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Single‐tooth Morse taper connection implants placed in fresh extraction sockets of the anterior maxilla: an aesthetic evaluation
Author(s) -
Mangano Francesco,
Mangano Carlo,
Ricci Massimiliano,
Sammons Rachel Lilian,
Shibli Jamil Awad,
Piattelli Adriano
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02307.x
Subject(s) - anterior maxilla , dentistry , implant , medicine , abutment , maxilla , osseointegration , orthodontics , anterior teeth , surgery , civil engineering , engineering
Objective The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the aesthetic outcome of single‐tooth Morse taper connection implants placed in fresh extraction sockets of the anterior maxilla, by means of the pink aesthetic/white aesthetic score ( PES / WES ) index. Materials and methods Twenty‐six adult patients (18 men, 8 women, aged between 20 and 62 years; average: 48.7 years) who were treated with an immediate, single‐tooth Morse taper connection implant (Leone Implant System R , Florence, Italy) in the aesthetic area of the anterior maxilla, were enrolled in this retrospective study. An independent calibrated examiner applied the PES / WES index to 26 single‐tooth implant‐supported restorations, respectively, 3 months and 2 years after implant placement. Results No implants were lost. All 26 anterior maxillary single‐tooth implants fulfilled the established success criteria for dental implants with regard to osseointegration, including the absence of pain, suppuration, clinically detectable implant mobility, peri‐implant radiolucency and prosthetic complications at the implant‐abutment interface, with an overall implant‐crown success of 100.0%. At the 2‐year examination, the mean DIB was 0.44 ± 0.14 mm (95% CI: 0.41–0.47); the mean total PES / WES was 14.30 ± 2.78 (range 8–19); the mean PES was 7.30 ± 1.78 (range 4–10) and the mean WES was 7.00 ± 1.35 (range 4–10). Conclusions The immediate placement of single‐tooth Morse taper connection implants in the anterior maxilla seems to represent a successful procedure, from an aesthetic point of view. Further studies are needed to evaluate the aesthetic outcome of single‐tooth Morse taper connection implants placed in fresh extraction sockets of the anterior maxilla.