Fig. 8. Mean values of crestal bone loss (CBL) between the two groups during the follow-up period. ANOVA test
Fig. 8. Mean values of crestal bone loss (CBL) between the two groups during the follow-up period. ANOVA test
Fig. 7. Changes of CBL (mm) between the two groups in sites with KKT > 2 and ≤ 2 mm. ANOVA test
Fig. 7. Changes of CBL (mm) between the two groups in sites with KKT > 2 and ≤ 2 mm. ANOVA test
Fig. 6. Mean values of gingival recession (REC) between the two groups at the end of follow-up period (3-year). ANOVA test
Fig. 6. Mean values of gingival recession (REC) between the two groups at the end of follow-up period (3-year). ANOVA test
Fig. 5. Mean values of probing depth (PD) between the two groups during the follow-up period. ANOVA test P > 0.05
Fig. 5. Mean values of probing depth (PD) between the two groups during the follow-up period. ANOVA test P > 0.05
Fig. 4. Schematic view of radiographic measurement references
Fig. 4. Schematic view of radiographic measurement references
Fig. 3. Implants used in the present study and laser-microtextured intramucosal surface (original magnification × 800)
Fig. 3. Implants used in the present study and laser-microtextured intramucosal surface (original magnification × 800)
Fig. 2. Example of the location of a submerged implant, bone, and adjacent tooth
Fig. 2. Example of the location of a submerged implant, bone, and adjacent tooth
Fig. 1. Example of the location of a non-submerged implant, bone, and adjacent tooth
Fig. 1. Example of the location of a non-submerged implant, bone, and adjacent tooth
FMPPD (mm)FMPS (%)FMBS (%)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Baseline1.6 (0.3)13.7 (2.1)11.4 (1.7)3-year follow-up (T3)1.8 (0.2)15.1 (1.4)12.3 (1.4)Significance0.770.810.39Table 4 Patients’ full-mouth periodontal probing depth (FMPPD), full-mouth plaque score (FMPS), and full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) recorded during the follow-up period
T01-year2-year3-yearNumber of sites with plaque Submerged77912 Nonsubmerged1210811 Significance0.230.310.220.82Number of sites with BOP Submerged210914 Nonsubmerged610411 Significance0.080.750.510.41Table 3 Differences in number of sites with plaque and bleeding on probing (BOP) between the two groups during the follow-up period (Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, P > 0.05)
PositionTotal implantsSubmergedNon-submerged142111552316312171-1244222543126321270--341-1351-13653237211442-2451-1464314722-Table 2 Distribution of each implant in each group
No. of patients/age (years)/sexPositionSubmergedNonsubmergedLength/diameter (mm)1/44y/M14X 10.5 × 3.826 X9 × 3.82/51y/M36X 9 × 4.644 X9 × 3.83/59y/F35 X10.5 × 3.846X 10.5 × 4.64/38y/F47X 9 × 4.636 X9 × 4.65/57y/M24 X12 × 3.815X 12 × 3.86/44y/F16 X9 × 4.624X 12 × 3.87/60y/M36X 10.5 × 4.646 X10.5 × 4.68/49y/F15 X12 × 3.824X 10.5 × 3.89/46y/M37X 9 × 4.645 X9 × 3.81...
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After 3 years of loading, no differences were founded in CBL and soft tissue conditions between single submerged two-stage and non-submerged one-stage laser-microgrooved implants.
Few studies evaluated the influence of vertical KTT on CBL at the time of implant placement [28,29,30]. Linkevicius et al. [30] investigated the influence of vertical KTT on CBL around implants placed 2 mm supracrestally (non-submerged/test) and implants placed at bone level (submerged connected with healing abutments/control), after 1 year of loading. In sites with vertical KTT ≤ 2 mm, al...
Data from available literature indicate that if submerged/nonsubmerged techniques do affect CBL, this effect could be associated with the post-operative healing period [9, 23, 24]. In the present study, at the end of the follow-up period (3 years), no significant difference was detected in CBL around submerged and nonsubmerged implants. A possible explanation for this observation could be that s...
