Comparing two dental implant designs

There is currently no consensus on which dental implant design may be more effective long term.

In a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, investigators examined whether a tapered or cylindrical dental implant design improved clinical performance parameters. They used six databases to identify 18 randomized controlled clinical trials evaluating the two implant designs in the maxilla or mandible of adult patients.

The investigators found no statistically significant differences in implant survival; implant success; marginal bone loss after one month, three months, six months, one year and two years; implant stability at installation and after two months and one year and insertion torque between the tapered and cylindrical dental implants. However, compared with the cylindrical implants, the tapered implants demonstrated greater implant stability after three months.

The findings indicated that both dental implant designs offered similar clinical performance.

Read more: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

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