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Use of the Endopore Dental Implant to Restore Single Teeth in the Maxilla: Protocol and Early Results
D.A. Deporter, DDS, PhD, R. Todescan, DDS, PhD, P.A.
Watson, DDS, MSc(D), M. Pharoah, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), Dana Levy, DDS, MSc, D. Perio and K. Nardini
Int J. Oral Max. Imp. 1998 (13) 263-272
In this prospective clinical trial, twenty patients were each treated with a single maxillary ENDOPORE implant (mean implant length, 10.1 mm) placed using two-stage surgical approach and subsequently restored with a single crown. Records collected included periapical radiographs, Periotest measurements of subclinical ÒmobilityÓ and probing pocket depth, probing attachment levels and sulcular bleeding index. When this report was first published in 1998, the implant success rate was 100% but only 14 of 20 implants had passed the critical one year in function landmark. At the time of this re-printing of the paper, all patients have passed 3 years of function and the success rate and crestal bone levels remain unchanged. These results confirm the suitability of this device in replacing single maxillary teeth even with the short implant lengths used.
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