title: Implant treatment in an urban general dentistry residency program: a 4-year retrospective study.
abstract: Little data have been published on the survival rates of implants placed in dental residency programs. This study reports on the outcome of dental implants placed by first-year general dentistry residents in the University of Florida College of Dentistry-Jacksonville Clinic. The patients for this study received both surgical and restorative implant therapy from 1998 to 2002. A total of 108 patients (62 women, 46 men) were treated with dental implants. On average, a patient was 52.9 years old and received 2.6 implants. A variety of simple and complex restorative procedures were performed. Advanced general dentistry residents in conjunction with supervisory faculty treated all cases. The cumulative implant survival was 98.2%. Follow-up varied from 6 months to 4 years after placement. Cases included implants not yet loaded as well as implants loaded for 3 years or more. The findings of this study compare favorably with published studies and were unexpected in light of the residents' limited clinical experience.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Dentistry, Jacksonville Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: Mohamed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maksoud
authors.forename: Clifford B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Starr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants