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Applied Biomaterials for Dental Implantology: Research and Applications—2nd Edition

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 676

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Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00033 Rome, Italy
Interests: static-guided surgery; dynamic-guided surgery; immediate loading; immediate implant placement
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Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: computer-guided surgery; navigation surgery; digital implantology; stereophotogrammetry; complete-arch rehabilitation
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Dear Colleagues,

The ongoing development of new technologies has, together with novel biomaterials and modified implant surfaces, been rewriting conceptions of success in rehabilitation in dentistry. Enhancing implant stability over time with innovative biomaterials, in combination with more hydrophilic surfaces, has come to represented a valid solution to setting hard and soft peri-implant tissues, from single teeth to complete arches. These new biomaterials for bone and soft tissue regeneration, together with digital solutions in implant dentistry, have set new benchmarks in regenerative dentistry.

Dr. Paolo Carosi
Dr. Claudia Lorenzi
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Keywords

  • computer-guided surgery
  • navigation surgery
  • robotic surgery
  • digital implantology
  • bone regeneration
  • soft tissue augmentation

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Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft Versus De-Epithelialized Free Gingival Graft with the Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel Technique: A Split-Mouth Pilot Randomized Trial
by Simran Jaisinghani, Nihal Devkar, Paolo Carosi, Rucha Jadhav, Bhagyashree Jabade, Ankita Dhamapurkar, Prerna Ladda, Alessandro Pinto and Claudia Lorenzi
Appl. Sci. 2026, 16(11), 5445; https://doi.org/10.3390/app16115445 - 30 May 2026
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This single-center, split-mouth, single-blind pilot randomized trial compared patient morbidity, healing and root coverage between the subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) and the de-epithelialized free gingival graft (D-FGG) when combined with the modified coronally advanced tunnel (MCAT) technique in multiple adjacent gingival recessions. [...] Read more.
This single-center, split-mouth, single-blind pilot randomized trial compared patient morbidity, healing and root coverage between the subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) and the de-epithelialized free gingival graft (D-FGG) when combined with the modified coronally advanced tunnel (MCAT) technique in multiple adjacent gingival recessions. Sixteen systemically healthy patients with bilateral Miller Class I/II (Cairo RT1) recessions were enrolled, and contralateral sides were randomly allocated to MCAT + SCTG (control) or MCAT + D-FGG (test) by means of sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes (SNOSE). Patient-reported outcomes (pain, chewing discomfort, bleeding) and the Landry Healing Index were assessed at 1 and 2 weeks; recession depth, mean root coverage (mRC) and Root Coverage Esthetic Score (RES) were evaluated at 6 months. Both techniques achieved high mRC (test: 94.22% ± 10.28%; control: 94.60% ± 9.99%) and RES (test: 8.02 ± 0.63; control: 8.14 ± 0.77), with no statistically significant intergroup differences. Donor-site pain was significantly lower in the D-FGG group, whereas early chewing discomfort and bleeding were higher. Because the trial was not powered for equivalence or non-inferiority, these preliminary findings are hypothesis-generating and require confirmation in adequately powered trials. Full article
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