Clinical, radiographic and patient-reported outcomes of zirconia and titanium implants in the posterior zone after 1 year of loading-A randomized controlled trial.

Anina-Nives Zuercher Marc BalmerLily V BrüggerDaniel Stefan Thoma Ronald Ernst Jung Stefan P Bienz

Published in: Clinical oral implants research (2024)

The study showed that both Zr and Ti implants had similar clinical outcomes, despite a high prevalence of mucositis and a few technical complications. Both implant types demonstrated stable marginal bone levels and similar patient-reported outcome measures.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
soft tissue
patient reported
bone mineral density
radiation induced
risk factors
radiation therapy
body composition
bone regeneration