dental implants Archive

The necessity of keratinised tissues (KTs) for maintaining health around dental implants (DIs) remains as a controversial issue.

Thirty years ago, the first osseointegrated dental implant was placed in a patient in Ireland by Professor David Harris. PAUL O’GRADY asked him about the history of implants in Ireland.

Kwon, T.G., Lee, C.O., Park, J.W., Choi, S.Y., Rijal, G., Shin, H.I. Objectives: Bisphosphonate-related jaw necrosis (BRONJ) associated with dental implants is a rare but continuously reported complication. To verify clinical and pathological characteristics of BRONJ around dental implants, the present study analysed clinical, radiographic and histopathological findings of these lesions. Patients