Biomaterial Database

[Frialit ceramic implants--a four-year follow-up study]. 1991

U Stuge, and J E Ellingsen

Klinikk for oral kirurgi og oral medisin, Universitetet i Oslo.

Sixty-two ceramic implants (Frialit) were installed in 53 patients with agenesia or loss of single teeth due to traumata or infection. Sixty-three per cent of the implants were operated in immediately after tooth extraction, whereas the rest were installed in a healed bony alveolar ridge. Eighty-five per cent of the implants were replacements for maxillary incisors. The average observation period was 4 years. During this period 10 implants were removed due to lack of osseointegration. Seven of these implants were lost in the healing period, the remaining 3 were removed after installation of the suprastructure. Eighty-four percent of the implants were successful after 4 years. Trauma in the maxillary region have caused fracture of the implants in 5 patients. Such incidents create therapeutic problems difficult to solve satisfactorily.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007180	Incisor	Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820)	Incisors
D003758	Dental Implantation, Endosseous	Insertion of an implant into the bone of the mandible or maxilla. The implant has an exposed head which protrudes through the mucosa and is a prosthodontic abutment.	Dental Implantation, Osseointegrated,Endosseous Dental Implant Therapy,Endosseous Implantation,Osseointegrated Dental Implantation,Endosseous Dental Implantation,Implantation, Endosseous,Implantation, Endosseous Dental,Implantation, Osseointegrated Dental
D003776	Dental Porcelain	A type of porcelain used in dental restorations, either jacket crowns or inlays, artificial teeth, or metal-ceramic crowns. It is essentially a mixture of particles of feldspar and quartz, the feldspar melting first and providing a glass matrix for the quartz. Dental porcelain is produced by mixing ceramic powder (a mixture of quartz, kaolin, pigments, opacifiers, a suitable flux, and other substances) with distilled water. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Porcelain,Porcelain, Dental,Dental Porcelains,Porcelains,Porcelains, Dental
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000537	Aluminum Oxide	An oxide of aluminum, occurring in nature as various minerals such as bauxite, corundum, etc. It is used as an adsorbent, desiccating agent, and catalyst, and in the manufacture of dental cements and refractories.	Alumina,Alumina Ceramic,Aluminum Oxide (Al130O40),Aluminum Oxide (Al2O),Aluminum Oxide (AlO2),Bauxite,Corundum,Sapphire,Ceramic, Alumina,Oxide, Aluminum
D014093	Tooth, Artificial	A fabricated tooth substituting for a natural tooth in a prosthesis. It is usually made of porcelain or plastic.	Artificial Teeth,Artificial Tooth,Teeth, Artificial
D015921	Dental Implants	Biocompatible materials placed into (endosseous) or onto (subperiosteal) the jawbone to support a crown, bridge, or artificial tooth, or to stabilize a diseased tooth.	Dental Implants, Mini,Dental Prosthesis, Surgical,Implants, Dental,Dental Implant,Dental Prostheses, Surgical,Implant, Dental,Prostheses, Surgical Dental,Prosthesis, Surgical Dental,Surgical Dental Prostheses,Surgical Dental Prosthesis,Dental Implant, Mini,Mini Dental Implant,Mini Dental Implants
D016348	Osseointegration	The growth action of bone tissue as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).	Peri-implant Endosseous Healing,Endosseous Healing, Peri-implant,Endosseous Healings, Peri-implant,Healing, Peri-implant Endosseous,Healings, Peri-implant Endosseous,Peri implant Endosseous Healing,Peri-implant Endosseous Healings