Posts Tagged: dental Implants

Dec 20

Current status of predoctoral implant dentistry education – student’s didactic performance and self-assessment: A Systematic Review

Disha Nagpal 1, Carlos Flores-Mir 1, Usama Nassar 1, Liran Levin 1
1 University of Alberta, Canada

Objectives: To describe the current state of predoctoral dental implant education in terms of educational outcomes and the student’s perception of the associated curriculum. Methods: A database search was conducted using Medline (OVID), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources and Information Centre) and Web of Science electronic sources. Two reviewers thoroughly reviewed the papers in accordance with the specific selection criteria after carefully choosing the abstracts that seemed to meet the initial selection criterion for full article retrieval. Results: 15 articles were included, which were divided into two distinct groups: those that addressed educational outcomes and those that addressed students’ perceptions. Knowledge was assessed by questionnaire surveys, and it was found that most of the students were poorly to moderately well informed. There was a positive increase in student perception after taking the implant courses. Clinical significance: Although predoctoral education in most dental schools across the world now includes implant dentistry as a core component, the degree of integration varies greatly. To increase the proficiency of predoctoral students around the world in performing implant treatments, it is necessary, according to this systematic review, to create a uniform, well-structured predoctoral implant curriculum and guidelines that include didactic, laboratory, preclinical, and clinical components.

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This entry was posted in Review, Volume 5 Issue 2 , December 2022 on December 20, 2022
Jan 10

Nanostructured surface dental implants, a modern solution for the treatment of patients with chronic systemic diseases

Mircea Suciu 1, Dragoș Vladimir Budei 2, Florentin Daniel Berneanu 1
1 George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu-Mureș, Romania
2 Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania

Introduction. In modern dentistry the oral rehabilitation of patients with the help of dental implants has a very high success rate. However, the problem is the situation of patients with serious chronic diseases in which the insertion of dental implants is problematic or dental procedures can complicate or aggravate the patients’ disease.
Case report. We presented the case of a patient with associated chronic diseases who benefited from the insertion of implants with a nanostructured surface. The nanotube surface of the dental implant has been loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs to promote healing and stimulate the process of osteogenesis.
Conclusions. Within the limitations of this study, we consider the therapy with avant-garde nanostructured dental implants to represent a viable treatment option for patients with a medical history with complicated chronic diseases.

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This entry was posted in Case report, Volume 4 Issue 2, December 2021 on January 10, 2022
Jun 11

The multidisciplinary approach of a patient with Sjögren´s Syndrome in the dental office – case report

Tatiana-Maria Coman 1, Anca-Diana Mănărăzan 1, Adelin-Sebastian Cîrstea 1, Dorin-Ioan Cocoș 1
1 George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Romania

Introduction: Oral rehabilitation is based on establishing a correct diagnosis and designing a plan to give appropriate treatment to each clinical case. Patients’ aesthetic requirements show an increasing trend in current practice. Sjögren’s syndrome and obesity can have a negative impact on a person’s quality of life, and it is therefore imperative to identify and reduce these significant barriers to paving the way for better oral health and the overall well-being of the individual. Hypertension NYHA II type patients may present oral manifestations like ageusia, burning sensation, xerostomia, lichenoid reactions or gingival hyperplasia. Case presentation: This time, at our clinic, a 71-year-old man requested a complex oral rehabilitation. He presented partial edentulism at both arches. We are talking about a non-smoking patient, with chronical medication treatment for the mentioned pathology. Conclusions: A well-controlled hypertensive patient is not a risk in clinical practice. When choosing an implant based therapy, the old age of the patient can be considered a negative factor for successful results, but it is not a strict contraindication. This case report shows the most suitable treatment solution, regarding all the advantages and disadvantages of other treatment options, represented by implant supported fixed prosthetic restaurations.

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This entry was posted in Case report, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2019 on June 11, 2020