Clinical Oral Implants Research

Articles

• The antibiotic of choice determined by antibiogram in maxillary sinus elevation surgery : a clinical study

  19 mars 2016, par Javier Carreño Carreño, Gerardo Gómez-Moreno, Antonio Aguilar-Salvatierra, Ramón Martínez Corriá, María Luisa Menéndez López-Mateos, Mario Menéndez-Núñez
  Objectives This study set out to make antibiograms of positive bacteria cultures in samples collected when performing maxillary sinus elevations to determine a specific and effective antibiotic in each case. Material and methods A total of 174 patients (90 women and 84 men) with a mean age of (...)

• Patient-reported outcome and its association with attachment type and bone volume in mandibular implant overdenture

  17 mars 2016, par Taimur Khalid, Norsiah Yunus, Norliza Ibrahim, Aeman Elkezza, Mohd Masood
  Objective To determine oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and denture satisfaction (DS) in patients provided with mandibular implant-supported overdentures (ISOD) retained by two different attachment types, and the association of mandibular bone volume with the change in (...)

• Determinants of biofilm formation and cleanability of titanium surfaces

  16 mars 2016, par Lucia K. Zaugg, Monika Astasov-Frauenhoffer, Olivier Braissant, Irmgard Hauser-Gerspach, Tuomas Waltimo, Nicola U. Zitzmann
  Objective The aim of the present study was to analyze biofilm formation on four different titanium-based surfaces (machined titanium zirconium (TiZr) alloy, M; machined, acid-etched TiZr alloy, modMA; machined, sandblasted, acid-etched TiZr alloy, modSLA; and micro-grooved titanium aluminum (...)

• Hardware complications and failure of three-unit zirconia-based and porcelain-fused-metal implant-supported fixed dental prostheses : a retrospective cohort study with up to 8 years

  16 mars 2016, par Jun-Yu Shi, Xiao-Meng Zhang, Shi-Chong Qiao, Shu-Jiao Qian, Jia-Ji Mo, Hong-Chang Lai
  Objective The aim of the present study was to assess the hardware complications and survival of three-unit implant-supported zirconia-based fixed dental prostheses (IZ) and implant-supported porcelain-fused-metal fixed dental prostheses (IP). Material and methods The study is a retrospective (...)

• Bone volume changes after immediate implant placement with or without flap elevation

  14 mars 2016, par Fabio Mazzocco, Daniel Jimenez, Lucía Barallat, Gianluca Paniz, Massimo Del Fabbro, Jose Nart
  Objectives The aims of this prospective study were to evaluate bone dimensions after immediate implant placement with simultaneous grafting of the buccal gap, to determine if initial buccal bone width had an influence on bone remodelling and to compare bone volume changes using a flap or a (...)