Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Dear Colleagues,

Dental implant treatments offer safe and predictable outcomes for replacing lost teeth. Recent spectacular advancements in dental implants and tissue engineering have proven the stable long-term clinical results of dental implants. Through such research, the correlation between clinical success and the osseointegration stage, as well as the patient's oral health, has been demonstrated. However, as our aging society grows, there are still patients who present challenges for clinicians, such as those requiring bone grafting, suffering from osteomyelitis, or being elderly. Many researchers are making efforts to induce successful osseointegration in areas with poor bone quality and decreased bone metabolism via improvements being made in terms of implant shapes and surfaces, bone graft materials, growth factors, and stem cells. The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide strong evidence for new treatment opportunities in dental implants, gathering the latest research on overcoming patient challenges with very poor bone quality and decreased bone metabolism, patients with intractable bone diseases like MRONJ and osteomyelitis, as well as elderly patients. We welcome research related to dental implants and bone healing that can be applied to patients facing challenges in achieving implant osseointegration, as well as new devices, techniques, and materials.

Dr. Jeong-Kui Ku
Prof. Dr. Adriano Piattelli
Guest Editors

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• bone healing
• bone regeneration
• biomaterials
• dental implant materials
• implant dentistry
• demineralized dentin matrix
• tissue engineering
• medication-related osteonecrosis of jaw
• osteomyelitis
• osteoinduction
• growth factors