COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF MARGINAL BONE LOSS IN SCREW- RETAINED VERSUS CEMENT- RETAINED IMPLANT SUPPORTED RESTORATIONS-A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.
Keywords:
Dental implant, Implant Supported Restorations, Dental Screws, Dental Implant Cementation, Screw-retained Restorations, Cement-retained Restorations, Marginal Bone LossAbstract
Aim: The aim of this systematic review is to compare the marginal bone loss in screw versus cement retained implant prosthesis. Materials and Method: An electronic search was conducted for articles in English listed with PuBMeD. Science Direct, Ebsco host between 1966 to December 2018 and 14 studies were included based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria in which the marginal bone loss between screw and cement retained were evaluated and compared.
Results: The mean marginal bone loss in cement retained restorations is 0.89 mm and the mean marginal bone loss in screw retained restorations is 0.98 mm. Conclusion: The conclusion of this review states that the mean marginal bone loss in cement retained and screw retained implant supported restorations is not statistically significant when compared and both can be used depending on the clinical situation.