AIM: To measure marginal bone loss around endosseous dental implants at 2nd stage abutment surgery and retrospectively evaluate the association of pre-surgical variables with bone findings.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two implant systems were included in the study design. Straumann Bone Level Tapered SLActive and Nobel Biocare Replace Conical Connection. Implants were placed by the same resident from the Periodontics department. Clinical measurements of bone level were recorded at the time of placement and then again at 2nd stage surgery at four different points (mesial, lingual, buccal, distal).
RESULTS: Five implants were evaluated in the study. Bone loss averages ranged from 0-1.0mm. Nobel implants had an average loss of .75mm and Straumann implants had an average loss of .67mm.
CONCLUSION: Many variables contribute to marginal bone loss around endosseous dental implants at 2nd stage abutment surgery. The current research was designed to understand the relationship between these variables and early marginal bone loss. All implant samples included here were defined as control because of ≤1.0mm bone loss per IRB protocol.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/46353 |
| Date | 15 June 2023 |
| Creators | Mancuso, Vanessa Lynn |
| Contributors | Dibart, Serge, Price, Albert M. |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | Attribution 4.0 International, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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