title: Multicenter retrospective study of cement-retained implant-supported anterior partial prostheses: success and restoration evaluation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate implant success and restorative complications of cement-retained implant-supported anterior partial prostheses in Jordan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of all implants with a minimum of 1-year follow-up were used to support fixed, cement-retained restorations from April 2000 until March 2007. The cement-retained implants were loaded with either single- or multiple-tooth replacements. The Fisher exact test was performed to test the presence of any statistically significant difference in success concerning gender or arch of placement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-seven implants were placed in the anterior region of the mandible or maxilla in 49 patients at multiple clinical practices in Jordan. The age of the patients ranged from 17 to 85 years. Eighteen implants were placed in the mandible and 69 in the maxilla. Three maxillary implants in 2 male patients had 3-mm horizontal bone loss. Those 3 implants are still functioning and were considered surviving implants but not successful implants. Therefore, the implant cumulative survival rate for both arches and genders was 100%. The implant cumulative success rate was 95.78%. Three crowns (maxillary) were dislodged. No significant differences were revealed regarding gender or arch of placement (P > .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cement-retained implants exhibited high survival and success rates among a Jordanian population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Amman, Jordan. khraisat@lycos.com
authors.forename: Ameen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khraisat
authors.forename: Sami E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jebreen
authors.forename: Zaid H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Baqain
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smadi
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abu-Hammad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D002484:Cementation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000009:adverse effects; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome