Evaluation Clinical and Radiographic Images in Dental Implants Rehabilitated With Overdentures
Condition: Failure of Dental Implant Due to Lack of Attached Gingiva; Failure of Dental Prosthesis Causing Loss of Dental Implant
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      The control of biofilm around implants is critical to the success of the implant
      rehabilitation of edentulous jaw with overdentures, and it is the dentist's duty to inform
      and guide patients, and keep their maintenance in order to prevent pathological processes
      that can lead to the implanted component loss.The aim of the present retrospective
      longitudinal study was to evaluate through clinical periodontal parameters and radiographic
      images in dental implants rehabilitated with overdentures installed seven years ago.
      individuals who underwent the installation of dental implants for making full
      implant-supported upper and lower mucus dentures in the Department of Implant Dentistry,
      Faculty of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2007. The periodontal
      parameters such as probing depth, plaque index, bleeding index and mobility as well as
      radiographic examination, are key to determine the correct diagnosis in dental implants. The
      control of biofilm around the implants seems to be a decisive factor for maintaining tissue
      health. We believe that the maintenance appointments are fundamental, but more studies should
      be conducted to elucidate microbial and immunological factors in implants placed and due for
      some time.
    

Detailed description: 
      The control of biofilm around implants is critical to the success of the implant
      rehabilitation of edentulous jaw with overdentures, and it is the dentist's duty to inform
      and guide patients, and keep their maintenance in order to prevent pathological processes
      that can lead to the implanted component loss.The aim of the present retrospective
      longitudinal study was to evaluate through clinical periodontal parameters and radiographic
      images in dental implants rehabilitated with overdentures installed seven years ago.
      individuals who underwent the installation of dental implants for making full
      implant-supported upper and lower mucus dentures in the Department of Implant Dentistry,
      Faculty of Dentistry, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2007. The periodontal
      parameters such as probing depth, plaque index, bleeding index and mobility as well as
      radiographic examination, are key to determine the correct diagnosis in dental implants. The
      control of biofilm around the implants seems to be a decisive factor for maintaining tissue
      health.
    

Intervention name(s): peri-implant examination
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): The prostheses were removed and all implants were evaluated: probing depth, plaque index and bleeding index.
Observational model: Case-Only
Time perspective: Retrospective
Sampling method: Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Initially, 80 individuals who underwent the installation of dental implants for making
        overdentures in the Department of Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of
        Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2007,were evaluated.According to the inclusion and
        exclusion criteria, the final sample had 64 individuals of both genders, between 40 and 75
        years old
      
Keywords: Dental Prosthesis; Implant-Supported