Bone level changes in patients with transmandibular implants.
PURPOSE: In this article, the mandibular bone height in edentulous patients previously treated with a transmandibular implant was evaluated after the dentures were modified according to the latest prosthetic protocol. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The bone height of 36 patients was measured on three radiographs; the first at the time of insertion of the implant, the second just before using the latest prosthetic protocol, and the third 1 year later. RESULTS: A slight bone increase at the lateral posts and at the cortical screws mesial to these posts was measured. No significant bone increase was found above the lateral cortical screw. CONCLUSION: The bone increase that is found in this study was not of the extent indicated in earlier reports.
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