Maintenance Costs, Time, and Efforts Following Implant Therapy With Fixed Restorations Over an Observation Period of 10 Years: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Pirc, Miha; Gadzo, Naida; Balmer, Marc; Naenni, Nadja; Jung, Ronald E; Thoma, Daniel S

doi:10.5167/uzh-266764

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Pirc, M., Gadzo, N., Balmer, M., Naenni, N., Jung, R. E., & Thoma, D. S. (2025). Maintenance Costs, Time, and Efforts Following Implant Therapy With Fixed Restorations Over an Observation Period of 10 Years: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, 27, e13405. https://doi.org/10.1111/cid.13405

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To assess the costs and efforts of maintenance therapy following implant treatment with fixed restoration over an observation period of 10 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS This randomized controlled clinical trial included 64 patients who were randomly assigned to receive one of two implant systems (AST or STM) and fixed restoration. Patients were included in a regular maintenance program and were examined at loading, 1, 3, 5, 8, and 10 years. Outcome measures included technical and biological complications, time, efforts, and c