title: Managing the posterior mandible of partially edentulous patients with short, porous-surfaced dental implants: early data from a clinical trial.
abstract: Forty-eight Endopore dental implants were placed in the posterior mandibles of 24 partially edentulous patients. Seventeen of these implants replaced premolar teeth, while 31 replaced molars. Only 7-mm and 9-mm implants were used, and the majority of prosthetic restorations (83%) were single crowns. After a mean functional time of 32.6 months (range, 8.2 to 50.3 months), the implant survival rate was 100% and assessment of available radiographic data showed minimal to no crestal bone loss.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Ontario, Canada. douglas.deporter@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deporter
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pilliar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Todescan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pharoah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001641:Bicuspid; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006047:Gold Alloys; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016062:Porosity; D011859:Radiography; D013499:Surface Properties; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D006047:Gold Alloys; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys