Implant Dentistry: New Materials and Technologies

Implant dentistry is living a revolution of materials andtechnologies aiming at a higher predictability, quantification,less invasivity, and higher esthetic expectations.A new fresh sequence of researches is renewing theconcepts and predictability of bone gra ing implant designs,digital dentistry.Predictable parameter of treatments of peri-implantitis iscreating new perspectives.Bone gra ing philosophy takes a new direction.Researches are mirroring the biological aspects focusing onbiological integration and the necessity of lack of foreignbody reaction.New materials and classifications of lateral and verticalgra ing are on the way, aiming at a higher predictabilityand success rate. Collagen matrices have shown capacityof increasing the peri-implantary so tissue quality andquantity.Accuracy and precision are the new parameters inimplant placement. We take advantage of quantified dataabout precision and accuracy of digital impressions. Nextaccuracy and precision in all the new technologies of guidedimplant placement are taken “under the loupe”: dynamicnavigation, planning systems, printing technologies, andsurgical guides.Implant Dentistry never sleeps. e special issue “Implant Dentistry: New Materials andTechnologies” introduces with freshness and professionalitythe scientific reliability of a new era in implant dentistry