How old is old for implant therapy in terms of early implant losses?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess, retrospectively, whether older age has an impact on implant osseointegration when compared with younger age.

Methods

All patients ≥65 years old at implant installation, in an university setting over a time-period of 11.5 years, with complete anamnestic data and follow-up until prosthetic restoration were included, and any early implant loss (EIL; i.e. lack of osseointegration prior to or at the time-point of prosthetic restoration) was recorded. Further, one implant, from each of the elderly patients, was attempted matched to one implant in a younger patient (35 to <55 years old at implant installation) from the same clinic based on (a) gender, (b) implant region, (c) smoking status and (d) bone grafting prior to/simultaneously with implant installation

SUBMITTER: Bertl K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899847 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature