title: Retrospective analysis of an implant system.
abstract: The reliability of dental implants results from a combination of design, placement, and reconstructive techniques. Retrospective analysis is one vehicle for evaluating implant success. This article presents the reliability of these techniques in Bicon dental implants. The survivability of this implant was evaluated retrospectively using life table survival analysis over a 10-year period in 13 practices. The parameters used for success included no implant loss, no mobility, no continuing bone loss that did not stabilize after 1 year, no discomfort, and no purulence.
authors.affiliation: Dental Implant Centre, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chapman
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants