For years, patients have had alternatives for tooth loss with crowns, bridges, partial or full dentures. A newer excellent alternative is the Mini Dental Implant, or MDI. The procedure, which is ...

Randomised and non-randomised studies were included comparing implant failure rates in any group of patients receiving submerged versus immediately loaded non-submerged dental implants. Selection was ...

Dental implants are increasingly being used to replace missing or failing teeth instead of dentures or bridges, which can be uncomfortable and hasten further deterioration. But implants can be very ...

How successful are dental implants inserted with low torque? Do they provide sufficient stability for early-stage loading? To find out, researchers retrospectively examined short-term outcomes of ...

Q: What are dental implants, and why do people need them? A: When you lose a tooth due to an accident, infection, or periodontal disease, you face more than just aesthetic problems. The consequences ...

Low-dose cone-beam CT (CBCT) yields statistically similar performance to standard-dose CBCT imaging protocols for CAD/CAM-guided dental implant surgery, according to research published online December ...