Interproximal contact loss at implant sites: a retrospective clinical study with a 10-year follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the frequency and quantity of interproximal contact loss (ICL) between implant restorations and adjacent teeth after at least 10 years of follow-up (FU).

Methods

Thirty-nine patients (median age 57.3 years) with 80 implants were re-examined at least 10 years after insertion of final restorations (single crowns or fixed dental prostheses (FDPs)). Baseline (insertion of the restorations) and FU examinations encompassed the following: Stone casts were scanned and superimposed for metric assessment of tooth movements, radiographs, and clinical measurements. Outcome measures at implant sites were as follows: the extent of tooth movement and the frequency of interproximal contact loss [ICL], peri-implant marginal bone levels [MBLs], and clinical measurements (plaque

SUBMITTER: Gasser TJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9311812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature