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Volume 18 , Issue 6
November/December 2003
Pages 826–834

Long-term Evaluation of Submerged and Nonsubmerged ITI Solid-Screw Titanium Implants: A 10-year Life Table Analysis of 468 Implants

J. Thomas Lambrecht, Prof Dr Med, Dr Med Dent/Andreas Filippi, Priv-Doz, Dr Med Dent/André Rätzer Künzel, Dr Med Dent/Harald J. Schiel, Dr Med, Dr Med Dent

PMID: 14696658

Purpose: Submerged and nonsubmerged ITI solid-screw titanium implants were followed retrospectively from 1989 to 1993 and prospectively from 1994 on to analyze long-term prognosis in partially and fully edentulous patients. Material and Methods: A total of 468 implants were consecutively inserted in 191 patients from 1989 to 1998. Two hundred twenty-eight successfully integrated fixedrestoration implants and 238 with removable restorations were restored following a healing period of 4 to 6 months (9 months in sinus floor elevation sites). From 1994 on all implants inserted were documented annually up to 9 years. During examination the clinical status of the implants was analyzed and evaluated according to predefined criteria of success and this allowed the calculation of 10-year cumulative survival and success rates for 468 implants. Results: Two implants (0.43%) did not successfully integrate during the healing period, and 8 implants (1.7%) were classified as failures during follow-up (1 late failure under load, 7 with a progressive bone loss from 1 to 3 threads). Including 68 implants in subjects who dropped out (with a dropout rate of 14.4%), the 10-year cumulative survival and success rates were 99.2% and 96.4%, respectively. Discussion: Over the course of this long-term study, osseointegrated implants, once used as a last possible solution, became nearly standard in cases of single-tooth implants because of the high rate of long-term success. Life table analysis not only determines whether an implant is functioning, it also makes a statement about its clinical status according to strict success criteria. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that ITI solid-screw titanium implants achieved success rates above 95% in a clinical center for an observation period of up to 10 years. (More than 50 references) INT J ORAL MAXILLOFAC IMPLANTS 2003;18:826–834

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