Long-term radiographic assessment of titanium implants installed in maxillary areas grafted with autogenous bone blocks using two predefined sets of success criteria.

João Marcus de Carvalho E Silva FuglsigLars SchroppJens J ThornJanne IngerslevAnn WenzelRubens Spin-Neto

Published in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2019)

Mean peri-implant bone loss of implants installed in maxillary areas grafted with autogenous bone blocks was 2.7 mm after >4 ≤ 6 years, and two implants were lost during this period. The use of different success criteria significantly altered the prevalence of implants classified as "failure."

Keyphrases

bone loss
soft tissue
bone mineral density
risk factors
body composition