Prosthetic factors influencing the prevalence of peri-implant diseases and marginal bone loss in static computer-assisted implant sites: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Current evidence indicates a possible link between the design of the implant-abutment-prosthesis complex and the development of peri-implant diseases. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between implant and prosthetic factors and the prevalence of peri-implant diseases and peri-implant marginal bone loss in patients treated with static computer-assisted implant surgery (sCAIS).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 115 patients with 417 dental implants, all placed using a standardized sCAIS protocol and with more than 1 year of loading.

Accuracy and Time Efficiency of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Tooth Segmentation on CBCT Images: A Validation Study Using Two Implant Planning Software Programs.

Objectives: To assess the accuracy and time efficiency of manual versus artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tooth segmentation on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, using AI tools integrated within implant planning software, and to evaluate the impact of artifacts, dental arch, tooth type, and region.

Materials And Methods: Fourteen patients who underwent CBCT scans were randomly selected for this study. Using the acquired datasets, 67 extracted teeth were segmented using one manual and two AI-driven tools.

Prevalence of Peri-Implant Diseases in Computer-Guided Implant Sites: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The present cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and the risk indicators associated with peri-implant diseases (PIDs) in patients who were subjected to computer-guided implant surgery.

Methods: Patients that were treated and screened during regular maintenance visits at one university center were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Implants were diagnosed into the categories of peri-implant health, peri-implant mucositis, or peri-implantitis according to the 2017 World Workshop established case definitions.

Rehabilitation of a Terminal Dentition Patient Using an Immediate Loading Protocol With a Virtual Patient-Assisted Workflow: A Case Report.

Objectives: To demonstrate the implementation of a digital workflow for the rehabilitation of a terminal dentition patient with complete-arch implant-supported prostheses.

Clinical Considerations: A virtual patient-oriented workflow can facilitate interdisciplinary treatment planning, improving the synergism between surgical and prosthetic procedures. Digital technologies assisted the acquisition of prosthetic information and optimized dental implant placement, provisional restoration fabrication, and delivery of definitive prostheses.

Conservatively replacing missing anterior teeth with resin bonded ceramic restorations.

Objective: This article describes improvements in materials and adhesion technologies that have facilitated new, minimally invasive treatment for the replacement of missing anterior teeth.

Clinical Considerations: In the first of two case reports presented, the treatment of a 13-year-old female patient with a missing right lateral mandibular incisor is described. The patient was told she could not have an implant placed until she was 25 years of age and space post orthodontics was inadequate for implant placement.