Journal of implantology and applied sciences ISSN:2765-7833(Print) 2765-7841(Online) 대한구강악안면임플란트학회지

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has implemented a program to help dental students become proficient in diagnosis, treatment planning, and clinical restoration of implant prostheses. As of 2003, all students were required to complete a didactic implant pre-clinical course in their third year along with restoration of at least one implant prostheses during their clinical education in dental school. The popularity of dental implants along with the cost effective ness of having them restored at the College of Dentistry is affording students the opportunity to be involved in as much implant work as desired, thus, providing students with valuable experience in implant dentistry. The aim of this study was to investigate the success of implants placed and restored at the pre-doctoral implant clinic in University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. The systemic chart review of all patients who had undergone implant treatment in 2003-2005 was performed. Data gathered for implant fixed prostheses included sizes of implants, surgical complications, types of abutments and restorations, and prosthetic complications. For removable implant prostheses, the analyzed data included sizes of the implants, surgical complications, amount of ridge resorption of the edentulous mandible, and prosthetic complications. The result showed that the surgical success rate was 98 % in implants placed in 2003-2005 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. There were incidences of mechanical complications in 8% of fixed implant prostheses and in 17.8% of implant-retained mandibular overdenture prostheses.