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How old is old for implant therapy in terms of implant survival and marginal bone levels after 5-11 years?

Onur EtözKristina BertlEdmund KuklaChristian UlmNurdan OzmericAndreas Stavropoulos
Published in: Clinical oral implants research (2021)
The high implant survival rate (95.4%), low mean MBLevel (1.24 mm) and low frequency of maximum MBLoss  ≥ 5 mm (0.5%) observed herein after 5 to 11 years follow-up suggest that older age should not be considered as a limiting factor for implant treatment.
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