The Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins MIP1α (CCL3) and MIP2α (CXCL2) in Implant-Associated Osteomyelitis: Linking Inflammation to Bone Degradation by Ulrike Dapunt, Susanne Maurer, Thomas Giese, Matthias Martin Gaida, Gertrud Maria Hänsch

“…In the majority of patients, replacement of the prosthesis is required. To address the question of how the local inflammatory response is linked to bone degradation, tissue samples were taken during surgery and gene expression of the macrophage inflammatory proteins MIP1α (CCL3) and MIP2α (CXCL2) was assessed by quantitative RT-PCR. …”
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Role of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Rehabilitation of a Traumatised Deficient Maxillary Alveolar Ridge Using Symphyseal Block Graft Placement by Shipra Arora, Arundeep Kaur Lamba, Farrukh Faraz, Shruti Tandon, Abdul Ahad

“…After 1 year of followup, implant-based prosthesis is working well, without any complications.…”
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Phthisis Bulbi in a Retinitis Pigmentosa Patient after Argus II Implantation by Logan Vander Woude, Ramak Roohipour, Gibran Syed Khurshid

“…To report a previously unreported complication of phthisis after Argus II prosthesis implantation in a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patient. …”
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Dental Implant Supported Restorations Improve Quality of Life in Osteoporotic Women by Christine DeBaz, Jenna Hahn, Lisa Lang, Leena Palomo

“…The subset of participants having dental implant supported prosthesis (64) was compared to the subset having nonimplant supported fixed restorations (47), the subset having nonimplant supported removable restorations (60), and the subset having no restoration of missing teeth (66). …”
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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE ERRORS OF FIXED PROSTHODONTIC IMPRESSIONS by Steliana-Gabriela Buștiuc, Raluca Briceag, Gheorghe Raftu, Elena-Claudia Sin, Mihaela-Macrina Mihalache, Camer Salim, Aureliana Caraiane

“…Conclusions Despite the improvement of techniques and materials, there is still a significant percentage of errors of fixed prosthesis impressions. The reduction of impression errors in fixed prosthodontics can be done by a good knowledge of the impression technique and a good selection of impression materials and trays. …”
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Better Outcomes in Severe and Morbid Obese Patients (BMI>35 kg/m2) in Primary Endo-Model Rotating-Hinge Total Knee Arthroplasty by Luis M. Lozano, Vicente López, José Ríos, Dragos Popescu, Pere Torner, Félix Castillo, Francisco Maculé

“…The Endo-Model rotating-hinge prosthesis is preferably indicated as a primary implant in patients with advanced axial deviation of the lower limbs or unstable knees with severe bone defects. …”
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Abnormal Congenital Location of Stapes’ Superstructure: Clinical and Embryological Implications by Vânia Henriques, Rafaela Teles, Ana Sousa, Roberto Estevão, Jorge Rodrigues, Alexandra Gomes, Francisco Silva, Ângelo Fernandes, Fausto Fernandes

“…The surgery revealed an abnormal location of stapes’ superstructure, which was attached to the promontory and had an isolated and mobile osseous footplate in the oval window. A stapes prosthesis was inserted and resulted in closure of the air-bone gap by 25 dB. …”
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Fully implantable, multi‐channel microstimulator with tracking supply ribbon, multi‐output charge pump and energy recovery by Amin Rashidi, Niloofar Yazdani, Amir M. Sodagar

“…Based on the proposed approach, a fully integrated 16‐channel stimulation backend for a visual prosthesis was designed and simulated in the transistor level in a standard 0.18‐μm triple‐well CMOS technology, occupying 1.41 mm2 of silicon area. …”
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Information on dental prostheses use and bone resorption in older adults by Emily Sarahy Santana Moya, Danna Sharick Tello Nazareno, Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Silvia Marisol Gavilánez Villamarín

“…The studied variables were: information on bone resorption, presence of dental prosthesis, information on the therapeutic option to be used when a tooth is missing, utensils used for daily oral hygiene, frequency of brushing and visiting the dentist.…”
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Impact of prosthetic rehabilitation on the life quality related to oral health in older adults by Zuilen Jiménez Quintana, Ileana Bárbara Grau León, Rafael Maresma Frómeta, Milay Justo Díaz, Emilio Terry Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: descriptive study, carried out from January 2017 to December 2019, with patients who attended the prosthesis consultation at the Faculty of Stomatology (N =100), to receive prosthetic rehabilitation treatment. …”
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Sandwiched Strut Allografts with Stem Retention to Treat Fragile Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: A Case Report by Hyoung Tae Kim, Hyun Jun Lee, Suenghwan Jo

