Projects
Additive manufacturing and laser micropatterning of functionally graded ceramic materials for dental implant applications KU Leuven
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are materials of which the composition, microstructure or porosity gradually varies over the volume. This allows tailoring (combinations of) macroscopic properties to meet specific non-homogeneous service requirements that conventional homogeneous materials cannot accomplish. Particularly in dental implant applications, emerging ceramic materials exhibiting a compositional gradient from a tough (short-term ...
Multifunctional smart-releasing mesoporous materials for dental implant applications KU Leuven
With the global increase in dental implant procedures, the number of implant-associated infections caused by bacterial biofilm formation is also on the rise. Unless proper action is taken, these infections can induce peri-implantitis, which can eventually lead to implant failure, burdening both patients and healthcare systems. Although research is progressing in this field, there is no current gold-standard treatment for it. Therefore, this ...
Artificial intelligence in Dental Implant Digital Workflow KU Leuven
The term 'artificial intelligence' (AI) refers to the idea of machines being capable of performing human tasks(McCarthy, 1989). A branch of AI is machine learning (ML), which 'learns' intrinsic statistical patterns (algorithms) in data to eventually make predictions on unseen data. Deep learning is a ML technique using multi-layer mathematical operations for learning and inferring on complex data like imagery(Kolossváry et al., 2019). Neural ...
Novel surface tailoring of innovative dental zirconia implants for improved osseointegration and soft-tissue attachment KU Leuven
Biological responses to novel surface modification of dental zirconia implants KU Leuven
Dental implants with a controlled release functionality KU Leuven
Regeneration and remodeling of sensory innervation around dental implants treated with platelet-rich plasma. KU Leuven
Teeth missing and subsequent dental implant placement, which are commonly seen along with population aging, may consequently change oral motor behavior and impair natural biting function with excessive damage to original periodontal mechanoreceptors. On the other hand, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as a promising autologous growth factor, is considered to be able to affect the healing of peripheral nerve fibres. To explore the response of ...
A multicenter randomized controlled study comparing connective tissue graft with collagen matrix to re-establish convexity at the buccal aspect of single dental implants Ghent University
Soft tissue augmentation procedures have been recommended to re-establish convexity at the buccal aspect of dental implants. Connective tissue graft is the gold standard but morbidity and patient discomfort have been described. Recently, a collagen matrix has been developed. The primary objective of this RCT is to compare both in terms of increase and stability of buccal soft
tissue profile.
Development of Tough and Strong Zirconia Ceramics for Dental Implants KU Leuven
This doctoral research focused on the processing of innovative tough, strong, reliable and damage-tolerant zirconia ceramics and zirconia-based composites. In the first approach (1), the microstructure and the phase transformability of the monolithic tetragonal zirconia, a 10 mol% ceria-stabilized zirconia (10Ce), was optimized by doping with 0.2-2.0 mol% divalent oxides. The dopants were aimed to tailor the grain-boundary structure. The ...