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29.08.2021 | Original Article
Evaluation of immediately loaded mandibular four vertical versus tilted posterior implants supporting fixed detachable restorations without versus with posterior cantilevers
Erschienen in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Ausgabe 3/2022
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Background
Distally inclining posterior implants may be technically challenging in certain situations. The presence of a posterior cantilever can also exert unfavorable forces on supporting implants. The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare peri-implant soft and hard tissues around 4 mandibular interforaminal implants having tilted posterior implants with posterior cantilevers, versus vertical implants, 2 in the interforaminal region and 2 in the first molar regions, without posterior cantilevers. All implants supported full-arch fixed detachable restorations opposing complete dentures.
Material and methods
A total of 80 implants were placed flapless in the mandibles of 20 edentulous participants. Four implants were placed for every participant, who were randomly assigned into 2 equal groups. Axial group implants were vertically aligned, with 2 implants in the interforaminal area and 2 in the molar area. Tilted group implants have 2 anterior axial and 2 posterior distally inclined implants. Interim screw-retained prostheses converted from pre-existing dentures were immediately fabricated and loaded on the same day of surgery. After awaiting period of 3 months, all participants received fixed detachable metal acrylic resin definitive restorations. A follow-up protocol of 3, 6, and 12 months was scheduled to assess the modified gingival index, modified plaque index, peri-implant probing depth, implant stability, and marginal bone level and bone density changes.
Results
No statistically significant differences (P > .05) were found in the modified gingival index, modified plaque index, peri-implant probing depth, implant stability, bone density, and marginal bone level between the axial and tilted implant groups after the 1-year follow-up period.
Conclusion
Placing 4 flapless immediately loaded implants in mandibular edentulous patients that supported full-arch fixed restorations provided high implant and prosthodontic success rates whether posterior implants were tilted with posterior cantilevers or vertically aligned without posterior cantilevers.
Trial registration: Pan African Clinical Trial Registry database, PACTR201907776166846. Registered 3 July 2019, www.pactr.org.