
2. Understand that 78% of patients received some form of bone grafting versus only 22% received soft tissue grafting in this study sample
3. List the two most important implant site development procedures that decrease the likelihood of subsequent augmentation
This is a poster presentation which purpose is to show the frequency and impact of various site development procedures provided before, during, and after implant placement in an advanced dental education program. This poster details how we evaluated all implant cases completed by two residents in each of the three consecutive periodontics residency classes. This poster show cases several dependent variables to included implant failure, complication occurrence, presence of radiographic bone loss, and need for tissue augmentation. We analyzed these outcomes against a panel of explanatory covariates. This poster shows some interesting results involving 370 site development procedures at 290 implant sites in 160 patients. Three factors exhibited statistically significant associations with need for tissue augmentation: alveolar ridge preservation (ARP)(odds ratio [OR] 0.28; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.13, 0.57), immediate implant placement (IIP) (OR 0.21; 95% CI 0.10, 0.47), and implant submergence (OR 8.3;95% CI 4.5, 15.3). Four factors predicted treatment complications: ARP(OR 6.1; 95% CI 1.3, 29.1), IIP (OR 6.1; 95% CI 1.06, 35.3), implant submergence(OR 5.3; 95% CI 1.1, 24.9), and mandibular arch (OR 31.3; 95% CI 1.9, 500). Anterior sites (OR 2.7; 95% CI 1.3, 5.8) were more likely to receive IIP. Finally, this poster show the following conclusions: In the evaluated sample, implant placement at a site exhibiting a favorable volume of native bone was rare. Seventy-eight percent of sites received hard tissue grafting during the treatment phase. The use of ARP or IIP at tooth extraction reduced subsequent tissue augmentation requirements. Education and training in ARP and other site development procedures may enhance the clinical practice and treatment outcomes of implant surgeons.