title: A retrospective evaluation of endosseous titanium implants in the partially edentulous patient.
abstract: Partial edentulism in 34 patients was consecutively treated using the Brånemark osseointegration technique. A total of 102 implants was tested for mobility, signs and symptoms of infection, and radiographic bone levels. All patients had at least a 6-month follow-up of prosthesis function (mean 22.5 months). An overall success rate of 88.2% was observed. Twenty-five of 28 maxillary implants and 65 of 74 mandibular implants were successfully placed and restored. Twelve failures were observed; 7 were not integrated at the time of stage 2 surgery while 5 occurred after prosthetic reconstruction. The results of this study suggest that the Brånemark osseointegration procedure can be used to treat partially edentulous patients with a high degree of success.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pylant
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Triplett
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Key
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brunsvold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss; D015921:Dental Implants; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium