Effects of mucosal thickness around implants on marginal bone resorption
	    		
		   		
		   			
		   		
	    	
    	 
    	10.3760/cma.j.cn341190-20231222-00600
   		
        
        	
        		- VernacularTitle:种植体周围不同黏膜厚度对种植体边缘骨吸收的影响
 
        	
        	
        	
        		- Author:
	        		
		        		
		        		
			        		Kan ZHANG
			        		
			        		
			        		
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			        		Shi QIU
			        		
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			        		Yanfang QI
			        		
			        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        		
		        			
			        		
			        		Author Information
			        		
		        		
		        		
			        		
			        		
			        			1. 绍兴市口腔医院种植中心,绍兴 312000
			        		
		        		
	        		
        		 
        	
        	
        	
        	
        		- Keywords:
        			
	        			
	        				
	        				
			        		
				        		Dental implants, single-tooth;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Gingiva;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Prostheses and implants;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Bone resorption;
			        		
			        		
			        		
				        		Root cause analysis
			        		
			        		
	        			
        			
        		
 
        	
            
            
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	            			Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
	            		
	            		 2024;31(10):1446-1450
	            	
            	
 
            
            
            	- CountryChina
 
            
            
            	- Language:Chinese
 
            
            
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		        	Abstract:
			       	
			       		
				        
				        	Objective:To investigate the effect of mucosal thickness around implants on marginal bone resorption.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients who received single-tooth implant restorations at Shaoxing Stomatological Hospital from December 2020 to May 2022. The patients were divided into two groups based on mucosal thickness: the thin gingiva group ( n = 40) and the thick gingiva group ( n = 35). In the thin gingiva group, implants were placed 1.5 mm below the bone surface, while in the thick gingiva group, implants were placed at the bone surface. Implant survival rates, marginal bone resorption, bone remodeling, and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups. Results:The implant survival rate in the thin gingiva group was significantly lower than that in the thick gingiva group [75.00% (30/40) vs. 94.29% (33/35), χ 2 = 5.17, P < 0.05]. After 9 months of weight bearing, marginal bone resorption value in the thin gingiva group was significantly higher than that in the thick gingiva group [(0.16 ± 0.04) vs. (0.14 ± 0.02), t = 2.83, P < 0.05]. The bone remodeling value in the thin gingiva group was significantly lower than that in the thick gingiva group [(1.03 ± 0.21) vs. (1.25 ± 0.34), t = 3.48, P < 0.05]. The incidence of adverse reactions including infection, bleeding, occlusal weakness, and pain in the thin gingiva group was significantly higher than that in the thick gingiva group [25.00% (10/40) vs. 5.72% (2/35), χ 2 = 5.17, P < 0.05]. Conclusion:A mucosal thickness of ≥ 3 mm is associated with a higher survival rate of implants placed below the bone surface, which better maintains bone tissue stability, reduces bone resorption, promotes bone remodeling, and decreases the incidence of adverse reactions.