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The effect of smoking on survival and bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface: a 2-year retrospective analysis of 1106 implants placed in daily practice [PDF]

, 2012
Aim: To compare survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface in smokers and nonsmokers. Materials and Methods: Patient files of all patients referred for implant treatment from November 2004 to 2007 were scrutinized.
Collaert, Bruno, Cosyn, Jan, De Bruyn, Hugo, Deschepper, Ellen, Vandeweghe, Stefan, Vervaeke, Stijn   +5 more
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Engineering the Immune Response to Biomaterials

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This paper reviews immune responses to biomaterials, stages of evolution in relation to managing these responses ranging from preventing to modulating them. It also discusses state‐of‐the‐art strategies to modulate these responses and modes of their delivery.
Abolfazl Salehi Moghaddam, Mehran Bahrami, Einollah Sarikhani, Rumeysa Tutar, Yavuz Nuri Ertas, Faleh Tamimi, Ali Hedayatnia, Clotilde Jugie, Houman Savoji, Asma Talib Qureshi, Muhammad Rizwan, Chima V. Maduka, Nureddin Ashammakhi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Surface Charges on Dental Implants: Past, Present, and Future

International Journal of Biomaterials, 2012
Osseointegration is a major factor influencing the success of dental implantation. To achieve rapid and strong, durable osseointegration, biomaterial researchers have investigated various surface treatment methods for dental subgingival titanium (Ti ...
Cecilia Yan Guo, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, Alexander Tin Hong Tang   +2 more
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Postsurgical Pain and Implant Osseointegration Failure: A Case Control Study

International Journal of Dentistry, 2022
Aim. The relationship between postsurgical pain and osseointegration was evaluated and analyzed in this study. Material and method. 27 patients, ranging in age from 35 to 72 years old, 12 males and 15 females, who received dental implants and failed to ...
Yuli Shang, Qiuying Gao, Tina Lengas, Shu Deng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and fabrication of 3D-printed anatomically shaped lumbar cage for intervertebra disc (IVD) degeneration treatment [PDF]

, 2016
Spinal fusion is the gold standard surgical procedure for degenerative spinal conditions when conservative therapies have been unsuccessful in rehabilitation of patients.
Ahmed M, C Capelli, D M Kalaskar, de Mel A, Deng Y, Hellmich C, I R Orriss, J J H Leong, K Dalgarno, R Toumpaniari, T Serra, Williams J G   +11 more
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Ultrasound‐Responsive 4D Bioscaffold for Synergistic Sonopiezoelectric‐Gaseous Osteosarcoma Therapy and Enhanced Bone Regeneration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An acoustic‐responsive therapeutic platform for synergistic sonopiezoelectric‐gaseous osteosarcoma therapy and bone regeneration is fabricated through the joint loading of few‐layer black phosphorus nanosheets and S‐Nitroso‐L‐glutathione onto the 3D‐printed bioactive glass scaffolds.
Haoyu Fang, Daoyu Zhu, Yixuan Chen, Changqing Zhang, Gan Li, Qihang Fang, Meiqi Chang, Yu Chen, Youshui Gao   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial Capture‐Killing Capsules with Remodeling Bone Immune Microenvironment for the Effective Treatment of Osteomyelitis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The PC‐O@TOB capsules are designed to exhibit bactericidal effects, regulate the bone immune microenvironment by promoting M2 macrophage polarization, eliminate excessive ROS, and enhance bone regeneration, providing a novel multi‐dimensional approach for the treatment of osteomyelitis.
Dong Yang, Chang Shu, Chengwei Xu, Xingjie Zan, Shaoyin Wei, Chenglong Wang, Lianxin Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microenvironmental Modulation for Therapeutic Efficacy of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent studies highlighted the heterogeneity of EVs and the influence of microenvironmental signals on their therapeutic efficacy. This review offers a comprehensive overview of strategies and mechanisms to optimize the therapeutic efficacy of EVs through physical, biochemical, and mechanical modulation.
Bilu Xiang, Shiying Zhang, Irene Shuping Zhao, Xueqi Gan, Yang Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of eight debridement techniques on three different titanium surfaces: A laboratory study

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 238-250, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives Debridement methods may damage implant surfaces. This in vitro study investigated eight debridement protocols across three implant surfaces to assess both biofilm removal and surface alterations. Material and Methods One hundred sixty commercially pure titanium discs were treated to simulate commercially available titanium implant ...
Carol Tran, Ambereen Khan, Neil Meredith, Laurence J. Walsh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Osseointegration of Wrapped Dental Implants in Rabbits [PDF]

, 2015
Edentulous patients (those lacking teeth) require one of two approaches to augmentation: inserting a vertical bone graft, or subperiosteally anchoring a device on which an implant can be attached.
Whitehead, Alex
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