title: [Success of implants in the moderately resorbed edentate maxilla].
abstract: In applications of implants in the moderately resorbed maxilla factors such as bone quantity and the loading of the bone are of importance for the prognosis. Long-term studies have shown that for the maxilla the results were less good than for the mandible. The main reason for this is the condition of the bone, especially reduced bone quantity together with a thin corticalis an low bone density. Beside these factors there are also the general negative factors such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, smoking and radiotherapy. The prognosis of implant supported prostheses is not primarily determined by the number of implants, but by the condition of the bone and to some extent by the splinting effect of the implants.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Prothetische Tandheelkunde, School voor Tandheelkunde, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, België.
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Naert
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000473:pathology*; D015519:Bone Density; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000592:standards*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D016348:Osseointegration; D011379:Prognosis; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
vernacular_title: Het succes van implanteren in de matig geresorbeerde edentate bovenkaak.