title: A newly designed partial subperiosteal implant and the classical design: a comparative study.
abstract: Seventy two partial subperiosteal implants were inserted in 52 patients. Thirty six of these implants had a classical design in which the submerged structure had thick primary and secondary connectors. Thirty six implants had a newly designed submerged structure consisting of long and thin primary connectors with grooves along their outer surfaces designed to stop or delay the downgrowth of epithelial mucosa. A six year evaluation revealed a 92.5% success of the newly designed implants and an 84% success for the classical design. A 10 year statistical projection revealed a 50% cumulative success for the classical design and a 92.5% success for the new design.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Sciences Department, School of Dentistry, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00936-5067.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrer
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D016299:Dental Implantation, Subperiosteal; D015921:Dental Implants; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants