Implantology

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     23 May 2021

What happens if dental implant penetrates the maxillary sinus?

Oral rehabilitation with dental implant prosthesis after tooth loss have shown satisfactory masticatory function and good oral specific health-related quality of life. However, placement of dental...

Implantology     16 May 2021

Laser-assisted surgical regenerative therapy for peri-implantitis

Peri-implantitis has been defined as a “pathological condition” that occurs in the tissues around dental implants, characterized by inflammation of the peri-implant connective tissue and by...

Implantology     13 May 2021

Implant bed preparation: conventional drilling vs piezoelectric osteotomy

Conventional rotary drilling is the most common approach for preparing the implant bed, but there are other predictable ways to achieve this preparation, including the piezoelectric osteotomy (PO),...

Implantology     27 April 2021

Immediate versus early or conventional implant loading

The conventional protocol for dental implant therapy-introduced by Brånemark- provides for a submersion period without any load for 3 to 4 months in the mandible and 6 to 8 months in the maxilla....

Implantology     22 April 2021

Zirconia Implants Vs. Titanium implants: radiographic and histometric crestal bone response

Titanium implants    have been successfully used for the replacement of teeth for over 40 years, mechanical and biological stability and excellent long-term results make titanium  the gold...

Implantology     20 April 2021

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

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

PURPOSE.To 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     11 April 2021

ROLE AND UTILITY OF THE KERATINIZED MUCOSA AROUND DENTAL IMPLANTS

Authors: Paolo Gaetani

The objective of this work is to evaluate the usefulness or not of keratinized mucosa (KM) in the prevention of inflammatory phenomena, gingival recessions and loss of support tissue around dental...

Implantology     28 March 2021

Peri-implant tissue conditions at implants treated with Sub-periosteal Peri-implant Augmented Layer technique.

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     23 March 2021

Personalized bone graft in severe mandibular atrophy.

Author: Dario Cianci

The case describes a vertical mandibular elevation with a personalized bone graft that allows a fixed prosthetic rehabilitation on implant.MATERIALS AND METHODThe case describes a fixed prosthetic...