Evaluation of single-tooth restorations on ITI dental implants. A prospective study of 29 patients

• Published in: Clinical oral implants research 1999-02, Vol.10 (1), p.45-53
• Main Authors: Moberg, Lars-erik, Köndell, Per-åke, Kullman, Leif, Heimdahl, Anders, Gynther, Göran W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Alveolar Bone Loss - etiology; Alveolar Bone Loss - pathology; Crowns; Dental Implantation, Endosseous; dental implants; Dental Implants, Single-Tooth - adverse effects; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Dentistry; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Gingival Recession; Humans; Incisor; ITI implant system; long-term study; Male; Maxilla; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Osseointegration; Patient Satisfaction; Periodontal Index; Prospective Studies; single tooth implant; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surveys and Questionnaires
• ISSN: 0905-7161; 1600-0501
• DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.1999.100106.x

From January 1992 to March 1997, a total of 30 ITI hollow cylinder implants were installed to replace lost single maxillary incisor teeth. Conical abutments with cemented all‐ceramic crowns were used in 10 cases and the Octa‐abutment with screw‐retained metallo‐ceramic crowns in 19 cases. One implant failed due to postoperative infection, and was extracted a month after installation. After a mean observation time of 3.4 years, the cumulative success rate is 96.7%. Only minor bone loss has occurred around the implants, and there have been no other complications to date. The implant system fulfills the requirements for good function 1 and esthetics.