Implantology Articles
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Extraction Site Preservation Using New Graft Material That Combines Mineralized and Demineralized Allograft Bone: A Case Series Report with Histology
Retrospective case series reports on the use of a new allograft bone product aimed at preserving the alveolar ridge dimensions of patients requiring tooth extraction with plans for future dental impla...
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Tooth Preservation Vs. Implant Therapy: What’s Best for the Patient?
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Assessing Image-Guided Implant Surgery in Today’s Clinical Practice
This discussion of the basic tenets of image-guided surgery delineates the factors that impact accuracy when using guided implant surgery
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Retrieval of a Defective Cement-Retained Implant Prosthesis
The author discusses techniques that address issues involving the predictable removal of cement-retained implant crowns, including locating the access and stripped screws.
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Evaluation of Physical Properties of Different Digital Intraoral Sensors
Transitioning from conventional film to digital radiography offers both advantages and limitations. This study presents the results of the evaluation of the physical design of eight CMOS digital intra...
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Dental Implantology: An Evolving Treatment Modality
Treatment planning for dental implants has improved dramatically over the past three decades, with today’s imaging technologies allowing clinicians to assess patient-specific anatomy before the scal...
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CAD/CAM Implant Abutments Using Coded Healing Abutments: A Detailed Description of the Restorative Process
Combining CAD/CAM technologies with the use of coded healing abutments facilitates and simplifies the ability to deliver highquality adjacent implant restorations.
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Characterization and Treatment of Postsurgical Dental Implant Pain Employing Intranasal Ketorolac
This open-label study characterizes the nature of postsurgical pain following implant placement and explores the analgesic efficacy and tolerability of intranasal ketorolac in this patient population.
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Peri-Implant and Periodontal Tissues: A Review of Differences and Similarities
This article provides a basic understanding of differences and similarities between the periodontal and peri-implant tissues at the histologic, clinical, and immunologic levels.
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Combining All-on-4 Treatment with CT-Guided Technology: Technique and Report of Three Cases
The All-on-4 technique can benefit patients needing a full-arch, implant-supported fixed restoration. This case report examines the use of All-on-4 combined with CT-guided technology.
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A Team Approach to Cost-Effective, Full-Arch Immediate Loading
The author demonstrates the value of synergy between the periodontist and restorative dentist in achieving a cost-effective immediate restoration of full-arch dental implants in the mandible.
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Immediate Implant Placement in Posterior Areas, Part 2: The Maxillary Arch
General principles regarding implant placement in the maxillary molar areas are discussed, along with various restorative considerations.
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Dental Implants Typically Help Retain Peri-Implant Vertical Bone Height: Evidence-Based Analysis
This article assesses the literature regarding dental implants’ ability to maintain vertical bone height after placement. Studies are also reviewed to determine if bone loss after implant insertion ...
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Osteotome Sinus Augmentation with Less Than 5 mm of Native Bone: A Membrane Visualization Technique Using a Tapered Platform-Shifting Implant
This modified osteotome sinus augmentation technique requires only 5 mm of native bone, uses DFDBA and calcium sulfate as part of a composite graft, and a tapered platform-shifting implant.
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Techniques to Control or Avoid Cement Around Implant-Retained Restorations
Four techniques are described that either reduce the flow of excessive cement or eliminate it altogether while maintaining proper occlusion without compromising the esthetics of implant-retained resto...
