Oral rehabilitation with implant‐supported fixed partial dentures in periodontitis‐susceptible subjects

Abstract

The present randomized, controlled clinical trial that included partially edentulous periodontitis-susceptible subjects demonstrated that bone loss (i) during the first year of function as well as annually thereafter was small and (ii) did not vary between implants with machined- or rough-surface designs.

A prospective, multi‐center study assessing early loading with short implants in posterior regions. A 3‐year post‐loading follow‐up study

“…At 6 weeks when the provisional prosthesis was placed, and at 6 months, 1-, 2-, 3-years after loading, standardized digital peri-apical radiographs were taken with paralleling technique using film holders ( cal analyses was not done in this study; however, it has already been done in one of their previous studies, 24 in which the mean difference between 2 readings was only 0.04 mm.…”

Peri-Implant Infections of Oral Biofilm Etiology

“…Some studies have found a positive correlation between smooth surface and peri-implant health (Astrand et al 2004;Esposito et al 2007), whereas others failed to find a correlation between type of implant surface and marginal bone loss (Gotfredsen and Karlsson 2001;Wennstrom et al 2004). Nevertheless, it is also shown that surface characteristics of the abutments may not influence biofilm formation, or the extent and cellular composition of the inflammatory lesion (Zitzmann et al 2002).…”

Microbiology of Dental Implants: A Review of the Literature

“…Astrand et al 14 found that rough-surfaced implants had a higher incidence of peri-implantitis than smooth (turned) surfaces, whereas, Wennstrom et al 15 around implants that manifested peri-implantitis and those that were healthy, it was noted that the same types of bacteria were present around diseased and healthy implants; but an increased quantity of bacteria was found at diseased sites. Karoussis et al 24 reported that patients with a history of periodontitis manifested significantly greater probing depths, more peri-implant marginal bone loss, and a higher incidence of peri-implantitis.…”