PROSEC Reading Recommendations

PROSEC reading recommendations are a service of the network of experts. They call attention to the most important current work on prosthetic rehabilitation with ceramics or other non-metallic materials.

The current, company-independent literature update depicts work in the following areas:

Basic research
Preclinical studies
Clinical studies
Systematic reviews (review articles, meta-analyses)
Current consensus statements or guidelines

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Basic studies

Suárez-Lópezdel Amo F, Garaicoa-Pazmiño C, Fretwurst T, Castilho RM, Squarize CH. Dental implants-associated release of titanium particles: A systematic review. Clin Oral Impl Res. 2018; 29:1085–1100
Albrektsson T, Chrcanovic B, Mölne J, Wennerberg A. Foreign body reactions, marginal bone loss and allergies to titanium implants. Europ J Oral Implantol 11, Suppl 1, 37-46, 2018.

Preclinical studies

Roehling S, Gahlert M, Janner S, Meng B, Woelfler H, Cochran DL. Ligature-induced Peri-implant Bone Loss Around Loaded Zirconia and Titanium Implants. Int J Oral Maxillofac implants. 2019 March/April;34(2):357–365. Doi: 10.11607/jomi.7015. Epub 2019 Feb 4
Rohr N, Märtin S, Fischer J. Correlations between fracture load of zirconia implant supported single crowns and mechanical properties of restorative material and cement. Dent Mater J. 2018 Mar 30;37(2):222-228. Doi: 10.4012/dmj.2017-111 Epub 2017 Nov 23

Clinical studies (teeth/implants)

Mostafa D and Aboushelib M. Bioactive–hybrid–zirconia implant surface for enhancing osseointegration: an in vivo study. Int J Implant Dent 2018 Dec; 4: 20. Published online 2018 Jun 14. doi: 10.1186/s40729-018-0129-3
Balmer M, Spies BC, Vach K, Kohal RJ, Hämmerle CHF, Jung RE. Three-year analysis of zirconia implants used for single-tooth replacement and three-unit fixed dental prostheses: A prospective multicenter study. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2018 Mar;29(3):290-299. Doi: 10.1111/clr.13115. Epub 2018 Jan 12.
Pieralli S, Kohal RJ, Rabel K, von Stein-Lausnitz M, Vach K, Spies BC. Clinical outcomes of partial and full-arch all-ceramic implant-supported fixed dental prostheses. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2018 Oct; 29 Suppl 18: 224-236. Doi: 10.1111/clr.13345.

Additional clinical studies

Sailer I, Balmer M, Hüsler J, Hämmerle CHF, Känel S, Thoma DS. 10-year randomized trial (RCT) of zirconia-ceramic and metal-ceramic fixed dental prostheses. J Dent. 2018 Sep; 76:32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2018.05.015. Epub 2018 May 25. PMID: 29807060.
Spies BC, Balmer M, Jung RE, Sailer I, Vach K, Kohal RJ. All-ceramic, bi-layered crowns supported by zirconia implants: Three-year results of a prospective multicenter study. J Dent. 2017 Dec; 67:58-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2017.09.008. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Systematic reviews, meta-analyses

Roehling S, Schlegel KA, Woelfler H, Gahlert M. Performance and outcome of zirconia dental implants in clinical studies: A meta-analysis. Clin Oral Implants Res 29,135-153, 2018.
Sailer I, Strasding M, Valente NA, Zwahlen M, Liu S, Pjetursson BE. A systematic review of survival and complication rates of zirconia-ceramic and metal-ceramic multiple-unit fixed dental prosthesis. Clin Oral Implants Res 29, 184-198, 2018.
Pjetursson BE, Valente NA, Strasding M, Zwahlen M, Liu S, Sailer I. A systematic review of the survival and complication rates of zirconia-ceramic and metal-ceramic single crowns, Clin Oral Implants Res 29,199-214, 2018.

Further systematic reviews

Haro Adánez M, Nishihara H, Att W. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the clinical outcome of zirconia implant restoration complex. J Prosthodont Res 62,397-406, 2018.
Pipe N, Märtin S, Fischer J. Correlations between fracture load of zirconia implant supported single crowns and mechanical properties of restorative material and cement. Dent Mater J. 2018 Mar 30;37(2):222-228. Doi: 10.4012/dmj.2017-111 Epub 2017 Nov 23

Review articles

Mombelli A, Hashim D, Cionca N. What is the impact of titanium particles and biocorrosion on implant survival and complications? A critical review First published: October 10, 2018. Clin Oral Implants Research 2018;29 (Suppl 18): 37-53.
Roehling S, Schlegel KA, Woelfler H, Gahlert M. Performance and outcome of zirconia dental implants in clinical studies: A meta-analysis. Clin Oral Impl Res. 2018;29(Suppl. 16):135–153.

Consensus Statement

Morton D, Gallucci G, Lin W, et al. ITI Consensus Report: Group 2 Prosthodontics and implant dentistry. Clin Oral Impl Res. 2018;29 (Suppl 16):215–223