Long-Term Clinical and Radiographic Analysis of Platform Matching and Platform Switching Implants in the Esthetic Zone: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Andrea Raco; Bianca Di Murro; Pier Carmine Passarelli; Antonio D’Addona; Andrea Pilloni; Lorenzo Marini; Piero Papi

doi:10.3390/app13010661

Applied Sciences (Jan 2023)

Long-Term Clinical and Radiographic Analysis of Platform Matching and Platform Switching Implants in the Esthetic Zone: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Andrea Raco,
Bianca Di Murro,
Pier Carmine Passarelli,
Antonio D’Addona,
Andrea Pilloni,
Lorenzo Marini,
Piero Papi

Affiliations

Andrea Raco: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Bianca Di Murro: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Pier Carmine Passarelli: Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Department of Head and Neck, Oral Surgery, and Implantology Unit, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Antonio D’Addona: Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Department of Head and Neck, Oral Surgery, and Implantology Unit, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Andrea Pilloni: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Lorenzo Marini: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Piero Papi: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010661
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
p. 661

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Background: The aims of this study are to retrospectively compare the clinical, radiographic and esthetic outcomes of platform switching (PS) and platform matching (PM) dental implants in the anterior maxilla after ≥ 10 years of functional loading. Methods: Marginal bone loss (MBL) levels were recorded; furthermore, peri-implant clinical parameters (PPD, BOP, PI) were collected and the Pink and White Esthetic scores (PES/WES) were used to evaluate the esthetic outcomes. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were performed to compare collected parameters among the two groups, with a p-value p = 0.028) and PPD values (3.69 ± 1.1 vs. 5.16 ± 1.09 mm, p p p > 0.05) and peri-implant diseases’ prevalence (p > 0.05). Conclusions: After 10 years, PS implants showed statistically significant lower MBL and PPD values and higher PES values compared to PM implants.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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