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Valter Castro Alves

Publications (2)

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

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