title: Platform switching versus conventional technique: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
abstract: In this controlled prospective study, 53 patients treated at four study centers were randomly assigned to receive either (test) implants with platform switching built into their design or similar nonplatform-switched controls (same manufacturer, surface treatment, etc) for treatment of single and multiple edentulous sites in all four quadrants. Radiographs taken at the time of implant placement, definitive restoration delivery, and 1-year follow-up found significantly less crestal bone loss around the test implants (0.25 mm) compared to the controls (0.65 mm). Notably, bone loss around the control implants had declined by the 1-year follow-up point.
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: De Angelis
authors: Marc L
authors: ML
authors: Nevins
authors: Marcelo C
authors: MC
authors: Camelo
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Ono
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Campailla
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Benedicenti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants