Implants

Clinical tip: Dental patient opening issues during guided implant surgery, Part 1
By Kevin Henry
Dr. Doug Smail is back this week with another clinical tip from CDOCS that will help every dentist who offers dental implants as a part of his or her treatment mix.
November 20, 2024
Smail Doug
E-cigarettes may affect dental implant integration
By Ava Barros
E-cigarette aerosol exposure may negatively affect dental implant integration, potentially compromising osseointegration, reports a study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology.
November 8, 2024
Vaping Man
New biotechnology company enters dental market
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Integral Dental has announced the launch of its first product, OraclePI, an early diagnostic test for peri-implantitis.
November 1, 2024
Image courtesy of Integral Dental.
How much time and money are linked to implant maintenance
By Ava Barros
Patients with dental implants supporting fixed restorations should expect to spend more time and money to maintain them over a 10-year period, according to research published in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
October 25, 2024
Dental Implants
Smoking may be linked to early implant failure
By Ava Barros
Smoking may significantly raise the risk of early implant failure at the prosthetic and individual patient levels, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the Journal of Dentistry.
October 22, 2024
Smoking Man Sondem
Biohorizons launches anatomically shaped abutments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BioHorizons has launched SmartShape Healers, anatomically shaped healing abutments with a scannable design.
October 2, 2024
Dental Implants
Factors to consider before treating patients with short implants
By Ava Barros
Short implants may provide a simpler alternative to more invasive surgical techniques, making them a viable option for prosthetic rehabilitation in edentulous patients, reports a study recently published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
September 26, 2024
Dental Implant Older Man
Chronic gum disease linked to higher implant failure, fractures
By Ava Barros
In patients with chronic periodontitis, implant design, implant length, and inflammation may be key risk factors for bone loss and implant fractures and failure, reports a study published in BMC Oral Health.
September 23, 2024
Surgeon Dental Implant
What cancer patients need to know about dental implants
By Ava Barros
For patients with head and neck cancer, implants in the irradiated upper jaw may have lower survival rates than those placed in the lower jaw, suggest findings from research published in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America.
September 18, 2024
Adobe Stock/Mark Kostich.
Robots may be more accurate, less invasive option for implants
By Ava Barros
Autonomous dental implant robot systems demonstrate high accuracy in implant placement, controlling angular deviation and axial errors, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
August 26, 2024
The autonomous dental implant robotic system. Images and captions courtesy of Wu and colleagues. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Blood pressure drugs may have an unexpected upside for implants
By Melissa Busch
Antihypertensive medications may have a surprising effect on dental implants, according to a study.
July 29, 2024
Blood Pressure
1st ceramic subperiosteal jaw implant placed in patient
By Ava Barros
For the first time, a 3D-printed ceramic subperiosteal implant was successfully placed in a patient with an atrophic jaw, according to Lithoz, the Austrian ceramic 3D printing company that designed and built the implant.
July 17, 2024
Dental Implant Older Man
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