CBL mean values recorded around submerged and nonsubmerged implants at different timepoints are the most interesting results of the present randomized clinical trial. Before functional loading, radiographic CBL was significantly greater in submerged implants than that in nonsubmerged implants (0.23 mm ± 0.05 mm vs. 0.09 mm ± 0.07 mm). During the follow-up period, both implants showed sim...
At the end of the follow-up period, no patient dropped off the study, and the survival rate was 100% for both groups of implants.
At the 3-year follow-up, no statistically significant difference was found between the study groups regarding PI and BOP (P > 0.05). The number of sites with plaque was 12 (15%) for submerged implants and 11 (13.7%) for the nonsubmerged implants, whereas the mean numbe...
A public domain online software (Raosoft, http://www.raosoft.com/samplesize.html) was used to calculate the minimum number necessary for statistical evaluation. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 13.0 (Chicago, IL, USA). For clinical parameters (PD and REC) and radiographic CBL, data were calculated for each implant and reported as the mean ± SD, at baseline (T0), at 1-year (T1), 2-ye...
The following radiographic measurements were performed:
radiographic implant length (IL): distance (in mm) between the implant coronal margin and the implant apex as assessed at the mid portion of the implant
residual bone height at the mesial (MI) and distal (DI) aspects of the implant: distance (in mm) between the line linking the coronal implant margin and the first contact of the crestal b...
In the submerged group, second-stage surgeries for the placement of healing abutments were carried out after 4 months in the mandible and 6 months in the maxilla. This procedure was performed by a midcrestal minimal incision, slightly larger than the coronal diameter of the implant. No secondary surgical manipulation of the soft tissue was performed. Once the healing screw was inserted, suturi...
The cases were randomly divided into two groups as two-stage/submerged and one-stage/nonsubmerged. Thus, in each patient, the two implants (submerged and nonsubmerged) were placed randomly in the left and right posterior area of the mandible, or in the left and right posterior area of the maxilla (Tables 1 and 2).
For a complete pre-surgical evaluation, an intra-oral rx and a CBCT scan examinat...
This randomized clinical trial included 20 patients, 12 males and 8 females, between the age of 36 and 64 (mean age of 49.7 ± 12.3 years), who were partially edentulous and needed implants for rehabilitation with a single tooth/implant of two non-adjacent sites. Patients were consecutively enrolled between January and July 2014. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics committee of La...
In the last decades, the replacement of missing teeth with implant-supported restorations has become a predictable treatment with excellent long-term results [1]. It is based on the concept of intimate interfacial contact between the bone and functionally loaded dental implants, defined as “osseointegration” by Brånemark et al. [2, 3] and “functional ankylosis or direct bone apposition to t...
To evaluate and compare radiographic crestal bone loss (CBL) and soft tissue parameters around submerged/two-stage and nonsubmerged/one-stage single implants with the same endosseous portion (body design and surface, thread design and distance) and identical intramucosal laser-microgrooved surface, after 3 years of loading.
Twenty submerged/two-stage implants and 20 nonsubmerged/one-stage impla...
Fig. 1. Anatomical location of the control and Ca2+-modified dental implants
Fig. 1. Anatomical location of the control and Ca2+-modified dental implants
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Anitua, E., Piñas, L. & Alkhraisat, M.H. Early marginal bone stability of dental implants placed in a transalveolarly augmented maxillary sinus: a controlled retrospective study of surface modification with calcium ions.
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The modification of an acid-etched surface with calcium ions (UnicCa®) seems to enhance the marginal bone stability of dental implants, placed after transalveolar sinus floor elevation.
Unlike Ca2+-modified dental implants, two early implant losses were observed for the same dental implants but without Ca2+. Moderately rough implant surface has enhanced implant osseointegration and has increased the implant secondary stability [2, 3, 19]. Hydrophilic moderately rough surfaces showed faster osseointegration compared to those with hydrophobic characteristics [20, 21]. Ca2+ ions hav...
In this study, 51 patients participated with 65 dental implants. The mean age of the patients was 58 ± 11 years (range 38 to 72 years) at the time of surgery, and 28 were females.
The experimental group had 34 Ca2+-modified dental implants, and the control group had 31 dental implants (without surface modification with calcium ions).
Tables 1 and 2 show the diameters and lengths of the p...
The plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) was prepared using the Endoret® system following the manufacturer instructions (BTI Biotechnology Institute, Vitoria, Spain). The technique for transalveolar sinus floor elevation is explained elsewhere [15]. Briefly, conventional drills working at low speed (150 rpm) without irrigation was used to prepare the implant site. A frontal cutting drill was the...
The manuscript was written following STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. All described data and treatments were obtained from a single dental clinic in Vitoria, Spain. The time period of the study was between December 2014 and April 2016. Patients’ records were retrospectively reviewed to identify patients that fulfilled the following inclusi...
Dental implants are nowadays the treatment of choice to replace missing teeth due to their high predictability and long-term success [1]. This success is the outcome of several cellular and molecular events that take place at the implant-bone interface. Although the process of osseointegration is not fully understood, research is ongoing to enhance and accelerate this process. Moderately rough imp...
Recently, components of the extracellular cellular matrix have been assessed to enhance the biological response to dental implants. This study aims to assess the effect of surface modification with calcium ions on the early marginal bone loss of dental implants placed in a transalveolarly augmented maxillary sinus.
A retrospective study of transalveolar sinus floor augmentation was conducted in a...
Fig. 1. The clinical images of patient 4, with implant-supported single crowns in regions 26 and 27. No signs of a peri-implant infection, mucositis, peri-implantitis, or marginal bone loss were detected. a Occlusal view. b Left-side view. c Orthopantogram. d Close-up radiographic view
Fig. 1. The clinical images of patient 4, with implant-supported single crowns in regions 26 and 27. No sign...
Lorenz, J., Blume, M., Korzinskas, T. et al. Short implants in the posterior maxilla to avoid sinus augmentation procedure: 5-year results from a retrospective cohort study.
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The study was approved by the ethics commission of the medical department of Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (79/18). All participating patients gave informed written consent to participate in the retrospective study and for publication of the obtained data.
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Lorenz J, Lerner H, Sader R, Ghanaati S. Investigation of peri-implant tissue conditions and peri-implant tissue stability in implants placed with simultaneous augmentation procedure: a 3-year retrospective follow-up analysis of a newly developed bone level implant system. Int J of Impl Dent. 2017;5(1):41.
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Lorenz J, Barbeck M, Kirkpatrick CJ, Sader R, Lerner H, Ghanaati S. Injectable bone substitute material on the basis of β-TCP and hyaluronan achieves complete bone regeneration while undergoing nearly complete degradation. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2018;33(3):636–44.
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The present retrospective study analyzed the clinical and radiological performance of dental implants of 7-mm length in the posterior maxilla used to avoid sinus augmentation procedures. After a mean period of loading of 5 years, a survival rate of 100% and an absence of peri-implant infections were detected, which leads to the conclusion that “short implants” are a reliable treatment option...
In a systematic review, Lemos et al. compared short implants with a length of 8 mm or less to standard implants (larger than 8 mm) placed in posterior regions of the maxilla and mandible. The authors reviewed 13 studies with a total of 1269 patients who had received a total of 2631 dental implants. Short implants showed marginal bone loss, prosthetic failures, and complication rates similar to...
In the present retrospective study, dental implants of reduced length (7 mm) that were placed in the posterior maxilla to avoid sinus augmentation procedure were clinically and radiologically followed up after a mean loading period of 5 years. The clinical and radiological results demonstrate successful midterm results regarding implant survival and peri-implant hard and soft tissue health. Lo...
To analyze peri-implant bone loss over the study period of 5 years, digitally recorded perpendicular single-tooth images recorded immediately after implant placement and at the follow-up investigation were compared.
