All-zirconia implants with crown

Apr 26, 2009

This video, provided by Oral Iceberg, shows an upper lateral incisor being replaced with an all-zirconia implant and temporary crown.

Clinical tip: Dental patient opening issues during guided implant surgery, Part 1

November 20, 2024

E-cigarettes may affect dental implant integration

November 8, 2024

Candid Conversations

Candid Conversations

December 2, 2024

Dental Implants

How much time and money are linked to implant maintenance

October 25, 2024

Clinical tip: Dental patient opening issues during guided implant surgery, Part 1

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

E-cigarettes may affect dental implant integration

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

New biotechnology company enters dental market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Integral Dental has announced the launch of its first product, Oracle^PI, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1st ceramic subperiosteal jaw implant placed in patient

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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