Crestal Bone Changes Around Implants with Implant-Abutment Connections at Epicrestal Level or Above: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Paul J. A ^[1] ; Ali ^[2] ; Daniel ^[3]
  1. [1] van Eekeren
  2. [2] Tahmaseb
  3. [3] Wismeijer

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• Localización: The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, ISSN-e 0882-2786, Vol. 31, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 119-124
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate crestal bone changes around implants when placing the implant-abutment connection at the crestal bone level or above. Materials and Methods: Medline (Pubmed), EMBASE, and Cochrane Library up to January 2014 were electronically and hand searched for any publications that evaluated radiographic crestal bone changes around nonsubmerged, rough-surfaced implants placed in healed sites in humans and loaded for a minimum of 1 year. Results: The search yielded 1,122 publications; 1,106 could not be included. After 16 full-text articles were read and subjected to inclusion and exclusion criteria, four were included. The mean difference was –0.29 mm (95% CI, –0.58 mm to –0.01 mm). Heterogeneity between studies was observed (I² = 95%). Significantly more crestal bone change was seen in the epicrestal implant-abutment (bone level) connection group when compared to implants with the prosthetic connection above the crestal bone level (tissue level) (P < .00001). Conclusion: Dental implants at bone level show significantly less crestal bone change after 1 year of loading than tissue-level implants.