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  1. A Critical Perspective on Mechanical Testing of Implants and Prostheses

    Article • Advances in Dental Research, February 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  2. The effect of controlled microrobotized blasting on implant surface texturing and early osseointegration

    Article • Journal of Biomaterials Applications, October 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  3. The effect of post material on the characteristic strength of fatigued endodontically treated teeth

    Article • Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  4. Clinical and Histological Evaluation of Socket Grafting Using Different Types of Bone Substitute in Adult Patients

    Article • Implant Dentistry, July 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  5. Nanometer Scale Titanium Surface Texturing Are Detected by Signaling Pathways Involving Transient FAK and Src Activations

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  6. Are insertion torque and early osseointegration proportional? A histologic evaluation

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  7. The Effect of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor on Periodontal Furcation Defects

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  8. Evaluation of UCLA Implant-Abutment Sealing

    Article • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, January 2014, Quintessence Publishing

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  9. Implant-Abutment Connection Designs for Anterior Crowns

    Article • Implant Dentistry, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante, Dr Satoshi Yamaguchi

  10. Histologic and Biomechanical Evaluation of 2 Resorbable-Blasting Media Implant Surfaces at Early Implantation Times

    Article • Journal of Oral Implantology, August 2013, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  11. MicroCT Analysis of a Retrieved Root Restored with a Bonded Fiber‐Reinforced Composite Dowel: A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  12. Effect of core design and veneering technique on damage and reliability of Y-TZP-supported crowns

    Article • Dental Materials, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  13. Biomechanical Evaluation of Undersized Drilling on Implant Biomechanical Stability at Early Implantation Times

    Article • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  14. Mechanical testing of thin-walled zirconia abutments

    Article • Journal of Applied Oral Science, January 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  15. Surface Characterization, Biomechanical, and Histologic Evaluation of Alumina and Bioactive Resorbable Blasting Textured Surfaces in Titanium Implant Healing Chambers: An Experimental Study in Dogs

    Article • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, January 2013, Quintessence Publishing

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  16. Implant Biomechanical Stability Variation at Early Implantation Times in Vivo: An Experimental Study in Dogs

    Article • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, January 2013, Quintessence Publishing

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  17. Mechanical Testing of Implant-Supported Anterior Crowns with Different Implant/Abutment Connections

    Article • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, January 2013, Quintessence Publishing

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  18. Biomechanical Testing of Microblasted, Acid-Etched/Microblasted, Anodized, and Discrete Crystalline Deposition Surfaces: An Experimental Study in Beagle Dogs

    Article • The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, January 2013, Quintessence Publishing

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  19. Bone-Forming Capabilities of a Newly Developed NanoHA Composite Alloplast Infused with Collagen: A Pilot Study in the Sheep Mandible

    Article • International Journal of Dentistry, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  20. The Effect of Simplifying Dental Implant Drilling Sequence on Osseointegration: An Experimental Study in Dogs

    Article • International Journal of Biomaterials, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  21. Histologic and Biomechanical Evaluation of Alumina-Blasted/Acid-Etched and Resorbable Blasting Media Surfaces

    Article • Journal of Oral Implantology, October 2012, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  22. Evaluation of collagen-based membranes for guided bone regeneration, by three-dimensional computerized microtomography

    Article • Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  23. Biomechanical evaluation of internal and external hexagon platform switched implant-abutment connections: An in vitro laboratory and three-dimensional finite element analysis

    Article • Dental Materials, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  24. Buccal and lingual bone level alterations after immediate implantation of four implant surfaces: a study in dogs

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  25. Mechanical properties of human bone surrounding plateau root form implants retrieved after 0.3–24 years of function

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  26. Reliability evaluation of alumina-blasted/acid-etched versus laser-sintered dental implants

    Article • Lasers in Medical Science, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  27. Osseointegration assessment of chairside argon‐based nonthermal plasma‐treated Ca‐P coated dental implants

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  28. Characterization andin vivoevaluation of laser sintered dental endosseous implants in dogs

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  29. Conventional and Modified Veneered Zirconia vs. Metalloceramic: Fatigue and Finite Element Analysis

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  30. Residual Thermal Stress Simulation in Three‐Dimensional Molar Crown Systems: A Finite Element Analysis

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  31. Abutment Design for Implant‐Supported Indirect Composite Molar Crowns: Reliability and Fractography

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  32. Reliability and failure modes of internal conical dental implant connections

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  33. Effect of microthread presence and restoration design (screw versus cemented) in dental implant reliability and failure modes

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  34. Fatigue Reliability of 3 Single-Unit Implant-Abutment Designs

