Infections rates appear to be relatively low for patients who underwent bone augmentation procedures prior to dental implant treatment regardless of the type, dose, and duration of prophylactic ...

Scientists have developed a dental implant containing a reservoir for the slow release of drugs. Laboratory tests in which the reservoir slowly released a strong antimicrobial agent showed that the ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has developed a dental implant that gradually releases drugs from a built-in reservoir. This helps prevent and fight infections, they say. A multidisciplinary ...

According to researchers at the University of the Basque Country, about 10 percent of dental implants end up having to be removed due to bacterial infections or the implant not integrating with the ...

Scientists are evaluating the effectiveness of a new nanocoating for dental implants to reduce the risk of peri-implantitis. According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 15 million ...

Medical technology company Anisop and the University of South Australia (UniSA) plan to use nanoengineering concepts to develop new antimicrobial dental implants that mimic the surface of insect wings ...

Question: When I have a dental infection does the antibiotic cure my infection? Answer: Your tooth is held within the body, but is not directly attached to it. Your tooth is the only structure that ...

The first evidence-based clinical practice guideline to be codeveloped by a both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Dental Association (ADA) suggest that prophylactic ...

Implant-associated infection (IAI) is a common cause of orthopedic implant failures primarily attributing to biofilm formation onto implant surface through bacterial infection. With a rapidly aging ...