IADR Abstract Archives
The Effect of Canine Implants on Adjacent Teeth or Implants
Objectives: When an implant is placed on the canine site, a canine guidance is often avoided. In other words, the canine implant restorations do not contact with the opposite teeth in lateral excursion, and the adjacent teeth are included in the lateral movement. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of canine implants on adjacent teeth or implants according to prosthetic type.
Methods: This study included 60 patients in whom 75 implants were placed on the canine site by one clinician between January 2011 and November 2017. Digital panorama radiographs were taken and bone level changes around the adjacent teeth or implants. Implants were divided into three groups according to prosthetic type: (1) single (SC), (2) splinted with anterior implants (SA) and (3) splinted with posterior implants (SP). The mean bone level change was compared between three groups using the t-test.
Results: 17 implants were restored with single crown, 37 implants were splinted with anterior implants, and 22 implants were splinted with posterior implants. The mean bone level change was 0.45mm in SC group, 0.20mm in SA group and 0.39mm SP group. However, the difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusions: The results of this study suggested that single canine implants could affect more negatively on the adjacent teeth or implants than splinted canine implants.
Methods: This study included 60 patients in whom 75 implants were placed on the canine site by one clinician between January 2011 and November 2017. Digital panorama radiographs were taken and bone level changes around the adjacent teeth or implants. Implants were divided into three groups according to prosthetic type: (1) single (SC), (2) splinted with anterior implants (SA) and (3) splinted with posterior implants (SP). The mean bone level change was compared between three groups using the t-test.
Results: 17 implants were restored with single crown, 37 implants were splinted with anterior implants, and 22 implants were splinted with posterior implants. The mean bone level change was 0.45mm in SC group, 0.20mm in SA group and 0.39mm SP group. However, the difference was not statistically significant.
Conclusions: The results of this study suggested that single canine implants could affect more negatively on the adjacent teeth or implants than splinted canine implants.