Publications

Vygandas Rutkunas, Daniel Kules, Ingrida Mischitz, Sandra Huber, Marta Revilla-León, Christel Larsson, Martin Janda

Misfit simulation on implant-supported prostheses with different combinations of engaging and nonengaging titanium bases: Part 3: A radiographic evaluation

Justinas Pletkus, Liudas Auškalnis, Leva Gendvilienė, Rolandas Pletkus, Tan Fırat Eyüboğlu, Mutlu Özcan, Mykolas Akulauskas, Vygandas Rutkūnas

Accuracy of different maxillomandibular relationship recording techniques in the edentulous maxillary arch

Heather Button , John C. Kois, Abdul B. Barmak, Jonathan M. Zeitler, Vygandas Rutkunas, Marta Revilla-León

Scanning accuracy and scanning area discrepancies of intraoral digital scans acquired at varying scanning distances and angulations among 4 different intraoral scanners

J Prosthet Dent. 2024 Nov;132(5):1044-1060. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.01.025. Epub 2023 Mar 3.

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Darius Jegelevičius, Justinas Pletkus, Liudas Auškalnis, Mykolas Akulauskas, Tan Fırat Eyüboğlu, Mutlu Özcan, Agnė Gedrimienė

Effect of reference objects on the accuracy of digital implant impressions in partially edentulous arches

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Liudas Auškalnis, Justinas Pletkus

Intraoral scanners in implant prosthodontics. A narrative review

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Darius Jegelevičius, Agnė Gedrimienė, Marta Revilla-León, Justinas Pletkus, Mykolas Akulauskas, Tan Fırat Eyüboğlu, Mutlu Özcan, Liudas Auškalnis

Effect of 3D printer, implant analog and angulation on the accuracy of analog position in implant casts

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Darius Jegelevičius, Agnė Gedrimienė, Liudas Auškalnis, Tan Fırat Eyüboğlu, Mutlu Özcan, Nadin Al-Haj Husain, Mykolas Akulauskas, Justinas Pletkus

Effect of Different Intraoral Scanners on the Accuracy of Bite Registration in Edentulous Maxillary and Mandibular Arches

Linas Zaleckas, Milda Vitosyte, Ieva Gendviliene, Yi Sun, Tomas Simonaitis, Simonas Kaupas, Vygandas Rutkunas

Virtual planning, guided surgery, and digital prosthodontics in the treatment of extended mandible chondrosarcoma

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Vytautas Bilius, Julius Dirsė, Marta Revilla-León, Marius Rimašauskas, Łukasz Zadrożny, Rita Trumpaitė-Vanagienė

Repositioning accuracy of the implant- and abutment-level prosthetic components used in conventional and digital workflows

Liudas Auškalnis, Mykolas Akulauskas, Cecilie Osnes, Marta Revilla-León, Aistė Kernen-Gintautė, Vygandas Rutkūnas

Trueness of maxillomandibular relationship in 3D-printed and conventional casts

J Dent. 2024 May 4:105044. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105044

Liudas Auskalnis, Mykolas Akulauskas, Darius Jegelevicius, Vygandas Rutkunas

Trueness of Crown Preparation Dies in Dental Models: An In Vitro Assessment of Digital and Analog Workflows

Vygandas Rutkunas, Daniel Kules, Ingrida Mischitz, Sandra Huber, Marta Revilla-León, Christel Larsson, Martin Janda

Misfit simulation on implant-supported prostheses with different combinations of engaging and nonengaging titanium bases Part 3 A radiographic evaluation

J Prosthet Dent 2024 Feb 27.  DOI:10.1016/j.prosdent.2024.01.014. Online ahead of print.

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Vytautas Bilius, Julius Dirsė, Marta Revilla-León, Marius Rimašauskas, Łukasz Zadrożny, Rita Trumpaitė-Vanagienė

Repositioning accuracy of the implant- and abutment-level prosthetic components used in conventional and digital workflows

J Dent. 2024 Jan 14. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2024.104835. Online ahead of print.

