Use of short endosseous implants and an overdenture in the extremely resorbed mandible: a five-year retrospective study.
OBJECTIVE
A retrospective study was performed to assess the success of short endosseous implants in combination with an implant-retained overdenture in the extremely resorbed mandible.


METHODS
Patients included had a mandible not exceeding a median height of 12 mm measured on a standardized lateral cephalometric radiograph. Seventeen patients (14 women, 3 men; mean age, 65 years) with 68 endosseous implants were clinically and radiographically evaluated.


RESULTS
During the follow-up period (mean, 77 months; range, 60 to 97 months), 8 implants were lost, bringing the cumulative survival rate to 88%. The peri-implant tissues were in good condition, and the bone loss around the implants was minimal.


CONCLUSIONS
Because of the relative simplicity and low morbidity of this treatment strategy, it is a justified treatment option.
Stellingsma
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands. c.stellingsma@kchir.azg.nl
Meijer
H J
HJ
Raghoebar
G M
GM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D016348:Osseointegration; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D015921:Dental Implants