Managing the posterior mandible of partially edentulous patients with short, porous-surfaced dental implants: early data from a clinical trial / Gerenciamento da mandíbula posterior de pacientes parcialmente desdentados com superfície porosa: primeiros dados de um processo clínico

ABSTRACT

Forty-eight endopore dental implants were placed in the posterior mandibles of 24 partially edentulous patients. Seventeen of these implants replaced premolar teeth, while 31 replaced molars. Only 7-mm and 9-mm implants were used, and the majority of prosthetic restorations (83 percent) were single crowns. After a mean functional time of 32.6 months (range, 8.2 to 50.3 months), the implant survival rate was 100 percent and assessment of available radiographic data showed minimal to no crestal bone loss