Three-Dimensional Radiographic Outcome of Free-Handed Flaplessly Placed Mini Dental Implants in Edentulous Maxillae after 2-Years Function.

ABSTRACT: Free-handed, flaplessly placed mini dental implants (MDIs) are a valuable, more affordable and minimally invasive treatment to support overdentures in fully edentulous jaws, especially for medically compromised patients. However, critical 3D radiographic evaluation is lacking. This multicenter prospective case series assessed clinical outcome and carried out 3D- cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT) analysis of free-handed flaplessly placed one-piece maxillary MDIs by an experienced maxillofacial surgeon. Thirty-one patients suffering from an ill-fitting maxillary denture relating to compromised bone volume (as confirmed on CBCT), with a dentate mandible, were selected. They received 5-6 MDIs free-hand flaplessly placed and mentally guided with preoperative CBCT. Final connection and at

SUBMITTER: Van Doorne L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7408764 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature