Prospective clinical evaluation of 201 direct laser metal forming implants: results from a 1-year multicenter study

• Published in: Lasers in medical science Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 181 - 189
• Main Authors: Mangano, Carlo, Mangano, Francesco, Shibli, Jamil Awad, Luongo, Giuseppe, De Franco, Michele, Briguglio, Francesco, Figliuzzi, Michele, Eccellente, Tammaro, Rapani, Carmine, Piombino, Michele, Macchi, Aldo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer-Verlag 01.01.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Clinical trials; Crowns; Dental Implants - adverse effects; Dental Prosthesis Design; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Dental Restoration Failure; Dentistry; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Laser surgery; Lasers; Male; Mandible - surgery; Maxilla - surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Optical Devices; Optics; Original Article; Photonics; Prospective Studies; Quantum Optics; Transplants & implants; Porous titanium implants; Bone ingrowth; Dental implants; Direct laser metal forming (DLMF)
• ISSN: 0268-8921; 1435-604X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-0904-3

This prospective clinical study evaluated the survival rate and the implant-crown success of 201 direct laser metal forming (DLMF) implants in different clinical applications, after short-term follow-up of functional loading. At the 1-year scheduled follow-up examination, several clinical, radiographic, and prosthetic parameters were assessed. Success criteria included absence of pain, sensitivity, suppuration, exudation; absence of implant mobility; absence of continuous peri-implant radiolucency, DIB <1.5 mm; absence of prosthetic complications at the implant-abutment interface. A total of 201 implants (106 maxilla, 95 mandible) were inserted in 62 patients (39 males, 23 females; aged between 26 and 65 years) in eight different clinical centers. The sites included anterior ( n  = 79) and posterior ( n  = 122) implants. The overall implant survival rate was 99.5%, with one implant loss (maxilla: 99.0%, 1 implant failure; mandible: 100.0%, no implant failures). The mean DIB was 0.4 ± 0.2 mm. Among the survived implants (200), five did not fulfill the success criteria, giving an implant-crown success of 97.5%. This 1-year follow-up prospective clinical study gives evidence of very high survival (99.5%) and success (97.5%) rates using DLMF implants.