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Article Category: Research Article
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Online Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006

Implant Treatment in an Urban General Dentistry Residency Program: A 7-year Retrospective Study

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Page Range: 142 – 147
DOI: 10.1563/807.1
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Abstract

Survival rates of multiple implant designs placed in various clinical situations average more than 90%. However, little data have been published on the survival rates of implants placed in dental residency programs. This study reports on the outcome of dental implants placed by first-year general dentistry residents in the University of Florida College of Dentistry–Jacksonville Clinic. The patients for this study received both surgical and restorative implant therapy from 1998 to 2005. A total of 263 patients (147 women, 116 men) were treated with dental implants. On average, a patient was 55.5 years old and received 3 implants. A variety of simple and complex restorative procedures were performed. Advanced general dentistry residents in conjunction with supervisory faculty treated all cases. The cumulative implant survival was 96.6%. Follow-up varied from 6 months to 7 years after placement. Cases included implants not yet loaded as well as implants loaded for 6 years or more. The findings of this study compare favorably with published studies and were unexpected in light of the residents' limited clinical experience.

Copyright: American Academy of Implant Dentistry



Contributor Notes

Clifford B. Starr, DMD, is a clinical associate professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry–Jacksonville Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla. Address correspondence to Dr Starr at 2028 Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32206 (cstarr@dental.ufl.edu).

Mohamed A. Maksoud, DMD, is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of DentistryJacksonville Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla.

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