Sustained slow-release TGF-β3 in a three-dimensional-printed titanium microporous scaffold composite system promotes ligament-to-bone healing by Liwei Zhu, Yuzhe Liu, Yifu Sun, Zhenjia Che, Youbin Li, Tengyue Liu, Xudong Li, Chengzhe Yang, Lanfeng Huang

“…Micro-CT results demonstrated that the complex promotes the osseointegration of titanium scaffolds in bone defects. …”
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Comparative Investigation of Vortex and Direct Plasma Discharge for Treating Titanium Surface by Hyun-Jeong Jeon, Subin Seo, Ara Jung, Kyeong-mok Kang, Jeonghoon Lee, Bomi Gweon, Youbong Lim

“…Numerous studies have investigated the surface treatment of implants using various types of plasma, including atmospheric pressure plasma and vacuum plasma, to remove impurities and increase surface energy, thereby enhancing osseointegration. Most previous studies have focused on generating plasma directly on the implant surface by using the implant as an electrode for plasma discharge. …”
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Osteoblastic Differentiation and Mitigation of the Inflammatory Response in Titanium Alloys Decorated with Oligopeptides by Aroa Álvarez-López, Raquel Tabraue-Rubio, Rafael Daza, Luis Colchero, Gustavo V. Guinea, Martine Cohen-Solal, José Pérez-Rigueiro, Daniel González-Nieto

“…To enhance implant osseointegration, numerous studies have focused on the development of surface functionalization techniques to improve the response of the body to the implant. …”
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The Effect of Laminin-1-Doped Nanoroughened Implant Surfaces: Gene Expression and Morphological Evaluation by Humberto Osvaldo Schwartz-Filho, Kostas Bougas, Paulo G. Coelho, Ying Xue, Mariko Hayashi, Rafael Silveira Faeda, Rosemary Adriana Chiérici Marcantonio, Daisuke Ono, Fumio Kobayashi, Kamal Mustafa, Ann Wennerberg, Ryo Jimbo

“…The protein-doped surface showed higher gene expression of typical genes involved in the osseointegration cascade than the control surface.…”
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Performance of Cementless Hip Arthroplasty Stem Types Based on Consolidated Large Registry Data by Logan E. Finger, MD, Matthew F. Gong, MD, Asher Mirvish, BS, Alexandra S. Gabrielli, MD, Ahmad P. Tafti, PhD, Michael J. O’Malley, MD, Brian A. Klatt, MD, Johannes F. Plate, MD, PhD

“…Background: Improvements in cementless total hip arthroplasty have been directed at optimizing osseointegration of the femoral implant to reduce aseptic loosening rates. …”
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A Multifunctional Cobalt‐Containing Implant for Treating Biofilm Infections and Promoting Osteointegration in Infected Bone Defects Through Macrophage‐Mediated Immunomodulation by Nongyang Yan, Hao Zhou, Penghe Jin, Tengfei Li, Qi Liu, Hao Ning, Zhixin Ma, Linfei Feng, Tao Jin, Youwen Deng, Zhengwei Wu

“…Additionally, the implants exhibit superior anti‐inflammatory and osseointegration properties. RNA sequencing analysis reveals the potential mechanism of Co2+ in regulating the polarization of macrophages toward the anti‐inflammatory M2 phenotype, which is crucial for creating an immune environment conducive to bone healing. …”
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Design, defect analysis, compressive strength and surface texture characterization of Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed Ti6Al4V lattice structures by Bruno Zluhan, Shubhavardhan Ramadurga Narasimharaju, Abhijit Cholkar, Ken Thomas, Ramesh Raghavendra, Eder S.N. Lopes

“…Porous cellular structures of Ti alloys are becoming more attractive in aerospace, automotive and biomedical applications due to greater flexibility, lightweight, strength-to-weight ratio, and desired properties aiding osseointegration. The intricate geometries of lattices pose an extreme challenge for conventional manufacturing. …”
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Implant-Supported Rehabilitation Using GBR Combined with Bone Graft on a Reconstructed Maxilla with the Fibula Free Flap by S. Di Carlo, V. Valentini, E. Grasso, F. De Angelis, L. Piccoli, A. Quarato, S. Jamshir, E. Brauner

