Implant rehabilitation of a posterior maxilla with 4-mm long implants splinted to a 10-mm long implant in a patient with osteopenia taking antiresorptive drugs: A 5-year follow-up case report

Katja Povšič; Čedomir Oblak; Michel Dard; Rok Gašperšič

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7291

Implant rehabilitation of a posterior maxilla with 4-mm long implants splinted to a 10-mm long implant in a patient with osteopenia taking antiresorptive drugs: A 5-year follow-up case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 May 20;11(5):e7291. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7291. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Katja Povšič¹, Čedomir Oblak², Michel Dard^{3

4}, Rok Gašperšič¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia.
² Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Medicine University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia.
³ College of Dental Medicine Columbia University New York USA.
⁴ Institut Straumann AG Basel Switzerland.

Abstract

The report describes the rehabilitation of a maxillary arch with limited bone volume in a 67-year-old female taking antiresorptives due to osteopenia. One 10-mm and two extra-short 4-mm implants were inserted, and implant-supported splinted crowns were fabricated. The 5-year follow-up showed stable bone levels, despite poor initial stability (ISQ: 14-51).

Keywords: alveolar bone loss; dental implants; maxilla; osteopenia; short dental implants; survival rate.

Publication types

Case Reports