De Bruyn, Hugo; Bouvry, Peter; Collaert, Bruno; De Clercq, Calix; Persson, Gösta Rutger; Cosyn, Jan (2013). Long-term clinical, microbiological, and radiographic outcomes of Brånemark™ implants installed in augmented maxillary bone for fixed full-arch rehabilitation. Clinical implant dentistry and related research, 15(1), pp. 73-82. Blackwell 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2011.00359.x
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The purpose of this study was to document the long-term outcome of Brånemark implants installed in augmented maxillary bone and to identify parameters that are associated with peri-implant bone level.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Patients of a periodontal practice who had been referred to a maxillofacial surgeon for iliac crest bone grafting in the atrophic maxilla were retrospectively recruited. Five months following grafting, they received 7-8 turned Brånemark implants. Following submerged healing of another 5 months, implants were uncovered and restorative procedures for fixed rehabilitation were initiated 2-3 months thereafter. The primary outcome variable was bone level defined as the distance from the implant-abutment interface to the first visible bone-to-implant contact. Secondary outcome variables included plaque index, bleeding index, probing depth, and levels of 40 species in subgingival plaque samples as identified by means of checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization.
RESULTS
Nine out of 16 patients (eight females, one male; mean age 59) with 71 implants agreed to come in for evaluation after on average 9 years (SD 4; range 3-13) of function. One implant was deemed mobile at the time of inspection. Clinical conditions were acceptable with 11% of the implants showing pockets ≥ 5 mm. Periodontopathogens were encountered frequently and in high numbers. Clinical parameters and bacterial levels were highly patient dependent. The mean bone level was 2.30 mm (SD 1.53; range 0.00-6.95), with 23% of the implants demonstrating advanced resorption (bone level > 3 mm). Regression analysis showed a significant association of the patient (p < .001) and plaque index (p = .007) with bone level.
CONCLUSIONS
The long-term outcome of Brånemark implants installed in iliac crest-augmented maxillary bone is acceptable; however, advanced peri-implant bone loss is rather common and indicative of graft resorption. This phenomenon is patient dependent and seems also associated with oral hygiene.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Periodontology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Persson, Gösta Rutger |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1523-0899 |
Publisher: |
Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eveline Carmen Schuler |
Date Deposited: |
27 Feb 2014 12:13 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:27 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/j.1708-8208.2011.00359.x |
PubMed ID: |
21745320 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/40659 |
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