Three-year Prospective Evaluation of Immediately Loaded Mandibular Implant Overdentures retained with Locator Attachments. 2017

Ayman Al-Dharrab
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Phone: +96626403316, e-mail: aaldharab@kau.edu.sa.

BACKGROUND Immediate implant-loading protocol has progressed because of various clinical advantages offered by this treatment approach. However, available studies on edentulous patients are still few compared to those in which delayed implant-loading protocol was applied. OBJECTIVE This prospective study was to evaluate the implant survival rate and the peri-implant tissue response in a group of patients who received two unsplinted immediately loaded dental implants in the mandibular anterior region to retain a complete overdenture using locator attachments. METHODS A total of 24 edentulous patients with a mean age of 63.4 years were involved in this study following certain inclusion criteria. All patients received a new set of complete dentures before implant positioning. Two Prima Connex tapered implants were put in the interforaminal area of the mandible with a flapless surgical procedure, and the prefabricated dentures were immediately retained with a zest locator attachment. Clinical and radiographic records of the patients were reviewed immediately after placement of the implant, at 3 months, and at 1, 2, and 3 years following fixture installation. The obtained data were analyzed using paired samples t-test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test at 0.05 significance level. RESULTS At 3 years, all implants had osseointegrated with a 100% survival rate. In addition, the total mean marginal bone change was -0.89 ± 0.14 mm, and the mean periotest value was -7.631 ± 0.921. CONCLUSIONS Results of this study propose that immediate loading of mandibular implant overdentures that are retained with locator attachments was a feasible treatment alternative for this particular group of patients. CONCLUSIONS Immediate implant- loading of mandibular implant overdentures that are retained with locator attachments is a reliable treatment option Keywords: Immediate implant loading, Implant survival rate, Locator attachments, Overdenture.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007575 Jaw, Edentulous The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both. Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY. Edentulous Jaw,Edentulous Jaws,Jaws, Edentulous
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D003828 Denture, Overlay Removable prosthesis constructed over natural teeth or implanted studs. Overdenture,Dentures, Overlay,Overdentures,Overlay Denture,Overlay Dentures
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D057893 Immediate Dental Implant Loading Endosseous dental implantation where implants are fitted with an abutment or where an implant with a transmucosal coronal portion is used immediately (within 1 week) after the initial extraction. Conventionally, the implantation is performed in two stages with more than two months in between the stages. Dental Implant Loading, Immediate,Socket Shield Technique,Socket-Shield Technique,Dental Implant Loading, Early,Early Dental Implant Loading,Socket Shield Techniques,Socket-Shield Techniques,Technique, Socket Shield,Technique, Socket-Shield
D019094 Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported A prosthesis that gains its support, stability, and retention from a substructure that is implanted under the soft tissues of the basal seat of the device and is in contact with bone. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed) Denture, Implant-Supported,Implant-Supported Dental Prosthesis,Implant-Supported Denture,Prosthesis Dental, Implant-Supported,Dental Prostheses, Implant-Supported,Dental Prosthesis, Implant Supported,Dental, Implant-Supported Prosthesis,Dentals, Implant-Supported Prosthesis,Denture, Implant Supported,Dentures, Implant-Supported,Implant Supported Dental Prosthesis,Implant Supported Denture,Implant-Supported Dental Prostheses,Implant-Supported Dentures,Implant-Supported Prosthesis Dental,Implant-Supported Prosthesis Dentals,Prostheses, Implant-Supported Dental,Prosthesis Dental, Implant Supported,Prosthesis Dentals, Implant-Supported,Prosthesis, Implant-Supported Dental

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