A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems

Gonca Deste Gokay; Kevser Karakaya

doi:10.7126/cumudj.1719507

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A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate marginal bone loss (MBL) around different dental implant systems and its relationship with patient demographics, edentulism status, implant position, loading time, and prosthesis type. Materials and Methods: Fifty-one patients and 187 implants who underwent surgery between 2014 and 2018 were included. MBL was measured using panoramic radiographs taken immediately after implant placement and at 1-2 and 2-4 years post-surgery. Data on patient demographics, edentulism type, implant location, loading periods, and augmentation presence were recorded. MBL was analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis, pairwise comparisons, and t-tests. Results: MBL in the 1-2 year interval was significantly influenced by age, implant location, edentulism status, and prosthesis type. Bone loss was more significant in patients aged 70 and older, with the least observed in the 50-59 age group. Molar regions of the maxilla and mandible had the most bone loss, while the anterior mandibular region showed the least. Single-tooth edentulous patients experienced more MBL than completely edentulous patients. Loading time and prosthesis type also influenced MBL; early loading and overdenture prostheses resulted in less bone loss. Augmentation procedures were associated with greater bone loss in the 2-4 year interval. Conclusion: These results suggest that patient age, implant position, edentulism status, and prosthesis type are key factors influencing MBL within 1-2 years post-implantation. Augmentation procedures notably impacted bone loss in the 2-4 year period. These findings emphasize the importance of considering these factors to reduce bone loss and optimize implant outcomes.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics Committee for Non-Interventional Scientific Research of Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University (reference number: 2025/4).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Oral Implantology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gonca Deste Gokay
0000-0002-5481-0063
Türkiye

Kevser Karakaya ^*
0000-0001-9130-5026
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 1, 2026

Submission Date

June 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 24, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 29 Number: 2

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APA

Deste Gokay, G., & Karakaya, K. (2026). A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 29(2), 209-215. https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1719507

AMA

1.Deste Gokay G, Karakaya K. A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems. Cumhuriyet Dent J. 2026;29(2):209-215. doi:10.7126/cumudj.1719507

Chicago

Deste Gokay, Gonca, and Kevser Karakaya. 2026. “A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems”. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 29 (2): 209-15. https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1719507.

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Deste Gokay G, Karakaya K (July 1, 2026) A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 29 2 209–215.

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[1]G. Deste Gokay and K. Karakaya, “A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems”, Cumhuriyet Dent J, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 209–215, July 2026, doi: 10.7126/cumudj.1719507.

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Deste Gokay, Gonca - Karakaya, Kevser. “A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems”. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 29/2 (July 1, 2026): 209-215. https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1719507.

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1.Deste Gokay G, Karakaya K. A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems. Cumhuriyet Dent J. 2026;29:209–215.

MLA

Deste Gokay, Gonca, and Kevser Karakaya. “A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems”. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, July 2026, pp. 209-15, doi:10.7126/cumudj.1719507.

Vancouver

1.Gonca Deste Gokay, Kevser Karakaya. A Retrospective Evaluation of Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants Using Different Implant Systems. Cumhuriyet Dent J. 2026 Jul. 1;29(2):209-15. doi:10.7126/cumudj.1719507