Angelo A. Caputo

TL;DR: It is suggested that chemical etching of the titanium implant surface significantly increases the strength of osseointegration as determined by resistance to reverse torque rotation.

TL;DR: The retentive capacity of three preformed endodontic dowel designs was compared at two lengths and two diameters, with three different cements, and the greatest single factor influencing retention of these devices was the design used.

TL;DR: Comparing the torque resistance to removal of screw-shaped titanium implants having a dual acid-etched surface (Osseotite) with implants having either a machined surface, or a titanium plasma spray surface that exhibited a significantly more complex surface topography indicates that dual acid etching of titanium enhances early endosseous integration to a level which is comparable to that achieved by the topographically more complex TPS surfaces.

TL;DR: Passivity of fit and marginal discrepancies of screw- and cement-retained implant fixed partial denture (FPD) designs were determined using a photoelastic model of a partially edentulous posterior mandibular arch with 3 screw-type implants and showed that cement- retained FPDs exhibited a more equitable stress distribution than did their screw-ret retained counterparts.

TL;DR: The layered zirconia-porcelain system tested recorded substantially higher moduli of rupture than have been previously reported for other layered all-ceramic systems.