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Title<br />
IMMEDIATE-LOADING OF SMALL DIAMETER DENTAL IMPLANTS IN THE MANDIbLE<br />
Authors<br />
S. MCCREA 1<br />
Affiliations<br />
1 British Society of Oral Implantology, Southport, UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Body<br />
Objectives: The mid-term evaluation of the success rate of small-diameter free-standing dental<br />
implants (2.4 mm diameter), the peri-implant tissue response, and complications (technical<br />
and surgical) when used to retain a mandibular overdenture in totally edentulous subjects.<br />
Materials and Methods: Ten completely edentulous patients (7 female, 3 males), were enrolled<br />
in this prospective study; average age 62.6 years (range 50.67 – 79.08 years). Each received<br />
new upper and lower complete dentures. Four sandbl<strong>as</strong>ted, acid-etched, self-tapping one-piece,<br />
screw-form small diameter implants (2.4 mm), of 13 mm length, were placed in the intraforaminal<br />
region of the mandible. Following insertion, all implants were immediately loaded with<br />
an overdenture. Implant stability and peri-implant tissues were examined clinically at 1 week,<br />
and at 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months, and radiographically (panoramic radiograph) at b<strong>as</strong>e-line<br />
(day of surgery), 6 months post-insertion and at each 1-year interval after surgery. The patients<br />
were not allowed to remove the dentures themselves until the 3-month review. Statistical<br />
analysis w<strong>as</strong> adopted.<br />
Results: For the duration of this study, 24-months, the clinical success rate w<strong>as</strong> 100% (40<br />
implants in all). Clinical examinations were of modified Bleeding on Probing, modified Plaque<br />
Index, Gingival Index, Probing Depth. Each radiograph w<strong>as</strong> photographed and digitized and<br />
examined under a minimum magnification (x5). Each implant length, its individual magnification<br />
factor, The marginal crestal bone levels, mBOP, mPI, GI and PD showed no significant<br />
changes. No surgical or technical complications arose.<br />
Conclusion: Four small diameter implants used for mandibular overdenture retention are not<br />
inferior to large diameter implants<br />
Keywords<br />
dental implants,immediate loading,overdenture<br />
POSTerS<br />
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