TY - JOUR
T1 - Customized Root-Analogue Implants: A Review on Outcomes from Clinical Trials and Case Reports
AU - Dantas, Telma
AU - Madeira, S.
AU - Gasik, Michael
AU - Vaz, Paula
AU - Silva, Filipe Samuel
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This work was supported by FCT-Portugal through the grant PD/BD/140202/2018, and tthhee pprroojjeeccttss POCI-01-104154-5F-FEDER-030498-FunImp and UID/EEA/04436/2019.
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Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/4/29
Y1 - 2021/4/29
N2 - It is estimated that 10% of the world’s population will need a dental implant in their lifetime. Despite all the advances in the comprehension of dental implant designs, materials and techniques, traditional implants still have many limitations. Customized root-analogue implants are, therefore, gaining increased interest in dental rehabilitation and are expected to not only preserve more hard and soft tissues but also avoid a second surgery and improve patient overall satisfaction. In this sense, the aim of this review was to collect and analyse the clinical trials and case reports on customized root-analogue implants available in the literature. This review was carried out according to the PRISMA Statement. An electronic database search was performed using five databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline, Science Direct, and Scopus. The following keywords were used for gathering data: custom-made, dental implants, root-analogue, anatomical, customized and tooth-like. 15 articles meeting the inclusion criteria—articles reporting clinical trials, case reports or animal studies and articles with root-analogue implants and articles with totally customized implant geometries—were selected for the qualitative synthesis. The design and manufacturing techniques, implant material and surface treatments were assessed and discussed. The performance of some root-analogue implants with specific features (i.e., macro-retentions) was successful, with no signs of infection, periodontitis nor bleeding during the follow-up periods.
AB - It is estimated that 10% of the world’s population will need a dental implant in their lifetime. Despite all the advances in the comprehension of dental implant designs, materials and techniques, traditional implants still have many limitations. Customized root-analogue implants are, therefore, gaining increased interest in dental rehabilitation and are expected to not only preserve more hard and soft tissues but also avoid a second surgery and improve patient overall satisfaction. In this sense, the aim of this review was to collect and analyse the clinical trials and case reports on customized root-analogue implants available in the literature. This review was carried out according to the PRISMA Statement. An electronic database search was performed using five databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline, Science Direct, and Scopus. The following keywords were used for gathering data: custom-made, dental implants, root-analogue, anatomical, customized and tooth-like. 15 articles meeting the inclusion criteria—articles reporting clinical trials, case reports or animal studies and articles with root-analogue implants and articles with totally customized implant geometries—were selected for the qualitative synthesis. The design and manufacturing techniques, implant material and surface treatments were assessed and discussed. The performance of some root-analogue implants with specific features (i.e., macro-retentions) was successful, with no signs of infection, periodontitis nor bleeding during the follow-up periods.
KW - CAD/CAM technology
KW - Clinical trial
KW - Custom-made
KW - Root-analogue implants
KW - Titanium
KW - Zirconia
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U2 - 10.3390/ma14092296
DO - 10.3390/ma14092296
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105717499
SN - 1996-1944
VL - 14
JO - Materials
JF - Materials
IS - 9
M1 - 2296
ER -