TY - JOUR
T1 - Maxillary implants loaded at 3 months after insertion
T2 - Results with Astra Tech implants after up to 5 years
AU - Gotfredsen, Klaus
AU - Berglundh, Tord
AU - Lindhe, Jan
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: To date, clinical studies have mainly focused on early loading of mandibular implants. Recently, there has also been considerable interest in early loading of maxillary implants. PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to report the outcome of maxillary implants loaded after a 3-month healing period and followed up to 5 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen patients (11 males and 6 females) received 44 Astra Tech implants (Mölndal, Sweden) for treatment of single-tooth (13 cases) and partial edentulism (9 cases). The patients were followed up to 5 years after implant placement: 50% of the implants were followed for 3 years and 16% have been followed throughout the observation period. Preoperatively, bone height and width were assessed on radiographs. Marginal bone loss was recorded on intraoral radiographs annually. RESULTS: No implant was lost during the observation period. The average marginal bone loss was 0.5 +/- 0.7 mm after 1 year, 0.6 +/- 0.7 mm after 3 years, and 0.9 +/- 1.6 mm after 5 years. There were no soft-tissue or prosthetic failures recorded during the observation period. CONCLUSION: Early loading of Astra Tech implants was highly successful in maxillary partial and single-tooth cases followed up to 5 years in function.
AB - BACKGROUND: To date, clinical studies have mainly focused on early loading of mandibular implants. Recently, there has also been considerable interest in early loading of maxillary implants. PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to report the outcome of maxillary implants loaded after a 3-month healing period and followed up to 5 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen patients (11 males and 6 females) received 44 Astra Tech implants (Mölndal, Sweden) for treatment of single-tooth (13 cases) and partial edentulism (9 cases). The patients were followed up to 5 years after implant placement: 50% of the implants were followed for 3 years and 16% have been followed throughout the observation period. Preoperatively, bone height and width were assessed on radiographs. Marginal bone loss was recorded on intraoral radiographs annually. RESULTS: No implant was lost during the observation period. The average marginal bone loss was 0.5 +/- 0.7 mm after 1 year, 0.6 +/- 0.7 mm after 3 years, and 0.9 +/- 1.6 mm after 5 years. There were no soft-tissue or prosthetic failures recorded during the observation period. CONCLUSION: Early loading of Astra Tech implants was highly successful in maxillary partial and single-tooth cases followed up to 5 years in function.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2000.tb00002.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2000.tb00002.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 11799701
AN - SCOPUS:0035752209
SN - 1523-0899
VL - 3
SP - 120
EP - 124
JO - Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
JF - Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
IS - 3
ER -