Abstract
This study measured bone height under a fixed detachable cantilever restoration supported by five or six endosseous implants in 60 consecutively treated patients. Panoramic films were made at surgery and 1, 2, 3, and 4 years postrestoration. A computer-enhanced method was used to measure mandibular height 5, 10, 15, and 20 mm distal to the last implant, which was used as a length. standard to correct for variation in film magnification. Implant restoration resulted in a significant growth of the mandible (baseline: 7.25 +/- 0.25 mm, 4 years: 8.18 +/- 0.18 mm; P = .05). The growth in dimension appears to occur during the first year of function.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Analysis of Variance
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Atrophy
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Biocompatible Materials
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Bone Regeneration / physiology
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Bone Resorption / diagnostic imaging
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Bone Resorption / prevention & control*
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Coated Materials, Biocompatible
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Dental Implantation, Endosseous
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Dental Implants*
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Dental Prosthesis Design
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Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
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Denture Design
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Durapatite
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Jaw, Edentulous / diagnostic imaging
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Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation
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Jaw, Edentulous / surgery
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Least-Squares Analysis
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Linear Models
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Mandible / diagnostic imaging
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Mandible / growth & development*
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Mandibular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Mandibular Diseases / prevention & control*
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Radiography, Panoramic
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Titanium
Substances
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Biocompatible Materials
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Coated Materials, Biocompatible
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Dental Implants
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Durapatite
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Titanium