Evaluation of Alveolar Crest Bone Resorption Around Contilever Based Implants and Its Comparison with Single Tooth Restorative Implants

Abstract

A healthy and efficient dental system plays a decisive role in human life. In addition to the tremendous impact of teeth on the appearance of beauty, many basic and everyday things such as nutrition, speech, hygiene, general health and in general the quality of life will be disturbed in the absence of proper jaw and teeth function. Implant-based cantilever prostheses are one of the used treatment methods. Some previous research points to a greater concentration of pressure on the bone in these prostheses, although a group of studies emphasizes their clinical success. The purpose of this study is to conduct a scientific and research investigation on the analysis of alveolar crestal bone around cantilever base implants using scientific sources. In this research, 55 samples with cantilever base implant treatment plan were examined. Patients whose treatment was less than three months old were not included in the study. The amount of alveolar crestal bone resorption around cantilever base implants and conventional implants was evaluated in radiographic images by a periodontal surgeon. The statistical analysis of the data was performed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test and the non-parametric Menwitney, Wilcoxon, Spearman, Kaplan-Meier and Kruskal-Wallis tests. There was no significant relationship between the presence or absence of cantilever, gender, age, bone type and implant length with the amount of bone resorption.The amount of bone resorption was related to the time factor and increased with its passage. If the technical principles of implant surgery and prosthesis placement are followed, the use of implant-based cantilever prosthesis is very realistic.