title: [Frialit ceramic implants--a four-year follow-up study].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinikk for oral kirurgi og oral medisin, Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stuge
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ellingsen
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D016348:Osseointegration; D014093:Tooth, Artificial
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C032328:Frialit; D000537:Aluminum Oxide
vernacular_title: Erfaringer med Frialit enkelttannsimplantat.