J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2010 Aug;36(4):325-330. 10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.4.325.

Multicentric retrospective clinical study on the clinical application of mini implant system

• Kim YK
• Yeo IS
• Yi YJ
• Kim UK
• Moon KN
• Jeon SJ
• Cho YS
• Yun PY

• KMID: 1457787
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.4.325

Abstract

INTRODUCTION
Mini-implant system is applicable to areas of narrow space and area requiring temporary loading support. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of a mini-implant system as well as the application of mini-implant system in the dental clinical field.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The patients who had been operated from Jan 2007 to Dec 2007 in the four dental facility including Seoul National University Bundang Hospital were enrolled. To evaluate the factors associated with the clinical outcome, the patients were classified according to gender, age, area of surgery, type of implant, diameter and length of the implant, and the purpose of the mini-implant system application.
RESULTS
From 147 implants, only three implants failed, one of them was for temporary loading. There were no serious surgical or prosthetic complications in this study.
CONCLUSION
An analysis of the preliminary data revealed a satisfactory clinical outcome. However, more long-term evaluation of narrow ridge type as well as the patient's satisfaction on the use of a provisional type mini-implant system is needed.

Keyword

Mini-implant system; Retrospective studies

MeSH Terms

Dental Facilities
Humans
Retrospective Studies

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