Understanding the biology of the soft tissues surrounding dental implants is of great clinical importance. Find out more about the importance of soft tissues around dental implants on this article.
There are some complications related to implant therapy that can occur over time. Among them, esthetic complications are usually the most noticeable for patients. These esthetic complications can impair patients’ perception of implant therapy and possibly leave a negative impact on their quality of life. Read this article for treatment goals and approaches for the management of implant esthetic complications.
Explore essential insights for successful static computer-assisted implant surgery with Rafael da Mata Santos, Rafael Lazarin, and Himanshu Arora in the article “Optimizing Static Computer-Assisted Implant Surgery: Guide Design Essentials”. Enhance results through valuable guide design principles.
This article aims to clarify some essential information on Diabetes Mellitus patient care by synthesizing the available guidelines and scientific papers to help in decision-making in some instances.
Oral neutrophil levels may potentially reflect the severity of peri-implant disease (PID) and treatment response. A single, rapid oral rinse assay is an effective means of collecting and quantifying oral neutrophil levels and may serve as an excellent tool for assessing the role of neutrophils and associated inflammatory markers in peri-implant diseases.
Peri-implantitis is regarded as a biofilm-mediated inflammatory condition that leads to progressive bone loss. The goal in the surgical therapy of peri-implantitis from the technical perspective is to shift from a negative to a positive or flat bone architecture that assists in the resolution of inflammation. Find out more on Dr. Monje’s latest article.
The socket shield technique aims to maintain the bundle bone at its level on the buccal side by performing a partial root extraction. Following the same biological principle, the concept of partial extraction treatments (PET) was recently introduced with the SS technique being the most popular form of PET.
During the last two decades the use of cantilever extensions as an alternative treatment option has been proposed to reduce the number of implants placed, to avoid bone augmentation procedures and to provide patients with sufficient functional units.
Abstract More and more patients are starting to demand solutions that do not involve the “gray” color of titanium in their treatment planning. White color, biocompatibility and low plaque affinity make zirconia dental implants the implant of choice for desirable esthetic outcomes. From the biological point of view, zirconia implants also
Around 4 months after implant placement, second-stage surgery is usually performed. The crestal soft tissue area is de-epithelialized, followed by a u-shaped incision. The cover screw is changed to a healing abutment folding this small flap towards the buccal side, allowing for slight augmentation of the buccal contour. In the case of the seldom occurrence of bone on top of the implant, this can be safely and easily removed using curettes, ultrasonic scalers, or specially designed trephine burs manufactured by the respective implant manufacturer.
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