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Piezomed Module Launched by W&H: A True Breakthrough in Oral Surgery

Dentistry Today

This impressive product innovation in the periodontal and oral surgery specialties as well as for the dental implant surgery field, with its modular design, allows the device to be adapted to users’ specific requirements. Implantology and piezo surgery combined in a single unit – a true breakthrough in every respect!

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Spear Education Announces International Speaker Line Up for Summit 2024

Dentistry Today

With a focus on periodontics and esthetic procedures, he operates both in Beverly Hills and Europe, earning him an outstanding reputation among his peers. Oded Bahat, BDS, MSD, FACD (Los Angeles) Renowned for his surgical skill, Dr. Bahat is a top-tier specialist in dental implant, reconstruction, and esthetic surgeries.

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Immediate Implant Placement at Multi-Rooted Sites: A Case Report

Dentistry Today

9-11 After an osseointegration period, the final abutment and restoration are placed. A diagnosis of apical periodontitis with a vertical root fracture was made for the maxillary left first molar (tooth No. A healing collar is placed over the fixture in the posterior non-aesthetic zone during the osseointegrative phase.

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Early Implant Restoration Through Photofunctionalization

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Osseointegration, as defined by Brånemark, is a direct structural and functional connection between ordered, living bone and the surface of a load-carrying implant. 1 The process of osseointegration is very much dependent on the quantity and composition of osteoblast attachment to the implant surface.

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The Key to Long-Term Implant Success

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Three proven risk factors have been noted for the development of peri-implant disease: History of periodontitis Plaque accumulation Lack of compliance with supportive peri-implant maintenance. Modern implant dentistry based on osseointegration: 50 years of progress, current trends and open questions. Periodontol 2000. 2017;73:7-21.

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Prosthetic Reconstruction Using Available Bone

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Our modern endosseous dental implants osseointegrate into the available hard tissue and serve as a foundation for fixed and fixed-detachable prostheses. The solid zirconia construction maintains periodontal and peri-implant health because plaque and debris do not easily adhere to the material. Osseointegration.

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Deep learning to assess bone quality from panoramic radiographs: the feasibility of clinical application through comparison with an implant surgeon and cone-beam computed tomography

Dental News and Technology

J Periodontal Implant Sci. Abstract Purpose: Bone quality is one of the most important clinical factors for the primary stability and successful osseointegration of dental implants. 2024 Feb 7. doi: 10.5051/jpis.2302880144. 2302880144. Online ahead of print.