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A Clinical and Radiographic Retrospective Assessment of 109 Implants: A Short term Study
Motaz Kabadaya, BDS, HDD, MSc, FFDRCS,* Asmaa Almosaid, BDS, MS**
* Dental Department, Riyadh Military Hospital, P.O. Box 50771, Riyadh 11533. ** King Saud University College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.
A short-term clinical study using Branemark dental implants was carried out on 32 patients aged 23 to 77 years. A total of 109 implants were evaluated, 26 osseointegrated fixtures sighted in the maxilla and 83 fixtures in the mandible. Clinical and psychological effects of the treatment were assessed over a period of 4 years. Five implants have failed, three in the mandible and two in the maxilla giving an overall success rate of 96.4% and 92%, respectively. When the fixtures that have been functioning for 1-2 years were considered, out of 66 fixtures only one implant has failed; a success rate of 89.5%. The study indicated a direct relationship between the presence of plaque and the incidence of peri-implant gingivitis. Nevertheless, marginal inflammation may be a poor parameter for assessing implant success. In addition, patients were substantially more satisfied socially and physically with implant protheses than with conventional dentures. |