@article{c3047cc0ec0f11dfb6d2000ea68e967b,
title = "Marginal tissue response adjacent to Astra Dental Implants supporting overdentures in the mandible",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to evaluate the marginal tissue response adjacent to implant supported overdentures. Twenty edentulous patients had 2 Astra Dental Implants placed in the canine region of the lower jaw. New overdentures were retained by individual ball attachments in 11 patients and by a bar attachment in 9 patients. Periodontal registrations were recorded 0 months, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after the overdentures were inserted. One of the 40 fixtures was lost at the stage of abutment connection. No fixtures were lost during the 2- to 4-year observation period and no fixtures showed any periodontal signs of failure. At the 2-year examination, no pocket depths adjacent to the implants exceeded 4 mm and no bone loss exceeded 3 mm. The mean annual bone loss was less than 0.2 mm during the first 2 years. The preliminary results from this limited study were promising and showed that two osseointegrated Astra Dental Implants could successfully retain an overdenture in the lower jaw. However, long-term observation is needed for a definitive evaluation of this treatment concept.",
author = "K Gotfredsen and B Holm and I Sewerin and F Harder and E Hj{\"o}rting-Hansen and Pedersen, {C S} and K Christensen",
note = "Keywords: Aged; Alveolar Bone Loss; Dental Implants; Dental Plaque Index; Denture, Overlay; Female; Gingival Hyperplasia; Humans; Keratins; Male; Mandible; Middle Aged; Periodontal Index",
year = "1993",
language = "English",
volume = "4",
pages = "83--9",
journal = "Clinical Oral Implants Research",
issn = "0905-7161",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "2",
}