“…Twelve years later, the onset of peri-implantitis led to the failure of osseointegration with consequent thinning of the fibula flap. …”
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Biocompatibility and drug release kinetics of TiNbZrSn femtosecond laser-induced superhydrophilic structures by Tahir Nawaz, Vinod Paul, Sidrah Younus, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mehmet Egilmez, Wael Abuzaid, Ganjaboy Boltaev, Noor Akbar, Mustafa Khamis, Ghaleb A. Husseini, Ali S. Alnaser

“…Modifying the structure, improving the hydrophilicity, and developing controlled-release drug delivery systems can improve cellular adhesion, proliferation, osseointegration, and differentiation. Ultrafast lasers have recently attracted interest in surface engineering. …”
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Immediate Nonfunctional Loading of Two Single-Maxillary Postextractive Implants: 6-Year Postloading Results of Two Case Reports by Vincenzo Ariano, Manuele Mancini, Andrea Cardi, Roberta Condò, Loredana Cerroni, Guido Pasquantonio

“…Implant stability and crestal bone level were measured on periapical radiographs at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery. Results. All osseointegrated implants were clinically successful after 6 years of functional loading. …”
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A New Trend in Recording Subgingival Tissue around an Implant While Making a Direct Abutment Impression by Suryakant C. Deogade, Sneha S. Mantri, Gunjan Dube, Radhika Shrivastava, Syed Noorani

“…A successful implant-supported restoration must provide adequate function and esthetics. Osseointegrated implants have given an alternative choice for patients who have lost their teeth. …”
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Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography by Karen Howard-Swirzinski, Paul C. Edwards, Tarnjit S. Saini, Neil S. Norton

“…Increased awareness of the length and anatomic variation in the anatomy of this structure is important when performing surgical procedures in this area (e.g., placement of osseointegrated dental implants). We examined the anatomy of the greater palatine canal using data obtained from CBCT scans of 500 subjects. …”
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Autogenous Chin Block Grafts in the Aesthetic Zone: A 20-Year Follow-Up Case Report by Carlo Maiorana, Susanna Ferrario, Pier Paolo Poli, Mattia Manfredini

“…The successful use of osseointegrated implants in the treatment of partial or complete edentulism requires a sufficient bone support. …”
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Maxillary Reconstruction with Xenogeneic Bone Graft, Platelet-Rich Fibrin, and Titanium Mesh for Rehabilitation with Implants: A 5-year Follow-Up Study by Graziele Parize, Samy Tunchel, Alberto Blay, Eduardo Felippe Duailibi-Neto, Yeon Jung Kim, Debora Pallos

“…Alveolar deficiency is considered one of the main limitations for placement of osseointegrated implants, as well as for their long-term success, especially in the anterior region of the maxilla. …”
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A Cone Bean Computer Tomography Investigation of the Newly Formed Mandibular Anterior Ridge following the Treatment of an Extended Comminuted Fracture: A 12-Year Follow-Up by Pascal Grün, Florian Pfaffeneder-Mantai, Patrick Bandura, Benedikt Schneider, Anna Sophia Bandura, Dritan Turhani

“…The three dental implants were osseointegrated in 2010, with the buccal bone level averaging 1.31 mm below the implant shoulder and the lingual bone level 1.57 mm above the implant shoulder. …”
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Optimizing Soft Tissue Emergence Profile Around One-Piece Dental Implants by Abduljaleel Azad Samad

“…After 3 months among 137 inserted implants; 97.8% of the implants were successfully osseointegrated. After removal of the temporary crown a very nice anatomical emergence profile created and the results of papilla index after three months showed that the majority of the cases (84 cases comprises 61.3%) ended with score number 3, which means Optimal soft tissue contour and the papillae fill up the entire proximal space. …”
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Assessment of complications in adjacent natural teeth compared to contralateral teeth in single posterior implant cases by Naama Fridenberg, Nirit Tagger-Green, Matanel Katz, Shifra Levartovsky

“…Abstract Osseointegrated dental implants represent a successful treatment modality for partial and complete edentulism. …”
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