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PURPOSE: To evaluate the trueness of two intraoral scanners in different clinical situations and considering operator experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two intraoral scanner systems were used to perform a total of 120 digital impressions of three master casts reproducing three scenarios (single implant, two implants, and four implants...

Objectives To evaluate the effect of various titanium abutment modifications on the behaviour of peri-implant soft tissue healing, inflammation and maintenance. Material and methods An electronic database research until 30 April 2019 was performed. A meta-analysis (MA) for each outcome parameter was performed by using the random-effects models...

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Ziel der geschilderten Studie war, die Genauigkeit und Präzision eines digitalen Scanners beim Scannen von vier nach einem Sofortbelastungsprotokoll eingesetzten Implantaten zu untersuchen und die Genauigkeit eines Aluminiumgerüstes zu bestimmen, das auf der Grundlage einer digitalen Abformung gefertigt wurde. Die digitale Abformung erwies sich...

Aim To compare the effects on permanent or deciduous anchorage dental units in patients treated with a digitally designed palatal expander.Study Design Retrospective controlled study on consecutively treated patients.Methods Inclusion criteria were the following: presence of maxillary transverse deficiency, no previous orthodontic treatment, no...

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Tip control in lingual orthodontics may be challenging because of the presence of a vertical slot and the particular configuration of the customized appliances. The aim of this in vitro experimental study was to investigate the role of the ligature–wire–slot system in achieving better tip control. A set of customized lingual brackets was...

The aim of the present systematic review was to investigate the effect of residual bone height (RBH) and vertical bone gain on new bone formation (NBF) and graft shrinkage after lateral sinus lifts using different biomaterials. Methods: An electronic search was conducted on three databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonic devices have a lot of dental application specially in hygiene and surgery. However there are some disadvantages like cut slowness and heat production. Prosthodontics application is less investigated. In particular the heat production could be an important factor for the clinician. In fact more than 5.5 °C temperature...