Alexandre de Lima Alves

Antidepressant Use and Dental Implant Failure: A Critical Review of Clinical Evidence, Biological Mechanisms, and Practical Implications

Alexandre de Lima Alves, Valter Castro Alves, Caio Vinicius G. Roman-Torres, Eduardo Guimarães Moreira Mangolin & Yeon Jung Kim · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2026

Dental implants have become the standard of care for replacing missing teeth, with survival rates that are generally favourable but not uniform across patient populations. Over the past decade, a growing body of clinical and preclinical literature has raised the possibility that...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2026/v38i76162

Surgical Protocols Associated with Adjuvant Therapies in the Treatment of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ): A Narrative Literature Review

Alexandre de Lima Alves, ANTONIA ALICE LIMA DE SOUZA, PASQUALE AMODIO, Wilson Roberto Sendyk, ANGÉLICA CASTRO PIMENTEL, HELOÍSA FONSECA MARÃO & Gustavo Antonio Correa Momesso · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2026

Aims: To compare the effectiveness of surgical protocols with or without adjuvant therapies in the treatment of osteonecrosis of the jaws. Study Design:  Narrative literature review with a systematized search strategy. Place and Duration of Study: Studies published from 2020 onwa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2026/v38i26076

Maxillary Sinus Elevation Using the Modified Summers Technique: Report of Two Clinical Cases with more than 10 Years of Follow-up

Alexandre de Lima Alves, Yeon Jung Kim & Valter Castro Alves · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2026

Aims: The present study reports the long-term clinical outcomes of maxillary sinus floor elevation performed using a modified Summers osteotome technique in sites with residual bone height below that traditionally recommended, through the presentation of two clinical cases with f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2026/v38i16057