title: CaPO4 blasted implants inserted into iliac crest homologue frozen grafts.
abstract: In the last decade, some investigations have reported that the resorbable blast media surface (also named CaPO4 blasted implants [CaPO4-Bls]) has achieved excellent results. However, no report regarding CaPO4-Bls inserted into fresh frozen bone (FFB) is available. Thus, we planned a retrospective study on a series of CaPO4-Bls inserted into FFB to evaluate their clinical outcome. In the period between December 2003 and December 2006, 16 patients (10 females and 6 males, median age of 55 years) were operated on, and 76 CaPO4-Bls were inserted. The mean implant follow-up was 23 months. Implant diameter and length ranged from 3.25 to 4.5 mm and from 11.5 to 15 mm, respectively. Implants were inserted to replace 7 incisors, 11 cuspids, 31 premolars, and 27 molars. Only 1 out of 76 implants was lost (i.e., survival rate [SVR] = 98.7%), and no differences were detected among the studied variables. When peri-implant crestal bone resorption was used as an indicator of clinical success (i.e., success rate), it was possible to identify some variables that correlated with a better clinical outcome. Specifically, Cox regression showed that removable prosthetic restoration and longer implant length correlated with a statistically significant lower delta implant abutment junction (IAJ; i.e., reduced crestal bone loss) and thus a better clinical outcome. In this study, CaPO4-Bls had high survival and success rates, similar to those reported in previous reports of 2-stage procedures in nongrafted bone. CaPO4-Bls inserted into FFB are reliable devices, although greater marginal bone loss occurs when fixed prosthetic restorations and short implants are used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Civil Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Leone
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rigo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viscione
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tropina
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brunelli
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avantaggiato
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carinci
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013499:Surface Properties; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; C020243:calcium phosphate; D014025:Titanium