title: A Two-Year Evaluation of a Sloped Marginal Contour Implant System Placed in Healed Sites.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this clinical trial was to evaluate the survival rate, bone remodeling, and soft tissue health around sloped marginal contour implants when placed in healed sites posteriorly in the mouth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Implants were placed in healed sites at premolar and molar regions. After a 3-month osseointegration period, definitive prostheses were connected. Clinical and radiographic examinations were performed at implant placement and then 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after implant placement. An assessment of implant stability, peri-implant mucosa, level of attached gingivae, occlusion, proximal contact, and marginal bone levels was performed at each respective visit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fourteen patients were treated and restored with 18 single crowns. The cumulative survival rate was 100% after 2 years. The mean marginal bone remodeling was 0.04 ± 0.26 mm (n = 18). The attached gingival change was +0.33 ± 0.35 mm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 24-month results indicate that the sloped marginal contour implant performed well in posterior healed sites with a 100% survival rate and good marginal bone maintenance.
authors.forename: Philip Km
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Adam Sc
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Siu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000473:pathology; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D000069343:Bone-Implant Interface / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003442:Crowns; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000592:standards*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth / Q000592:standards*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult