title: Rates of osseointegration of dental implants with regard to anatomical location.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Implantation of commercially pure titanium dental implants can be obtained predictably and consistently. The initial research focused on the edentulous population, with most of the fixtures being placed into the anterior mandibular area. There has been increased use of dental implants for partially edentulous patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study reports the results of 169 consecutively treated patients with 673 fixtures. Patients were observed for 7 months to 8 years following occlusal loading.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Implant osseointegration was 89.1% in the anterior maxillae; 71.4% in the posterior maxillae; 96.7% in the anterior mandible; and 98.7% in the posterior mandible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Osseointegration may be most dependent on anatomical location in the jaws.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Gundersen Clinic Ltd., La Crosse, WI.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Drago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants