Randomized prospective clinical trial of two implant systems for overdenture treatment: a comparison of the 2-year and 5-year results using the clinical implant performance scale

Autor: J.M. Kwakman, M.A.J. van Waas, M.E. Geertman, R.A.C.A. Voorsmit, Hans Peter M. Freihofer
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 27, 94-98
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 27, pp. 94-98
ISSN: 0901-5027
DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(98)80303-2
Popis: In a prospective randomized clinical trial, edentulous patients were treated with dental implants and overdentures. The results of treatment with two IMZ® implants connected by a Dolderbar, and a transmandibular implant (TMI) were compared. By using the clinical implant performance scale, the clinical and radiographic data were evaluated and compared after a two-year and five-year follow up. After the five-year follow up, significantly less problems and complications were recorded in the IMZ® group than in the TMI group (Wilcoxon, P=0.03). When compared to the two-year follow up, there was, however, a gradual increase of scores on the clinical implant performance scale in the IMZ® group, while in the TMI group only a slight increase was recorded.
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