Abstract

ZULUAGA-LOPEZ, Oscar Hernán  and  MUNOZ-ALZATE, Lina María. Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of 30 Dental Implants placed in a Postgraduate Dental Service. CES odontol. [online]. 2014, vol.27, n.1, pp.18-29. ISSN 0120-971X.

Introduction and objective: There are reports of complications that can cause implants to fail. This justifies long term evaluation of implants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinically and radiographically implants placed in a postgraduate dental service in order propose a protocol for evaluating and monitoring. Materials and methods: This descriptive study evaluated 30 implants on 16 patients. The surgical records were obtained from the patient's medical history. Primary criteria such as pain, exudate, suppuration, mobility and probing depth were assessed. Secondary criteria such as plaque and probing depth index were also assessed. Radiological analysis was performed to identify the presence of abnormalities and the average marginal bone loss. Results: 19 of the implants evaluated met the success criteria by Ahlqvist et al. Clinically, 22 implants showed some changes in the criteria of abnormality assessed in this study. Regarding the primary criteria, presence of inflammatory signs were found in 11 implants. Oral hygiene index showed a rate of 8% in 4 implants in the same patient, and 33% of plaque in 2 implants in the same patient. The bleeding index showed a value of 1 in 22 implants. Mobility was not observed in the sample and no radiolucent images around the implants. Conclusions: Nineteen of the examined implants were considered clinically successful according to the criteria by Ahlqvist et al. Radiographically, 28 implants showed conditions within normal parameters. Protocols for evaluating dental implants should consider the medical and surgical history, primary and secondary criteria , marginal bone loss and bone quality around the implants

Keywords : Dental implant; Dental clinical success; Clinical evaluation; Radiographic evaluation.

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