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Periodontal parameters around porous‐coated dental implants after 3 to 4 years supporting overdentures
Author(s) -
Levy Dana,
Deporter Douglas A.,
Watson Philip A.,
Pilliar Robert M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1996.tb01819.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , bleeding on probing , implant , medicine , tooth mobility , orthodontics , dental implant , materials science , periodontal disease , surgery
In this study, an assessment using modified periodontal indices was done on a group of 48 fully edentulous patients who had each been treated with 3 porous‐coated (EndoPore TM ) dental implants and a mandibular overdenture. Parameters assessed included plaque index (PI), sulcular bleeding index (SBI), pocket probing depth (PD), probing attachment level (PAL) and mobility (M) using a Periotest device. At the time of the assessment, all of the patients had passed 3 years of continuous function while 26 had passed 4 years. Approximately 50% of implant surfaces were plaque‐free while 79% of surfaces showed no bleeding upon probing. There was no correlation between PI and SBI. The mean PD was 3.1 mm with 64% of sites ≤3.5 mm. Mobility measurements taken with the Periotest device gave a mean PTV of (‐4.35) with 96% of measurements (‐0.5). No significant correlations were found between mobility and either PAL or implant length.