    Article • Implant Dentistry, February 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  35. Physicochemical Characterization andIn VivoEvaluation of Amorphous and Partially Crystalline Calcium Phosphate Coatings Fabricated on Ti-6Al-4V Implants by the Plasma Spray Method

    Article • International Journal of Biomaterials, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  36. Evaluation of surface roughness as a function of multiple blasting processing variables

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  37. The effect of different implant macrogeometries and surface treatment in early biomechanical fixation: An experimental study in dogs

    Article • Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  38. Reliability Testing of Indirect Composites as Single Implant Restorations

    Article • Journal of Prosthodontics, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  39. Reliability and failure modes of anterior single‐unit implant‐supported restorations

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  40. Effect of implant–abutment connection design on reliability of crowns: regular vs. horizontal mismatched platform

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  41. Effect of Drilling Technique on the Early Integration of Plateau Root Form Endosteal Implants: An Experimental Study in Dogs

    Article • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  42. Effect of implant connection and restoration design (screwed vs. cemented) in reliability and failure modes of anterior crowns

    Article • European Journal Of Oral Sciences, July 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  43. Characterization of Five Different Implant Surfaces and Their Effect on Osseointegration: A Study in Dogs

    Article • The Journal of Periodontology, May 2011, American Academy of Periodontology (AAP)

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  44. Evaluation of a nanometer roughness scale resorbable media‐processed surface: a study in dogs

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  45. Histologic and Biomechanical Evaluation of Two Resorbable Blasting Media (RBM) Implant Surfaces at Early Implantation Times.

    Article • Journal of Oral Implantology, April 2011, American Academy of Implant Dentistry

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  46. All-Ceramic Systems: Laboratory and Clinical Performance

    Article • Dental Clinics of North America, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  47. The Effect of Alterations on Resorbable Blasting Media Processed Implant Surfaces on Early Bone Healing: A Study in Rabbits

    Article • Implant Dentistry, April 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  48. Cements and Adhesives for All-Ceramic Restorations

    Article • Dental Clinics of North America, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  49. Biomechanical and histologic evaluation of non‐washed resorbable blasting media and alumina‐blasted/acid‐etched surfaces

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  50. Effect of Si addition on Ca‐ and P‐impregnated implant surfaces with nanometer‐scale roughness: an experimental study in dogs

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  51. The effect of implant design on insertion torque and immediate micromotion

    Article • Clinical Oral Implants Research, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  52. Sealing Capability and SEM Observation of the Implant-Abutment Interface

    Article • International Journal of Dentistry, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  53. Failure modes of Y-TZP crowns at different cusp inclines

    Article • Journal of Dentistry, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  54. Reliability and Failure Modes of Implant‐Supported Y‐TZP and MCR Three‐Unit Bridges

    Article • Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  55. Fatigue life and failure modes of crowns systems with a modified framework design

    Article • Journal of Dentistry, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  56. Surface treatment at the cervical region and its effect on bone maintenance after immediate implantation: an experimental study in dogs

    Article • Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  57. Biomechanical and histomorphometric analysis of etched and non-etched resorbable blasting media processed implant surfaces: An experimental study in dogs

    Article • Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  58. Biomechanical Evaluation of Endosseous Implants at Early Implantation Times: A Study in Dogs

    Article • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  59. Biomechanical and bone histomorphologic evaluation of four surfaces on plateau root form implants: An experimental study in dogs

    Article • Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  60. Fatigue and damage accumulation of veneer porcelain pressed on Y-TZP

    Article • Journal of Dentistry, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  61. Thermal/mechanical simulation and laboratory fatigue testing of an alternative yttria tetragonal zirconia polycrystal core‐veneer all‐ceramic layered crown design

    Article • European Journal Of Oral Sciences, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  62. A Human Retrieval Study of Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite-Coated Plateau Root Form Implants After 2 Months to 13 Years in Function

    Article • Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, January 2010, Begell House

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  63. Biomechanical Evaluation of an Anatomically Correct All-Ceramic Tooth-Crown System Configuration: Core Layer Multivariate Analysis Incorporating Clinically Relevant Variables

    Article • Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  64. Microtensile bond strength of resin-based composites to Ti–6Al–4V

    Article • Dental Materials, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  65. Effect of framework design on crown failure

    Article • European Journal Of Oral Sciences, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  66. SEM observation of the bond integrity of fiber-reinforced composite posts cemented into root canals

    Article • Dental Materials, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante

  67. Restoration of canine guidance on an occlusal splint using amalgam: a clinical report

    Article • Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, November 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Estevam A Bonfante