J Prosthet Dent. 2025 May;133(5):1325.e1-1325.e8. The seal at the implant-abutment connection (IAC) is crucial for ensuring implant-prosthetic function and reducing the risk of peri-implant diseases. An accurate determination of the first IAC gap under realistic dynamic-loading conditions is needed to investigate current and future IAC designs.

J Oral Microbiol. 2025 Feb 5;17(1):2459922. For the long-term success of dental implants, implant abutment surface should promote the attachment of oral epithelial cells and reduce bacterial adhesion. Titanium nitride (TiN) coatings show antimicrobial properties. Nevertheless, there is a lack of clinical trials that assess the biofilm formation on TiN abutments in the context of clinical practice. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different abutment surfaces (machined, TiN and TiN oxidized) on bacterial biofilm composition and structure.

BMC Oral Health. 2024 Aug 26;24(1):1001. Oral microbiota comprises polymicrobial communities shaped by mutualistic coevolution with the host, contributing to homeostasis and regulating immune function. Nevertheless, dysbiosis of oral bacterial communities is associated with a number of clinical symptoms that ranges from infections to oral cancer. Peri-implant diseases are biofilm-associated inflammatory conditions affecting the soft and hard tissues around dental implants. Characterization and identification of the biofilm community are essential for the understanding of the pathophysiology of such diseases. For that sampling methods should be representative of the biofilm communities Therefore, there is a need to know the effect of different sampling strategies on the biofilm characterization by next generation sequencing.

J Mater Chem B . 2024 Mar 13;12(11):2831-2842 This study delves into the osteogenic potential of a calcium-ion modified titanium implant surface, unicCa, employing state-of-the-art proteomics techniques both in vitro (utilizing osteoblasts and macrophage cell cultures) and in vivo (in a rabbit condyle model).

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2022 Mar-Apr;37(2):289-301. To evaluate the effects of coarse microcavities added to micron and submicron rough implant surfaces in the implant-bone anchorage in rabbits.