Effect of Platform Switched Implants on Supporting Structures of Mandibular Overdentures | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 5, Volume 64, Issue 2 - April (Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Materials, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics), April 2018, Pages 1431-1438 PDF (619.25 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.77455 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Neveen Samy Abd El Rahim1; Asmaa Abd El Fattah Ashour2 | ||
| 1Associate Professor of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University. | ||
| 2Lecturer of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Twenty completely edentulous patients with age ranged between 50 and 60 years were selected for this study. Complete dentures were constructed for all patients. The patients were divided into two groups; ten patients each. The first group was received two platform switched implants (3.6 × 11.5 mm) in the canine regions of the mandible. The second group was received two platform matched implants (3.6 × 11.5 mm) in the canine regions of the mandible according to two stage surgical protocol. Radiographic and clinical evaluations were performed throughout the twelve months follow up. The result of the study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in marginal bone loss between mandibular overdentures retained by two platform switched implants and that retained by two platform matched implants. Also, there were no statistically significant differences in pocket depth or implant mobility between two studied groups. This study concluded that platform switching didn’t influence marginal bone loss around implants or soft tissue supporting mandibular overdenture dentures. | ||
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