A Prospective Clinical and Radiographic Assessment of Narrow-Diameter Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdenture

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2023 Oct 25;0(0):1-13. doi: 10.11607/prd.6622. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis investigation was designed to evaluate clinical feasibility of the use of narrow-diameter implants to support mandibular overdenture. Twelve patients presenting with an edentulous mandible were recruited from 9 dental offices (n=1~2 per office). Each patient received two to four implants in the mandible. The implants were placed without additional bone augmentation. 36 implants were placed in total. All achieved satisfactory crestal bone stability and soft tissue maintenance at 1 year post final prosthetic restoration.PMID:37878819 | DOI:10.11607/prd.6622

Source: International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry - October 25, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Chia-Yu Chen George Romanos Justin Chung Eric Kerr Emil Gus Cappetta Sherman Lin Sean Avera Mark Hunt Zaki Sadiq Myron Nevins Source Type: research