A 13- to 32-Year Retrospective Study of Bone Stability for Machined Dental Implants

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2018 Jul/Aug;38(4):489-493. doi: 10.11607/prd.3694.

Abstract

The goal of this retrospective investigation was to provide evidence of the longevity of machine-surfaced implants placed in native bone and treated with the original two-stage surgical protocol. The observation times of this study covered periods of 13 to 32 years. Consecutive cases were impossible; the patients' ages when treated reduced the number of available people as a result of death, relocation, being impossible to find, or refusal to cooperate. Mean marginal bone loss after 13 to 32 years was 1.9 ± 0.9 mm, survival rate was 97.7%, and success rate was 92.7%. Peri-implantitis occurred in a limited number of cases, with a prevalence of 1.8%. This study demonstrates long-term reliability of machined implants as a therapeutic choice.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alveolar Bone Loss / diagnostic imaging
  • Alveolar Bone Loss / epidemiology*
  • Bone Resorption / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Resorption / epidemiology
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous*
  • Dental Implants*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
  • Dental Restoration Failure
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Maxilla / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Peri-Implantitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Peri-Implantitis / epidemiology*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Dental Implants