Introduction After insertion into the bone, implants osseointegrate, which is required for their
long-term success. However, inflammation and infection around the implants may lead to …

Scandium (Sc) is a typical dispersed rare earth element. The sources of Sc mainly include
primary sources (natural ores) and secondary sources (some industrial by-products or …

Peri-implantitis is an infectious disease that leads to progressive bone loss. Surgical therapy
has been advocated as a way of halting its progression and re-establishing peri-implant …

This study aims to evaluate the effects of 940 nm diode laser and 2780 nm erbium,
chromium-doped: yttrium, scandium, gallium, garnet (Er, Cr: YSGG) laser used in addition to …

Treatment of peri-implantitis through several implant surface decontamination techniques
have been reported, however, some of them can negatively alter the implant surface or …

Introduction: Several techniques have been used to modify the surface of commercially pure
titanium (CPTi) implants to improve osseointegration using lasers, sandblasts, sandblasts …

The use of zirconia for implants and abutments has become more prevalent in implant
dentistry as an alternative to the commonly used titanium implants, and peri-implant disease …

Implant surface decontamination is a challenging procedure for therapy of peri-implant
disease. Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of decontamination on …

This study aimed to determine the effects of various lasers on dental implants' surface
characteristics. Nine explanted dental implants were included. Two implants were randomly …

Since the existing used detecting techniques were unable to distinguish the types of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) components (polysaccharides, proteins, and …