Titanium-zirconium implants: Case report. Immediate provisional and restoration using a small-diameter system.
This article presented the immediate provisional and definitive restoration at 6 weeks of a novel small-diameter titanium-zirconium implant, with a 6-month follow up. The manufacturer purports that the implant described herein has superior mechanical and biological properties that could expand treatment options for small-diameter implants, thus benefiting accelerated protocols by further shortening the total treatment time. Human studies are needed to validate these claims.
Gainesville Study Club, USA. mpolack@comcast.net
Mariano A
MA
Polack
Joseph M
JM
Arzadon
D000328:Adult; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003481:Cuspid; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods*; D008437:Maxilla; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
D003722:Dental Alloys; D003764:Dental Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium; C028541:zirconium oxide