TY - JOUR

T1 - ITI implants with overdentures: a prevention of bone loss in edentulous mandibles?

AU - von Wowern, N

AU - Harder, F

AU - Hjørting-Hansen, E

AU - Gotfredsen, K

N1 - Keywords: Absorptiometry, Photon; Aged; Alveolar Bone Loss; Dental Implants; Denture, Complete, Lower; Denture, Overlay; Female; Humans; Jaw, Edentulous; Male; Mandibular Diseases; Middle Aged

PY - 1990

Y1 - 1990

N2 - Changes in the bone mineral content (BMC) of edentulous mandibles with osseointegrated ITI implants supporting overdentures were measured in vivo by dual-photon absorptiometry. The BMC measurements were performed 3 weeks postoperatively and at the 2-year follow-up visit. Measurements were made in the ITI site (anteriorly), the premolar region just behind the fixtures, and the standard site of the mandible for obtaining reference values of the age-related MBC loss. The increased function of the mandible after this treatment seems to cause a load-related bone formation that minimizes, or in some cases may counteract, the physiologic age-related BMC loss leading to osteoporosis.

AB - Changes in the bone mineral content (BMC) of edentulous mandibles with osseointegrated ITI implants supporting overdentures were measured in vivo by dual-photon absorptiometry. The BMC measurements were performed 3 weeks postoperatively and at the 2-year follow-up visit. Measurements were made in the ITI site (anteriorly), the premolar region just behind the fixtures, and the standard site of the mandible for obtaining reference values of the age-related MBC loss. The increased function of the mandible after this treatment seems to cause a load-related bone formation that minimizes, or in some cases may counteract, the physiologic age-related BMC loss leading to osteoporosis.

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 2133338

VL - 5

SP - 135

EP - 139

JO - International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

JF - International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

SN - 0882-2786

IS - 2

ER -