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VOLUME 10 , ISSUE 5 ( September, 2009 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Clinical Outcomes of 234 Spiral Family Implants

Matteo Danza, Ophir Fromovich, Riccardo Guidi, Francesco Carinci

Citation Information : Danza M, Fromovich O, Guidi R, Carinci F. The Clinical Outcomes of 234 Spiral Family Implants. J Contemp Dent Pract 2009; 10 (5):50-57.

DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-10-5-50

License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Published Online: 01-04-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2009; The Author(s).


Abstract

Aim

Spiral family implants (SFIs) are a new type of implant fixture with a conical internal helix and a variable thread design. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of a series of SFIs.

Methods and Materials

A total of 234 SFIs were placed in 86 patients (55 females and 31 males, median age 53 years) during the period between May 2004 and November 2007. The mean followup was 13 months. Several host, surgery, and implant-related factors were investigated, and the Kaplan Meier algorithm and the Cox regression were used to detect variables associated with the clinical outcome.

Results

Only nine out of 234 implants were lost (i.e., survival rate (SVR) of 96.2%) and no differences were detected among the studied variables.

Conclusion

SFIs have a high SVR similar to those reported in previous studies on different implant types.

Clinical Significance

SFIs demonstrated a very high primary stability which offers the potential for use of a specific implant device for immediate loading. However, additional studies are necessary to verify their outcome on the medium/long period.

Citation

Danza M, Formovich O, Guidi R, Carinci F. The Clinical Outcomes of 234 Spiral Family Implants. J Contemp Dent Pract [Internet]. 2009 Sept; 10(5). Available from: http://www.thejcdp.com/ journal/view/the-clinical-outcomes-of-234-spiralfamilyimplants_1.


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