Vygandas Rutkunas, Ieva Gendviliene, Liudas Auskalnis, Francesco Mangano, Stefan Zlatev, Vasilena Ivanova, Eitan Mijiritsky, Rokas Borusevicius

Influence of Kennedy class and number of implants on the accuracy of dynamic implant navigation: An in vitro study using an X-ray free evaluation methodology

Miguel Gómez-Polo, Abdul B. Barmak, Rocío Ortega, Vygandas Rutkunas, John C. Kois, Marta Revilla-León

Accuracy, scanning time, and patient satisfaction of stereophotogrammetry systems for acquiring 3D dental implant positions: A systematic review

V Rutkūnas, A Gedrimienė, I Mischitz, E Mijiritsky, S Huber

EPA Consensus Project Paper: Accuracy of Photogrammetry Devices, Intraoral Scanners, and Conventional Techniques for the Full-Arch Implant Impressions: A Systematic Review

Marta Revilla-León, Achara Supaphakorn, Abdul B. Barmak, Vygandas Rutkunas, John C. Kois

Influence of print orientation on the intaglio surface accuracy (trueness and precision) of tilting stereolithography definitive resin-ceramic crowns

E. Mijiritsky, V. Ivanova, V. Rutkunas, S. Zlatev

EPA Consensus Project Paper: Accuracy of Conventional and Digital Workflows in Partially Edentulous Cases Restored with FPDs over Implants. A Systematic Review

Rutkunas V, Bilius V, Simonaitis T, Auskalnis L, Jurgilevicius J, Akulauskas M

The effect of different implant impression splinting techniques and time on the dimensional accuracy: An in vitro study

J Dent. 2022 Nov;126:104267. doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104267.  Epub 2022 Aug 24.

Pletkus J, Rutkūnas V, Gendvilienė I, Borusevičius R, Gedrimienė A, Auškalnis A, Kubilius M, Kaktys J

Model-free digital workflow and immediate functional loading of implant-supported monolithic glass-ceramic crowns: A case series

J Dent. 2022 Oct;125:104270. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104270 Epub 2022 Aug 21.

Rutkunas V, Borusevicius R, Balciunas E, Jasinskyte U, Alksne M, Simoliunas E, Zlatev S, Ivanova V, BukelskieneV, Mijiritsky E

The Effect of UV Treatment on Surface Contact Angle, Fibroblast Cytotoxicity, and Proliferation with Two Types of Zirconia-Based Ceramics

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 5;19(17):11113. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191711113.

Rutkunas V, Dirse J, Kules D, Mischitz I, Larsson C, Janda M

Misfit simulation on implant prostheses with different combinations of engaging and nonengaging titanium bases. Part 2: Screw resistance test

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Aug 15;S0022-3913(22)00286-4.  doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.04.027

Auškalnis L, Akulauskas M, Jegelevičius D, Simonaitis T, Rutkūnas V

Error propagation from intraoral scanning to additive manufacturing of complete-arch dentate models: An in vitro study

J Dent. 2022 Jun;121:104136. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104136 Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Rutkunas V, Dirse J, Kules D, Simonaitis T

Misfit simulation on implant prostheses with different combinations of engaging and nonengaging titanium bases. Part 1: Stereomicroscopic assessmen

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 May 5;S0022-3913(22)00229-3. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.04.009.

Rutkūnas V, Gedrimienė A, Auškalnis L, Admakin O & Mangano F

Accuracy of Fixed Implant-Supported Dental Prostheses Additively Manufactured by Metal, Ceramic, or Polymer: A Systematic Review

J Prosthodont. 2022 Mar;31(S1):70-87. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13449.

Alksne M, Kalvaityte M, Simoliunas E, Gendviliene I, Barasa P, Rinkunaite I, Kaupinis A, Seinin D, Rutkunas V, Bukelskiene V

Dental pulp stem cell-derived extracellular matrix: autologous tool boosting bone regeneration

Cytotherapy 2022 Jun;24(6):597-607.  doi: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2022.02.002. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Rutkūnas V, Gedrimienė A, Al-Haj Husain N, Pletkus J, Barauskis D, Jegelevičius D, Özcan M

Effect of additional reference objects on accuracy of five intraoral scanners in partially and completely edentulous jaws: An in vitro study

Vygandas Rutkunas, Agne Gedrimiene, Mykolas Akulauskas, Vincent Fehmer, Irena Sailer, Darius Jegelevicius

In vitro and in vivo accuracy of full-arch digital implant impressions

Clin Oral Implants Res. 2021 Sep 20. doi: 10.1111/clr.13844.

Vygandas Rutkūnas, Agne Gedrimiene, Reinhilde Jacobs, Mangirdas Malinauskas

Comparison of conventional and digital workflows for implant-supported screw-retained zirconia FPD bars: Fit and cement gap evaluation using SEM analysis

Int J Oral Implantol (Berl). 2021 May 12;14(2):199-210.  Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34006081/ 

I Gendviliene, E Simoliunas, M Alksne, S Dibart, E Jasiuniene, V Cicenas, R Jacobs, V Bukelskiene, V Rutkunas

Effect of extracellular matrix and dental pulp stem cells on bone regeneration with 3D printed PLA/HA composite scaffolds

Eur Cell Mater. 2021 Feb 23;41:204-215. doi: 10.22203/eCM.v041a15.

Rutkūnas V, Borusevičius R, Liaudanskaitė D, Jasinskyte U, Drukteinis S, Bukelskienė V, Mijiritsky E.

The Effect of Different Cleaning Protocols of Polymer-Based Prosthetic Materials on the Behavior of Human Gingival Fibroblasts

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 23;17(21):7753. doi:10.3390/ijerph17217753.

Gendviliene I, Simoliunas E, Rekstyte S, et al.

Assessment of the morphology and dimensional accuracy of 3D printed PLA and PLA/HAp scaffolds 

J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2020;104:103616. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103616

Rutkūnas V, Dirsė J, Bilius V.

Accuracy of an intraoral digital scanner in tooth color determination

J Prosthet Dent. 2020;123(2):322–329. doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.12.020

Rutkunas V, Larsson C, Vult von Steyern P, Mangano F, Gedrimiene A.

Clinical and laboratory passive fit assessment of implant-supported zirconia restorations fabricated using conventional and digital workflow

Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2020;10.1111/cid.12885. doi:10.1111/cid.12885

Gedrimiene A, Adaskevicius R, Rutkunas V.

Accuracy of digital and conventional dental implant impressions for fixed partial dentures: A comparative clinical study 

J Adv Prosthodont. 2019;11(5):271–279. doi:10.4047/jap.2019.11.5.27

Rutkūnas V, Gečiauskaitė A, Jegelevičius D, Vaitiekūnas M.

Accuracy of digital implant impressions with intraoral scanners. A systematic review

Eur J Oral Implantol. 2017;10 Suppl 1:101-120. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28944372

Trumpaite-Vanagiene R, Bukelskiene V, Aleksejuniene J, Puriene A, Baltriukiene D, Rutkunas V.

Cytotoxicity of commonly used luting cements -An in vitro study

Dent Mater J. 2015;34(3):294-301. doi:10.4012/dmj.2014-185. Epub 2015 Apr 23.

Rutkunas V, Ignatovic J.

A technique to splint and verify the accuracy of implant impression copings with light-polymerizing acrylic resin

J Prosthet Dent. 2014;111(3):254–256. doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.08.015

Malinauskas M, Rekštytė S, Lukoševičius L, Butkus S, Balčiūnas E, Pečiukaitytė M, Baltriukienė D, Bukelskienė V, Butkevičius A, Kucevičius P, Rutkūnas V, Juodkazis S.

3D Microporous Scaffolds Manufactured via Combination of Fused Filament Fabrication and Direct Laser Writing Ablation

Micromachines 2014; 5(4), 839-858; doi:10.3390/mi5040839

Baltriukienė D, Sabaliauskas V, Balčiūnas E, Melninkaitis A Liutkevičius E, Bukelskienė V, Rutkūnas V.

The Effect of Laser-Treated Titanium Surface on Human Gingival Fibroblast Behavior

J Biomed Mater Res A, 102 (3), 713-20 Mar 2014. doi:10.1002/jbm.a.34739.

Rutkunas V, Sveikata K, Savickas R.

Effects of implant angulation, material selection, and impression technique on impression accuracy: a preliminary laboratory study

Int J Prosthodont. 2012 Sep-Oct;25(5):512-5. Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22930776/ 

Rutkūnas V, Mizutani H, Takahashi H, Iwasaki N.

Wear simulation effects on overdenture stud attachments

Dent Mater J. 2011;30(6):845-53. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2011-057. Epub 2011 Nov 25.

Rutkūnas V, Sabaliauskas V, Mizutani H.

Effects of different food colorants and polishing techniques on color stability of provisional prosthetic materials

Dent Mater J. 2010 Mar;29(2):167-76. doi:10.4012/dmj.2009-075

Rutkūnas V, Mizutani H, Takahashi H.

Influence of attachment wear on retention of mandibular overdenture

J Oral Rehabil. 2007 Jan;34(1):41-51. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2842.2006.01640.x