Original scientific paper
Densitometric Analysis of Dental Implant Placement between Flapless Technique and the Two-Stage Technique – A Pilot Study
Dragana Gabrić Pandurić
Davor Katanec
Marko Granić
Danijela Komljenović-Blitva
Mirta Basha
Mato Sušić
Abstract
Flapless technique is a surgical approach of implant placement without raising a mucoperiosteal flap. Such approach
has many advantages: shorter surgical treatment, minimal bleeding, postoperative discomfort for the patient is
reduced; possibility of immediate loading of the inserted implant, faster procedure of implant placement and by that less
time is needed for the complete implant-prosthetic restoration. Purpose of this pilot study was radiographic assessment
of flapless technique and determination of its clinical values in comparison with two-stage dental implant technique
through computerized densitometric analysis. The sample consisted of 10 patients with missing teeth in the premolar region
in the upper jaw. An implant was placed in that position. In the first group of 5 patients the implants were inserted
with the flapless technique, and in the other group of 5 patients implant insertion was done with a two-stage technique.
All inserted implants were loaded with metal-ceramic crowns 3 months after placement. The patients were followed for
18 months through clinical follow-ups and radiovisiographical (RVG) images made after 3, 12 and 18 months. After
comparing the average densities, the results showed similar decrease of density in both groups, conventional two-stage
technique showed 3.24 and flapless technique 1.23. It can be concluded that flapless technique in everyday clinical usage
has the same result as the two-stage dental implant technique.
Keywords
minimally invasive surgical procedures; dental implants; density
Hrčak ID:
27215
URI
Publication date:
7.7.2008.
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