demonstrated that collagen membranes promote bone regeneration. Present study aimed at assessing if structural modifications of collagen membranes may enhance their osteoconductive capacity.MethodsTwenty‐four adult Wistar rats were used. Bilateral

ObjectivesTo compare marginal bone levels, biological, and technical outcomes of screw‐retained versus cemented all‐ceramic implant‐supported zirconia‐based single crowns after an observation period of 7.5 years.MethodsForty‐four single implants in the esthetic zone in 44 patients (22 females, 22 males) were randomly assigned to two types of restorations: SR (screw‐retained); veneered one‐piece zirconia

ObjectiveTo describe the evolution and aims of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) Junior Committee (JC).Materials and MethodsFormer members of the EAO JC and members of the board were interviewed, and current projects and initiatives were summarized.ResultsThe EAO JC was launched in 2007 as the first young committee in Europe. Despite initial skepticism, it became a famous initiative

ObjectiveDental implants are a considerable financial burden for elderly people and their caregivers. This study aimed to calculate the estimated economic costs of dental implants on the Korean older population.Materials and MethodsThe economic costs of dental implants for adults aged 75 years and older were estimated from a societal perspective, considering both direct and indirect expenditures. We

ObjectiveThe use of extracted teeth has been introduced as an option for bone grafting. However, the current method requires special machines and solutions, posing significant time and cost. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of autogenous raw tooth particles (RTP), a grafting material made from a ground tooth using basic equipment, for alveolar ridge preservation.Materials

BackgroundThis case report demonstrates the effective clinical application of a 3D‐printed, patient‐specific polycaprolactone (PCL) resorbable scaffold for staged alveolar bone augmentation.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a 3D‐printed PCL scaffold in facilitating alveolar bone regeneration and subsequent dental implant placement.Materials and MethodsA 46‐year‐old man with a missing tooth

ObjectivesTo date, no studies have exploited micro‐CT in humans to evaluate bone morphology and structure after bone augmentation with CAD/CAM‐customized titanium mesh, in mandible and maxilla. The aim of this study was to assess the composition and microstructure of bone biopsy through micro‐CT analysis.Materials and MethodsBone augmentation at both maxillary and mandible sites was performed on 30

ObjectivesExamine the histomorphometric bone composition, following alveolar ridge preservation techniques and unassisted socket healing.Materials and MethodsForty‐two patients (42) requiring a single rooted tooth extraction were randomly allocated into three groups (n = 14 per group): Group 1: Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) using deproteinised bovine bone mineral (DBBM) and a porcine collagen membrane;

PurposeTo assess how well torque‐limiting devices (TLDs) are known and used by European dentists, and their adherence to screw tightening protocols and screw loosening occurrence through a survey, including the correlation between the dental specialty‐of‐interest and the recognition, the tightening protocol used, and between the calibration and the occurrence of screw loosening.Materials and methodsA

ObjectiveTo compare fully guided flapless implant surgery using a light‐cured surgical guide (FG group) with partially guided open flap surgery (PG group) in the posterior maxilla when performing simultaneous sinus floor elevation in terms of the accuracy, time requirements, and patient/clinician‐reported outcomes (PROMs and CROMs).Materials and MethodsIn this study, 56 tissue‐level implants were placed

ObjectivesThe objective of this study is to assess accuracy, time‐efficiency and consistency of a novel artificial intelligence (AI)‐driven automated tool for cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT) and intraoral scan (IOS) registration compared with manual and semi‐automated approaches.Materials and MethodsA dataset of 31 intraoral scans (IOSs) and CBCT scans was used to validate automated IOS‐CBCT registration

ObjectivesThe objective of this long‐term retrospective study was to evaluate the fracture rate and the risk factors associated with the fracture of 3.3 mm narrow diameter implants (NDIs).Materials and MethodsA total of 524 records of patients rehabilitated with 3.3 mm NDIs between 1997 and 2015 were assessed. Data on patients, implants, and prostheses were collected, and descriptive analysis of the

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the systemic effect of non‐surgical peri‐implantitis treatment (NSPIT) with or without the administration of systemic metronidazole.MethodsIn this secondary analysis from a previously published clinical trial (NCT03564301), peri‐implantitis patients were randomized into two groups: test, receiving NSPIT plus 500 mg of oral systemic metronidazole three

ObjectivesTo investigate long‐term alveolar ridge bone changes in patients treated with the split‐crest technique (SCT) with simultaneous implant placement.Materials and MethodsAlveolar ridge width (ARW) was measured with a caliper immediately before (ARW1) and after SCT (ARW2) with a caliper. Existing CBCT scans taken at least 5 years postoperatively were used to assess the healed ARW (ARWF), buccal

ObjectivesTo evaluate the influence of multiplanar reconstruction thickness on the detection of peri‐implant bone defects with a standalone zirconia implant and compare it to when another implant is in the vicinity using cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT).Materials and MethodsFive dry human mandibles were used to create twenty implant sites in the second premolar and first molar regions. The OP300

