title: Single-tooth implant rehabilitation: a retrospective study of 67 implants.
abstract: The use of osseointegrated implants is an accepted procedure for the treatment of total and partial edentulism and offers good predictability of long-term success. For the last several years, this procedure has also been used for single-tooth replacement following loss of teeth for traumatic, periodontal, and carious lesions. This paper reports the clinical experience of 47 patients treated for a single-tooth replacement. Sixty-seven screw-type standard, self-tapping implants and mini-implants were placed. The results were similar to those for complete and partial osseointegrated prostheses. The total implant survival rate was 94.4%. Two implants were lost as a result of suppuration caused by membrane exposure, while another was lost after loading. The results suggest that single-tooth replacement using osseointegrated implants provides predictable success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Dental School, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cordioli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castagna
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Consolati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants