title: Second-stage failures related to bone quality in patients receiving endosseous dental implants: DICRG Interim Report No. 7. Dental Implant Clinical Research Group.
abstract: The quality of bone plays an important role in the long-term clinical success of dental implant treatment. An interim evaluation of the relationship between bone quality and the incidence of failure at second-stage surgery is presented. The data include 2,131 root form implants placed by the Dental Implant Clinical Research Group over the past three years. Trends to date suggest differences in the rates of osseointegration among the various bone qualities. Quality 1 bone experienced the greatest failure rate, whereas quality 2 and quality 3 bone had the lowest failure rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, New York 11768, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Truhlar
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015519:Bone Density; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants