title: Unconventional Implant Placement IV. Implant Placement through Impacted Teeth to Avoid Invasive Surgery. Long-term Results of 3 Cases.
abstract: This paper presents the long-term data of patients that have been treated with an unconventional implant placement protocol to avoid an invasive surgery when edentulism was caused by an impacted tooth. In 2009, the follow-up of this unconven-tional protocol was 2 to 3.5 years; this article documents now the long-term 5- to 8-year follow-up of 3 patients and 5 im-plants. Over this period of time, implant stability was maintained without complications. This unconventional protocol opens intriguing possibilities; however, more patients with long-term follow-up are warranted before endorsing it in routine appli-cation. Nonetheless, it might suggest that there is still room to revisit one of the leading concepts in dental implantology.
authors: EID Research Group, Paris, France ; Oral Rehabilitation Centre, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly Sur Seine, France.
authors: Davarpanah
authors: D
authors: Mithridade
authors: EID Research Group, Paris, France ; Oral Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
authors: Szmukler-Moncler
authors: SM
authors: Serge
authors: EID Research Group, Paris, France ; Department of Prosthetics, Bretonneau Hospital, University of Paris 5, Paris, France.
authors: Davarpanah
authors: D
authors: Keyvan
authors: EID Research Group, Paris, France.
authors: Capelle-Ouadah
authors: CO
authors: Nedjoua
authors: EID Research Group, Paris, France ; Department of Prosthetics, Charles Foix Hospital, University of Paris 5, Paris, France.
authors: Demurashvili
authors: D
authors: Georgy
authors: EID Research Group, Paris, France ; Oral Rehabilitation Centre, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly Sur Seine, France.
authors: Rajzbaum
authors: R
authors: Philippe
keywords: Impacted canine; implant-bone interface; implant-dentine interface; non-invasive surgery; paradigm shift.