This critical summary form the American –Dental Association-Centre for Evidence-based Dentistry looks at a 2011 review by Sun et al . The commentator feels that there was a lack of focus to the question under consideration and that the search strategy was limited. There were also some concerns about whether the potential for publication had [read the full story…]
This critical summary from the American Dental Association – Evidence-based Center (ADA-EBD) looks at a 2010 systematic review from Atieh et al. The aim of the review was to assess whether platform switching (the placement of a smaller diameter prosthetic component on a larger diameter implant fixture) improved survival rate and bone loss. The commentator [read the full story…]
Dental implants are now widely used to replace missing teeth and periodontal disease is an important cause of tooth loss. As implants themselves can suffer from peri-implantitis it is therefore of interest to as to whether patients with a history of periodontitis are of higher risk of implant failure. This critical appraisal of a 2010 [read the full story…]
Endosseous root form dental implants have been available since the 1960s while dental Small-Diameter Implants were first introduced commercially in the dental field in 1990. The aim of this study was to determine, the survival of narrow diameter implants, whether survival is dependent on whether these implants are placed using a flap or flapless approach, [read the full story…]
Zirconia is a polycrystalline ceramic without a glassy phase and exists in several forms. Recently, zirconia has been used to fabricate ceramic fixed dental prosthesis FDPs with relatively high strength and good aesthetics. The aim of this systematic review was to assess zirconia-based FDPs in terms of survival and complications. Veneering techniques for porcelain application [read the full story…]
Post systems are used in the restoration of endodontically treated teeth where there has been significant loss of the clinical crown. A post provides a method to secure filing material to the tooth. The aim of this trial was to assess the survival rate of two different post systems after 5 years of service. Patients [read the full story…]
The management of patents who present with the partial loss of teeth is a common task for dentists and has been so for many years. The aim of this Cochrane review is to assess the effects of different prostheses for the treatment of partially absent dentition in terms of the following outcomes: long-term success, function, [read the full story…]
The main aim of this systematic review was to quantitatively estimate the survival and success rates of immediate implants and the implant-supported prosthesis, the prevalence of biological, technical and aesthetic complications, and the magnitude of soft and hard tissue changes following implant placement in fresh extraction sockets. The MEDLINE (PubMed) and the Cochrane library databases [read the full story…]
Success criteria for dental implants were proposed by Albrektsson et al in the 1980s and while osseointegration remains a predominant marker a range of other parameters have been introduced over the years. The aim of this review was to was to examine the most frequently used criteria to define treatment success in implant dentistry. The [read the full story…]
Diabetes mellitus has long been considered a relative contraindication to dental implant therapy. The aim of this review was to assess the impact of diabetics glycaemic control on dental implant survival. The authors conducted a search of the Medline database and the references of identified articles that assessed implant survival or failure for patients with [read the full story…]
