title: The effect of crestal versus mucobuccal incisions on the success rate of implant osseointegration.
abstract: A retrospective analysis compared the success rate of osseointegration of Nobelpharma implants at stage 2 surgery. The implants had been placed using either a mucobuccal fold incision or a crestal incision. A total of 386 implants was placed in 92 patients; 265 implants were placed in 60 patients using a mucobuccal fold incision, with a success rate of 98.8%, and 121 implants were placed in 32 patients using a crestal incision, with a success rate of 98.3%. Implants can be placed using either a mucobuccal fold incision or a crestal incision to achieve predictable success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, New York University College of Dentistry.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Scharf
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Tarnow
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D005881:Gingiva / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants