General dental practitioners and implant suprastructures.
Patients with implants inserted by one consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon whose suprastructures were made either by general dental practitioners (GDPs) or the Consultant Service were reviewed and compared. A total of 88 patients with 224 implants inserted over a 12-year period (1991-2003) were identified and contacted while 28 patients with 83 implants volunteered to be examined. Implants survived equally well with GDP- and consultant-produced suprastructures.


CONCLUSIONS
Successful placement of implant suprastructures is possible in general dental practice, with appropriate mentoring.
Wood
Geoffrey D
GD
Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 5PE.
Ramjohn
Farah A
FA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis
D015921:Dental Implants