A mean total peri-implant marginal bone loss of 0.5 mm, ranging from 0 to 1.5 mm, was shown. Sub-analysis indicated mesial peri-implant bone loss of 0.4 mm and distal peri-impl...
After patient screening was performed, 30 implants in the premolar and molar regions of the upper jaw in 14 patients met the inclusion criteria and were clinically and radiologically followed up according to the study protocol. The aim of the follow-up investigation was to analyze whether implants of 7-mm length are suitable for prosthetic rehabilitation in the atrophic maxilla to avoid a sinus au...
Implant being in situ and suitable for prosthetic rehabilitation
Buccal width and thickness of peri-implant keratinized gingiva
Probing depth (at 4 sites per implant)
BoP (per implant)
Peri-implant bone loss
Presence of peri-implant osteolysis
After a mean loading period of 5 years (range 2–7 years), the implants were clinically and radiologically analyzed to determine the overall implant success, mean survival and suitability for prosthetic rehabilitation, peri-implant hard and soft tissue health, and patient acceptance. Furthermore, peri-implant hard and soft tissue indices, such as bleeding on probing (BoP), probing pocket dept...
In the present retrospective study, 14 patients (5 females and 9 males) with a mean age of 63 years (34–80 years) received Conelog® Screw-line implants (Camlog Biotechnologies, Basle, Suisse) with a length of 7 mm. In total, 30 implants were clinically and radiologically investigated after a mean loading period of 5 years (range 2–7 years).
All patients from the Department for Oral...
In the present retrospective study, implants of 7-mm length and a specific implant design, including a conical implant-abutment connection and platform switching, placed in the posterior maxilla were investigated by means of a clinical and radiological analysis after a mean loading period of 5 years. The aim of this study was to analyze whether a reduced implant length has any impact on implant s...
In the past few decades, technical developments of dental implants in combination with continuous development of surgical techniques and biomaterials have led to an expansion of the indications for implant-retained prosthetics. Prevention of atrophy after tooth extraction by socket or ridge preservation or reconstruction of the alveolar crest in cases of atrophy by augmentation with autologous bon...
Short implants present a promising approach for patients with advanced atrophy to avoid augmentative procedures. However, concerns about increased biological and technical complications due to an unfavorable implant-crown ratio are still present.
The aim of the present retrospective study was to evaluate whether a reduced implant length has any impact on implant success and peri-implant hard and ...
CONCLUSIONS
The present study found no significant difference between the clinical performance, including peri‐implant bone level changes and implant survival, of implants with 6 mm and 11 mm lengths, inserted in minimally resorbed edentulous spaces in the posterior maxilla and mandible, during a 5‐year follow‐up period.
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Felix L. Guljé: Conceptualization (eq...
No analysis was performed if there was a possible difference in outcomes between the different centers. One reason is that the number of patients was not equally divided between the centers, making exploration for significant differences hardly reasonable. Next to this, randomization was performed using a block randomization sequence to provide equal distribution of subjects treate...
In the publication of Thoma et al. (2018), it was mentioned that there was 2% peri‐implantitis in the 6‐mm group and 0% in the longer‐implant group. Guljé et al. (2019) observed no peri‐implantitis in either groups. These numbers are low and very much alike the present study, although it should be noted that these studies used a slightly different definition of peri‐impl...
Thoma et al. (2018) reported a mean marginal bone level change of −0.12 ± 0.54 in the 6‐mm group and −0.18 ± 0.96 in the group with longer implants, without a significant difference between the groups. Guljé et al. (2019) reported a mean marginal bone level change of −0.12 ± 0.36 mm and −0.14 ± 0.63 mm in the 6‐mm group and the 11‐mm group, respectively, without ...
DISCUSSION
Both 6‐mm short implants and 11‐mm conventional length implants performed well to support a fixed denture prosthesis in the posterior region of maxilla and mandible. A high implant survival rate, limited peri‐implant bone change, healthy peri‐implant soft tissues and limited biological and technical complications were noticed during the 5‐year functional period.
