Marginal bone loss around dental implants with and without microthreads in the neck

30 September 2016

Statement of problem: Whether microthreads in the crestal portion can reduce the amount of marginal bone loss (MBL) around implants has not yet been determined. An electronic search with no restrictions on language was performed from inception to August 19, 2015, in PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Web of Sciences, and AMED (Ovid) databases. A manual search was also performed. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that compared the MBL between implants with and without microthreads in the neck were included. Qualitative synthesis and meta-analysis were performed.

Conclusions: Meta-analysis showed that microthread design in the implant neck can reduce the amount of MBL; however, RCTs included in the review were few and the difference was small. In clinical practice, an implant with a roughened surface and microthreaded neck could be selected to maintain bone level.
Author(s)	Source
Niu W, Wang P, Zhu S et al.	September 2016, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 117(1) DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2016.07.003
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