Marco Tallarico

Università degli Studi di Sassari | UNISS · Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Sperimentali

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the patient's morbidity and post-surgical complications after treatment of palatal donor sites after free gingival graft (FGG) harvesting using Leucocyte-and Platelet Rich Fibrin (L-PRF) membranes or a hemostatic agent with oxidized and regenerated cellulose. Methods and materials: Forty-two palat...

Aim: The purpose of this multicenter prospective case series study evaluated peri-implant marginal bone loss, complications, oral health impact profile, and soft tissue parameters in patients with mandible implant overdenture retained on two low profile attachments. Methods: This study was designed as a multicenter prospective case series study con...

Aim: The aim of this in vitro study is to present a debonding protocol developed to remove a screw-retained, monolithic, zirconia restoration from its titanium-base abutment, and to microscopically evaluate the abutment integrity at both the prosthetic and connection levels. Materials and Methods: A total of 30 samples were tested. Each sample cons...

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate quantitative histological examination of bone reconstructed with non-resorbable high-density polytetrafluoroethylene membrane (d-PTFE), left intentionally exposed in post extraction sockets grafted with anorganic bone material, and removed after four weeks, versus extraction and guided bone regen...

The aim of this study is to compare two low-temperature sintered anorganic bovine bone materials (ABBMs), Bio-Oss (Geistlich, Wolhusen, Switzerland) and A-Oss (Osstem, Seoul, Korea), for GBR in dehiscence defects. A single implant was placed simultaneously with GBR in the buccal or bucco-proximal osseous defect by double-layering of inner allograft...

Citation: Tallarico, M.; Galiffi, D.; Scrascia, R.; Gualandri, M.; Zadrożny, Ł.; Czajkowska, M.; Catapano, S.; Grande, F.; Baldoni, E.; Lumbau, A.I.; et al. Digital Workflow for Prosthetically Driven Implants Placement and Digital Cross Mounting: A Retrospective Case Series. Prosthesis 2022, 4, 353-368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ prosthesis4030029 Ac...

Purpose The use of surgical guides provides accuracy, predictability and shortens clinical time. Templates are widely used in implant dentistry. Studies present also the application of guides for targeted endodontic microsurgery. Nevertheless, most studies focus on one application of guided surgery. This case report presents single guided surgery f...

Purpose Cysts and other intrabony lesions can grow asymptomatic until being diagnosed by occasionally done radiologic examination. Missing tooth and malposition of adjacent teeth should induce clinicians to perform X-Ray diagnostic. Methods A 37-year-old male patient was admitted with a hopeless tooth 36, to be extracted and replaced with an impla...

Purpose: Cysts and other intrabony lesions can grow asymptomatic until being diagnosed by occasionally done radiologic examination. Missing tooth and malposition of adjacent teeth should induce clinicians to perform X-Ray diagnostic. Methods: A 37-year-old, male patient was admitted with a hopeless tooth 36, to be extracted and replaced with an...

Numerous types of prosthodontics surgical guides, with and without metallic sleeves, have been found to be useful in clinical studies. The aim of this in vitro research was to compare the time required to complete the surgical procedure with two differently designed surgical prosthetic templates. Ten identical prototype models of mandible based on...

To evaluate the implant and prosthetic of two implants with different surfaces and neck design. Enrolled patients received bone level, 12° conical connection implants (Nobel Parallel, Nobel Biocare; NOBEL group) with anodized surface (TiUnite) and roughness of 1.35 μm, or transmucosal implant system (Prama, Sweden and Martina; PRAMA group) with con...

Objective The purpose of the present prospective, case-series study was to report implant survival rate and marginal bone remodeling expected 5 years after loading using dental implants placed in daily practice. Materials and Methods This research was designed as an open-cohort, prospective, case-series evaluation. Any partially or completely edent...

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the histological and histomorphometric characteristics of post-extraction sites grafted with decellularized bovine compact bone from bovine femur, mixed and unmixed with leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin after four months of healing. This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial of paral...

Purpose: Using surgical guides provides accuracy, predictability and shorten clinical time. Templates are widely use in implant dentistry. Studies present also application of guides for targeted endodontic microsurgery. Nevertheless, most studies focus on one application of guided surgery. This case report presents single guided surgery for implant...

Introduction The aim of the present systematic review was to evaluate whether there were any differences in the three-dimensional accuracy and the implant survival rate of implants placed using computer-assisted planning and surgical templates with or without metallic sleeves. Sources This systematic review was written according to the Preferred R...

Implants fracture is a rare but possible complication that leads to implants failure after prostheses delivery. Mechanical properties play a key role in the failure of dental implant systems. The aim of this narrative review was to evaluate the existing evidence in identifying etiology risk factors for implants fracture. The focused question was to...

The purpose of this multicenter randomized controlled trial was to compare the clinical, radiographic, and patient-centered outcomes of early loaded mandibular overdentures deliberately placed on two or three implants. The outcomes were: implant and prosthesis success and survival rates; biological and technical complications; marginal bone loss; p...

Dental implants represent the gold standard for the treatment of single edentulism, even in anterior areas. Today, the basic criteria for implant success has changed from mobility, pain, radiolucency, and peri-implant bone loss (>1.5 mm) to prosthetic level success, aesthetics, soft tissue parameters, as well as patient satisfaction. This case repo...

Aim: the purpose of the present prospective, case series study were to report implant survival rate and marginal bone remodeling expected five years after loading using dental implants placed in in the daily practice. Material and Methods: this research was designed as an open-cohort, prospective case series study. Any completely or partially edent...

The purpose of this case report was to present a combination of two procedures in the treatment of gingival recessions after implant placement in the anterior maxilla. Decision making process and step-by-step execution of the treatments were presented to describe the clinical and surgical management of the reported case.

PURPOSE To compare clinical outcomes of machined titanium abutments (machined group) versus cast cobalt-chrome abutments (cast group) and to evaluate in vitro their implant fit. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study comprised two parts. In the in vitro part, the im-plant–abutment fit of 5 cast abutments and 5 machined abutments screwed on with a torque...

Objective: Preliminary data on survival and success rates of immediately loaded, maxillary, screw-retained, implant-supported, fixed restorations delivered on narrow and low-profile OT Equator abutments (OT Bridge, Rhein'83) were evaluated. Materials and methods: This retrospective study evaluated data collected from patients rehabilitated with...

The aim of this retrospective study was to clinically evaluate the five-year outcomes of implants placed following a combined approach to the sinus, consisting of sequential drills and osteotomes. Medical records of patients with implants placed in combination with crestal sinus lift using sequential drills and osteotomes, with a residual alveolar...

Background Surgical templates are classified as noncritical devices, and they do not need to be sterile. Aim Primary aim of this study was to assess the microbiological burden present on the surgical templates without metallic sleeves after disinfection. Furthermore, to evaluate trueness after disinfection and steam sterilization at 121°C/15 min,...

Randomized controlled trial PURPOSE. To compare implant survival and success rates and implant stability quotient (ISQ) values of early-loaded single implants with sandblasted acid-etched (SA, control group) surface versus implants with SA surface modified with pH buffering agent (SOI, test group). MATERIALS AND METHODS. This study was designed as...

A dental implant is a medical device used to functionally and aesthetically rehabilitate the lack of one or more teeth, allowing the support of a prosthetic substitute through direct bone support [...]

The purpose of the present narrative review was to evaluate and discuss the actual available information regarding coronavirus disease 2019 and dental practice, and to share recommendations with the intent to help dentists in providing a safe and healthful workplace during pandemic. A step-by-step workflow is presented including prevention and meas...

