Tag: implants

FULL-MOUTH ZIRCONIA-BASED IMPLANT-SUPPORTED FIXED DENTAL PROSTHESES. FIVE YEAR – RESULTS OF A CLINICAL PILOT STUDY

Introduction: Full-mouth reconstruction using dental implants and CAD-CAM prosthodontic procedure is a new option model in oral rehabilitation. One of the most consolidate promising material is yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals, usually called “zirconia”. It is chemically derived from zirconium sand, partially stabilized with yttrium, and then mechanically pressed into zirconia blocks that are used for […]

AN IMPLANT SUPPORTED MAXILLARY FIXED PROSTHESIS WITH A SUBSTRUCTURE-SUPRASTRUCTURE-DESIGN A CLINICAL CASE

This article describes a clinical case in which a moderately compromised maxillary arch is restored with a fixed implant supported prosthesis with a substructure/suprastructure design. The prosthetic rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla can be achieved using different types of prostheses, including removable implant-retained, implant-supported, or fixed implant-supported prostheses. The treatment performed is presented step-by-step. The […]

FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF IMPLANT SUPPORTED PROSTHESES

Purpose: Surface electromyography is currently considered a useful tool for dentistry allowing the validation of conventional morphological evaluations with an accurate and objective quantification of the functional activity. An evaluation of full mouth resin prostheses on implants was performed including both a morphological evaluation of occlusion and a measurement of the actual impact of morphology on […]