“…She had extremely low bone mineral density, and radiographs revealed a periprosthetic femoral fracture with a loosened femoral prosthesis, classified as Vancouver type B3. The patient underwent surgical fixation using a long anatomical plate augmented with dual strut allografts sandwiched anterior and posterior femur. …”
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Implant Restoration of Edentulous Jaws with 3D Software Planning, Guided Surgery, Immediate Loading, and CAD-CAM Full Arch Frameworks by Silvio Mario Meloni, Giacomo De Riu, Milena Pisano, Francesco Maria Lolli, Alessandro Deledda, Guglielmo Campus, Antonio Tullio

“…Twenty patients have been consecutively rehabilitated with an immediately loaded implant supported fixed full prosthesis. A total of 120 fixtures supporting 23 bridges were placed. 117 out of 120 implants were immediately loaded. …”
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Treatment of posttraumatic thoracolumbar fractures using SpineJack for vertebral body augmentation, a single-center retrospective, and observational cohort study of 226 cases by Theodore Njee-Bugha, Guillaume Buiret

“…Percutaneous Vertebral Body Augmentation using SpineJack prosthesis (SJPVBA) followed by bracing is an available mini-invasive technique. …”
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Relevance of Variations in the Opposing Dentition for the Functionality of Fixed and Removable Partial Dentures: A Systematic Review by Bernhard Pommer, Martin Krainhöfner, Georg Watzek, Gabor Tepper, Charalabos-Markos Dintsios

“…Two possible trends could be deduced for the endpoint longevity: (a) the first trend in favor of removable partial dentures, compared to fixed partial dentures, with a fully edentulous opposing arch fitted with a removable prosthesis; (b) the second trend in favor of implant-supported partial dentures, compared to conventionally fixed partial dentures, with natural opposing dentition or with a removable partial denture in the opposing arch. …”
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The Effect of Malrotation of Tibial Component of Total Knee Arthroplasty on Tibial Insert during High Flexion Using a Finite Element Analysis by Kei Osano, Ryuji Nagamine, Mitsugu Todo, Makoto Kawasaki

“…External malrotation also caused higher stress. Implanting prosthesis in correct position is important for reducing the risk of abnormal wear and failure.…”
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Distal Femur Allograft Prosthetic Composite Reconstruction for Short Proximal Femur Segments following Tumor Resection by Bryan S. Moon, Nathan F. Gilbert, Christopher P. Cannon, Patrick P. Lin, Valerae O. Lewis

“…Limb sparing options include a short stemmed modular prosthesis, total endoprosthetic replacement, cross-pin fixation to a custom implant, and allograft prosthetic composite reconstruction (APC). …”
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Correction of Vertical Smile Discrepancy through Ceramic Laminate Veneers and Surgical Crown Lengthening by Paula Bernardon, Carlos Estevão Lagustera, Luiz Roberto Coutinho Manhães Junior, Bruno de Castro Figuêiredo, Danielle Shima Luize, Rolando Plumer Pezzini, George Borja de Freitas, José Luiz Cintra Junqueira

“…It was possible to conclude that multidisciplinary treatment, when properly planned and indicated, respecting the limits and established techniques of periodontics, prosthesis, and dentistry, makes small occlusal leveling predictable and possible through these tools.…”
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Comparing different timings of tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty: effects on postoperative pain and bone cement interface by Wenbin Wu, Le Cao, Kai Sun, Hongyi Wang

“…The three groups had similar osteotomy surface preparation before prosthesis installation. At two weeks, they differed significantly in knee flexion deformity. …”
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Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Review of the Literature by Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez, Renato da Costa Ribeiro, Ana Caroline Ramos de Brito, Natalia Alvarez-Pinzon, José Ricardo de Albergaria-Barbosa

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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis, Treatment and Specific Situations Management – Current Knowledge, Review of the Literature by Magdalena Balwierz, Agnieszka Kosińska, Wiktoria Belcarz

“…Anatomical changes or foci of altered metabolism can be located on the valves, in the perivalvular area or in the area of foreign material (e. g. valves prosthesis or implantable device). Not only the diagnostic process can be challenging, but also the treatment, which consists of antibiotic therapy and cardiac surgery. …”
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