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Current Techniques in Dental Implants: Biological and Technical Problems

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 8010

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Kinga Grzech-Lesniak

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1. Oral Surgery Department, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
2. Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Interests: dental lasers; decontamination; laser surface cleaning; dentistry; periodontics; prosthodontics; implantology; photobiomodulation; bone surgery; bone regenerations; periodontal therapy
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Prof. Dr. Jamil Awad Shibli

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Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Universidade Guarulhos, Guarulhos, Brazil
Interests: periodontology and oral implantology; mainly peri-implant diseases; guided bone regeneration; laser; PDT; growth factors; implant surface topographies; digital workflow; RCT
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to submit a manuscript to the forthcoming Special Issue “Current Techniques in Dental Implants” in the Applied Science. The use of dental implants to restore edentulous subjects is a successful treatment in Contemporary Dentistry, and the global market o was valued at US$ 3 billion with more than 9 million implants placed in 2018. However, the prevalence of biological complications regarding dental implant-supported restorations, including peri-implantitis, is growing at the same rate, ranging around 0.4 to 43% after five years. Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory process from a microbial origin that causes bone loss and could lead to the loss of the implant. The etiology of peri-implantitis is associate with a complex bacterial biofilm and risk factors as smoking and diabetes. Potential risk factors as occlusal overloading, osteoporosis, and local factors related to the surgical peri-implant site might increase the peri-implant tissue destruction severity.  

Therefore, this special issue will focus on this “burden disease,” including, but not limited to:

  • etiology and risk factors of peri-implantitis; 
  • etiopathogenesis of peri-implant diseases;
  • influence of periodontitis on the incidence of peri-implantitis
  • prevalence and incidence of peri-implant diseases
  • biological and technical complications
  • factors related to the dental implant that could influence the incidence of peri-implantitis
  • factors associated with the professionals that could impact the incidence of peri-implantitis
  • phenotype of the peri-implant mucosa and its relationship with peri-implantitis
  • treatment of peri-implantitis
  • decontamination
  • Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, Nd:YAG, Nd:YAP, Diode, CO2
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis 
  • Microbiome and proteome
  • Implant biofilm
  • Implant surface topography treatment to avoid biofilm adhesion
  • Laser modified titanium surfaces
  • Laser therapy

Prof. Kinga Grzech-Lesniak
Prof. Jamil Awad Shibli
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • dental implants
  • etiology
  • laser therapy
  • pathogenesis
  • peri-implantitis
  • peri-implant diseases
  • periodontal diseases
  • periodontitis
  • photodynamic therapy
  • treatment

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Oral Microbiota in Patients with Peri-Implant Disease: A Narrative Review
by Andrea Butera, Maurizio Pascadopoli, Matteo Pellegrini, Simone Gallo, Paolo Zampetti and Andrea Scribante
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(7), 3250; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073250 - 23 Mar 2022
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Peri-implant infections are the most common complications related to the placement of dental implants. There are many microbial similarities between peri-implantitis and periodontitis but due to current laboratory techniques there are just as many differences. This review was performed to assess changes in [...] Read more.
Peri-implant infections are the most common complications related to the placement of dental implants. There are many microbial similarities between peri-implantitis and periodontitis but due to current laboratory techniques there are just as many differences. This review was performed to assess changes in the oral microbiota at sites with peri-implant disease, according to the state of the art. The peri-implant microbiota presents a lower microbial quality than the periodontal microbiota, becoming increasingly complex as it progresses from peri-implant mucositis to peri-implantitis. The microbial difference detected between the peri-implant and periodontal microbiota is primarily related to whole bacterial populations, rather than specific bacterial taxa. The use of probiotics could support the reduction of peri-implant pockets, in association with mechanical debridement, due to their mechanism of action of competitive inhibition for adhesion sites. The peri-implant microbiota represents a qualitatively inferior but quantitatively superior bacterial ecosystem for some bacterial genera compared to the periodontal microbiota, showing that a progression from healthy state to peri-implantitis causes changes in microbiota composition in the absence of specific disease-causing bacteria. Transcriptomics could provide useful information for the prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of peri-implant pathology through knowledge of bacterial virulence factors. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Techniques in Dental Implants: Biological and Technical Problems)
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Jawbone Segmentation with Trabecular Bone Preservation from Cone Beam CT Images
by Songze Zhang, Benxiang Jiang and Hongjian Shi
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(3), 1556; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031556 - 31 Jan 2022
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To segment jaw structures in both open and closed mouth states from cone beam CT images and to preserve the true structures of trabecular bones. Segmentation algorithms of the mandible and maxilla were designed based on their different structures. We detected edges in [...] Read more.
To segment jaw structures in both open and closed mouth states from cone beam CT images and to preserve the true structures of trabecular bones. Segmentation algorithms of the mandible and maxilla were designed based on their different structures. We detected edges in volume and segment edges of the mandible and maxilla whether the mouth of a patient was open or closed. The internal structures of the mandible and maxilla were preserved by a morphological method with different parameters, respectively. An axial plane corresponding to the bottom of the hard palate was identified so that the bone structures of the maxilla above this plane were removed. Finally, the mandibular surface was smoothed by a simple thresholding method, and the maxillary surface was optimized by a geodesic active contours method. The 3D jaw model was segmented automatically by our proposed procedure with high accuracy. The average dice coefficients of the mandible and maxilla were equal to 0.9709 and 0.9420, respectively. The proposed jaw segmentation algorithm is automatic and knowledge-driven. The segmented jaws truly demonstrate the cortical and trabecular bone structures. It may potentially assist doctors in diagnosis and surgical planning. Full article
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Could Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Levels IL-6, IL-8, TNFα, Total Antioxidant Status and Lactate Dehydrogenase Be Associated with Peri-Implant Bone Loss? A Pilot Study
by Sergiu Drafta, Dragos Mihai Guita, Corina Marilena Cristache, Irina Adriana Beuran, Mihai Burlibasa, Alexandru Eugen Petre and Liliana Burlibasa
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(22), 11012; https://doi.org/10.3390/app112211012 - 20 Nov 2021
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Background: The mechanisms of periimplantitis are mostly based on biofilm-induced inflammatory lesions around dental implants. However, the host reaction, reflected by the intensity of the inflammatory response to bacterial products, is crucial for peri-implant bone destruction. The aim of this pilot study was [...] Read more.
Background: The mechanisms of periimplantitis are mostly based on biofilm-induced inflammatory lesions around dental implants. However, the host reaction, reflected by the intensity of the inflammatory response to bacterial products, is crucial for peri-implant bone destruction. The aim of this pilot study was to measure total antioxidant status (TAS), the amount of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor), salivary lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels and the correlation with one-year peri-implant bone loss. Methods: Seven consecutive patients (Group 1), with the presence of at least one prior inserted dental implant, and three healthy individuals, fully dentate (Group 0), were enrolled. IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, TAS and LDH were determined in saliva of both groups. Peri-implant marginal bone loss (MBL) at one year compared to baseline was evaluated for Group 1. Results: A statistically significant positive correlation was found in Group 1 between MBL and the IL-8 (p = 0.033) and a strong negative correlation between MBL and TAS (p = 0.002), but no statistically significant differences of the assessed parameters were found between the two groups. Conclusions: In the limits of the present preliminary study, salivary TAS and proinflammatory cytokines could be associated with the risk of peri-implant bone loss over time. Full article
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