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Marginal bone loss as success criterion in implant dentistry: beyond 2 mm

ConclusionImplants with increased MBL rates at early stages (healing and immediate post?loading periods) are likely to reach MBL values that compromise their final outcome. Initial (healing, immediate post?loading) MBL rates around an implant of more than 0.44 mm/year are an indication of peri?implant bone loss progression. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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Now, smart toothbrush that ‘can track and improve your dental hygiene’

Kolibree’s smart toothbrush analyzes your brushing and lets you track your habits over time through an app for Android and iOS devices, the Verge reported.

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Snapshots of American Dentistry-Dec. 9

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Andre Malraux

“The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this prison we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness.”
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Peri?implant conditions around sintered porous?surfaced (SPS) implants. A 36?month prospective cohort study

ConclusionThis prospective cohort study revealed that the biological behavior of SPS implant system was characterized by high tissue stability during the observation period, both as regards soft and hard tissues. In particular, the crestal bone remodeling pattern was very similar to that reported in other studies, confirming that the bone loss around SPS implants, at least at 36 months, seems to be predictable. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)

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Program provides free dental care to Wis. homeless

That’s where she first heard about the Madison Dental Initiative. Thames was afraid to go to the dentist, she recalls, but was in an awful lot of pain with what turned out to be a mouth full of diseased teeth.

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A revitalized JADA enters its second century in 2014

Close on the heels of its 2013 centennial celebration, The Journal of the American Dental Association expects to have something more to celebrate in the New Year.

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Peter Blake

“Great part of being a grownup, you never have to do anything.”
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Orbit Rehabilitation with Extraoral Implants: Impact of Radiotherapy

ConclusionsResults showed that irradiated sites had a worse prognosis related to success of osseointegration, although the 90.5% survival rate in this group indicates that implant placement is a feasible alternative to anchor orbit prostheses considering the benefits that this technique offers to patients. (Source: Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research)
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Just the Facts-Dec. 9

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