There was a ...
Table 4. Number of technical complications at implant level and patient level (between brackets) during 5 years of follow‐up
6‐mm group
n implants = 97
(npatients = 46)
11‐mm group
n implants = 86
(npatients = 39)
Fracture of provisional restoration
3 (3)
3 (3)
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0 (0)
0 (0)
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0 (0)...
Table 3. Clinical measures of implants with plaque (in percentages), implants with bleeding on probing (in percentages) and mean (±SD) probing depth at implant level (in mm) at T0 (placement and loading of provisional restoration) and at T60 (5‐year follow‐up after loading of provisional restoration), and p‐value of differences between the groups at both evaluation periods
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Table 2. Mean value (in mm), standard deviation (SD), and frequency distribution in (number and percentages) of marginal bone change between loading and 5 years in function
6‐mm group (n = 94)
11‐mm group (n = 80)
mean bone change (SD)
+0.01 (0.45)
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1 (1.1%)
6 (7.5%)
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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the 6‐mm group (49 participants with 108 implants) and the 11‐mm group (46 participants with 101 implants)
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54 ± 10, range 34–70
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27/19
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37
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Forty‐nine patients were randomized to receive 6‐mm implants (test group) and 46 patients to receive 11‐mm implants (control group). The baseline characteristic of the patients is depicted in Table 1. A flow‐diagram from enrollment to 5‐year follow‐up can be found in Figure 3. A total of 209 implants were inserted: 108 implants in the 6‐mm group and 101 implants in the 11‐mm group....
2.4 Statistical analysis
The number of patients required per group was calculated after assuming a two‐sided hypothesis to be rejected if the p‐value was below 5% and with a power of 80%. Primary outcome was mean peri‐implant bone level change, measured per implant, and a mean difference of 0.5 mm (standard deviation 0.8 mm) was chosen as a meaningful level of difference to be detected. ...
2.3 Outcome
Evaluated parameters were:
Implant failure (noted at any time throughout the 5‐year follow‐up period);
Presence of plaque, probing depth (PPD) and bleeding on probing (BoP) was measured on four sites (mesial, distal, buccal, and lingual) around the implant (measured at time of provisional restoration, at time of definitive restoration and at annual follow‐up visits);
Ra...
2.2 Surgical and prosthetic procedures
To be included in the study, participants had to have an edentulous space during at least 4 months, spanning 2–3 teeth in the posterior maxilla or mandible and presence of natural teeth, partial prosthesis and/or implants in the opposite jaw in contact with the planned bridge. Patients also had to be able to receive an 11 mm long and 4 mm wide dental im...
Figure 2b. Five‐year follow‐up photograph of patient with two 11‐mm implants
Figure 2a. Five‐year follow‐up radiograph of patient with two 11‐mm implants
Figure 2. Five‐year follow‐up radiograph (a) and clinical photograph (b) of patient with two 11‐mm implants
Figure 1b. Five year follow‐up clinical photograph of patient with two 6 mm implants
Figure 1a. Five‐year follow‐up radiograph of patient with two 6‐mm implants
Figure 1. Five‐year follow‐up radiograph (a) and clinical photograph (b) of patient with two 6‐mm implants
Figure 1. Five‐year follow‐up radiograph (a) and clinical photograph (b) of patient with two 6‐mm implants
2 MATERIAL AND METHODS
2.1 Study design
The study outline has been described before in the 1‐year report of Guljé et al. (2013) and the 3‐year report of Zadeh et al. (2018). Inclusion/exclusion criteria, treatment and evaluation procedures are described in detail in these publications. The present report has been prepared in accordance with guidelines outlined in the CONSORT statement for...
Comparison of 6‐mm and 11‐mm dental implants in the posterior region supporting fixed dental prostheses: 5‐year results of an open multicenter randomized controlled trial
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Objective
The aim of this multicenter, randomized controlled trial was to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of 6‐mm or 11...