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The Scientific Investigation Committee of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry offers this review of the 2022 dental literature to briefly touch on several topics of interest to modern restorative dentistry. Each committee member brings discipline-specific expertise in their subject areas that include (in order of the appearance in this report): prosthodontics; periodontics, alveolar bone, and peri-implant tissues; dental materials and therapeutics; occlusion and temporomandibular disorders; sleep-related breathing disorders; oral medicine and oral and maxillofacial surgery; and dental caries and cariology...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the 5-year outcome of dental implant therapy and assess the survival, success, and biological and technical complications. A periodontal and prosthetic-oriented evaluation was conducted on the variables that can influence the long-term predictability of implant therapy. A total of 615 patients and 1427 dental implants from a private clinic (MedArtis Dent, Cluj-Napoca, Romania) were enrolled in the study. The study was a longitudinal cohort with data collected retrospectively from physical/digital dental records in combination with a cross-sectional clinical/radiological examination...

THE AIM OF THE STUDY: Compare the properties of different dental implants depending on the design, shape and surface area in the experiment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Dental implants with similar sizes (5.5×10 mm) were selected: Vitaplant VPKS, Mega Gen AnyRidge and Alpha Dent Superior Active. The calculation of the total area of the implants was performed and the implants were immersed in a ferromagnetic substance. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The small number of turns and their small length of the Vitaplant implant cannot create a large surface area (this size of the implant has an area of 174...

AIM: This in vivo study aimed to examine the systemic effects of contemporary calcium silicate cements (CSC) contain different radiopacifiers in rats. MATERIALS & METHODS: Polyethylene tubes filled with BIOfactor MTA (BIO), Neo MTA Plus (NEO), MTA Repair HP (REP), Biodentine (DENT) and empty tubes (control group) were implanted into the subcutaneous tissues of 80 male Spraque Dawley rats for 7 and 30 days ( n  = 8). After 7 and 30 day, samples of liver and kidney tissues were submitted to histopathological analysis...

Esthetics is important for any dental implant but crucial for implants in the anterior region. Restorations in this region are demanding, and the goal of re-establishing an attractive smile without revealing differences from natural teeth is hard to achieve. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical success of the socket shield technique regarding soft tissue stability and overall esthetic outcome. Pink esthetic scores (PESs) were collected at two time points (T1-6 months and T2-6 years) by three different specialists...

BACKGROUND: The loss in hard tissue volume may impair proper implant placement. Guided bone regeneration (GBR) has been used to regenerate the lost alveolar ridge prior to or at the same time of dental implant placement. The most important factor for GBR success is graft stability. The periosteal mattress suture stabilizing technique (PMS) is an alternative to pins and screws to stabilize bone grafting material and has the advantage of not requiring the removal of the fixing devices. This retrospective observational study sought to quantify the buccal bone thickness, bone graft area and perimeter following GBR using stabilizing periosteal sutures...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the influence of prosthetic features on marginal bone level changes around bone-level implants with external hex connection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 100 patients with 166 implants and cemented crowns were included. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Prosthetic features, among which Emergence Angle (EA), Emergence Profile (EP), Crown-Implant Ratio (CIR) and abutment height were radiographically evaluated...

This study compared the onset of vascular bleeding between osseodensification and conventional drilling of implant osteotomy sites. Patients requiring a single missing tooth replacement with type III trabecular bone were included and allocated to either group A (test) or B (control). In group A, osseodensification group (OD), implant osteotomy was carried out using Densah burs in counter-clockwise (CCW) direction, while for group B (standard drilling group) (SD) Densah burs were run in clockwise direction. An endoscope was introduced into the osteotomy, to visualize and measure time taken for initiation of bleeding (BI) and for blood to fill the osteotomy site (BF)...

The tooth loss or extraction is associated with significant diminishing the volume of alveolar ridge extensively expressed in the anterior zone. The immediate implant placement itself is considered inappropriate to overcome this problem. The proposed approach combined the technique of immediate implant placement with the enhancement of the buccal tissue by applying a cross-linked collagen matrix hydrated with a cross-linked hyaluronic acid. In a series of ten cases, all presenting with a retained but narrow buccal socket wall, an immediate implant placement along with the "tunneled sandwich" technique was performed following tooth extraction...

The aim was to compare radiographic and clinical status and peri-implant sulcular fluid (PISF) prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels among patients with and without peri-implant diseases. Patients with peri-implant mucositis (PiM) (Group-1) and peri-implantitis (Group-2) and individuals without periimplant diseases (Group-3) were included. Demographic information was collected and peri-implant modified plaque and bleeding indices (mPI and mBI), probing depth (PD) and crestal bone loss (CBL) were recorded. PISF samples were collected and PGE2 levels were measured...

This study was designed to assess the use of enamel matrix derivative (EMD; Emdogain, Straumann) and alloplastic bone substitute (BoneCeramic [BC], Straumann) in postextraction alveolar sockets. A total of 45 patients requiring anterior single tooth extractions and subsequent implant placement were recruited and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. Postextraction sockets were filled with BC or BC + EMD, or were left to heal spontaneously. Tomographic dimensional changes were measured immediately following tooth extraction and at the 6-month follow-up...

Implant mandibular complete overdenture (IMCO) is a reliable prosthetic option. However, clinical and laboratory complications are associated with these restorations if not executed properly. In this clinical report, the combination of analog and digital workflow helps minimize the chairside time with fewer visits, which improves efficiency and patient satisfaction. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2023;43:e111-e115. doi: 10.11607/prd.5975.

This study aimed to describe the step-by-step procedure of the polydioxanone dome technique associated with guided bone regeneration (GBR) and to report the results up to 72 months after implant loading. Patients with maxillary horizontal bone defects (< 5 mm residual width, confirmed by CBCT scan) were treated with the proposed intervention. During the GBR procedure, four bone perforations were strategically prepared in a roughly square configuration. Segments of polydioxanone suture material were introduced in the perforations, forming a dome-shaped structure...

The loss of teeth causes inevitable resorption of the alveolar bone. In the anterior arches, the curved anatomy further adds to the challenge of rehabilitation. These areas often require the shaping of membranes and multiple bone blocks through complex surgery to compensate for the curvature. The split bone block technique (SBBT) has been successfully used in complicated cases. However, the inability to create curves from the blocks means that larger quantities of bone or membranes are needed to compensate for this...

After performing a tunneling mucogingival surgery procedure to cover generalized root recession in the anterior maxilla, a socket shield procedure was performed for immediate implant placement on a lateral incisor, leaving a root fragment coronal to the buccal bone margin with a long soft tissue attachment. This case report suggests that it is possible to achieve stable peri-implant results 30 months after the described therapy. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2023;43:175-180. doi: 10.11607/prd.6238.

Maintaining facial soft tissue contour and inter-implant papilla are challenging for implants in the esthetic zone. To counteract the inevitable hard and soft tissue changes after tooth extraction, the socket shield technique (SST) has been advocated as means to maintain the facial and/or interproximal osseous and gingival architecture. Because SST is a technique-sensitive procedure, various complications related to SST have been reported. This article presents a unique complication after a socket shield procedure and a novel management of the complication...

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Clinical effect of the high insertion torque on dental implants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lemos CA, Verri FR, de Oliveira Neto OB, Cruz RS, Gomes JML, da Silva Casado BG, Pellizzer EP. J Prosthet Dent 2021; 126(4): 490-496. SOURCE OF FUNDING: Not reported. TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis (SR).

AIM: To design and fabricate an innovative appliance for the purpose of diminishing treatment duration and enhancing patient compliance in non-complaint patients. BACKGROUND: A patient reported to the orthodontic department for conventional orthodontic treatment but as the treatment progressed, he started loosing motivation which was followed by the deficiency in adherence to the treatment protocol and became less concerned. In few months, he stopped following proper instructions on taking care of the appliances leading to increase in the chances of frequent appliance breakage at every appointment...

BACKGROUND: Children with missing anterior teeth have physiological and psychological problems. Out of the many treatment options available, dental implants have advantages in replacing teeth. But, conventional implants in growing individuals are contraindicated due to their osseointegration property. Newer literature suggests transitional implants in growing individuals, which may allow easy removal of requirements in the future. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 12-year-old female patient visited the department with esthetic concerns...

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Revilla-León M, Gómez-Polo M, Vyas S, Barmak BA, Galluci GO,Att W, Krishnamurthy VR. J. Artificial intelligence applications in implant dentistry: A systematic review. J Prosthet Dent 2021:(21);S0022-3913. SOURCE OF FUNDING: Note reported. TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Systematic review.