Survival rate of IMZ implants: a prospective 10-year analysis.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to determine the success of IMZ implants after prosthodontic rehabilitation.


METHODS
A prospective study analysis was made of the treatment results for 541 patients after the insertion of a total of 1,250 IMZ implants at 2 practicing dentists' offices over a period of 13 years. The most frequent treatment situations were insertion in the totally edentulous lower jaw (44.1%) and in a distal edentulous region (37.6%). The statistical survival rate assessment was made using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The results were compared with the cumulative survival rates for all implants during a period of 10 years.


RESULTS
At 5 years after insertion, 96.0% of all implants were in situ and noninflamed; after 10 years, the survival rate was 82.4%. For both the upper and the lower jaw, better results were recorded in the posterior part of the jaw than in the anterior part.


CONCLUSIONS
The IMZ implant system showed a good 10-year-survival rate.
Willer
Jürgen
J
Center of Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Donau-University Krems, Krems, Austria.
Noack
Nicole
N
Hoffmann
Jürgen
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis
D015921:Dental Implants