Year : 2017

Volume : Volume 7

Issue : Issue 1

Address for correspondence :
Sachin Sinha
drsachinsinha@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Microbial plaque is the main etiologic factor which causes disease in soft tissue around dental implants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bone level around implants using conventional radiography. They were evaluated for radiographic changes in the peri-implant crestal bone at intervals of 1, 4 and 6 months. The radiographic findings were correlated with clinical parameters of mobility, probing depth, bleeding, etc. Materials and Methods: Seven patients with 12 dental implants were examined clinically for 6 months. Health indices of soft tissue including pocket depth, mobility, bleeding index, and gingival index were measured. Marginal crestal bone loss and peri-implant radiolucency were checked radiographically. The criteria both subjective and objective were used to evaluate the success of the implant process.  Results: The results of this study showed that the values of all clinical criteria under study had significant changes from baseline to 6 months. The vertical crestal bone loss on the mesial and distal side was within the normal range of bone loss given by Brånemark. There was no mobility and no peri-implant radiolucency around any of the implants. Conclusion: Overall conclusion can be drawn from this study that the implants placed into fresh extraction sites will heal predictably and there are reductions in the number of surgical interventions and in the treatment time required.

Keywords: Crestal bone loss, dental implants, implant loading, osseointegration, peri-implantitis.