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Use of mini implants for the two-implant retained mandibular overdenture: A prospective study
Abhishek Datta1, E Mahesh Gowda2, Parag Dua3
1Graded Specialist (Prosthodontics), 200 Military Dental Centre, C/o 56 APO, India.
Background:
The two-implant retained mandibular overdenture utilizing nonsplinted implants is a proven treatment modality for completely edentulous patients. However, a lacuna still exists regarding the suitability of mini dental implants for this purpose. The purpose of the study was to evaluate implant stability and crestal bone loss in single-piece mini dental implants loaded with immediate or conventional loading protocols to retain a mandibular overdenture.
Method:
Twenty-four completely edentulous patients were rehabilitated using conventional maxillary complete denture and a mandibular two-implant retained overdenture utilizing nonsplinted single piece mini implants. The implants were loaded with immediate or conventional loading protocols. Implant stability (with Periotest TM) and crestal bone loss (with radiovisiograph and radiographic grid) were evaluated at the time of loading and at one, two, and six months after loading. Statistical analysis was done with the Independent Samples "t" test and One-Way ANOVA.
Results:
Mean Periotest Values observed were significantly more negative in implants loaded with the conventional loading protocol. Crestal bone loss was significantly lesser in the immediate loading protocol but was still higher than the requisite 1.5 mm postulated by established criteria.
Conclusion:
Two single-piece nonsplinted mini implants may be sufficient to retain a mandibular overdenture utilizing the immediate loading protocol. Further studies with a longer duration of observation and larger sample size are required.
