Implantology

Implantology     02 August 2021

How to avoid post-implantology neuropathic trigeminal pain

Since the placement of dental implants is an increasingly frequent rehabilitation treatment, it is imperative to consider the possible complications. Surgical complications such as bleeding (24%) and...

Implantology     02 August 2021

Dental implant with internal versus external connection: 10-year post loading results of a programmatic multicentre randomized controlled trial

Authors: Marco Esposito, Hassan Maghaireh, Roberto Pistilli, Maria Gabriella Grusovin, Sang Taek Lee, Federico Gualini, Jacopo Buti

PURPOSE. To compare the effectiveness of identical implants with internal or external connections.MATERIALS AND METHODS. One hundred and twenty patients with any type of edentulism (single tooth,...

Implantology     30 July 2021

Immediate loading of 3 mm-diameter implants as an alternative to horizontal bone augmentation for placing 4 mm-diameter implants: one-year post-loading results from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Authors: Marco Esposito, Carlo Barausse, Roberto Pistilli, Pierantonio Bellini, Jacopo Buti, Pietro Felice

PURPOSETo evaluate the effectiveness of immediately loaded 3 mm-diameter implants as an alternative to horizontal bone augmentation procedures to allow placement of implants with a conventional...

Implantology     26 July 2021

Early implant loading in the atrophic posterior maxilla: an 11-year randomised controlled trial of 1-stage lateral versus crestal sinus lift and 8-mm-long hydroxyapatite-coated implants

Authors: Gioacchino Cannizzaro, Pietro Felice, Daniela Rita Ippolito, Matteo Lazzarini, Eugenio Velasco-Ortega, Marco Esposito

OBJECTIVESTo compare 10- to 16-mm-long implants inserted into maxillary sinuses augmented with a lateral approach versus 8-mm-long implants placed in crestally augmented sinuses, both loaded early...

Implantology     21 July 2021

Zygomatic implants and Full-Arch rehabilitations in severely atrophic jaws

Several techniques have been proposed to resolve the maxillary atrophy, as elevation of the maxillary sinus floor, surgical maxillary reconstruction with iliac crest, cortical plate expansion,...

Implantology     16 July 2021

Innovative technique of peri-implant sub-periosteal bone thickening for the management of dehiscences in implantology

The placement of an implant where there is reduced bone thickness often results in peri-implant bone dehiscence or fenestration. Even in the presence of intact but thin buccal cortical bone, implant...

Implantology     16 July 2021

Immediately loaded zygomatic implants versus conventional dental implants in augmented atrophic maxillae: three-year post-loading results from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Authors: Pietro Felice, Carlo Barausse, Rubén Davó, Roberto Pistilli, Carlos Marti-Pages, Ada Ferrer-Fuertes, Agnese Ferri, Marco Esposito

PurposeTo compare the clinical outcomes of immediately loaded cross-arch maxillary prostheses supported by zygomatic implants versus conventional implants placed in augmented bone.Materials and...

Implantology     14 July 2021

Single implants supporting a 3-unit cantilevered maxillary prosthesis: a prospective case series with 2-year follow-up

Authors: Gioacchino Cannizzaro, Pietro Felice, Matteo Lazzarini, Paolo Viola, Giuseppe Sorce, Vittorio Ferri, Marco Esposito

ObjectivesTo evaluate the clinical outcome of a purpose-designed implant, placed in the upper premolar position of distally edentulous jaws, supporting a 3-unit cantilevered screw-retained...

Implantology     09 July 2021

Computer guided versus freehand dental implant placement surgery

Over the last years, the trio of modern implantology development, imaging techniques, and the digital revolution have combined to spawn the growth in the use of guided implantology. The so-called...

Implantology     09 July 2021

Soft tissue surgery at implant abutment connection for improving aesthetics: 6-month outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of xenogeneic dermal matrix versus autologous connective tissue graft versus no graft

Authors: Niccolò Baldi, Jacopo Buti, Magda Mensi, Fortunato Alfonsi, Chiara Cinquini, Paolo Tonelli, Antonio Barone

Objectives. The aim of this multicentre randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the efficacy of a xenogeneic dermal matrix in widening keratinised peri-implant tissues during second-stage...

Implantology     05 July 2021

Short implants versus bone augmentation and longer implants in atrophic maxillae. five-year post-loading results of a randomised controlled trial

Authors: Pietro Felice, Carlo Barausse, Roberto Pistilli, Jacopo Buti, Manlio Gessaroli, Marco Esposito

Objectives. To evaluate whether short (5 to 8.5 mm) dental implants could be a suitable alternative to longer (at least 11.5 mm long) implants for supporting dental prostheses placed in atrophic...

Implantology     30 June 2021

Crestal or 1.5 mm subcrestal positioning of transmucosal dental implants with cemented or screw-retained crowns in posterior jaws: 4-month data from a single-centre randomised controlled trial

Authors: Carlo Barausse, Marco Esposito, Fabio Colombelli, Pierantonio Bellini, Jacopo Buti, Pietro Felice

Objectives. To compare crestal versus 1.5 mm subcrestal positioning of single transmucosal dental implants and screw-retained versus cemented crowns.Materials and methods. One hundred and sixty...

Implantology     28 June 2021

Conventional drills versus piezoelectric surgery preparation for placement of four immediately loaded zygomatic oncology implants in edentulous maxillae: 3-year results of a within-person randomised controlled trial

Authors: Roberto Pistilli, Marco Esposito, Carlo Barausse, Andrea Balercia, Lorenzo Bonifazi, Jacopo Buti, Pietro Felice

A within-person randomised controlled trial to compare the outcome of site preparation for two zygomatic oncology implants per zygoma using conventional preparation with rotary drills or...

Implantology     25 June 2021

Guided bone regeneration without a membrane using an organic bovine bone - A one-year follow-up retrospective case series

Authors: Dainius Razukevicius, Tamir Shalev, Alon H. Shalev, Katalin Nagy, Maayan Shacham, Eitan Mijiritsky

Purpose To evaluate the outcome of horizontal bone augmentation using a periosteal pocket flap after implant placement but no membrane. Materials and methods. This retrospective case series...

Implantology     23 June 2021

Natural or palatal positioning of immediate post-extraction implants in the aesthetic zone? Five-year outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Authors: Raúl Fernández Encinas, David Peñarrocha-Oltra, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, Jacopo Buti, Erta Xhanari, Marco Esposito

Objectives. To evaluate whether there is a difference in aesthetic outcomes when positioning immediate post-extractive implants in the “central” position (where the natural tooth would be in...

Implantology     15 June 2021

To splint or not to split short dental implants under the same partial fixed prosthesis? One-year post-loading data from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Marco Tallarico, Fulvio Gatti, Mario Silvio Meloni, Leonardo Muzzi, Nicola Baldini, Jacopo Buti, Armando Minciarelli, Ertha Xhanari, Marco Esposito

Purpose. To compare the clinical outcomes of two adjacent 6-mm-long dental implants splinted under the same prosthesis (control group) versus two identical implants supporting single crowns (test...

Implantology     14 June 2021

5-aminolevulinic acid and led against peri-implant disease

Authors: Morena Petrini, Matteo Mancini, Giovanna Iezzi, Adriano Piattelli, Emanuela Di Campli, Simonetta D’Ercole

Peri-implant disease includes both a reversible inflammatory process, called peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis, in which progressive reabsorption of the supporting bone causes irreversible...

Implantology     07 June 2021

The impact of repeated abutment changes on peri-implant tissue stability: five-year post-loading results from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Authors: D'Avenia, Bressan, Grusovin, Neumann, Sbricoli, Luongo, Piombino, Buti, Esposito

Implantology     03 June 2021

Four-mm-long versus longer implants in augmented bone in atrophic posterior jaws: 3 year post loading results from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Authors: Pietro Felice, Carlo Barausse, Roberto Pistilli, Zamira Kalemaj, Marco Esposito

PURPOSETo evaluate whether 4-mm-long dental implants could be an alternative to bone augmentation with xenografts and placement of implants of length at least 10 in posterior atrophic jaws.MATERIALS...

Implantology     25 May 2021

A systematic review on the use of antibiotics in implant therapy.

Dental implant rehabilitation success is influenced by intraoperative or postoperative infections, which are recognized as a possible cause of osteointegration failure. Control of perioperative...