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Managing the posterior mandible of partially edentulous patients using short, porous-surfaced dental implants. Early data from a clinical trial.
Deporter, D.A., Pilliar, R.M., Todescan, R., Watson, P., Pharoah, M.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Impls 2001; 16,(5), 653-658
Forty-eight ENDOPOREŽ dental implants were placed in the posterior mandibles of 24 partially edentulous patients. Seventeen of these implants replaced premolar teeth while 31 replaced molars. Only 7mm and 9mm implants were used, and the majority (83%) of prosthetic restorations were single crowns. After a mean functional time of 32.6 months (range, 8.2 to 50.3 months), the implant survival rate was 100% and assessment of available data showed minimal to no crestal bone loss.
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