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Implant stability measurements for implants placed at the time of extraction: a cohort, prospective clinical trialWilliam Becker
Private Practice, Tucson, AZ 85715, USA
J Periodontol 76:391-7. 2005..This study evaluated changes in stability of implants from implant placement to abutment connection utilizing resonance frequency analysis (RFA). The unit of measurement was the international stability quotient (ISQ)...
A novel method for creating an optimal emergence profile adjacent to dental implantsWilliam Becker
Department of Graduate Periodontics, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Esthet Restor Dent 24:395-400. 2012..This procedure eliminates the need for creation of an arbitrary emergence profile in the dental laboratory and eliminates the need for a surgical procedure prior to impression making...- Minimally invasive flapless implant placement: follow-up results from a multicenter studyWilliam Becker
J Periodontol 80:347-52. 2009..This article presents follow-up data on a prospective clinical study of implants placed using a flapless procedure... - Histologic evaluation of implants following flapless and flapped surgery: a study in caninesWilliam Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Periodontol 77:1717-22. 2006..Do these techniques force gingival tissue or foreign materials into osteotomies? If so, do such tissues or materials interfere with osseointegration? A proof-of-principle study using a canine model attempted to answer these questions... - Immediate implant placement: treatment planning and surgical steps for successful outcomesW Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, USA
Br Dent J 201:199-205. 2006.... - Minimally invasive flapless implant surgery: a prospective multicenter studyWilliam Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 7:S21-7. 2005..Placement of implants with a minimally invasive flapless approach has the potential to minimize crestal bone loss, soft tissue inflammation, and probing depth adjacent to implants and to minimize surgical time... - Early functional loading in the fully edentulous mandible after mandibular resection and reconstruction due to an ameloblastoma: case reportWilliam Becker
Department of Periodontology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 5:47-51. 2003..Recently there has been evidence that this method of restoring edentulous mandibles is predictable... - Early functional loading at 5 days for Brånemark implants placed into edentulous mandibles: a prospective, open-ended, longitudinal studyWilliam Becker
University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Periodontol 74:695-702. 2003..A unique method was used to convert existing dentures into fixed, implant-supported appliances. The implants were functionally loaded early (5 days)... - Long-term evaluation of 282 implants in maxillary and mandibular molar positions: a prospective studyW Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Los Angeles, USA
J Periodontol 70:896-901. 1999..There are few reported studies for implants placed into molar positions. The purpose of this prospective longitudinal study is to report long-term clinical outcomes for 282 implants placed into molar positions... - Five-year evaluation of implants placed at extraction and with dehiscences and fenestration defects augmented with ePTFE membranes: results from a prospective multicenter studyW Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California, USA
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 1:27-32. 1999..The purpose of these procedures is to enhance bone-to-implant contact at the treated sites and to prevent mucosal complications... - Localized ridge augmentation using absorbable pins and e-PTFE barrier membranes: a new surgical technique. Case reportsW Becker
Department of Periodontics, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 14:48-61. 1994..The three defects treated with this technique were completely resolved with new bone, and implants were successfully placed into the augmented ridges. Biopsies from the treated sites revealed new bone formation... - A longitudinal study comparing scaling, osseous surgery, and modified Widman procedures: results after 5 yearsW Becker
Graduate Periodontics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
J Periodontol 72:1675-84. 2001..The purpose of this report is to present 5-year results from a longitudinal study comparing scaling and root planing (SRP), osseous surgery (OS), and modified Widman (MW) therapies. The study has been completed for 12 years... - Osteoporosis and implant failure: an exploratory case-control studyW Becker
University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Los Angeles, USA
J Periodontol 71:625-31. 2000..Osteoporosis has been suggested as a risk factor for implant failure, but data supporting such a link are limited... - Alveolar bone anatomic profiles as measured from dry skulls. Clinical ramificationsW Becker
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, USA
J Clin Periodontol 24:727-31. 1997..The observations reported have treatment ramifications when patients with scalloped or pronounced scalloped morphotypes are being considered for dental implant placement... - Esthetic soft-tissue augmentation adjacent to dental implantsW Becker
Department of Periodontology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California, USA
Compend Contin Educ Dent 22:250-2, 254, 256 passim. 2001..This case series describes patients who were successfully treated for soft-tissue defects with either demineralized freeze-dried bone or bovine bone...