title: Tissue integration of one-stage implants: three-year results of a prospective longitudinal study with hollow cylinder and hollow screw implants.
abstract: Tissue integration of one-stage, nonsubmerged ITI implants over a 5-year period is documented. Fifty-four implants were placed in 38 partially edentulous patients. No implants had detectable mobility after a healing phase of at least 3 months, and there were no clinical signs of peri-implant infection. Radiographs revealed no peri-implant radiolucencies and all implants were in favorable positions for fixed prosthetic restorations. Following completion of the prosthetic treatment, all patients were placed in 3-month oral hygiene recall programs. Annual dental examinations included evaluation of each implant according to fixed criteria. Three years after implant placement, 51 of 53 implants (96.2%) were evaluated as successful (one patient was lost to the study). Acute peri-implant infections were associated with two implants; both were classified as late failures. The results demonstrated that one-stage transgingivally healing ITI implants integrate dependably in the tissue and that successful tissue integration can be maintained for at least 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Oral Surgery Clinic, University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buser
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brägger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balsiger
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016348:Osseointegration; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants