A cross-sectional CBCT assessment of the relative position of one-piece titanium-zirconium mini-implants placed for mandibular overdentures using non-guided surgery.
Claudio Rodrigues LelesLeuçon de Oliveira Moura-NetoJésio Rodrigues SilvaLays Noleto NascimentoThalita Fernandes Fleury CuradoNádia do Lago CostaMartin SchimmelGerald John McKennaPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2024)
The mini-implants were placed with low divergence angles and satisfactory parallelism. Factors including shorter distances between the implants, higher density bone, and a flapless surgical approach all contributed positively to improved parallelism of the mini-implants.