ObjectiveTo assess the clinical, radiographic and patient‐reported outcomes (PROMs) of posterior zirconia and titanium implants at 1 year of implant loading.Materials and MethodsForty‐two patients with two adjacent missing teeth were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial with a within‐subject controlled design. Each patient received one zirconia (Zr) and one titanium (Ti) implant, with the mesial

ObjectiveTo compare bone volume and height changes of two types of deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) for lateral window sinus floor elevation (LSFE) with simultaneous implant placement.Materials and MethodsThis retrospective cohort study involved 72 patients who underwent LSFE using low‐temperature sintered cancellous bone‐derived DBBM (C‐DBBM) or high‐temperature two‐step sintered epiphyseal‐derived

ObjectiveTo assess the relative position of mini‐implants to retain a mandibular overdenture, according to the surgical protocol, technical and anatomical factors.MethodsMandibular cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were analyzed for 73 patients who received four one‐piece titanium‐zirconium mini‐implants. Drilling was performed using a 1.6 mm needle drill and a 2.2 mm Pilot Drill, according

PurposeTo histometrically compare the osseointegration and crestal bone healing of a novel tapered, self‐cutting tissue‐level test implant with a standard tissue‐level control implant in a submerged healing regimen.Materials and MethodsIn a mandibular minipig model, implants were inserted and evaluated histometrically after a healing period of 3, 6, and 12 weeks. The primary outcome was the evaluation

ObjectiveTo evaluate the influence of patient and implant‐related factors on the changes of marginal bone levels (MBL) at implants with a follow‐up ≥5 years.Materials and MethodsAt baseline (within 6 months from prosthetic insertion) and long‐term (≥5 years after implant placement) visits, interproximal (mesial and distal) MBL were radiographically evaluated. To analyze factors predicting MBL change

AimTo evaluate the performance of low‐dose cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) protocols with regard to linear bone measurements in the posterior mandible for implant planning compared with higher dose protocols.Materials and MethodsForty‐two edentulous posterior sites in human cadaveric mandibles were imaged in three CBCT scanners using three or four protocols with varying exposure parameters to

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the effect of depression and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on implant osseointegration and bone healing.MethodsForty‐eight 6‐ to 8‐week‐old SPF Sprague–Dawley male rats were randomly divided into four groups: the Control group, the Fluoxetine group, the Depression group and the De&Flu group. The rats in the Depression group and the De&Flu group

ObjectivesTo compare early implant placement (EP) to alveolar ridge preservation and delayed implant placement (ARP/DP) in terms of contour changes, along with clinician‐ and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) until the delivery of the implant‐supported restoration.Materials and MethodsPatients with a failing single tooth in the maxilla or mandible were recruited in two centres. After tooth

ObjectivesOne stage functional jaw reconstruction is defined as the resection and reconstruction of segmental defects in conjunction with the placement of dental implants in an ideal prosthetic position and loaded with a provisional restoration, during one surgical procedure. The aim of the study is to describe clinical outcomes of patients who underwent one stage functional jaw reconstruction.MethodsPatients

M. P. Ramírez‐Fernández, J. L. Calvo‐Guirado, J. E. Maté‐Sánchez del Val, R. A. Delgado‐Ruiz, B. Negri, C. Barona‐Dorado, “Ultrastructural study by backscattered electron imaging and elemental microanalysis of bone‐to‐biomaterial interface and mineral degradation of porcine xenografts used in maxillary sinus floor elevation,” Clinical Oral Implants Research 24, no. 5 (2013): 523–530, https://doi.org/10

M. P. Ramírez‐Fernández, J. L. Calvo‐Guirado, R. A. Delgado‐Ruiz, J. E. Maté‐Sánchez del Val, B. Negri, M. Peñarrocha Diago, “Ultrastructural study by backscattered electron imaging and elemental microanalysis of biomaterial‐to‐bone interface and mineral degradation of bovine xenografts in maxillary sinus floor elevation,” Clinical Oral Implants Research 24, no. 6 (2013): 645–651, https://doi.org/10

ObjectivesTo evaluate the effect of different cement types on the incidence of failure and loss of retention of zirconia and metal‐ceramic single crowns (SCs) cemented on implant abutments.MethodsWe placed 567 implant‐supported SCs in 358 patients and retrospectively evaluated long‐term retention for up to 12.8 years. The frameworks were made from metal alloy (n = 307) or zirconia (n = 260). SCs were

ObjectiveTo investigate the early impact of plaque accumulation in a buccal dehiscence defect on peri‐implant marginal bone resorption.Materials and MethodsIn six male Mongrel dogs, four dental implants were placed in the posterior maxilla on both sides (two implants per side). Based on the group allocation, each implant was randomly assigned to one of the following four groups to decide whether buccal

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate esthetic parameters in the anterior maxillary region by comparing single‐piece zirconia versus titanium narrow‐diameter implants. Additionally, clinical, radiological and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) were analyzed.Materials and MethodsThirty implants (tissue level implant) were placed in 30 patients in the maxillary esthetic sector. Depending

ObjectiveTo histomorphometrically determine the effects of hard‐ and/or soft‐tissue augmentation by applying the early implant placement protocol.Materials and MethodsThe distal roots of the maxillary second and third premolars were extracted in 10 mongrel dogs. After 1 month, early implant placement was performed in the distal roots, resulting in buccal dehiscence defects. Four treatments were then

OBJECTIVE To compare the implant-abutment connection microgap between computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) milled or laser-sintered cobalt-chrome custom abutments with or without ceramic veneering and titanium stock abutments with or without crown cementation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Six groups of six abutments each were prepared: (1) CAD/CAM cobalt-chrome custom abutments:

Restorative material selection has become increasingly challenging due to the speed of new developments in the field of dental material science. The present narrative review gives an overview of the current indications for implant abutments and restoration materials for provisional and definitive implant-supported fixed dental prostheses in partially edentulous patients. For single implant restorations

OBJECTIVE This study explored factors affecting speech improvement in patients with an edentulous maxilla after the delivery of a complete-arch implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis (IFDP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who had received IFDP for edentulous maxilla were enrolled, and various potential speech improvement-related factors were considered, including patient demographics, anterior residual

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to analyze the clinical and radiographic outcomes of implant-supported fixed protheses with cantilever extensions (ISFPCs) in the partially edentulous anterior mandible. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who received anterior mandible implant restoration between January 2016 and December 2021 were included. Patients with two, three, or four continuous missing

OBJECTIVES To retrospectively assess the periodontal conditions of teeth adjacent to and contralateral to implants presenting with or without peri-implantitis, following non-surgical periodontal and peri-implant mechanical therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and one patients with existing dental implants and chronic periodontitis, who underwent non-surgical periodontal and peri-implant mechanical

OBJECTIVES To investigate the accuracy of conventional and automatic artificial intelligence (AI)-based registration of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) with intraoral scans and to evaluate the impact of user's experience, restoration artifact, number of missing teeth, and free-ended edentulous area. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three initial registrations were performed for each of the 150 randomly selected

OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic review and meta-analyses was to evaluate the outcomes of alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) following extraction of non-molar teeth in comparison to early implant placement (EIP) in terms of clinical and radiographic changes, need for additional augmentation at the time of implant placement, patient-reported outcomes, and implant failure rate. METHODS Electronic

OBJECTIVE To determine whether combining cross-linked (CL) collagen-integrated xenogeneic bone blocks stabilized with the fixation of resorbable collagen membranes (CM) can enhance guided bone regeneration (GBR) in the overaugmented calvarial defect model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four circular defects with a diameter of 8 mm were prepared in the calvarium of 13 rabbits. Defects were randomly assigned

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mechanical performance of patient-specific prefabricated temporary shell versus laboratory-fabricated CAD/CAM provisional restorations on titanium temporary abutments, with and without thermo-mechanical ageing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Implants with a conical connection were divided into four groups (n = 24) and restored with temporary shell or laboratory-fabricated central or

AIM The aim of this study on native human cadavers was to compare clinical, sonographic, and radiological measurements of fenestrations, dehiscences, and 3-wall bone defects on implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS The examination was carried out on five human mandibles. After the insertion of 27 implants, dehiscences (n = 14), fenestrations (n = 7) and 3-wall bone defects (n = 6) were prepared in a standardized

ObjectivesTo evaluate the survival rates and marginal bone loss of narrow‐diameter titanium‐zirconium implants supporting complete maxillary and mandibular overdentures up to 3 years after loading.Materials and MethodsTen completely edentulous patients who were dissatisfied with their complete dentures were enrolled. Two narrow‐diameter implants were placed in the canine region of the maxilla and mandible

ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was to compare a novel tapered, double‐threaded self‐tapping tissue‐Level design implant (TLC) to a well‐established parallel walled tissue‐level (TL) implant in terms of primary and secondary stability over time.Materials and MethodsTest TLC (n = 10/per timepoint) and control TL (n = 10/per timepoint) implants were placed in the mandible of minipigs and left

ObjectivesThe glow discharge plasma (GDP) procedure has proven efficacy in grafting allylamine onto zirconia dental implant surfaces to enhance osseointegration. This study explored the enhancement of zirconia dental implant properties using GDP at different energy settings (25, 50, 75, 100, and 200 W) both in vitro and in vivo.Materials and MethodsIn vitro analyses included scanning electron microscopy

ObjectiveThis study was designed to compare discomfort/pain after periodontal and peri‐implant probing in patients with titanium compared with zirconium implants.MethodsOne examiner recruited and examined 70 patients, each of whom had a dental implant with a contralateral tooth; 37 patients had titanium implants of various types and 33 patients had zirconium implants; one implant was analyzed for each