IMPROVING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF DENTAL OCCLUSION USING IMPLANTS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Immediate function has become an accepted treatment modality for fixed restorations in completely edentulous jaws. Guided implant surgery is considered as a safe and minimally invasive flapless procedures. A total of 26 patients (10 males and 16 females, mean age 50.0+/- 15.5 years) were enrolled in the present retrospective clinical study, 265 implants post-extractive were installed, immediately loaded by means of a provisional fixed full arch. In our present study, a total of 265 SKY classic fast @ fix implants from Bredent were used for the reconstruction in 3 cases of both jaws, for the reconstruction of a single jaw in 5 cases, for the reconstruction of the maxilla in 6 cases and for the reconstruction of the mandible in 5 cases. Within the limits of this study, complete-arch fixed reconstruction by means of guided surgery and immediate loading of implant placed in fresh extraction sockets appears to be a reliable and successful procedure. Further long-term prospective studies on a larger sample of patients are needed to confirm these positive outcomes.