Marco Redemagni

Digital technologies are gradually gaining ground in dentistry. In particular, taking impressions with intraoral scanners is becoming routine; however, even this must often be preceded by the use of retraction cords. This article presents an innovative technique to record digital impressions of natural tooth abutments using interim restorations rel...

Abstract Objectives: The maxillary sinus lift with lateral approach has always been one of the most complex procedures in terms of post-operative morbidity. For this reason efforts have been made to introduce less invasive methods. The use of osteotomes has been considered a good alternative. The main problem is linked to the perception of the pati...

The use of dental implants is a widely accepted treatment modality for fully and partially edentulous patients. The beginning of the year 2000 brought the development of moderately rough implant surfaces and macro-designs that are nowadays considered to represent the gold standard for implant treatment. The purpose of this retrospective cohort stud...

The modern trend to minimize every biological impact of dental procedures, to lessen the numbers of appointments and to fasten postoperative progress, has brought deep changes in dental daily routine. The greatest challenge in implantology occurs in aesthetically demanding areas, where sometimes bone quantity or quality are not ideal enough. In thi...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the dimensional thickness changes of peri-implant buccal tissues following extraction combined with immediate implant placement, bone and soft tissue augmentation, and immediate provisionalization, at 1 year post-op using a new, non-invasive method for thickness measurement. Method...

Il successo della terapia implantare nelle regioni estetiche non viene giudicato solo dal risultato dell’osteointegrazione, ma anche dalla qualità e dalle dimensioni dei tessuti molli perimplantari, che dovrebbero essere il più possibile simili a quelli degli elementi dentari adiacenti. Ad un’estrazione atraumatica degli elementi compromessi, dovre...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival rate of 147 post-extractive implants with immediate loading and the condition of the peri-implant soft and hard tissues after 10 years assuming that implants inserted deeper into fresh extraction sockets may be more prone to developing peri-implant tissue diseases. Methods: All the impl...

Purpose: The objective of this paper was to compare histologically and histomorphometrically a hydroxyapatite originated by algae (Algipore) versus demineralized bovine bone (Bio-Oss Geistlich Pharma, Wolhusen, Switzerland) utilised as bone substitutes in maxillary sinus floor elevation with a split-mouth design. Materials and Methods: Five healthy...

This study presents a case of replacing two maxillary primary canines and related impacted permanent canines with two single implants, in conjunction with grafting lost hard tissue. By using immediate postextraction implant placement and provisionalization protocols, the stability of the implant was ensured while bypassing the bony void created by...

Early implant placement is one treatment option for implant therapy following a single-tooth extraction in the anterior maxilla. In this article some key factors are presented to analyze and follow in an effort to obtain a predictable and acceptable esthetic result. The creation of predictable peri-implant esthetics requires proper preservation of...

Objectives To assess the efficacy of a non-conventional technique of bone augmentation of an atrophic ridge for subsequent implant positioning. The method, easy to perform and with few complications, uses the periosteum in place of a membrane in combination with a biomaterial.Materials and methodsA patient with a ridge bone defect was treated with...

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the clinical and radiologic results after 11 years of a resorbable hydroxyapatite used as a bone substitute in maxillary sinus elevation. Material and Methods: Between 1996 and 2007 we treated 26 patients with maxillary sinus elevation (n=27) using a resorbable hydroxyapatite and simulta...

Il successo della terapia implantare nelle regioni estetiche non viene giudicato solo dal risultato dell’osteointegrazione, ma anche dalla qualità e dalle dimensioni dei tessuti molli perimplantari, che dovrebbero essere il più possibile simili a quelli degli elementi dentari adiacenti. Ad un’estrazione atraumatica dell’elemento compromesso, dovreb...

Questo “case report” eviden- zia come anche per una ri- abilitazione estetica dei sei elementi frontali superiori, il risultato clinico finale sia sem- pre il frutto di una corretta diagnosi, di una raccolta dei desideri del paziente e di una giusta programmazione dei lavori tra il clinico e il tecni- co. Attraverso la metodica del mock-up additivo...

The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the clinical and radiologic results, over an 11-year period, of resorbable hydroxyapatite used as a bone substitute in maxillary sinus elevation. Between 1996 and 2007, we treated 26 patients with maxillary sinus elevation (27 sinuses) using resorbable hydroxyapatite and simultaneous insertion of...

Implant therapy success in the anterior maxilla is judged not only by osseointegration, but also by having sound and stable peri-implant tissues that appear identical to the gingiva surrounding the healthy adjacent teeth. The creation of predictable peri-implant esthetics requires proper preservation of the osseous and soft tissues surrounding the...

INTRODUCTION. Posterior maxilla represents very often a challenging anatomical site either because of lacking alveolar bone or for structural characteristics of its bony trabeculae. AIM OF THE WORK In this paper the Authors show clinical and radiological results of one step sinus lift using Biostite (resorbable hydroxiapatite) as bone substitute. M...

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical performance of laminate veneers placed in the anterior segments of the dental arches over a 12-year period at two different private dental practices. Forty-six patients were restored with 182 porcelain laminate veneers. The veneers were studied for a mean observation time of 5.6...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of Procera AllCeram crowns placed over a 5-year period at three different private dental practices. Two hundred five Procera AllCeram crowns (50 anterior and 155 posterior) were evaluated in a prospective study from a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 60 months, with a mean of 23....

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic crowns placed over a 6-year period at two different private dental practices. One hundred twenty-five Empress crowns were placed in 54 patients. The 93 anterior and 32 posterior crowns were evaluated clinically with a mirror and probe, radiographically, and f...

In this clinical study, a 1:1 mix of particulate cancellous bone and marrow (PCBM) and bovine deproteinized bone (Bio-Oss) was used to fill cavities after elevating the sinus mucosa for major sinus dehiscences. Ten patients with edentulous posterior maxillae were treated with 12 sinus augmentation procedures according to a 2-stage technique, and 30...