Impact of Implant Mesiodistal Distance on Peri-Implant Bone Loss: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of our previously proposed mesiodistal distance for multiple posterior implants on preserving peri-implant bone, and to provide a measurable criterion for predicting implant prognosis.

Methods

One hundred and two patients with dental implants placed in the posterior free-end edentulous arches were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Calibrated X-rays (peri-apical [PA] or bite-wing x-ray) were collected to measure the mesiodistal space as well as the corresponding bone resorption of implants after prosthesis placement. Implants were assigned to the test/control group according to whether their mesiodistal distance following our proposed algorithm. After adjusting covariates, logistic multivariate regression analy

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754714 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature