title: Crestal bone loss evaluation in osseotite expanded platform implants: a 5-year study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the survival rates at 5 years of expanded platform implants placed in the anterior zone of the maxilla and immediately restored with single crowns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Implants incorporating the platform-switching concept were placed in fresh extraction sockets in the maxillary arch, with each patient receiving a provisional restoration immediately after implant placement. After 15 days, final screwed restorations were inserted. Mesial and distal bone heights were evaluated using digital radiography on the day following implant placement and at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36 months and 5 years. Primary stability was measured with resonance frequency analysis (RFA) using the Osstell Mentor device. Sixty-four implants were placed in 32 men and 32 women ranging in age between 29 and 60 (mean: 39.64 ± 5.16 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean mesial bone loss was 0.08 mm (SD 0.42). Mean distal bone loss was 0.14 mm (SD 0.56). Over the course of the 5 years, the mean RFA value was 72.5 ± 3.1 SD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The platform-switched implants remained stable over the course of 5 years and had an overall survival rate of 97.1%.
authors: Department of Implant Dentistry, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain. joseluis.calvo@um.es
authors: José Luis
authors: JL
authors: Calvo-Guirado
authors: Gerardo
authors: G
authors: Gómez-Moreno
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: López-Marí
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Guardia
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Negri
authors: José María
authors: JM
authors: Martínez-González
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003442:Crowns; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology