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Molar and premolar edentulous areas were selected for implanto-prosthetic rehabilitation. At 4 to 8 weeks after dental extractions, 135 implants were placed and submerged. Crestal bone level around dental implants was radiologically assessed at baseline, at prosthetic loading, at 1, 3, 5 years
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At 1 year postoperative, mean bone loss was -1,5 mm. At 3 years, mean bone gain was +1,2 mm. Afterwards, bone levels stayed stable over time, without further dimensional changes
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I want to remind that vertical bone gain around delayed dental implants was obtained under specific favorable conditions: all sites had a 3 mm keratinized gingiva thickness, all implants had a perpendicular insertion axis and a 2 mm collar length
Dr Paolo Capparé
IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute University, Milan
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This page is a summary of: Radiographic Evaluation of Crestal Bone Levels of Delayed Implants at Medium-Term Follow-up, The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, January 2014, Quintessence Publishing,
DOI: 10.11607/jomi.3254.
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