Both types of surgical guides – with and without metal sleeves are founded beneficial in clinical studies. The aim of this in vitro study was to compare time of surgical procedure in dental implantology depending of used type of the surgical guide. Ten three dimensional (3D) printed models of lower jaws were prepared based on complete virtual model...

Crest module can be defined as the portion of a two-piece implant designed to retain the prosthetic components and to allows the maintenance of the peri-implant tissues in the transition zone. Aim: To evaluate the three-year after loading clinical and radiographic data, collected from patients that received a prosthetic rehabilitation on conical...

Purpose: To evaluate preliminary data on survival and success rates of immediately loaded, screw-retained, restorations delivered on lower arches using narrow and low-profile OT Equator abutments. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data of patients rehabilitated with OT Bridge (fixed prosthetic system built on OT Equator) prosthetic concept...

Objective To compare early implant failure and implant stability of one-stage Hiossen ET III implants with its new hydrophilic (NH) surface, compared with Hiossen ET III implants with the sandblasted and acid-etched (SA) surface at 1-year follow-up. Materials and Methods This study was designed as a split-mouth, multicenter randomized controlled tr...

Ultraviolet (UV) photofunctionalization can reset the biological aging of titanium after the preparation and storage of dental implants by transforming hydrophobic titanium surfaces into superhydrophilic surfaces. Blood clot formation around the implant can initialize and promote the healing process at the bone–implant interface. The aim of this st...

Background. Prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with atrophic arches can be very challenging. Purpose. The aim of the present prospective multicenter study was to report the two-year preliminary data on clinical and radiographic performance of implant-supported overdentures with a metal bar and low-profile attachments. Material and Methods. A com...

Alveolar-ridge augmentation, anterior aesthetics, and digital technologies are probably the most popular topics in the dental-implant field. The aim of this report is to present a clinical case of severe atrophy of the anterior maxilla in a younger female patient, treated with a titanium membrane customized with computer-aided design/computer-aided...

Objectives: To evaluate implant survival rate, any complications, and changes of residual alveolar bone height (RABH) using saline or platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) filling after hydraulic transcrestal sinus lifting. Methods: Dental implants were placed after hydraulic transcrestal sinus lifting and the filling of saline (20 patients) or PRF (20 pat...

PURPOSE. To ascertain whether it is better to endodontically retreat a previously endo-dontically treated tooth with periapical pathology and/or symptoms and an uncertain prognosis, or to replace the tooth with a single implant-supported crown. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Twenty patients requiring treatment of a previously endodon-tically treated tooth...

Background: Intraoral scanners (IOSs) in implantology represent a viable approach for single teeth or partial arches. However, when used for complete edentulous arches or long-span edentulous areas, it has been demonstrated that there is a need for improvement of IOS-related techniques. Therefore, the aim of this in vitro study was to assess the t...

Continuously evolving technologies make dentistry one of the most advanced sectors in the field of medicine. The digital improvements in recent years have brought many advantages to clinicians and patients, including reduced working times, lower costs and increased efficiency of performance. Some of the most important digital technologies introduce...

Rehabilitation of atrophic maxilla still remains a challenge. Fixed implant-supported restorations have become more predictable in the last years; nevertheless, technical and biological complications still occur. Removable overdenture fully supported by a CAD/CAM titanium bar seems to be a viable treatment option for the rehabilitation of completel...

PURPOSE. To compare the clinical outcomes of two adjacent 6-mm-long dental implants splinted under the same prosthesis (control group) versus two identical implants sup-porting single crowns (test group). MATERIALS AND METHODS. Forty-seven patients with edentulous posterior (premolars and/or molars) jaws received two adjacent 6-mm-long dental impla...

The achievement of the optimal implant position is a critical consideration in implant surgery, as it can facilitate the ideal prosthesis design and allow adequate oral hygiene maintenance. The switch from bone-driven to prosthetic-driven implant placement, through a comprehensive diagnosis and adequate treatment plan, is a prerequisite for long-te...

