What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?

The phenomenon of peri-implant bone corticalization after functional loading does not yet have a definite clinical significance and impact on prognosis. An attempt was made to assess the clinical significance of this phenomenon. This prospective study included 554 patients. Standardized intraoral ra...

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Main Authors: Marcin Kozakiewicz, Małgorzata Skorupska, Tomasz Wach
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/12/3545
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Tomasz Wach
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description The phenomenon of peri-implant bone corticalization after functional loading does not yet have a definite clinical significance and impact on prognosis. An attempt was made to assess the clinical significance of this phenomenon. This prospective study included 554 patients. Standardized intraoral radiographs documenting the jawbone environment of 1556 implants were collected. The follow-up period was 10 years of functional loading. Marginal alveolar bone loss (MBL) and radiographic bone structure (bone index, BI) were evaluated in relation to intraosseous implant design features and prosthetic work performed. After five years, bone structure abnormalities expressed by a reduction of BI to 0.47 ± 0.21 and MBL = 0.88 ± 1.27 mm were observed. Both values had an inverse relationship with each other (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Reference cancellous bone showed BI = 0.85 ± 0.18. The same relationship was observed after ten years of functional loading: BI = 0.48 ± 0.21, MBL = 1.49 ± 1.94 mm, and again an inverse relationship (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Increasing corticalization (lower BI) is strongly associated with increasing marginal bone loss and increasing corticalization precedes future marginal bone loss. Marginal bone loss will increase as corticalization progresses.
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spelling doaj.art-3dd0a1823a3a400d8a9501bef82415292023-11-23T17:17:58ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-06-011112354510.3390/jcm11123545What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?Marcin Kozakiewicz0Małgorzata Skorupska1Tomasz Wach2Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 113 Zeromskiego Str., 90-549 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 113 Zeromskiego Str., 90-549 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 113 Zeromskiego Str., 90-549 Lodz, PolandThe phenomenon of peri-implant bone corticalization after functional loading does not yet have a definite clinical significance and impact on prognosis. An attempt was made to assess the clinical significance of this phenomenon. This prospective study included 554 patients. Standardized intraoral radiographs documenting the jawbone environment of 1556 implants were collected. The follow-up period was 10 years of functional loading. Marginal alveolar bone loss (MBL) and radiographic bone structure (bone index, BI) were evaluated in relation to intraosseous implant design features and prosthetic work performed. After five years, bone structure abnormalities expressed by a reduction of BI to 0.47 ± 0.21 and MBL = 0.88 ± 1.27 mm were observed. Both values had an inverse relationship with each other (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Reference cancellous bone showed BI = 0.85 ± 0.18. The same relationship was observed after ten years of functional loading: BI = 0.48 ± 0.21, MBL = 1.49 ± 1.94 mm, and again an inverse relationship (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Increasing corticalization (lower BI) is strongly associated with increasing marginal bone loss and increasing corticalization precedes future marginal bone loss. Marginal bone loss will increase as corticalization progresses.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/12/3545dental implantslong-term resultslong-term successmarginal bone lossfunctional loadingintraoral radiographs
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What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?
Journal of Clinical Medicine
dental implants
long-term results
long-term success
marginal bone loss
functional loading
intraoral radiographs
title What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?
title_full What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?
title_fullStr What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?
title_full_unstemmed What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?
title_short What Does Bone Corticalization around Dental Implants Mean in Light of Ten Years of Follow-Up?
title_sort what does bone corticalization around dental implants mean in light of ten years of follow up
topic dental implants
long-term results
long-term success
marginal bone loss
functional loading
intraoral radiographs
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/12/3545
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