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Volume 34 , Issue 6
November/December 2014
Pages e121–e128

Short-Term Retrospective Case Series of Implant-Assisted Removable Partial Dentures with Locator Abutments

Octavi Ortiz-Puigpelat, DDS, MSc/Jordi Gargallo-Albiol, DDS, PhD, EBOS/Federico Hernández-Alfaro, MD, DDS, PhD, FEBOMS/Josep Cabratosa-Termes, DMD, PhD

PMID: 25411746
DOI: 10.11607/prd.2052

The purpose of this retrospective case series was to report on the clinical performance of implant-assisted removable partial dentures (IARPDs) with Locator abutments in different partial edentulism situations, with a mean follow-up period of 28.6 months. Twelve consecutive patients were treated with IARPDs. A total of 24 implants were placed in the edentulous area. Minimum follow-up period was 12 months. Overall patient satisfaction, health of peri-implant tissues, survival of implants and abutments, and prosthetic complications were reported. Overall implant survival was 91.6%; two implants failed. No major complications were reported—only one IARPD metal framework broke. No Locator abutment loosening was reported. Within the limitations of this retrospective study, treatment with IARPDs can improve the patient’s function, phonetics, and esthetics without the need for extensive bone regeneration surgeries and prosthodontic rehabilitations. However, well-designed prospective clinical studies on IARPDs are needed to support their long-term use. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2014;34: e121–e128. doi: 10.11607/prd.2052)

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