97.4% success rates of tapered implants in the maxilla
Evaluate the clinical outcome of new tapered design implants installed in maxillary posterior areas.
Evaluate the clinical outcome of new tapered design implants installed in maxillary posterior areas.
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Completely edentulous patients, aged 18 years or older, presenting with severely atrophic mandibles (Class VI according to Cawood and Howell) were enrolled and treated using four implants, a CAD/CAM titanium bar and a low-profile attachment system to support an implant-supported overdenture.
Factors affecting marginal bone loss in implants that were placed immediately after extraction were followed up more than 1 year after.