D. Preetha

Surface Modifications of Dental Implants: Methods, Coatings and Biological Performance: A Critical Narrative Review

D. Preetha, R. Shanmugapriya, N. Nivedha, S. Deepa, S. Priyadarsini, M. Kuralvaani & K. J. Nagasurthi · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2026

Surface engineering is central to contemporary dental implant design because the first biological events after implantation occur at an engineered interface rather than on bulk titanium alone. Yet the clinical meaning of increasingly complex micro-, nano-, chemical and biofunctio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajds/2026/v9i1387

Immediate Implant Placement in a Type 2 Extraction Socket Using the Ice Cream Cone Technique: A Case Report

A. Lubna Firdose, D. Preetha, K. J. Nagasurthi & U. Arunmozhi · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health · 2026

Immediate implant placement in extraction sockets with buccal plate deficiency presents clinical and aesthetic challenges. The ice cream cone technique is a flapless guided bone regeneration approach designed to stabilize graft material and preserve soft tissue contours. This cas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajcrmh/2026/v9i1314