Year : 2018

Volume : Volume 9

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. G. Prabhandh Reddy.
drprabhandhreddy@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Dental implants aid in improving both function and aesthetics. It is widely accepted as an efficacious method of the prosthetic restoration. The aim of this article is to correlate crestal bone levels from the time of implant placement till the second stage surgery and 6 months after the placement of the crowns between short and long implants in the posterior mandible. A total of 40 partially edentulous patients with an age ranging from 18-60 years who were willing for implant therapy were considered. Patients were divided into two groups, each group consisting 20 patients. One group received short implants (<10mm) and the other group received long implants (>10mm). Radiological evaluation was performed to inscribe the bone levels using digital images (RVG) at the time of implant placement, second stage surgery and after 6 months. Radiological analysis revealed the mean bone loss in long implants and short implants as + 0.12mm and + 0.21mm respectively. The results show that the mean crestal bone loss was more around the short implants when compared to the long implants, but statistically it was not significant.

Keywords: Dental implants, Crestal bone loss, Short implants, Long implants, Two-piece implants, Posterior mandible, Delayed loading.