Crestal bone resorption 5 years after implant loading: clinical and radiologic results with a 2-stage implant system.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess crestal bone resorption 5 years after loading by conducting a clinical and radiographic evaluation of 112 Frialit-2 implants consecutively placed in 51 patients from January 1994 through June 1994.

Materials And Methods: All implants were placed in the same private-practice clinic by the same surgeon. Clinical assessment included plaque score monitoring, bleeding on probing, probing depth, type of occlusion, and prosthetic adaptation.