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The present follow‐up study evaluated clinical and radiographic parameters of dental implants placed with simultaneous guided bone regeneration with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e‐PTFE) membranes. All implants were functioning well 24 months after insertion. In all, 63 patients with a total of 91 e‐PTFE‐augmented implants were integrated in a regular maintenance protocol. Modified periodontal data of 85 implants in 59 patients were recorded at 24 months and indicated no difference to implants placed in sufficient pristine bone. The mean plaque score (mpl1) was 0.29, 74% of the sites showed no plaque. The sulcular probing depth ranged from 1 to 7 mm with a mean of 2.4 mm (SDk0.8). Of the sites 96.5% were 14 mm deep, in 49% of them probing resulted in bleeding. Periotest values 6 and 24 months (mean: −3.4 and −3.4) after placement revealed stable peri‐implant conditions and sustained osseointegration. The radiographic evaluation performed 6, 12 and 24 months post insertion yielded a mean bone loss of 0.93, 1.36 and 1.51 mm ranging from 0 to 4 mm. The short‐term results of our clinical study demonstrated stable peri‐implant conditions 2 years after membrane‐protected osseous rege

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Author

Martin Lorenzoni; Christof Pertl; Raoul Polansky; Walther Wegscheider

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0905-7161)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)