Clinical and radiographic outcomes of implants immediately placed in fresh extraction sockets
Received 8 July 2009; received in revised form 12 November 2009; accepted 20 November 2009.
Objective
The objective of this study was to examine the clinical and radiographic results of implants placed in fresh extraction sockets for 2 years of function.
Study design
Ten patients were presented a treatment protocol involving the extraction of their remaining mandibular teeth and immediate placement of 4 implants (2 in fresh extraction sockets; test group (TG, n = 20), 2 in mature bone; control group (CG, n = 20). Descriptive statistics for the differences between baseline and follow-up values were assessed by chi-square test.
Results
None of the implants lost osseointegration. The MPI Score 0 was 80.3% in SG, 82.7% in CG, and MPI Score 1 was 13.4% in SG and 14.9% in CG at the end of 1 year, and remained stable after 2 years. No significant difference in MPI, MBI, KMW, and PPD were observed between the baseline examination and controls. Chances in MBL in CG were slightly higher in SG.
Conclusion
Placement of implants in fresh extraction sockets is a reliable treatment alternative.
aAssistant Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
bAssistant Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
cProfessor, Department of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
Reprint requests: Ugur Meric, DDS, PhD, Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University 34390, Çapa/Istanbul, Turkey
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