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Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different types of dental implants.

M Esposito1, P Coulthard, H V Worthington

  • 1Department of Biomaterials and Department of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Science, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University, PO Box 412, Medicinaregatan 8B, Goteborg, Sweden, SE-40530. marco.esposito@biomaterials.gu.se

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|January 10, 2003
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This review found no significant differences in clinical performance between various dental implant systems. More extensive research with longer follow-up periods is needed to confirm these findings for osseointegrated implants.

Area of Science:

  • Dental Implantology
  • Biomaterials Science
  • Clinical Dentistry

Background:

  • Dental implants vary in materials, shapes, and surface characteristics.
  • Numerous surface modifications aim to improve implant clinical performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the clinical performance of different root-formed osseointegrated dental implant types.
  • To test the hypothesis of no difference between various implant systems.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive search of multiple databases (Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE) and hand-searched journals.
  • Inclusion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with at least one-year follow-up.
  • Independent data extraction and quality assessment by two reviewers.

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Main Results:

  • Five RCTs involving 326 patients compared six implant systems (Astra, Branemark, IMZ, ITI, Steri-Oss, Southern).
  • All implants were commercially pure titanium with varied shapes and surface preparations.
  • No statistically significant differences in patient-based failure rates or marginal bone level changes were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Current evidence does not indicate superiority of any specific implant system evaluated.
  • Findings are limited by the small number of RCTs and short follow-up periods.
  • Further long-term RCTs with larger patient cohorts are recommended to detect potential differences.