Typically, healing or temporary abutments are connected and disconnected several times between implant placement and definitive restoration delivery, and soft tissue disruption occurs each time the abutment is disconnected and reconnected. This histologic event is supposed to cause bone resorption around the implant after second-stage surgery. To m...

Purpose: To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of platform switching (PS) and regular platform (RP) implants. Materials and methods: This study was designed as a randomised controlled split-mouth trial. Eighteen patients, with bilaterally missing single premolars or molars to be restored with implant-supported single crowns, were con...

Purpose: To evaluate implant and prosthetic survival rates, complications, patient satisfaction, and biological outcomes of patients rehabilitated with a ball attachment system for implant retained- and supported-overdentures (IOV), which was in function for 3 to 5 years. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated data collected from patients t...

Purpose: To compare the outcomes of implants inserted in maxillary sinuses augmented with 100% anorganic bovine bone (ABB) grafts versus mixed with 50% ABB and 50% autologous bone graft using a lateral window approach. Materials and methods: This study was designed as a randomised controlled trial of parallel groups. Patients in need of an impla...

Background: Cawood-Howell class IV atrophies, also known as "knife-edge" ridges, represent a serious horizontal defect, making the placement of regular implants challenging. Aim: To clinically and radiographically evaluate bone regeneration of severe horizontal bone defects with 3 years of follow-up. Materials and methods: This study was desig...

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the implant stability of Hiossen ET III implants with its new hydrophilic (NH) surface and Hiossen ET III implants with the sandblasted and acid-etched (SA) surface. Materials and methods: Patients required at least two teeth to be rehabilitated with a fixed, implant-supported restoration, con...

Background: The aim of the present prospective case series study was to evaluate the implant and prosthetic survival rates, complications and marginal bone loss using ultra-fine titanium mesh membrane with simultaneous implant placement, to provide space maintenance mandatory for guided bone reconstruction of alveolar bone defects. Materials and...

Purpose: To compare virtual planning accuracy of novel computer-assisted, template-based implant placement techniques, which make use of CAD/CAM stereolithographic surgical templates with or without metallic sleeves. Furthermore, to compare open versus closed sleeves for templates without metallic sleeves. Materials and methods: Any partially edent...

Biochemical modification of titanium surfaces (BMTiS) entails immobilization of biomolecules to implant surfaces in order to induce specific host responses. This crossover randomized clinical trial assesses clinical success and marginal bone resorption of dental implants bearing a surface molecular layer of covalently-linked hyaluronan in compariso...

Purpose: To compare accuracy and complications of computer-assisted template-based implant placement using conventional impression and scan of a physical stone cast or intraoral scanning to rehabilitate partially edentulous patients. Materials and methods: Any partially edentulous patients with at least five residual teeth, requiring at least on...

Purpose. To evaluate the 3-year clinical and radiographic outcomes of partially edentulous patients treated with immediately loaded tilted implants, combined with angulated screw channel (ASC) zirconia abutments. Materials and methods. Any patient requiring an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis for the rehabilitation of the at-rophic posteri...

Purpose: Instead of original abutments, compatible abutments are often selected for financial reasons. The present study aimed to evaluate mechanical outcomes, microleakage, and marginal accuracy at the implant-abutment interface of original versus nonoriginal implant abutments. Study selection: Search strategy encompassed literature from 1967 u...

Background The insertion of dental implants by means of computer‐assisted template‐based surgery is an established method. Purpose To investigate the accuracy of a newly developed sleeve‐designed template and to evaluate differences between maxillary and mandibular implants as well as anterior versus posterior area. Materials and Methods Any part...

Purpose: To analyze implant and prosthetic survival rates, complications, patient satisfaction, and biological parameters of patients rehabilitated with implant overdentures (IOV) on splinted and nonsplinted implants and different attachment systems, in function for one to 17 years. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated data collected from pa...