Mandibular Implant-Supported Overdentures Using Telescopic Crowns and Immediate Loading Protocol: A 2-Year Prospective Follow-up Study.

Purpose: Implant-supported overdentures have been an effective treatment method for edentulous mandibles. However, the loading time after implant placement is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of implant-supported overdentures using telescopic crowns for the treatment of edentulous patients with immediate loading protocol.

Materials and methods: This study was conducted on 22 edentulous mandibular patients visiting the Department of High Technique, National Hospital of Odonto - Stomatology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for prosthodontic rehabilitation. Each patient received four interforaminal implants. Immediate loading protocol was applied, and Ankylos Syncone copings systems was used to connect the prosthesis and the implants. The survival rate of implants and prostheses, as the primary outcome, were evaluated at 6 months, 01 year, and 02 years post-surgery. Peri-implant tissue condition, peri-implant bone loss, and patient satisfaction were the secondary outcomes.

Results: The implant survival rate was 98.9% with 01 failed implant. The peri-implant bone loss changes after 6 months, 01 year, and 02 years were 0.07 ± 0.22 mm, 0.12 ± 0.3 mm, and 0.15 ± 0.2 mm, respectively. No gingival hyperplasia was recorded. The prosthesis survival rate was 86.4% with 1 fractured overdenture, 1 overdenture relining and 1 abutment fracture.

Conclusions: Mandibular rehabilitation using implant-supported overdenture with telescopic crowns and immediate loading protocol showed high survival rates of both implant and prosthesis in 2-year follow-up.